1994 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Kimberly Clarice Aiken | 1994 | Columbia | South Carolina |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Palau Country Formation Date | 1994 | Palau | UN trusteeship | October 1, 1994 |
Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies
| Record Name | Year | Studio | Release Date | Movie |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | 1994 | Warner Bros. | Mar 11, 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy |
| Maverick | 1994 | Warner Bros. | May 20, 1994 | Maverick |
| The Flintstones | 1994 | Amblin/Universal | May 27, 1994 | The Flintstones |
| Wolf | 1994 | Columbia | Jun 17, 1994 | Wolf |
| Baby's Day Out | 1994 | 20th Century Fox | Jul 01, 1994 | Baby's Day Out |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Paramount | Jul 06, 1994 | Forrest Gump |
| The Mask | 1994 | New Line Cinema | Jul 29, 1994 | The Mask |
| Radioland Murders | 1994 | Lucasfilm, Ltd./Universal | Oct 21, 1994 | Radioland Murders |
| Star Trek: Generations | 1994 | Paramount | Nov 18, 1994 | Star Trek: Generations |
| Disclosure | 1994 | Warner Bros. | Dec 09, 1994 | Disclosure |
Database: Best Selling Video Game Systems
| Record Name | Company | Console | Year Released | Type | Sales (to 2007) | Source |
| Sony PlayStation | Sony | PlayStation | 1994 | Tabletop | 102490000 | Wikipedia |
| Sega Saturn | Sega | Saturn | 1994 | Tabletop | 9500000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Booker Prize Winner List
| Record Name | Year | Author | Title |
| How Late it Was, How Late , James Kelman | 1994 | James Kelman | How Late it Was, How Late |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1994 Stanley Cup Winner | 1994 | New York Rangers | Mike Keenan | Vancouver Canucks | Pat Quinn | Hockey | NEW YORK |
Database: Soccer World Cup FIFA Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Runner-Up Country | City Venue | Sport | Final Score | Attendance | Referee |
| Soccer 1994 World Cup | 1994 | Brazil | Italy | Los Angeles | Soccer | 0 - 0 | 94,194 | Puhl |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Darmstadtium | Darmstadtium | 1994 | Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Muumlnzenber | Jefferson Lab |
| Roentgenium | Roentgenium | 1994 | Gottfried Munzenber, Peter Armbruster | Jefferson Lab |
Database: List of Expeditions to the Mir Space Station
| Record Name | Country | Year | Expedition | Flight Up | Flight Down | Crew Member | Crew Member | Launch Date | Launch Time | Landing Date | Landing Time | Duration (Days) | Source |
| Expedition Mir EO-14 (July 1,1993) | 1993 | Mir EO-14 | Soyuz TM-17 | Soyuz TM-17 | Vasili Tsibliyev | July 1,1993 | 14:32:58 UTC | January 14, 1994 | 08:18:20 UTC | 196.74 | Wikipedia | ||
| Expedition Mir LD-4 (January 8,1994) | 1994 | Mir LD-4 | Soyuz TM-18 | Soyuz TM-20 | Valeri Polyakov | January 8,1994 | 10:05:34 UTC | March 22, 1995 | 04:04:05 UTC | 437.75 | Wikipedia | ||
| Expedition Mir EO-15 (January 8,1994) | 1994 | Mir EO-15 | Soyuz TM-18 | Soyuz TM-18 | Viktor Afanasyev | January 8,1994 | 10:05:34 UTC | July 9, 1994 | 10:32:35 UTC | 182.02 | Wikipedia | ||
| Expedition Mir EO-16 (July 1,1994) | 1994 | Mir EO-16 | Soyuz TM-19 | Soyuz TM-19 | Yuri Malenchenko | July 1,1994 | 12:24:50 UTC | November 4, 1994 | 11:18:26 UTC | 125.95 | Wikipedia | ||
| Expedition Mir Euromir 94 (October 3,1994) | 1994 | Mir Euromir 94 | Soyuz TM-20 | Soyuz TM-19 | Ulf Merbold Germany | October 3,1994 | 22:42:30 UTC | November 4, 1994 | 11:18:26 UTC | 31.52 | Wikipedia | ||
| Expedition Mir EO-17 (October 3,1994) | 1994 | Mir EO-17 | Soyuz TM-20 | Soyuz TM-20 | Alexander Viktorenko | October 3,1994 | 22:42:30 UTC | March 22, 1995 | 04:04:05 UTC | 169.22 | Wikipedia |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Shipping News, The, E. Annie Proulx | 1994 | Shipping News, The | E. Annie Proulx |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Lone Ranger | 1973/1994 | 255 | Peter Lewis | Wikipedia |
| Talitha G | 1929/1994 | 247 | Getty family | Wikipedia |
| Leander | 1994 | 245 | Sir Donald Gosling | Wikipedia |
| Coral Island | 1994 | 236 | Unknown | Wikipedia |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Amara Essy | Côte d'Ivoire | 1994 | Forty-ninth |
Database: Assorted Matchbox Cars
