1994 New York Mets season, Regular season
After two injury-filled and disappointing years, Bret Saberhagen emerged as the ace of the Mets' staff with a 14-4 record. Bobby Jones recorded 12 wins in his first full season in the rotation, and John Franco stayed healthy enough to record 30 saves.


1994 New York Mets season, Regular season
The news was not all positive. After struggling in his first seven starts, Dwight Gooden was suspended for 60 days after a positive test for cocaine. While on suspension he tested positive again and the suspension was extended to the entire 1995 season. Thus, 1994 was his final season as a Met.


1994 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 New York Mets season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York Mets season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York State Comptroller election
The 1994 New York State Comptroller election took place on November 8, 1994. Democratic nominee and incumbent Comptroller Carl McCall narrowly defeated Republican nominee Herbert London.


1994 New York Yankees season
The New York Yankees' 1994 season was the 92nd season for the Yankees. New York was managed by Buck Showalter and played at Yankee Stadium. The season was cut short by the infamous 1994 player's strike, which wiped out any postseason aspirations for their first postseason appearance since losing the 1981 World Series and that their star player and captain, Don Mattingly, had. On the day the strike began, the team had a record of 70-43, 6+1⁄2 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles, the best record in the American League and the second-best record in Major League Baseball.


1994 New York Yankees season
The Yankees were on pace to win at least 100 games for the first time since 1980. The Yankees' ace, 33-year-old veteran Jimmy Key, was leading the majors with 17 wins and was on pace to win 24 games. Right fielder Paul O'Neill was also having a career year, as he was leading the league with a .359 batting average.


1994 New York Yankees season
The strike is remembered bitterly by Yankees fans as it shook sports fans in New York City and the Yankees to the core and made 1994 one of the worst years in New York City sports history, and has been named among the 10 worst moments in New York City sports history, primarily because Mattingly had not played in a postseason. It was also seen as the frustrating peak of the Yankees' downfall of the 1980s and early 1990s.


1994 New York Yankees season
Many fans said that the strike and the lost Yankees season was another blow to baseball backers in New York City, following the move of the Dodgers and the Giants to California for the 1958 season, the demise of the Yankees during the 1960s and early 1970s, and the bad baseball at Shea Stadium during the late 1970s and early 1990s. The strike ruined the chance for the Yankees to follow in the footsteps of the NHL Stanley Cup Champion Rangers and NBA Eastern Conference Champion Knicks by making the championship round of their respective sport.


1994 New York Yankees season
Because the Yankees' last postseason appearance had been in a season cut short by a strike, the media often remarked on the parallels between the two Yankee teams (1981 and 1994), which included both teams having division leads taken away by strike. Throughout October, they continued to bombard the Yankees, making speculations about what might have been if there had not been a strike.


1994 New York Yankees season, Regular season
By Friday, August 12, the Yankees had compiled a 70-43 record through 113 games. They were leading the AL East Division and had scored 670 runs (5.93 per game) and allowed 534 runs (4.73 per game).


1994 New York Yankees season, Regular season
The World Series, for which the Yankees appeared to be destined, was never played and contributed to Buck Showalter not having his contract renewed and Don Mattingly retiring after the 1995 season. The 1994 New York Yankees team that could have been remains a hot discussion point in both baseball and in New York City because Mattingly had not played in a postseason.


1994 New York Yankees season, Regular season
When reacting to the strike's cancellation of the season, the first words many people on the Yankees, including Owner George Steinbrenner, General Manager Gene Michael, and Showalter all said was that they all felt bad for Mattingly, saying that he deserved a postseason. Mattingly led active players in both games played and at bats without ever appearing in the postseason.


1994 New York Yankees season, Regular season
Yankees hitters were walked 530 times in the strike-shortened season: the most in the Majors. They also led the Majors in on-base percentage, with .374. They did, however, tie the San Diego Padres for the most double plays grounded into, with 112.


1994 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1994 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York Yankees season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1994 New York gubernatorial election
The 1994 New York gubernatorial election was an election for the state governorship held on November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo ran for a fourth term, but was defeated by Republican George Pataki in an upset. Pataki was described by the New York Daily News as "a little-known Republican state senator." The New York Post said that "Voters had grown tired of the 12-year incumbent Cuomo and his liberalism."


1994 New York gubernatorial election
Pataki's victory was one of the most notable of the "Republican Revolution" that year.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Democratic primary
Only two candidates announced their intention to challenge incumbent Governor Mario Cuomo in the Democratic primary: Lenora Fulani, who had been the 1990 gubernatorial nominee of the New Alliance Party and its 1988 and 1992 presidential nominee; and Roy Innis, the National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality. Ultimately, Innis did not submit petitions. Fulani, however, submitted petitions and made it onto the Democratic primary ballot. Fulani's bid was generally considered a losing effort with no hope of keeping the nomination away from Cuomo. Cuomo refused to debate her, Fulani made it plain that she wished to draw African-American voters away from the Democratic Party, and no elected officials endorsed Fulani except Adam Clayton Powell IV. Fulani was also far outstripped when it came to fundraising. On September 13, 1994, Cuomo defeated Fulani handily.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Initially, most expected U.S. Senator Al D'Amato to be the Republican and Conservative party nominee for governor in 1994. D'Amato began what looked like the beginnings of a campaign in September 1993 when he attacked Cuomo's record as governor, claiming that New York had become "the taxasaurus and spendasaurus capital of the nation." However, less than a month later, D'Amato decided not to run; he, correctly, predicted that his party might take control of the U.S. Senate in the 1994 elections, which would make him chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
After considering other potential candidates, D'Amato--in conjunction with State GOP Chairman William Powers--endorsed the candidacy of State Senator George Pataki. Pataki was perceived as a candidate who could garner the support of the party's moderate and conservative factions. Lewis Lehrman, the 1982 gubernatorial nominee who narrowly lost to Cuomo, publicly flirted with a run, but ultimately didn't mount a candidacy.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Former gubernatorial candidate Herbert London declared his candidacy on October 5, 1993. Running on a platform of tax cuts, reductions in state Medicaid and welfare payments and social conservatism, London was critical of both Cuomo and D'Amato. However, London's social conservatism and poor fundraising caused many party leaders to believe that he had no chance of defeating Cuomo.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
On January 4, 1994, Evan Galbraith, a businessman from Manhattan and former ambassador to France under the Reagan Administration, decided to explore a potential gubernatorial bid. (Galbraith had also previously been a candidate for governor in 1990, but a court declared him eligible due to residency issues.) He quickly received endorsements from several notable figures, among them Henry Kissinger and William F. Buckley, Jr.. Galbraith was considered by some as an alternative to London, holding similar positions but able to appeal to a larger base of voters. Galbraith formally declared his candidacy on April 29; by this time, however, most conservatives had coalesced around either London or Pataki.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Pataki formally declared his candidacy on March 14, but had been actively preparing for a campaign since the previous fall with the support of D'Amato and Powers. Senate Majority Leader Ralph Marino refused to support his nomination, angry over Pataki's association with Change – New York which had worked to prevent Marino's reelection. There was also concern over Pataki's position on the abortion issue, with both pro-life and pro-choice organizations not being satisfied with his "middle-ground" approach.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Former  U.S. Representative Bill Green declared his candidacy on March 18, hoping to become the moderate alternative to Pataki and London. Green claimed that he was conservative on fiscal issues while "sensibly compassionate" on social issues. His bid was badly damaged when Michael Long, Chairman of the Conservative Party, indicated that he did not believe that Green could receive Conservative support.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
Former State Party Chairman Richard Rosenbaum declared his candidacy on March 23. His platform was very similar to that of Bill Green but went even further, supporting Medicaid-financed abortions and tighter restrictions on guns. He also managed to create a much larger campaign chest of about $1.2 million. Rosenbaum decided against trying for an automatic ballot spot through the convention process; a Republican of the Rockefeller mold, he did not believe he could attain the required 25% of the vote. Instead, Rosenbaum opted to petition his way onto the ballot.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
J. Patrick Barrett, a businessman from Syracuse who was expected to join the race, dropped out on May 20 when he came to the conclusion that he could not obtain the necessary support at the state convention.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary
At the Republican convention, Pataki won the overwhelming support of the delegates present. Herbert London, the runner-up, fell short of the 25% showing that he needed to obtain a place on the party's primary ballot.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Primary
London, Galbraith and Green were all initially determined to petition to be on the primary ballot on September 13, but efforts were made to dissuade them from doing so. In return for his support for Pataki, London was nominated for the position of Comptroller. This move allowed Pataki to secure much of London's support within both the Republican and Conservative parties. On May 31, Green withdrew from the race and endorsed Rosenbaum.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Republican primary, Primary
On September 13, Pataki defeated Rosenbaum in the Republican primary by a margin of 75.6–24.4%. Rosenbaum endorsed Pataki the next day.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Libertarian Party
The original Libertarian candidate was New York City radio personality Howard Stern, who announced his candidacy for governor on his nationally syndicated radio show on March 22, 1994. Stern ran on a platform of reinstating the death penalty, letting road crews work only at night, staggering highway tolls to prevent traffic jams, and vowing to resign from office as soon as these goals were accomplished. Stern won the party's nomination by a two-thirds majority on the first ballot at their state convention on April 23, 1994.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Libertarian Party
Stern refused to file the financial disclosures required by law of any party seeking to hold public office. He filed suit against the state of New York, arguing that the applicable law violated his right to privacy and freedom of association. When the court denied his petition for an injunction, Stern called a press conference on August 4, 1994 and withdrew from the race. Robert L. Schulz, a political activist from Queensbury, New York, replaced Stern on the statewide ballot. Stern's running mate, Stan Dworkin of Westchester County, remained on the slate as candidate for lieutenant governor.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, General campaign
Though early on in the election Cuomo led by as much as ten points, Pataki was eventually able to tie him due to his difficulty in defending his record. Pataki promised to cut income taxes by 25 percent which appealed to voters in an economic downturn.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, General campaign
One key issue in the election was capital punishment. Cuomo had long been a staunch opponent of the death penalty while Pataki supported it. In the 1980s and early 1990s most New Yorkers supported capital punishment due to high crime rates. Republican ads pointed to the case of Arthur Shawcross, a multiple murderer convicted of manslaughter who was paroled by New York in 1987 and committed additional murders while on release (during the time Cuomo was governor). This revelation caused a significant loss of support for Cuomo.


