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April 4, 1994

On April 4, 1994, three people are killed when KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. 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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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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On April 4, 1994

  1. 1994 Three people are killed when KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

    1994 aviation accident in the Netherlands

    KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 was a Saab 340B, registered as PH-KSH, which crashed during an emergency landing on 4 April 1994, resulting in the death of 3 occupants, including the captain. Flight 433 was a routine scheduled flight from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The accident was caused by inadequate pilot training and a faulty sensor, leading to loss of control during go-around.

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Born on April 4, 1994

Shunsuke Nishikawa 1994– Japanese actor (born 1994)
Risako Sugaya 1994– Japanese singer and actress

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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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