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February 1994 was the second month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Monday after 28 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of February 3, 1994 (1994-02-03) (Thursday) In the aftermath of the Chadian–Libyan conflict, the International Court of Justice rules that the Aouzou Strip belonged to the Republic of Chad. (The Independent) Current events of February 5, 1994 (1994-02-05) (Saturday) Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. (Associated Press) Current events of February 6, 1994 (1994-02-06) (Sunday) Markale massacres: a Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace. (Newsweek) Current events of February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09) (Wednesday) The Vance–Owen peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina is announced. Current events of February 12, 1994 (1994-02-12) (Saturday) Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is stolen in Oslo (it is recovered on May 7). The 1994 Winter Olympics begin in Lillehammer. Current events of February 24, 1994 (1994-02-24) (Thursday) In Gloucester, local police begin excavations at 25 Cromwell Street, the home of Fred West, a suspect in multiple murders. On February 28, he and his wife are arrested. Current events of February 25, 1994 (1994-02-25) (Friday) Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank; he kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. Current events of February 28, 1994 (1994-02-28) (Monday) Four United States F-16s shoot down four Serbian J-21s over Bosnia and Herzegovina for violation of the Operation Deny Flight and its no-fly zone.

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