1994 New York gubernatorial election, Results
While the race was very close overall, Pataki won by running up huge margins outside of New York City. Cuomo won only one county outside of the Five Boroughs, Albany County.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina
The 1994 New Zealand rugby union tour of Argentina, was a series of seven match played in March–April 1994 by a New Zealand "development team" in Argentina.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina
It was not an official tour, and no cap were awarded


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina
It was a young selection (almost 23 years for all the players). A lot of them were after "international" for All Blacks, but also for other country.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
ROSARIO:E.Jurado; G.Romero Acuña, M.Benzi, Molina, Bianchi; G.del Castillo, R.Crexell (capt. ); M.Sugasti, L.Oviedo, M.Carmona; R.Pérez, N.Bossicovich; M.Céspedes, D.Silvetti, C.Promanzio. NZ DEVELOPMENT XV:  J.Wilson; G.Konia, L. Stensness, A.Ieremia, P.Cooke; S.Howarth, J.Preston; D.Anglesey (L.Barry),  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), B.Larsen; S.Gordon,  Glenn Taylor ;  G.Slater, N.Hewitt, M.Allen.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
ENTRE RIOS: Pino; Zabala (Zitelli), Torres, P.Raitieri, Rodríguez; Dorigón, Perasso; Bourdin, Di Palma, Manzoni; Reyes, Dall'Ava; Horisberger (C.Raitieri), Lerena (Perren), Uranga (Mendez). NZ DEVELOPMENT XV: S.Howarth; J.Wilson,  John Leslie,  S.Cottrell, E.Clarke; S.Mannix, J.Marshall;  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), L.Barry, T.Blackadder; S..Gordon, M.Cooksley; C.Stevenson, S.McFarland, N.Moore.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
CORDOBA: J.Luna; G.Tomalino, G.Usher, I.Merlo, F.Pereyra; D.Gianantonio, J.Dragotto; D.Rotondo, S.Irazoqui, G.Piergentili; D.Pereyra (capt. ), J.Simes; D.Muñoz (Sánchez), I.Ferreyra, A.Rodríguez Araya.. NZ DEVELOPMENT XV:  S.Howarth; J.Wilson, A.Ieremia,  S.Cottrell, P.Cooke; S.Mannix, J.Preston;  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), L.Barry, B.Larsen; T.Blackadder, M.Cooksley;  G.Slater  (N.Moore), N.Hewitt, M.Allen.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
CUYO: E.Saurina; Gatti, P.Cippitelli (capt. ), P.Cremaschi, M.Brandi ; Speroni, A.Orri¬co; M.Bertranou, G.Nasazzi, Cassone; Marchiori, V.Bueno; F.Méndez, Pontino, Bartolin .. NZ DEVELOPMENT XV S.Howarth; J.Wilson,  John Leslie,  S.Cottrell, P.Cook; S.Mannix, J.Preston; B.Larsen,  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), L.Barry; T.Blackadder, M.Cooksley;  G.Slater, N.Hewitt, M.Allen.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
SUR: Luppino; S.Fernandez, Maffei, Montero, Espíndola; Manson, Rey Saravia; Haddad, Rivas, O.Fernandez; Fornetti, Gadañoto; Schmidt, Giannoni, Góméz. NZ DEVELOPMENT XV: J.Wilson; G.Konia, A.Ieremia,  John Leslie, P.Cooke; S.Howarth, J.Preston; L.Barry, T.Blackadder, D.Anglesey; M.Cooksley ( J. Mitchell ), S.McFarlane; C.Stevenson, N.Hewitt, M. Allen.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
NORESTE: Gómez Coll (Scordo); Mateo, San Vicente, S.Galazzi, Meabe; Castillo Odena, Godoy; Guarnieri, Marcó, G.Galazzi; García, De Marchi (capt. ); Panelli, Fretes, Gualdani. NZ DEVELOPMENT XV: S.Howarth; G.Konia,  S.Cottrell, L. Stensness, E.Clarke; S.Mannix, J.Marshall; L.Barry,  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), B.Larsen; S.Gordon, T.Blackadder;  G.Slater, S.Mc Farland, N.Moore.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The matches
BUENOS AIRES: S.Salvat(capt. ); H.Rivarola, E.Laborde, D.Cuesta Silva, G.Jorge; D.Forres¬ter, N.Fernandez Miranda; C.Viel, E.Camerlinckx, R.Martín; P.Sporleder, G.Llanes; E.Noriega, J.J.Angelillo, M.Corral. . NZ DEVELOPMENT XV: S.Howarth; J.Wilson, A.Iercrnia,  S.Cottrell, P.Cooke; S.Mannix, J.Preston; L.Barry,  J. Mitchell  (capt. ), B.Larsen; S.Gordon, M.Cooksley; C.Stevenson, N.Hewitt, M.Allen.


1994 New Zealand Development rugby union tour of Argentina, The Squad
The player in Bold were later capped for "All Blacks"


1994 New Zealand NBL season
The 1994 NBL season was the 13th season of the National Basketball League. Only one change occurred heading into the 1994 season, with New Plymouth now called Taranaki. Nelson won the championship in 1994 to claim their first league title.


1994 New Zealand Superclub League
The 1994 Superclub competition was the second season of a nationwide association football club competition in New Zealand. It was won by North Shore United.


1994 New Zealand Superclub League, Structure
The competition was divided into three stages. In the first phase three ten-team regional round-robin leagues were played, with each team playing every other team home and away. The top teams from this stage progressed to a national league; the bottom teams were relegated to lower regional leagues.


1994 New Zealand Superclub League, Structure
The top eight teams (three from the northern and central regions and two from the southern region) then took part in the national league stage, with each team playing every other team once. Finally, the top four teams played a knock-out competition to decide the champion. This involved the top two teams from the national league phase playing each other, and third and fourth place also playing each other. The winner of the match between first and second progressed through to the final; the loser of that match met the winner of the other match to decide the other finalist.


