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This is a timeline of events that occurred in 1994.

* The Zapatista Army of National Liberation begins their war in Chiapas, Mexico.

### January 6th

* William Holmes is born in Dagenham, England.

### January 18th

* *King's X* release their fifth studio album, *Dogman*.
* *Mark Lanegan* releases his second studio album, *Whiskey for the Holy Ghost.*

### January 19th

* *Bryan Adams* becomes the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.

### January 21st

* Zachary Richards is born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

### January 24th

* Emily Kaufman is born in Portland, Oregon.

### January 25th

* *Alice in Chains* release their *Jar of Flies* EP, which makes its US chart debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so.
* U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers his first State of the Union address, calling for health care reform, a ban on assault weapons, and welfare reform.

## February

### February 14th

* Avery Walker is born in Longview, Washington.

### February 18th

* Ben Stiller's directorial debut, the romantic comedy *Reality Bites*, is released theatrically.

### February 20th

* Jason Clements is born in , Washington.

## March

### March 8th

* *Nine Inch Nails* release their second studio album, *The Downward Spiral*.
* *Soundgarden* release their fourth studio album, *Superunknown*.

### March 12th

* Internet celebrity and musician Christina Grimmie is born in Marlton, New Jersey.
* *The Challenger*, a syndicated survival series centered on adventurer Connor McArdle, is cancelled due to fallen ratings and contract disputes after four seasons.

### March 15th

* *Mötley Crüe* release their eponymous sixth studio album, it is the band's first and only album released with singer John Corabi.

### March 29th

* ABC sitcom *Ellen* airs it's first episode.

### March 30th

* *Pink Floyd* embark on what would be their last world tour before their breakup. The record-breaking tour supports their *Division Bell* album, with the band playing to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossing over $186,952,500.

### March 31st

* *Madonna* appears on the *Late Show with David Letterman*, making headlines with her foul-mouthed, profanity-laced interview. Robin Williams later describes the segment as a "battle of wits with an unarmed woman."

## April

### April 5th

* Jacob Delsin (b. *Justin Miller*) is born in Vancouver, Washington.

### April 7th

* The Rwandan Genocide occurs. *(April 7th - July 15th)*

### April 8th

* Kurt Cobain the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band *Nirvana*, is found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington. It is determined he had died three days earlier from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.

### April 12th

* American actress Saoirse Ronan is born in New York City, New York.
* *Rollins Band* release their fourth studio album, *Weight*. It features the band's biggest hits, 'Liar' and 'Disconnect'.
* *Hole* release their sophomore studio album, *Live Through This*. The album marks a significant departure from the band's earlier grunge sound and aesthetics to focus more on refined pop melodies and song structure. Kurt Cobain—who committed suicide one week before the album's release—sang backing vocals on two tracks.

### April 19th

* American rapper *Nas* releases his debut studio album, *Illmatic*. Despite the album's low initial sales, it is recognized by writers and music critics as a landmark album in East Coast hip hop and one of the greatest albums of all time.

### April 22nd

* Former U.S. President Richard Nixon passes away after complications from a debilitating stroke four days earlier.

## May

### May 6th

* Alternative rock band *Pearl Jam* files a complaint against Ticketmaster with the U.S. Justice Department charging that the company has a monopoly on the concert ticket business.

### May 10th

* *Sunny Day Real Estate* release their debut studio album, *Diary*. The album is considered by many to be a defining emo album of the second wave, otherwise known as midwest emo.

### May 13th

* Alex Proyas superhero neo-noir film *The Crow* is released theatrically. Based on the comic of the same name, the film marks the final appearance of lead actor Brandon Lee, who was accidentally wounded on set during filming by defective blank ammunition and later died.

### May 23rd

* American science fiction series *Star Trek: The Next Generation* airs it's final episode after years of syndication.

## June

### June 21st

* Alternative metal band *Helmet* release their third studio album, *Betty*.

### June 28th

* *Kyuss* release their third studio album, *Welcome To Sky Valley*.
* *7 Year Bitch* release their second studio album, *¡Viva Zapata!*. It is the band's first record to feature guitarist Roisin Dunne, who had replaced Stefanie Sargent in 1992. The album's title is in tribute to The Gits' vocalist, and friend of the group, Mia Zapata, who was raped and strangled to death in July 1993. The deaths of Zapata and Sargent are directly alluded to on several tracks.

## July

### July 10th

* Kim Min-Ji is born in Everett, Washington.

### July 12th

* Rock pioneer *Alice Cooper* releases his thirteenth studio album, *The Last Temptation*.
* *L7* release their fourth studio album, *Hungry For Stink*.

### July 15th

* Director James Cameron's action-comedy *True Lies* (a remake of the 1991 French film *La Totale!*) is released theatrically. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis, the latter of whom would go on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

### July 30th

* Lynn Clarke is born in Vancouver, Washington.

## August

### August 5th

* The *Melvins* (under the name *ƧИIV⅃ƎM* reportedly to avoid legal issues) release their fourth studio album, *Prick*. The album was initially supposed to be titled *Kurt Kobain* but was changed to *Prick* after Cobain's suicide to avoid any confusion with being a tribute record. The band has since suggested Cobain was the titular "prick", because he died and therefore forced them to change the album's name.

### August 12th

* The Woodstock '94 music festival begins in Saugerties, New York in commemoration of the 25-year anniversary of Woodstock in 1969. *(August 12–14, 1994)*

### August 19th

* Hayley Anderson is born in Montesano, Washington.

### August 23rd

* *Jeff Buckley* releases his single, critically acclaimed, full-length studio album *Grace*.
* *Dinosaur Jr.* release their sixth studio album, *Without A Sound*.

### August 25th

* ABC teen drama *My So-Called Life* airs the pilot episode of it's first and only season.

### August 26th

* Oliver Stone's crime drama *Natural Born Killers* is released theatrically.

### August 30th

* *The Jesus Lizard* release their fourth studio album, *Down*.
* *Manic Street Preachers* release their third studio album, *The Holy Bible*.

### August 31st

* The Provisional Irish Republican Army announces a complete cessation of military operations.

## September

### September 6th

* *Bad Religion* release their eighth studio album, *Stranger Than Fiction*.

### September 14th

* John Roxton is once again hired by 'M' to assassinate another high-profile target and all associates at his location. However, after a, he stumbles across and adopts the target's granddaughter, Iris Adler -- and au contraire to his orders to terminate her, adopts her as his own surrogate daughter, as well as permanently cutting all ties to 'M'.
* Luc Besson's action-thriller *Leon: The Professional* is released theatrically.

### September 22nd

* NBC's sitcom *Friends* airs it's first episode.

### September 23rd

* *The Shawshank Redemption*, an adaptation of a Stephen King short story by director Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman is released theatrically.

### September 27th

* *Corrosion of Conformity* release their fourth studio album, *Deliverance*. It is the band's first album to feature longtime member Pepper Keenan as lead vocalist.

### September 29th

* American singer Ashley Frangipane, known professionally as ***Halsey***, is born in Edison, New Jersey.

## October

### October 14th

* Quentin Tarantino's neo-noir black comedy *Pulp Fiction* is released theatrically.

### October 19th

* Kevin Smith's independent debut film *Clerks* is released theatrically.

## Unknown

* America Online offers the average person a gateway to internet for the first time.