At A Glance

25 January 1994 at a glance

Day of the week
25 January 1994 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “All for Love” by Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting.
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 25 January is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 January 1994 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
Birthstone
The birthstone for January is Garnet.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 January 1994 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 25 January

  • 1980 Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
  • 1986 The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda.
  • 1994 The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched.
  • 1995 The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.
  • 1998 During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.

Famous people born on January 25

  • Xavi, Spanish footballer (born 1980)
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine (born 1978)
  • Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (1882–1941)
  • Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (born 1981)

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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.
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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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