1994 New Zealand Superclub League, Structure
No team was relegated from the Central regional league after the 1994 season, so eleven teams took part in 1995.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1994 New Zealand rugby league season was the 87th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the inaugural season of the Lion Red Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The North Harbour Sea Eagles won the Cup by defeating the Counties Manukau Heroes 24–16 in the Grand Final.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand national rugby league team did not play at home in 1994, instead embarking on a two test tour of Papua New Guinea. The Kiwis won all five matches, including a match against the Port Moresby Vipers. New Zealand included; Gary Freeman, Daryl Halligan, Terry Hermansson, Sean Hoppe, Stephen Kearney, John Lomax, Duane Mann, Jarrod McCracken, Gene Ngamu, Tawera Nikau, Hitro Okesene, Matthew Ridge, Tony Tatupu, Brendon Tuuta, Aaron Whittaker, Ruben Wiki and Jason Williams.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Residents toured Australia, winning all four games, before defeating Western Samoa 64–2 at Carlaw Park in Auckland. The team was Peter Edwards, Mike Dorreen, Tevita Vaikona, Maea David, Aaron Whittaker, Whetu Taewa, Solomon Kiri, Brett Roger, Henry Paul, David Bailey, Aaron Tucker, Faausu Afoa, Duane Mann (captain), Tony Tatupu, Jason Temu, Des Maea, Hitro Okesene, Simon Angell, Gavin Hill, Martin Moana, Aaron Lester and Logan Edwards. Kiwis coach Frank Endacott was also the Residents coach.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The New Zealand Māori side competed at the 1994 Pacific Cup in Fiji. The side was coached by John Solomon and included Blair Harding, Alex Chan, Tane Manihera, Leroy Joe, Mark Woods and Darren Rameka. The team failed to make the semi finals for the first time, finishing third in a five team pool after losing to Tonga and the Australian Aborigines.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
New Zealand sent a national team to the World Sevens for the first time. The team defeated France and the USA before losing to Fiji in the quarter finals. The team included Earl Va'a, Jorgen Rogers, Richard Stewart and Jason Mackie and was coached by Paul Sixtus. The Wainuiomata Lions won the New Zealand Sevens competition held before the World Sevens.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
The Junior Kiwis went on a five-match tour of Australia, winning four matches, including defeating the Australian Schoolboys in Australia for the first time ever. Coached by Gary Kemble the squad was: Spiro Tuilaepa, Gus Malietoa-Brown, Robbie Paul, Danny Lima, Nigel and Joe Vagana, Stacey Jones (captain), Justin Ngamoto, Ben Lythe, Stuart Lester, John Mann, Billy Weepu, Arti Mamoe, Takofe Kalauta, John Couling, Brad Williams, Clive Arona, Luke Johnstone, Dean Johnsen, Zane Clark, Chris Faifua and Regan Avery.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions
Duane Mann was the New Zealand Rugby League player of the year after leading the New Zealand national rugby league team and New Zealand Residents sides and captaining the North Harbour Sea Eagles to the Lion Red Cup. The other finalists were Daryl Halligan, John Lomax, Whetu Taewa and Aaron Whittaker.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions, Western Samoa tour
Western Samoa conducted a three match tour of New Zealand, its first ever. They defeated Wellington 22–14 and Manawatu XIII 36–22 before losing to the New Zealand Residents 64-2.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, International competitions, Western Samoa tour
The team was Raymond Tusa, Ola Loau, Earl Va'a, Lokeni Savelio, Paki Tuimavave, Tony Tuimavave, Vinnie Winterstein, Mark Faumuina, Mike Setefano, Matthew Tuisamoa, Don Stewart, Henry Suluvale, Gafa Tuiloma, Ron Siami, Willie Poching, Mualia Fuiava, Wayne Schuster, Tafunai Alaelua, Toka Tofaeano, Muse Galuvao and Veli Patu. The coach was Steve Kaiser. Tony Tuimavave was the captain while Willie Poching led the team against Manawatu. Tea Ropati was originally named in the squad but withdrew due to injury. Maika Felise was later added to the squad.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Auckland and Wellington both unsuccessfully challenged Canterbury for the Rugby League Cup during the season.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
First, Wellington were thrashed 72–14 by Cup holders Canterbury on Anzac Day. The Wellington side was weakened the day before the match when the four Hutt Valley Firehawks players selected withdrew after a Lion Red Cup match. Wellington included Paul Howell while Canterbury included Tevita Vaikona, Phil Bancroft, Aaron Whittaker, Marty Crequer, Henry Suluvale and Shane Endacott.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Rugby League Cup
Then Auckland, coached by Dominic Clark, lost 20–28 to Canterbury on Queen's Birthday. The Auckland team included Solomon Kiri, Whetu Taewa, Bryan Laumatia, Brian McClennan, Fa'ausu Afoa, Jason Palmada, Stacey Jones, Duane Mann, Tony Tatupu, Doc Murray and Hitro Okesene. Canterbury included Mark Nixon, Logan Edwards, Marty Crequer, Tevita Vaikona and Shane Endacott.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Lion Red Cup
Buoyed by the acceptance of an Auckland team into the 1995 Australian Rugby League competition, the New Zealand Rugby League launched a twelve-team national club competition in 1994. Known as the Lion Red Cup for sponsorship reasons, this competition proved to be hugely expensive and lost a million dollars in 1994.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Lion Red Cup, Challenge Cup
Before the season began a pre-season "Pepsi Max Challenge Cup" was held. This involved all twelve teams and was held on a knock out basis. Auckland City won the tournament, defeating Waitakere City 22–18 in the final on March 13. North Harbour and Taranaki were the two defeated semi-finalists.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Lion Red Cup, Season Standings
The Counties Manukau Heroes finished the season as minor premiers.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, Lion Red Cup, The Playoffs
Counties Manukau started the match as favourites, however by halftime the North Harbour Sea Eagles had opened up a 20-6 lead and held on to win 24–16.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Provincial Championship
With the advent of the Lion Red Cup, the National Provincial Championship was run as a second division for provincial sides who did not have a team in the Cup. Six teams participated with the West Coast winning the Championship after an undefeated season. The Gisborne-East Coast Lions won their first game since May 1991.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, National competitions, National Secondary Schools Cup
St. Paul's College won the National Secondary Schools Cup after they defeated Wainuiomata College 33–10 in the final. 23 Schools took part in the inaugural national competition with Huntly College and Aranui High School also making the semi finals. The final was played as a curtain-raiser to the Lion Red Cup grand final. St. Paul's included Stacey Jones in their side and also won the Auckland Rugby League title.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
The Northcote Tigers won the Fox Memorial in 1994 for the fourth consecutive year defeating the Otahuhu Leopards 32–12. Otahuhu won the Rukutai Shield (minor premiership) and also won the Stormont Shield and preseason Roope Rooster tournament. Northcote included Paul Rauhihi and Ken McIntosh while Otahuhu included Leroy Joe, Danny Lima, Brian Henare and Meti Noovao.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Hibiscus Coast were the main surprise, finishing second in the minor premiership with Brian McClennan as the player-coach.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Auckland
Leroy Joe from Otahuhu won the Lipscombe Cup as the Premier One sportsman of the year.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Marist-Northern, coached by Ken Laban, won the Grand Final 37–26 over the Upper Hutt Tigers. The Wainuiomata Lions were the minor premiers but lost twice in the playoffs to be quickly eliminated.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Wellington
Maika Felise from Wainuiomata won the Colin O'Neil Trophy as the best and fairest in the competition.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
The Papanui Tigers won the Pat Smith Challenge Trophy by defeating last years champions, the Haswell Hawks, 14–4 in the Canterbury Rugby League grand final. Papanui, who featured Shane Endacott and Blair Harding, also won the minor premiership.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Canterbury
Aaron Whittaker was named the Canterbury Rugby League's player of the year.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Moerewa Tigers won the Northland Super Six Series by defeating the Takahiwai Warriors 34–28.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Portland Panthers won the Whangarei City & Districts title, by defeating the Takahiwai Warriors 30–20 in Whangarei.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Kaikohe Lions won the Bay of Islands title, by defeating the Moerewa Tigers.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Northland
The Te Paatu Warriors won the Far North Districts title, by defeating the Whangatauatia Mountain Men.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Minor premiers Turangawaewae defeated the Hamilton City Tigers 30–23 to win the Waikato Rugby League Final. Taniwharau, led by Tama Hohaia, won the Pre-season tournament while Hamilton Boys' High School won the High School Shield.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Piako dominated the Bay of Plenty Rugby League season, winning the early season Ces Mountford Trophy round before finishing with the minor premiership and winning the grand final 22-10 over Turangi.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Western Suburbs Tigers defeated the Waitara Bears 22–20 in the Taranaki Rugby League grand final to end the Bears dominance of the region. The Kia Ora Warriors, coached by Peter Sixtus, won the Manawatu Rugby League grand final 20–16 over Linton.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Taradale Eagles upset Tamatea 38-22 in the Hawke's Bay final to deny them their third consecutive premiership in front of 1500 fans. Minor premiers, the Repongaere Eels, defeated the Turanga Panthers 36–24 to win the Gisborne-East Coast grand final.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
The Golden Bay Boars defeated the Motueka Tigers 22-19 in the Nelson competition before defeating the Blenheim Knights 42–4 to win the Top of the South competition. Blenheim were the Marlborough champions. This was the first time a team in any sport from Takaka had ever won a Nelson competition. The Golden Bay Boars women also won their respective competition in the same year making it a clean sweep for the Boars.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
Waro-Rakau smashed Papanui to 40–4 to win the Thacker Shield and bring it to the West Coast for the first time since 1982. Former Kiwi Blair Harding scored the only try for Papanui. The Waro-Rakau Hornets had earlier won the West Coast competition for the second consecutive year when they defeated Runanga 42–8 in the grand final. The Hornets were also the competitions minor premiers and scored 862 points throughout the season while only conceding 146.