| Record Name | Category | Sub-Category | Origin | Type | Ownership | Scale | Year | Color | Brand | Description 9 | Model | Cost | Value | Date Received | Year | Mileage | VIN | License Plate |
| Hummer | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Sport Utility | - | 1/64 | 1994 | T-C-O | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Hummer | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Sport Utility | DODGE | 1/64 | 1994 | T-C | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Hummer | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Sport Utility | 1/64 | 1994 | DG | Matchbox | ||||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird (Radial Cams #10) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | PK-BK-W | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird Stock Car (#4) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | BK-R-W | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird Stock Car (#11) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | China | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | B-W-R | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird (Maui #17) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | W-PK-B | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird Stock Car (#16) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | B-Y-W-R | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Ford Thunderbird (Racetech #16) | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Race Car | FORD | 1/64 | 1994 | B-Y-R-W | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Mazda RX-7 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Car | MAZDA | 1/64 | 1994 | Y-BK-O | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Mazda RX-7 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Car | MAZDA | 1/64 | 1994 | BN-DR | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Mazda RX-7 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Car | MAZDA | 1/64 | 1994 | R-Y | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Mazda RX-7 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Car | MAZDA | 1/64 | 1994 | G-BK | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Dodge Viper RT/10 | Miniature | Miniature | Thailand | Sports Car | DODGE | 1/64 | 1994 | R | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Dodge Viper RT/10 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Sports Car | DODGE | 1/64 | 1994 | R-BK | Matchbox | |||||||||
| Dodge Viper RT/10 | Miniature | 1-75 : Miniature | Thailand | Car | DODGE | 1/64 | 1994 | DG-BN | Matchbox |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Miguel Induráin Tour 81 | 1994 | Spain | Cycling | 81 | Miguel Induráin |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1994 | 1994 | United States | 260,341,000 | 1,857,670 | 23,330 | 102,220 | 618,950 | 1,113,180 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Protocol No. 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (140) | Protocol No. 9 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 140 | 6/11/1990 | 1/10/1994 | Council of Europe | |||
| European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production (147) | European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production | Yes | Yes | 147 | 2/10/1992 | 1/4/1994 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention relating to questions on Copyright Law and Neighbouring Rights in the Framework of Transfrontier Broadcasting by Satellite (153) | European Convention relating to questions on Copyright Law and Neighbouring Rights in the Framework of Transfrontier Broadcasting by Satellite | Yes | Yes | 153 | 11/5/1994 | Council of Europe | ||
| Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security (154) | Protocol to the European Convention on Social Security | Yes | Yes | 154 | 11/5/1994 | Council of Europe | ||
| Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby (155) | Protocol No. 11 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, restructuring the control machinery established thereby | 155 | 11/5/1994 | 1/11/1998 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1994 | 1994 | United States | 12,131,900 | 2,712,800 | 7,879,800 | 1,539,300 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1994 Standard and Poors Performance | 1994 | Standard & Poors | 5.89% | 2.91% | 459.27 | 27.05 | 13.36 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| Whispers in the Graveyard | 1994 | Methuen | Theresa Breslin |
