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April 26, 1994

On April 26, 1994, china Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. The year's #1 song was "The Sign" by Ace of Base. Siobhan Hunter, Brandon Montour, Eric Bailly would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1994th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 994th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On April 26, 1994

  1. 1994 China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

    1994 aviation accident in Nagoya, Japan

    China Airlines Flight 140 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan.

  2. 1994 South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.

    Country in Southern Africa

    South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres, the country has a population of over 63 million people, making it the sixth-most populated country in Africa.

Arrivals

Born on April 26, 1994

Daniil Kvyat 1994– Russian racing driver (born 1994)
Odysseas Vlachodimos 1994– Greek footballer (born 1994)

Farewells

Died on April 26, 1994

Masutatsu Ōyama Founder of Kyokushin Karate (1923–1994)

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Other moments from 1994

The class of 1994

Others born in 1994

Siobhan Hunter 1994– Scottish footballer
Brandon Montour 1994– Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Bailly 1994– Ivorian professional footballer
Isabelle Drummond 1994– Brazilian actress and singer
Guido Rodríguez 1994– Argentine footballer
Saoirse Ronan 1994– American-born Irish actress

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