1994 New Zealand rugby league season, Club competitions, Other competitions
He Tauaa defeated the South Pacific Raiders 29-26 to win the Otago-Southland Swains Trophy. However, He Tauaa lost the Southland grand final to the Coalshop Leopards. The South Pacific Raiders were undefeated in Otago and won the grand final 18-8 against Kiatoa.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election
The 1994 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 37.2%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, Background
A total of 177 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party, whilst the Conservative party ran 57 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 30 candidates. Other candidates running were 11 Greens, 7 Independent Liberal Democrats, 5 BNP and 7 Independents.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, South
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Thomas A. Jenkinson.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, Forest Gate
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Glynis A. Carpenter.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, Central
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Christopher B. Allen.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, Canning Town and Grange
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dennis R. Horwood.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, Little IIford
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Stephen C. Timms.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, South
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Theodore L. Etherden.


1994 Newham London Borough Council election, By-elections between 1994 and 1998, Ordnance
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Judith A. Jorsling.


1994 Newham North East by-election
The Newham North East by-election, in London Borough of Newham, on 9 June 1994 was held after long-serving Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Ron Leighton died. A safe Labour seat, it was won by Stephen Timms, who would go on to retain the East Ham seat which replaced it in 1997.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
The 1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup were tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1994 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. They were held at the Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California, in the United States, with the women's tournament played from February 21 through February 27, 1994, while the men's tournament was played from February 28 through March 7, 1994.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
The men singles was headlined by World No. 1 Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Stefan Edberg. Other top seeds were Sergi Bruguera, Goran Ivanišević, Michael Chang, Todd Martin and Thomas Muster.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup
The women's draw featured World No. 1 Steffi Graf, Mary Joe Fernández, and Lindsay Davenport. Other top seeds present were Natasha Zvereva, Helena Suková, and Amanda Coetzer.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Singles
Pete Sampras defeated  Petr Korda 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Grant Connell /  Patrick Galbraith defeated  Byron Black /  Jonathan Stark 7–5, 6–3


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup and the Evert Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Lindsay Davenport /  Lisa Raymond defeated  Manon Bollegraf /  Helena Suková 6–2, 6–4


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Guy Forget and Henri Leconte were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles
Grant Connell and Patrick Galbraith won the title, defeating Byron Black and Jonathan Stark 7–5, 6–3 in the final.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Jim Courier was the defending champion but he lost to Patrick Rafter in the second round.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles
Pete Sampras won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Petr Korda.


1994 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


1994 Nichirei International Championships
The 1994 Nichirei International Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan that was part of Tier II of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 20 September through 25 September 1994. First-seeded Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title and earned $80,000 first-prize money.


1994 Nichirei International Championships, Finals, Doubles
Julie Halard /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated  Amy Frazier /  Linda Wild 6–1, 0–6, 6–1


1994 Nicholls State Colonels football team
The 1994 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Colonels were led by second-year head coach Rick Rhoades. They played their home games at John L. Guidry Stadium and were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 1–5 in Southland play to finish tied for fifth place.


1994 Nike Tour
The 1994 Nike Tour season was the fifth season of the Nike Tour, the PGA Tour's official developmental tour, now known as the Web.com Tour. The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1995.


1994 Nike Tour, Schedule
The season ran from February 3 to October 16 and consisted of 28 events. All of the tournament names began with "Nike", e. g. "Nike Inland Empire Open"; this is eliminated here for brevity.


1994 Nike Tour, Money list
The top ten players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1995.


1994 Nike Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1994. The top ten players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1994 earned their PGA Tour card for 1995.


1994 Nike Tour graduates
T = TiedGreen background indicates the player retained his PGA Tour card for 1996 (finished inside the top 125). Yellow background indicates player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1996, but retained conditional status (finished between 126–150). Red background indicates the player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1996 (finished outside the top 150).


1994 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1994 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 45th season of operation for the league. The Central League championship was decided by the final game of the year between the Chunichi Dragons and the Yomiuri Giants.


1994 Nokia Open
The 1994 Nokia Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Beijing Comprehensive Gym in Beijing, China that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 February through 20 February 1994. Second-seeded Yayuk Basuki won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money.


1994 Nokia Open, Finals, Doubles
Chen Li-Ling /  Fang Li defeated  Kerry-Anne Guse /  Valda Lake 6–0, 6–2


1994 Nokia Open – Doubles
Chen Li-Ling and Li Fang won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Kerry-Anne Guse and Valda Lake.


1994 Nokia Open – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1994 Nokia Open – Singles
Second-seeded Yayuk Basuki won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Kyōko Nagatsuka.


1994 Nokia Open – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1994 Nordic Figure Skating Championships
The 1994 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 15th through 17th, 1994 in Helsinki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across two levels: senior (Olympic-level) and junior.


1994 North Alabama Lions football team
The 1994 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 62nd season of Lions football. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence Alabama. The 1993 team came off a 14–0 record and a national championship from the previous season. The team was led by coach Bobby Wallace. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Lions defeated the Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas 16–10 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second consecutive NCAA Division II Football Championship.


1994 North American cold wave
The 1994 North American cold wave occurred over the midwestern United States, eastern United States, and southern Canada during January 1994. Two notable cold air events occurred from January 18–19 and from January 21–22. There were 67 minimum temperature records set on January 19. Indiana and Kentucky both set state records on January 19. The United States experienced its coldest temperature month since February 1934, although much of the West experienced mild temperatures. Washington and Idaho experienced the second-warmest January recorded in the previous 100 years.


1994 North American cold wave
The eastern United States experienced a major snowfall that significantly delayed traffic.


1994 North American cold wave
Over 100 deaths occurred in the United States as a result of the cold wave.


1994 North American cold wave, Meteorological synopsis
Cold air outbreaks are characterized by strong upper-level troughs in the atmosphere, with ridges usually located up and downstream. On January 17, the 500 millibar (mb) height contours showed the low-pressure center situated near the border of Ontario and Manitoba, just north of Minnesota, with the trough axis stretching down into the Upper Midwest. The 500 mb height contours on January 18, 1994, showed the strong trough over the Great Lakes region extending southward that brought cold air down from the North Pole.


1994 North American cold wave, Meteorological synopsis
reanalysis detailed the cold air funneling into the Upper Midwest from Canada on January 18, with strong winds out of the northwest. The surface analysis map on January 18 showed a low-level ridge over the Upper Midwest and surface winds blowing out of the northwest. The surface anticyclones on January 18 and 21 both exceeded 1040 mb and moved to the southeast, bringing cold air to much of the eastern half of the United States. By January 19, the upper levels showed a retreat of the low-pressure center, however, shortwave troughs were still located near the United States, and surface temperature effects with the strong anticyclone were felt for days to come.


1994 North American cold wave, Meteorological synopsis
While the cold air was the dominant story, snow was still associated with this cold weather outbreak. From January 17–18, a snowstorm affected areas from the Ozarks to New England. Ice affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region. A new single-storm record was broken in Louisville, Kentucky with 16 inches of snowfall recorded, while accumulations of sleet and freezing rain in New York City were in excess of an inch.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
On January 16, the Watertown, NY, International Airport set an all-time record low of -43 °F (-41.7 °C.)


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
The city of Watertown, NY, observed its coldest January on record, (since 1893,) with a mean temperature of 5.39 °F (-14.78 °C.)


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Syracuse, New York's Hancock International Airport recorded a monthly mean temperature of 12.6 °F (-10.8 °C,) a record low for January.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Washington National Airport, later renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, had a new record-low max. temperature for the 20th century of 8 °F (−13.3 °C).


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Cincinnati, Ohio, reached a temperature of −24 °F (−31.1 °C), just one degree short of the record. Columbus, Ohio saw a record −22 °F (−30.0 °C), and Cleveland, Ohio reached a record of −20 °F (−28.9 °C). Erie, Pennsylvania hit −18 °F (−27.8 °C), which at the time was a record.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
On January 19, the temperature in New Whiteland, Indiana dropped to −36 °F (−37.8 °C), the record-lowest temperature in Indiana. The minimum record temperature in Kentucky was −37 °F (−38.3 °C) in Shelbyville on January 19, 1994.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
The lowest temperature seen in Sussex County, New Jersey was −26 °F (−32.2 °C) on January 21, 1994.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, saw its record-low temperature of −22 °F (−30 °C) onJanuary 19, 1994. Columbus, Ohio set an all-time record-low temperature of −22 °F (−30 °C) on January 19 as well. However, the arctic blast lasted for three days from January 18 to 20.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Akron, Ohio set a record-low temperature at −25 °F (−32 °C).


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
On January 6–7, 1994, Lake County, Minnesota, set records for the largest snow in one day as well as the most snow in one storm.


1994 North American cold wave, Temperature records
Maine had its coldest month since February 1934 and its coldest January since 1920, while Vermont had its coldest winter since 1958–1959 and the adjacent states of New Hampshire and Maine their coldest since 1976–1977 or 1970–1971.


