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March 1994 was the third month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Thursday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of March 1, 1994 (1994-03-01) (Tuesday) Walvis Bay is handed over to Namibia by South Africa. Current events of March 6, 1994 (1994-03-06) (Sunday) A referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. Current events of March 12, 1994 (1994-03-12) (Saturday) A photo by Marmaduke Wetherell, previously touted as "proof" of the Loch Ness Monster, is confirmed to be a hoax. The Church of England ordains its first female priests. Current events of March 14, 1994 (1994-03-14) (Monday) Apple Computer, Inc. releases the Power Macintosh, the first Macintosh computers to use the new PowerPC microprocessors. The Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released after over two years of development. Current events of March 15, 1994 (1994-03-15) (Tuesday) U.S. troops are withdrawn from Somalia. Current events of March 20, 1994 (1994-03-20) (Sunday) Italian journalist Ilaria Alpi and TV cameraman Miran Hrovatin are assassinated in Somalia. Current events of March 21, 1994 (1994-03-21) (Monday) The 66th Academy Awards, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama, Schindler's List, wins seven Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director (Spielberg). Current events of March 23, 1994 (1994-03-23) (Wednesday) Green Ramp disaster: two military aircraft collide over Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina causing 24 fatalities. Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated at a campaign rally in Tijuana. Current events of March 27, 1994 (1994-03-27) (Sunday) TV tycoon Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition wins the Italian general election. The biggest tornado outbreak in 1994 occurs in the southeastern United States; one tornado kills 22 people at the Goshen United Methodist Church in Piedmont, Alabama. Current events of March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28) (Monday) Shell House massacre: Inkatha Freedom Party and ANC supporters battle in central Johannesburg, South Africa. Current events of March 31, 1994 (1994-03-31) (Thursday) The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull.

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