Database: List of highest-grossing Bollywood films in Overseas markets
| Record Name | Country | Year | Studio | Movie | Gross (Indian Rupees) | Source |
| Hum Aapke Hain Koun | India | 1994 | Rajshri Productions | Hum Aapke Hain Koun | Rs. 15,25,00,000 | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Friends | 1994 | 2004 | United States | Comedy | 236 |
| LA Law | 1986 | 1994 | United States | Drama | 171 |
| ER | 1994 | present | United States | Drama | 290 |
| Touched By Angel | 1994 | 2003 | United States | Drama | 212 |
| Star Trek Next Generation | 1987 | 1994 | United States | Science Fiction | 178 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1994 | 1994 | $15.66 | $22.02 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1994) | 1994 | Benetton | G | 6 | Auto Racing | Michael Schumacher | 8 | 10 | 8 | 92 | Race 16 of 16 | 1 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 1994 | 72. | The Shawshank Redemption | American Film Institute |
| Forrest Gump (1994) | 1994 | 76. | Forrest Gump | American Film Institute |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | 1994 | 94. | Pulp Fiction | American Film Institute |
Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | City | Country | Sport | Winning City | Final Score |
| Super Bowl XXVIII | 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | Buffalo Bills | Atlanta, GA | United States | Football | Dallas | 30-13 |
Database: List of Best Selling Drugs
| Record Name | Drug | Company | Purpose | Rank (2006) | Generic Name | 2006 Sales | Change from 2005 | First Approval Date | Source |
| Lamictal (Lamotrigine) | Lamictal | GlaxoSmithKline | Seizures | 51 | Lamotrigine | 1,843 | 19% | Dec-1994 | Wikipedia |
| Trusopt, Cosopt (Dorzolamide) | Trusopt, Cosopt | Merck Co. | Intraocular pressure | 148 | Dorzolamide | 697 | 13% | Dec-1994 | Wikipedia |
| Flonase, Flixonase (Fluticasone) | Flonase, Flixonase | GlaxoSmithKline | Allergic rhinitis | 164 | Fluticasone | 575 | -52% | Oct-1994 | Wikipedia |
| Serevent (Salmeterol) | Serevent | GlaxoSmithKline | Asthma | 176 | Salmeterol | 538 | -10% | Feb-1994 | Wikipedia |
| Glucophage (Metformin) | Glucophage | Merck KGaA, Bristol-Myers Squibb | Type 2 diabetes | 192 | Metformin | 459 | -16% | Dec-1994 | Wikipedia |
Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil
| Record Name | Province | Country | Year | Material | Discovery Type | Mass (kg) |
| StRobert (Chondrite) | Quebec | Canada | 1994 | Chondrite | Fall | 25.4 |
Database: Listing of FDA Approved Oncology Drugs
| Record Name | Manufacturer/Distributor | Drug | Trade Name | Approved Use | Approval Date | Source |
| Taxol (Bristol-Myers Squibb) | Bristol-Myers Squibb | paclitaxel | Taxol | Treatment of breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior therapy should have included an anthracycline unless clinically contraindicated. | Apr 13 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| Taxol (Bristol-Myers Squibb) | Bristol-Myers Squibb | paclitaxel | Taxol | New dosing regimen for patients who have failed initial or subsequent chemotherapy for metastatic carcinoma of the ovary | Jun 22 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| Oncaspar (Enzon, Inc) | Enzon, Inc | pegaspargase | Oncaspar | Acute lymphocytic leukemia in L-asparaginase hypersensitive patients | Feb 01 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| Nolvadex (AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals) | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals | tamoxifen | Nolvadex | Equal bioavailability of a 20 mg Nolvadex tablet taken once a day to a 10 mg Nolvadex tablet taken twice a day. | Mar 21 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
| Thioplex (Immunex Corporation) | Immunex Corporation | thiotepa | Thioplex | Dec 22 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | |
| Navelbine (GlaxoSmithKline) | GlaxoSmithKline | vinorelbine | Navelbine | Single agent or in combination with cisplatin for the first-line treatment of ambulatory patients with unresectable, advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). | Dec 23 1994 | U.S. Food and Drug Administration : Center for Drug Evaluation and Research |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1994 | 1994 | No World Series | Players Strike | No World | Players | Baseball | - - - |
Database: Top United States Grossing Movies