1994 North American cold wave, Canada
January was also a month of extremes in Canada. Temperatures in the Yukon got close to −50 °C (−58 °F). In Yellowknife, the temperature did not go higher than −40 °C (−40 °F) for many days. In Windsor, Ontario, the coldest temperature since 1885 was recorded on January 19 with −29 °C (−20 °F). On January 16th,  Scarborough, Ontario, recorded an all-time record low temperature of −35.2 °C (−31.4 °F), several degrees colder than the official coldest record for Toronto, which Scarborough is now a part of.


1994 North American cold wave, Canada
The city of Toronto itself dropped to −31 °C (−24 °F), but recorded its coldest January on record with −12.4 °C (9.7 °F) at the airport. The cold air was also accompanied by large snowfalls, with 50 centimeters (20 inches) falling on the western side of Lake Ontario. Just like the mild pattern in the western United States, southern British Columbia got above 10 °C (50 °F) several times during the month of January. Rapid melting and freezing near the end of the January closed Toronto Pearson International Airport on January 30 for the first time in 60 years. Water shortages were also common in Goose Bay due to the extreme temperatures.


1994 North American cold wave, Minneapolis–St. Paul
Minneapolis–Saint Paul is one of the areas that felt major impacts from the cold wave. From 3 PM CST on January 13 to 1 PM CST on January 19, the temperature recorded at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport stayed at or below zero, marking 142 continuous hours. This was the sixth-longest stretch on record from 1873–2014. Governor Arne Carlson closed all public schools in Minnesota on January 18, with wind chills of −48 °F (−44 °C) and morning air temperatures of −26 °F (−32 °C).


1994 North American cold wave, Chicago
Temperatures in Chicago, Illinois reached −21 °F (−29.4 °C) with wind chills of around −70 °F (−56.7 °C), the coldest day of the 1990s in Chicago. Almost all primary and secondary schools in Chicago were closed that day. Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago advised residents not to go outside if they do not have to. Nearly all schools in the area were closed and four people in Cook County, Illinois died from hypothermia.


1994 North American cold wave, Chicago
Hundreds of drivers per hour complained to the AAA-Chicago Motor Club about dead automobile batteries, fuel injectors being too cold and other vehicle issues and United Airlines canceled almost half of its flights. Tens of thousands of individuals complained about a lack of power due to severed electricity lines while water companies shut off water to homes as a result of pipe explosions. Thousands of apartment renters complained to Cook County about insufficient heat.


1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held over two weekends, with the final round being played at Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Massachusetts. All eight of the league's teams qualified for the tournament, the format of which was best-of-three quarterfinals and a four-team double-elimination final round. In the championship game, second-seeded Northeastern defeated fifth-seeded Hartford, 5-0, to win its first tournament championship. As a result, Northeastern received the North Atlantic's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.


1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding
All eight of the league's teams were seeded one through eight based on conference winning percentage only. They were then matched up for an opening round of four best-of-three series– one vs. eight, two vs. seven, three vs. six, and four vs. five. The four winners of these series met in a double-elimination final round.


1994 North Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the higher seeds in head-to-head matchups. The final was held at Daskalakis Athletic Center on the campus of Drexel University. Drexel gained its first overall America East Conference Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Maine. Drexel was given the 14th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Temple 61–39.


1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1994 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tar Heels  played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team was led by head coach Mack Brown.


1994 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1994 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their eighth year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 9–3 record and finished as NCC co-champion.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season was a below-average year in which eight tropical cyclones affected seven countries bordering the North Indian Ocean. The India Meteorological Department tracks all tropical cyclones in the basin, north of the equator. The first system developed on March 21 in the Bay of Bengal, the first March storm in the basin since 1938. The second storm was the most powerful cyclone of the season, attaining maximum sustained winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) in the northern Bay of Bengal. Making landfall near the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar, the cyclone killed 350 people and left US$125 million in damage.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
A storm in June originated over western India and crossed the northern Arabian Sea, later striking Oman. In August, a deep depression moved across much of India into Pakistan. Another deep depression in October killed 38 people in southeastern India. In late October, a storm crossed over Chennai in southern India, leaving US$115 million in damage and 304 deaths. There was a short-lived depression in November that struck southeastern India. The last storm of the season moved across the Arabian Sea and struck northeastern Somalia, killing 30 people.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During 1994, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) tracked 8 depressions, less than the average of 15. This included six systems in the Bay of Bengal and two systems over the Arabian Sea. The first system formed on March 21, becoming the first March depression in the Bay of Bengal since 1938. Of the eight depressions, six intensified into a deep depression, which has maximum sustained winds of 50–61 km/h (32–38 mph). Four deep depressions strengthened further into a cyclonic storm, which has sustained winds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph).


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Two storms during the season became a very severe cyclonic storm, which is the equivalent of hurricane status, with winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph). During the season, the American-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued warnings for five of the tropical cyclones, which is the same as the long term average.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 02
A depression formed in the Bay of Bengal on April 29. It quickly organized over the next few days, as the storm moved around a ridge to its northeast. On May 1, the IMD upgraded the storm to a very severe cyclonic storm, by which time a well-defined eye was centered in the deepest convection, or thunderstorms. A day later, the cyclone reached peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph), according to the IMD, and 230 km/h (145 mph) according to the JTWC. At around 17:00 UTC on May 2, the cyclone made landfall in southeastern Bangladesh about 30 km (18 mi) north of Teknaf Upazila. The storm rapidly weakened over land while continuing northeastward into Myanmar. Both the IMD and the JTWC discontinued advisories on May 3.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 02
The storm closely followed the path, intensity, and time of year of a deadly cyclone in 1991 that killed 138,000 people. Ahead of the 1994 storm, about 450,000 people evacuated. In Bangladesh and neighboring Myanmar, the cyclone killed 285 people and caused about $125 million in damage. Damage was heaviest where the storm moved ashore, where almost every house was damage or destroyed, and 95% of trees were knocked down, blocking roads. The cyclone ultimately damaged or destroyed 69,973 homes in Bangladesh, leaving about 500,000 people homeless, including nearly 100,000 Rohingya refugees. The storm struck near low tide, which limited the storm surge flooding that proved deadly three years prior.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01
After the annual monsoon moved across India, a thermal low developed in early June over Maharashtra in west-central India. Steered by the flow of the monsoon, the low moved offshore and tracked generally west-northwestward, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the coast. Ratnagiri, Maharashtra reported sustained winds of 74 km/h (46 mph). The IMD classified the low as a depression late on June 5, and upgraded it further to a cyclonic storm the next day. On June 7, the JTWC initiated advisories on the system, designating it Tropical Cyclone 03A and estimating peak winds of 85 km/h (55 mph).


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 01
On the same day, the IMD upgraded the system to a severe cyclonic storm, estimating peak winds of 100 km/h (60 mph). The storm weakened as it continued across the northern Arabian Sea. By June 9, the storm had weakened to a depression, and that day it passed near Masirah Island before moving over eastern Oman. The circulation dissipated soon after, but the remnants of the storm continued westward into Yemen. Along the Arabian Peninsula, the cyclone produced dust storms but little rainfall.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 03
A low-pressure area formed over the western Bay of Bengal on October 28. On the next day, the IMD classified it as a depression, and soon upgraded it to a deep depression. On October 30, the IMD upgraded it further to a cyclonic storm and later a severe cyclonic storm, estimating peak 3–minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph); this was based on the appearance of a well-defined eye. Also on October 30, the JTWC initiated advisories on the system as Tropical Cyclone 04B north of Sri Lanka. The storm consisted of a consolidating area of thunderstorms, with spiral rainbands.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 03
Steered by a ridge to the north, the system moved west-northwestward toward the southeast coast of India. Early on October 31, the storm made landfall in southeastern India near Chennai with winds of 110 km/h (70 mph), according to the IMD, and 85 km/h (55 mph) according to the JTWC. Late on October 31, the storm fell below depression status after weakening over land.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 03
Ahead of the storm, local officials coordinated the storm preparations, and about 93,000 people evacuated from low-lying areas. The storm moved ashore with a storm surge of 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft), inundating coastal areas 5 km (3.1 mi) inland. In Chennai where the storm moved ashore, the eye crossed over the city, causing a period of calm; before the calm, wind gusts reached 132 km/h (82 mph), and sustained winds reached 80 km/h (50 mph). In Chennai, the storm wrecked about 33,000 huts and 12 bridges.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Cyclonic Storm BOB 03
Across southeastern India, the storm dropped heavy rainfall, with a peak 24 hour total of 360 mm (14 in) recorded at Gudluru, Andhra Pradesh. About 52,000 houses in Andhra Pradesh were damaged. The combination of winds and rains damaged crops and roads while knocking down hundreds of trees. Train service and communications were disrupted. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, the storm killed 304 people, and left about ₹3.1 billion (US$115 million) in damage. After the storm, state and local governments provided food and medicine.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02
The JTWC began monitoring an area of thunderstorms on November 13 in the south-central Arabian Sea. A day later, the system organized into a low-pressure area, before developing into a depression on November 15, as classified by the IMD. On the same day, the JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 05A. The system moved slowly at first before beginning a general westward motion, steered by a ridge to the north. Convection organized around the center, signaling intensification. On November 16, the IMD upgraded the depression to a deep depression, and later cyclonic storm.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02
The storm fluctuated in intensity until November 18, when a more pronounced strengthening trend began. A day later, the IMD upgraded the storm to a very severe cyclonic storm, estimating 3 minute winds of 120 km/h (75 mph), based on a Dvorak rating of 4.0. The JTWC meanwhile estimated peak 1 minute winds of 110 km/h (70 mph). The storm weakened significantly as it approached the Horn of Africa. On November 20, the storm made landfall in eastern Somalia near Eyl. The storm rapidly dissipated over land.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Very Severe Cyclonic Storm ARB 02
The storm's track into the Horn of Africa was unusual, bringing heavy rainfall to the region that swept away boats and homes. Bosaso in northern Somalia reported winds of 104 km/h (65 mph). The storm killed 30 people in Somalia.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
On March 20, a weak circulation was located northwest of Sumatra, associated with a persistent area thunderstorms. Fueled by inflow from the southern hemisphere, the system organized as it moved northwestward through the Andaman Islands. On March 21, the IMD classified the system as a depression, the first to occur in the Bay of Bengal in March since 1938, and one of only four on record during the month. On the next day, the JTWC initiated advisories, classifying the depression as Tropical Cyclone 01B. On March 23, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 75 km/h (45 mph).


