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May 1994 was the fifth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Tuesday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

Current events of May 1, 1994 (1994-05-01) (Sunday) Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. Current events of May 5, 1994 (1994-05-05) (Thursday) The Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan is signed in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; effectively freezing the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Current events of May 6, 1994 (1994-05-06) (Friday) The Channel Tunnel, which took 15,000 workers more than seven years to complete, opens between England and France, enabling passengers to travel between the two countries in 35 minutes. Current events of May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10) (Tuesday) Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president. Current events of May 17, 1994 (1994-05-17) (Tuesday) Malawi holds its first multiparty elections. Current events of May 20, 1994 (1994-05-20) (Friday) After a funeral in Cluny Parish Church, Edinburgh attended by 900 people and after which 3,000 people lined the streets, John Smith is buried in a private family funeral on the island of Iona, at the sacred burial ground of Reilig Odhráin, which contains the graves of several Scottish kings as well as monarchs of Ireland, Norway and France. Current events of May 22, 1994 (1994-05-22) (Sunday) Pope John Paul II issues the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio sacerdotalis from the Vatican, expounding the Catholic Church's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone".

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