The 1994 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994 for the post of Governor of Alaska, United States.
 Democratic candidate Tony Knowles narrowly defeated Republican candidate Jim Campbell and Lieutenant Governor Jack Coghill of the Alaskan Independence Party.
 In the Republican Revolution year of the 1994 elections, Alaska's was the only governor's seat in the country to switch from Republican to Democratic.
The 1948 Open Championship was the first time that a tournament was introduced after the challenge system was discontinued.
 The tournament was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 08-15 March and was open to professionals and amateurs.
 The first winner of the competition in this format was the defending champion Mahmoud Karim who defeated Jim Dear in a close final lasting 52 minutes.
Sergi Bruguera defeated Jim Courier 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1993 French Open.
The 1988 United States election in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1988.
 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser won re-election to a third term.
Pete Sampras defeated Jim Courier 7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships.
 This was the first of Sampras's Open Era record of seven Wimbledon titles, which stood until 2017 when it was surpassed by Roger Federer winning his 8th title.
William Harrison Frist Sr. (born February 22, 1952) is an American physician, businessman, and politician.
 He began his career as a heart and lung transplant surgeon.
 He later served two terms as a Republican United States Senator representing Tennessee.
 He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2003 to 2007.
James Ralph Sasser (born September 30, 1936) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney.
 A Democrat, Sasser served three terms as a United States Senator from Tennessee (1977–1995) and was Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
 From 1996 to 1999, during the Clinton Administration, he was the United States Ambassador to China.
The 1924 PGA Championship was the seventh PGA Championship, held September 15–20 at the French Lick Springs Golf Club in French Lick, Indiana.
 Walter Hagen, the 1921 champion, defeated Jim Barnes in the finals, 2 up.
 It was the sixth of Hagen's eleven major titles.
The Kansas gubernatorial election of 1994 included Republican Bill Graves who won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of Governor Joan Finney.
 He defeated Jim Slattery.
The 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1994.
 Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Sasser ran for re-election to a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican nominee Bill Frist.

Question: In what year was the politician who defeated Jim Sasser in 1994 born?
Answer: 1952