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
The IMD estimated that the system never intensified beyond 3 minute winds of 45 km/h (30 mph). Strong wind shear prevented further development. Following an abrupt turn to the southwest, the depression weakened. The IMD downgraded the depression to a low on March 24, and the following day, the JTWC discontinued advisories.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
An area of curved thunderstorms developed into a depression in the northwest Bay of Bengal at 03:00 UTC on August 17. The system intensified into a deep depression by the end of the day, reaching peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). It moved inland on August 18 near Chandabali, Odisha, and weakened as it continued northwestward through India. On August 21, the depression was last noted over southern Pakistan.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
A low pressure in the western Bay of Bengal organized into a depression on October 4. On the next day, the IMD upgraded the system to a deep depression, estimating peak winds of 55 km/h (35 mph). The system developed spiral rainbands and an eye feature. Late on October 5, the deep depression moved ashore southeastern India near Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Nearby Gannavaram reported gusts of 74 km/h (46 mph). The system weakened while progressing inland, bringing heavy rainfall along its path. Storm-related flooding in southern Andhra Pradesh damaged crops and houses. The system weakened below depression status on October 7, and dissipated over northeastern India three days later. Across its path, the deep depression killed 38 people due to floods.


1994 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
A low-pressure area developed into a depression on November 4 in the western Bay of Bengal near the southeastern Indian coast. Later that day, the system moved ashore Tamil Nadu near Karaikal with winds of 45 km/h (30 mph). By the next day, the depression weakened into a low-pressure area. The system dropped heavy rainfall along its path.


1994 North Shore state by-election
A by-election was held in the state electoral district of North Shore on 5 February 1994. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal Party member Phillip Smiles.


1994 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1994 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in May 1994 at Moody Park in Ewing Township, New Jersey. The league's top four teams competed in the double elimination tournament. Top-seeded Rider won their first of three consecutive tournament championships. They then won a play-in series against Yale for the right to play in the 1994 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1994 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top four finishers were seeded one through four based on conference regular-season winning percentage. They played a double-elimination tournament.


1994 Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
Mark Gola of Rider was named Tournament Most Valuable Player.


1994 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March. The tournament featured the league's ten teams, seeded based on their conference record. Rider won the championship, their second consecutive, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament.


1994 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
The NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of a ten-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The first round was played by the four lowest seeds (7–10) and the other teams received a bye.


1994 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, All-tournament team
Charles Smith, RU   Tim Pennix, RUGlenn Stokes, MUBobby Hopson, WCDeon Hames, RUJohn Giraldo, MU


1994 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
The 1994 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ed Zaunbrecher, the team compiled a 3–8 record. The Indians offense scored 242 points while the defense allowed 384 points.


1994 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 1994 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by fourth year head coach Charlie Sadler and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.


1994 Northern Territory general election
A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 4 June 1994, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP). Marshall Perron continued as Chief Minister.


1994 Northern Territory general election
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich retained her seat of Nelson while Independent Denis Collins lost his seat of Greatorex to the CLP.


1994 Northern Territory general election, Results
Northern Territory general election, 4 June 1994Legislative Assembly << 1990–1997 >>


1994 Northern Territory general election, Candidates
Sitting members are in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.


1994 Northern Territory general election, Post-election pendulum
The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras Pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.


1994 Northern Transvaal Currie Cup season
In the 1994 Currie Cup tournament, a rugby union competition in South Africa, the Blue Bulls team from Northern Transvaal came 5th out of 10 teams and did not qualify for the final.


1994 Northridge earthquake
The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a moment magnitude 6.7 (Mw), blind thrust earthquake that occurred on the annualMartin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, on Monday, January 17, 1994. It occurred at 4:30:55 a.m. (PST) and was located in the San Fernando Valley region in the County of Los Angeles. The quake had a duration of approximately 10–20 seconds, and its peak ground acceleration of 1.82 g was the highest ever instrumentally recorded in an urban area in North America. Strong ground motion was felt as far away as Las Vegas, Nevada, about 220 miles (350 km) from the epicenter. The peak ground velocity at the Rinaldi Receiving Station was 183 cm/s (4.1 mph; 6.6 km/h), the fastest ever recorded.