| Record Name | Movie | Studio | Year | Total Revenue |
| Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump | Paramount Pictures | 1994 | $329,694,499 |
| The Lion King | The Lion King | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | 1994 | $328,541,776 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1994 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1994 | Tennis | Pete Sampras | Goran Ivanisevic | 76 76 60 |
Database: Top Supercomputers of the world
| Record Name | Year | Country | Manufacturer | Source | Site | Processors | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) |
| Thunder - Intel Itanium2 Tiger4 1.4GHz - Quadrics | 2004 | United States | California Digital Corporation | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | 4096 | 19940 | 22938 |
Database: Aircraft Carriers of the United States
| Record Name | Country | Aircraft Carrier | Comission Year | Decomission or Loss Year | Commision Date | Decommision or Loss Date | Hull Number |
| Saratoga | United States | Saratoga | 1956 | 1994 | 14 Apr 1956 | 20 Aug 1994 | 60 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1994) | 1994 | Basketball | Charlotte | Arkansas | Arkansas (1) | Duke (2) | Arizona (2) | Florida (3) |
Database: Gaming System Driving Simulators
| Record Name | Game | Year | Make | Model |
| 1994 Ferrari F355 Berlinetta | Forza Motorsport 2 | 1994 | FERRARI | F355 Berlinetta |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1994 | 1994 | United States | 53.59 deg F | 89 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1994-1995 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1994-1995 | 24.35 | +9.22 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1993-1994 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1993-1994 | 8.11 | -7.02 | National Weather Service |
Database: Best Picture Academy Award Winners
| Record Name | Year | Oscars | Nominations |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | 6 | 13 |
Database: US Presidents
| Record Name | Birth State | Religion | Political Party | Died | Country | Term Start | Term Finish | Birthdate | Date of Death | Inauguration Age | Age at Death | Number |
| Nixon | CALIFORNIA | Quaker | Repubilican | Died after Office | United States | 1969 | 1974 | 1/9/1913 | 4/22/1994 | 56 | 81 | 37 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1994 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1994 | Tennis | Conchita Martínez | Martina Navrátilová | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1994) | 1994 | Detroit Red Wings | Hockey | NHL | Sergei Fedorov |
Database: Space Shuttle Mission History
| Record Name | Year | Space Shuttle | Landing Site | Mission Order | Date | Mission Number | Flight Duration | Notes | Source |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-60 (Discovery 1994) | 1994 | Discovery | Kennedy | 60 | February 3 | STS-60 | 7d 6h | SPACEHAB, Wake Shield Facility | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-62 (Columbia 1994) | 1994 | Columbia | Kennedy | 61 | March 4 | STS-62 | 13d 23h | Microgravity experiments | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-59 (Endeavour 1994) | 1994 | Endeavour | Kennedy | 62 | April 9 | STS-59 | 11d 5h | Space Radar Laboratory-1 | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-65 (Columbia 1994) | 1994 | Columbia | Kennedy | 63 | July 8 | STS-65 | 14d 17h | Spacelab mission | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-64 (Discovery 1994) | 1994 | Discovery | Edwards | 64 | September 9 | STS-64 | 10d 22h | Multiple science experiments; SPARTAN | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-68 (Endeavour 1994) | 1994 | Endeavour | Edwards | 65 | September 30 | STS-68 | 11d 5h | Space Radar Laboratory-2 | Wikipedia |
| Space Shuttle Mission STS-66 (Atlantis 1994) | 1994 | Atlantis | Edwards | 66 | November 3 | STS-66 | 10d 22h | ATLAS-3 science platform | Wikipedia |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet) | 1994 | United Kingdom | Love Is All Around | Wet Wet Wet | 1,783,827 | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Pope John Paul II | 1994 | Pope John Paul II |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| Brazil | Brazil | R$ | 100 centavos | real (1994-) |
| Zaïre (-Nov 1994) | Zaïre (-Nov 1994) | Z | 100 makuta | zaire |
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