At A Glance
7 January 1994 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 7 January 1994 was a Friday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Hero” by Mariah Carey.
- 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 7 January is Capricorn.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 7 January 1994 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for January is Garnet.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 7 January 1994 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 7 January
- 1989 Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City in one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history.
- 1991 Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.
- 1993 The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.
- 1993 Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
- 1999 The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.
Famous people born on January 7
- Andy Burnham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1970)
- Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver (born 1985)
- Nicolas Cage, American actor (born 1964)
- Jeremy Renner, American actor (born 1971)
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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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