1994 Northridge earthquake
Two 6.0 (Mw) aftershocks followed, the first about one minute after the initial event and the second approximately 11 hours later, the strongest of several thousand aftershocks in all. The death toll was 57, with more than 9,000 injured. In addition, property damage was estimated to be $13–50 billion (equivalent to $23–87 billion in 2020), making it one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Epicenter
The earthquake struck in the San Fernando Valley about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Although given the name "Northridge", where the quake was believed to have been centered and substantial damage occurred, the actual epicenter was pinpointed in the neighboring community of Reseda within several days.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Epicenter
The United States Geological Survey placed the hypocenter's geographical coordinates at  and at a depth of 11.3 mi (18.2 km). It occurred on a previously undiscovered fault, now named the Northridge Blind Thrust Fault (also known as the Pico Thrust Fault). Several other faults experienced minor rupture during the main shock and other ruptures occurred during large aftershocks, or triggered events.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Damage occurred up to 85 miles (137 km) away, with the most damage in the west San Fernando Valley, and the cities and neighborhoods of Santa Monica, Hollywood, Simi Valley, and Santa Clarita. The Historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood was red-tagged and closed as was the Capital Theater in Glendale due to structural damage. The exact number of fatalities is unknown, with sources estimating it at 60 or "over 60", to 72, where most estimates fall around 60.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
The "official" death toll was placed at 57; 33 people died immediately or within a few days from injuries sustained, and many died from indirect causes, such as stress-induced cardiac events. Some counts factor in related events such as a man's suicide possibly inspired by the loss of his business in the disaster. More than 8,700 were injured including 1,600 who required hospitalization. Actress Iris Adrian died in September 1994 from complications of a broken hip she suffered in the earthquake.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Sixteen people were killed as a result of the collapse of the Northridge Meadows apartment complex. The Northridge Fashion Center and California State University, Northridge also sustained very heavy damage – most notably the collapse of parking structures. The earthquake also gained worldwide attention because of damage to the vast freeway network, which serves millions of commuters every day. The most notable was to the Santa Monica Freeway, Interstate 10 congesting nearby surface roads for three months while the freeway was repaired.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Farther north, the Newhall Pass interchange of Interstate 5 (the Golden State Freeway) and State Route 14 (the Antelope Valley Freeway) collapsed as it had 23 years earlier in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, even though it had been rebuilt with minor improvements to the structural components. LAPD motorcycle officer Clarence Wayne Dean died because of the collapse of the Newhall Pass interchange, falling 40 feet from the damaged connector from southbound 14 to southbound I-5. He likely did not realize until too late in the early morning darkness that the elevated roadway had collapsed. The rebuilt interchange was renamed in his honor a year later.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Additional damage occurred about 50 miles (80 km) southeast in the city of Anaheim, located in Orange County, as the scoreboard at Anaheim Stadium collapsed onto several hundred seats. The stadium was vacant at the time. Although several commercial buildings also collapsed, loss of life was minimized because of the early morning hour of the quake, and because it also occurred on a federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Also, because of known seismic activity in California, area building codes dictate that buildings incorporate structural design intended to withstand earthquakes. However, the damage revealed that some structural specifications did not perform as intended. Because of these revelations, building codes were revised. Some structures were not red-tagged until months later because the damage was not immediately evident.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
The quake produced unusually strong ground accelerations in the range of 1.0 g. Damage was also caused by fire and landslides. The Northridge earthquake was notable for hitting almost the same exact area as the Mw 6.6 San Fernando (Sylmar) earthquake. Estimates of total damage range between $13 and $40 billion.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Most casualties and damage occurred in multi-story wood frame buildings (such as the three-story Northridge Meadows apartment building). In particular, buildings with an unstable first floor (such as those with parking areas on the bottom) performed poorly. Numerous fires were also caused by broken gas lines from houses shifting off their foundations or unsecured water heaters tumbling. In the San Fernando Valley, several underground gas and water lines were severed, resulting in some streets experiencing simultaneous fires and floods.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Damage and fatalities
Damage to the system resulted in water pressure dropping to zero in some areas; this predictably affected success in fighting subsequent fires. Five days later, it was estimated that between 40,000 and 60,000 customers were still without public water service. As expected, unreinforced masonry buildings and houses on steep slopes suffered damage. However, school buildings (K-12), which are required by California law to be reinforced, in general, survived fairly well.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Valley fever outbreak
An unusual effect of the Northridge earthquake was an outbreak of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) in Ventura County. This respiratory disease is caused by inhaling airborne spores of the fungus. The 203 cases reported, of which three resulted in fatalities, constituted roughly 10 times the normal rate in the initial eight weeks. This was the first report of such an outbreak following an earthquake, and it is believed that the spores were carried in large clouds of dust created by seismically triggered landslides. Most of the cases occurred immediately downwind of the landslides.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Hospitals
Eleven hospitals suffered structural damage and were damaged or rendered unusable. Not only were they unable to serve their local neighborhoods, but they also had to transfer out their inpatient populations, which further increased the burden on nearby hospitals that were still operational. As a result, the state legislature passed a law requiring all hospitals in California to ensure that their acute care units and emergency rooms would be in earthquake-resistant buildings by January 1, 2005. Most were unable to meet this deadline and only managed to achieve compliance in 2008 or 2009.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Television, movie, and music productions
The production of movies and TV shows was disrupted. At the time of the quake, before dawn on Monday morning, the Warner Bros. film Murder in the First (with Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Oldman) was actually being filmed only four miles (6.4 km) from the epicenter. Production came to a halt. The main courtroom set was in shambles. The building containing the set was later "red tagged" as unsafe due to the damage it sustained.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Television, movie, and music productions
The Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Profit and Loss" was being filmed at the time, and actors Armin Shimerman and Edward Wiley left the Paramount Pictures lot in full Ferengi and Cardassian makeup, respectively. The season five episode of Seinfeld entitled "The Pie" was due to begin shooting on January 17 before stage sets were damaged. NBC's The Tonight Show, hosted by Jay Leno, took place in the NBC Studios in Burbank, close to the epicenter of the quake. Also, ABC's General Hospital, which shoots in Los Angeles, was heavily affected. The set, which is at ABC Television Center, suffered major damage, including partial structural collapse and water damage.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Television, movie, and music productions
All of the earthquake sequences in the Wes Craven film New Nightmare were filmed a month prior to the Northridge quake. The real quake struck only weeks before filming was completed. Subsequently, a team was sent out to film footage of the quake-damaged areas of the city. The cast and crew had initially thought that the scenes that were filmed before the real quake struck were a bit overdone, but upon viewing the footage after the earthquake, they were reportedly startled by the realism of it.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Television, movie, and music productions
Some archives of film and entertainment programming were also affected. For example, the original 35 mm master films for the 1960s sitcom My Living Doll were destroyed.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Transportation
Portions of a number of major roads and freeways, including Interstate 10 over La Cienega Boulevard, and the interchanges of Interstate 5 with California State Route 14, 118, and Interstate 210, were closed because of structural failure or collapse. James E. Roberts was chief bridge engineer with Caltrans and was placed in charge of the seismic retrofit program for Caltrans until his death in 2006.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Transportation
Rail service was briefly interrupted, with full Amtrak and expanded Metrolink service resuming in stages in the days after the quake. Interruptions to road transport caused Metrolink to experiment with service to Camarillo in February and Oxnard in April, which continues today as the Ventura County Line, and extended the Antelope Valley Line almost ten years ahead of schedule. Six new stations opened in six weeks. Metrolink leased equipment from Amtrak, San Francisco's Caltrain and Toronto, Canada's GO Transit to handle the sudden onslaught of passengers.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Transportation
Amtrak ceased service in the Pasadena Subdivision following structural damage to a rail bridge in Arcadia and redirected all rail traffic through Riverside and Fullerton. All MTA bus lines operated service with detours and delays on the day of the quake. Los Angeles International Airport and other airports in the area were also shut down as a 2-hour precaution, including Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (now Hollywood Burbank Airport) and Van Nuys Airport, which is near the epicenter, where the control tower suffered from radar failure and panel collapse. The airport was reopened in stages after the quake.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge, was the closest university to the epicenter. Many campus buildings were heavily  and a parking structure . Many classes were moved to temporary structures. The 1994 Northridge earthquake greatly affected the CSUN campus, damaging much of its infrastructure, and causing multiple fires and explosions throughout the campus. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake damaged several buildings as well as destroying all communications, such as telephone lines and causing computer systems to shut down. The seismic event killed two CSUN students at the Northridge Meadows Complex along with 14 other residents. The damage caused a shutdown of the campus and delayed the start of the 1994 Spring semester.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, California State University, Northridge, Campus damage
All 58 buildings on campus sustained significant damage, resulting in a $406 million recovery effort (equivalent to $710 million today). In addition, the newly completed student parking structure C collapsed, and had to be demolished. The Oviatt Library experienced both interior and exterior damage, but the overall frame of the central part of the building remained stable, allowing student use to continue. In the Science Complex,  Building #1 and #2 suffered fire damage while the bridges connecting buildings #3 #4 were closed and named unstable. The Fine Arts Building and the South Library experienced internal structural damage, resulting in the demolition and replacement of both buildings.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, California State University, Northridge, Classes and enrollment
The 1994 Spring semester was delayed by two weeks due to the Northridge earthquake. The campus was unable to use any of its classrooms because of the damage the buildings sustained. The campus still opened and provided students with mobile classrooms and mobile offices. CSUN President Dr. Blenda Wilson assured the rental of temporary structures to be placed in available spaces throughout the campus. An estimated $350 million (equivalent to $610 million today) was used to supply the number of trailers and domes which housed classes and administration offices. Enrollment dropped by approximately 1,000 students, leaving some homeless as dormitories were closed due to damage which rendered them unsafe and which required repair.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, California State University, Northridge, External resources
The seismic event led to millions of dollars worth damage resulting in a sharp drop in student enrollment. CSUN received financial assistance for its efforts in reestablishing the damaged buildings with monetary gifts from the McCarthy Foundation, the Common Wealth Fund, and the Union Bank Foundation. In addition, the campus received a $23,000 check (equivalent to $40,000 today) from the Los Angeles Times Valley Edition for the journalism department. CSUN also received assistance from government agencies FEMA and OES to support the recovery effort and serve the needs of the local community. UCLA and Pierce College opened their doors and allowed CSUN students to use their libraries while providing shuttle buses to and from the university.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Entertainment and sports
Universal Studios Hollywood shut down the Earthquake attraction, based on the 1974 motion picture blockbuster, Earthquake. It was closed for the second time since the Loma Prieta earthquake. Angel Stadium of Anaheim (then known as Anaheim Stadium) suffered some damage when the scoreboard fell into the seats. The theme parks Disneyland, Knott's Berry Farm and Six Flags Magic Mountain were shut down after the quake, but only for inspections since all were designed with earthquakes in mind. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and now-gone Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena suffered minor damage.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Entertainment and sports
The major Hollywood film studios including Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios and Universal Studios were also shut down. The recording venues Capitol Records and Warner Bros. Records were shut down at the time of the quake. British musicians Paul Hardcastle and Simon Harris narrowly escaped injury and were among guests evacuated when the Sheraton-Universal Hotel in Universal City, California where they were staying was damaged during the earthquake.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Entertainment and sports
The Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA had three home games postponed or moved to other venues. The game scheduled against the Sacramento Kings was postponed, the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers was relocated to The Forum (then the home arena of the Los Angeles Lakers), and the game against the New York Knicks was moved to the Arrowhead Pond (now Honda Center) in Anaheim.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Other buildings
Numerous Los Angeles museums, including the Art Deco Building in Hollywood, were closed, as were numerous city shopping malls. Gazzarri's nightclub, which had already closed a year earlier, suffered irreparable damage and had to be torn down. The city of Santa Monica suffered significant damage. Many multifamily apartment buildings in Santa Monica were yellow-tagged and red-tagged. Especially hard hit was the area between Santa Monica Canyon and Saint John's Hospital, a linear corridor that suffered a significant amount of property damage.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Other buildings
The City of Santa Monica provided assistance to landlords dealing with repairs so tenants could return home as soon as possible. In Valencia, the California Institute of the Arts experienced heavy damage, with classes relocated to a nearby Lockheed test facility for the remainder of 1994. The Los Angeles Unified School District closed local schools throughout the area, which reopened one week later. UCLA and other local universities were also shut down. The University of Southern California suffered some structural damage to several older campus buildings, but classes were conducted as scheduled.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Radio and television
Los Angeles' radio and television stations were knocked off the air, but resumed coverage later.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Radio and television
NBC station KNBC was the first television station to go on the air, with reporter Joe Rico beginning the station's coverage just two minutes after the earthquake began while anchors Kent Shocknek, Carla Aragon, Colleen Williams and Chuck Henry were producing special reports throughout the morning. Other local television stations, including KTLA, KCAL-TV, KCBS-TV and KABC-TV, were also knocked off the air. Afterward, anchors and reporters Stan Chambers and Hal Fishman of KTLA, Laura Diaz, Ann Martin and Harold Greene of KABC, John Beard of KTTV, and Michael Tuck, Linda Alvarez and Tritia Toyota of KCBS were doing coverage throughout the day.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Radio and television
Radio stations such as KFI, KFWB and KNX were on the air during the main tremor, which caused their signals to get very noisy. KROQ-FM's Kevin and Bean morning show asked those people tuned in to stay out of their homes. Mark & Brian's morning show on KLOS was also affected. The duo spoke to Los Angeles-area residents about their situation.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Radio and television
FM radio stations such as KRTH, KIIS, KOST and KCBS radio were bringing special reports when morning show hosts Robert W. Morgan, Rick Dees and Charlie Tuna were calling Los Angeles residents and others from their sister stations to bring their belongings to the stations and advising people not to drink water.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Facilities and infrastructure affected, Government and organizations
The United States Postal Service suspended all mail service throughout the Los Angeles area for several days. The Los Angeles Public Library shut down most of its branches; books were knocked down during the quake. The Los Angeles City Hall suffered no damage. Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan declared a state of emergency and issued curfews in the area, while Governor Pete Wilson and President Bill Clinton visited Los Angeles to tour the area. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles's Cathedral of St. Vibiana suffered severe damage and canceled activities until a new cathedral was built in 2002. The Church on the Way, which is near the epicenter, suffered moderate damage to the church campus building. The Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, scheduled to take place on January 17, was cancelled.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Aftermath, Lifestyle disruptions in the weeks following
In the weeks following the quake, many San Fernando Valley residents had either lost their homes entirely or experienced structural damage too severe to continue living in them without making repairs. Although the vast majority of homes in the area, with the exception of a few particular neighborhoods, were relatively unaffected; many feared an aftershock to rival or exceed the severity of the first one. While a notable aftershock never came, many residents opted to stay in shelters or live with friends and family outside the area for a short time following.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Aftermath, Lifestyle disruptions in the weeks following
While many businesses remained closed in the days following the quake, some infrastructure was not able to be rebuilt for months, even years later. The daily commute for many drivers in the weeks following was significantly lengthened, notably for those traveling between Santa Clarita and Los Angeles, and commuters on I-10 traveling to and from the Westside. Additionally, many businesses were forced to relocate or use temporary facilities in order to accommodate structural damage to their original locations or the difficulty accessing them. Some people even made temporary relocations closer to their jobs while their homes or neighborhoods were being rebuilt.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Aftermath, State legislative response
The Northridge earthquake led to a number of legislative changes. Due to the large amount lost by insurance companies, most insurance companies either stopped offering or severely restricted earthquake insurance in California. In response, the California Legislature created the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), which is a publicly managed but privately funded organization that offers minimal coverage. A substantial effort was also made to reinforce freeway bridges against seismic shaking, and a law requiring water heaters to be properly strapped was passed in 1995.


