At A Glance
11 September 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 September 1994 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'll Make Love to You” by Boyz II Men.
- Top Film of 1994
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1994 was The Lion King.
- Bestselling Novel of 1994
- “The Chamber” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1994.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Seinfeld” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1994–95 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 September 1994 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 September 1994 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 September
- 1989 Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
- 1995 The first game of the PCA World Chess Championship 1995, pitting incumbent champion Garry Kasparov against challenger Viswanathan Anand, takes place on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center's South Tower in New York City.
- 1997 NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
- 1997 After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
- 2008 A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
Famous people born on September 11
- Bashar al-Assad, Syrian politician, 21st President of Syria (born 1965)
- Maria Bartiromo, American financial journalist and television personality (born 1967)
- Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer (born 1970)
- Amy Madigan, American actress (born 1950)
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Events of 1994 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1994 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 21 – The 66th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama, Schindler's List, wins seven Oscars out of 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- May 10 – Weezer released their first studio album Weezer.
- June 15 – Walt Disney Pictures' 32nd feature film, The Lion King, is released in theaters to critical acclaim, making $422,783,777 in the United States ($951,583,777 worldwide). It is the highest-grossing film of the year and the highest grossing traditionally-animated film of all time.
Life in the US in 1994
President
Bill Clinton
Gas (per gallon)
$1.11
Loaf of Bread
$0.88
Average House
$130,000
Weekly Wage
$459
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