1994 Northridge earthquake, Aftermath, Engineering analysis
The analysis of the effect of Northridge earthquake on behavior of structures has been investigated by many researchers. For example, the behavior of underground walls has been evaluated for the Northridge earthquake using numerical methods. The comparison of the seismic behavior of underground braced walls with ACI 318 design method reveals that bending moment and shear force of the walls under Northridge earthquake loads were observed to reach 2.8 and 2.7 times as large as the respective allowable limits. Therefore, caution should be taken in seismic design of diaphragm walls using ACI 318 code requirements.


1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 1994 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.


1994 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Steve Schnur with 899 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 1,189 rushing yards, and Mike Senters with 385 receiving yards. Paul Burton was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team punter on the 1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team.


1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum
A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Norway on 27 and 28 November 1994. After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 52.2 per cent of the vote, on a turnout of 88.6 per cent. Membership of what was then the European Community had previously been rejected in a 1972 referendum, and by French veto in 1962.


1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
The "No" campaign was led by Anne Enger Lahnstein, leader of the Centre Party. The main themes of the "No" campaign were loss of sovereignty if Norway should join the Union, as well as the fundamental differences in economic structure between Norway and the EU, as Norway has an economy based heavily on natural resources (especially oil and fish), in contrast to the EU's more industrial economy.


1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland led the "Yes" campaign. Her party, the Labour Party, was divided on the question of Norwegian membership of the Union. She refused to threaten to resign if the referendum failed to result in a "Yes" vote, on the grounds that more serious divisions could have arisen in the Labour Party. The main arguments of the "Yes" side were that as a European country, Norway belonged in the European Union, and that Norway's economy would benefit from membership.


1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum, Campaign
According to John Erik Fossum, a political science professor at ARENA, Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, "the fact that Norway had already signed the EEA agreement made it easier for people to vote no because they knew that Norway had assured EU market access."


1994 Norwegian First Division
The 1994 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 1 May 1994 and ended on 2 October 1994. The league was contested by 24 teams, divided in two groups. Due to an expansion from 12 to 14 teams in Tippeligaen, the top two teams of each group won promotion to Tippeligaen and the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon. This was the first season the two groups were named with numbers instead of letters.


1994 Norwegian First Division
Strindheim, Hødd, Stabæk and Molde won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Stjørdals/Blink, Bærum, Vidar, Mjøndalen was relegated to the 2. divisjon.


1994 Norwegian Football Cup
The 1994 Norwegian Football Cup was the 89th edition of the Norwegian Football Cup. The 1994 Norwegian Football Cup 1994 was won by Molde after they defeated Lyn in the final with the score 3–2. Both teams played in the 1. divisjon (Level 2) at the time.


1994 Norwegian Football Cup, Final
Molde's winning team: Morten Bakke, Trond Strande, Sindre Rekdal, Flaco, Knut Anders Fostervold, Ulrich Møller, Tarje Nordstrand Jacobsen, (André Nevstad 86), Kjetil Rekdal, Daniel Berg Hestad, (Tor Gunnar Johnsen 80), Ole Bjørn Sundgot, Arild Stavrum, Petter Rudi, Berdon Sønderland and Jan Berg.


1994 Norwegian Football Cup, Final
Lyn's team: Ståle Oldeide, Thomas Østvold, (Tom Buer 90), Thomas Wæhler, Anders Eriksson, Sigbjørn Kolnes, Axel Kolle, Stein Amundsen, Sture Fladmark, Jan Derek Sørensen, Jo Tessem, Tommy Bergersen and (Anders Rønnevig 75).


1994 Norwegian Football Cup Final
The 1994 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the 89th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. It was played on 23 October 1994 at Ullevaal Stadion, in Oslo, Norway. The final was contested between Molde and Lyn. Molde won the game 3–2 and won their first title. This was Molde's 3rd cup final, while Lyn traveled to Ullevaal for the 13th time. The winner earned a place in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.


1994 Norwich City Council election
The 1994 Norwich City Council election took on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Norwich City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. 16 of 48 seats (one-third) were up for election, with one additional seat up due to a by-election in Lakenham ward.


1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
The 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Lou Holtz and played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.


1994 Nuveen Championships
The 1994 Nuveen Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Scottsdale, Arizona in the United States that was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from February 21 through February 28, 1994. Fifth-seeded Andre Agassi, who entered on a wildcard, won his second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $42,000 first-prize money.


1994 Nuveen Championships, Finals, Doubles
Jan Apell /  Ken Flach defeated  Alex O'Brien /  Sandon Stolle 6–0, 6–4


1994 Nuveen Championships – Doubles
Mark Keil and Dave Randall were the defending champions, but lost in the first round this year.


1994 Nuveen Championships – Doubles
Jan Apell and Ken Flach won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Sandon Stolle 6–0, 6–4 in the final.


1994 Nuveen Championships – Singles
Andre Agassi successfully defended his title, defeating Luiz Mattar 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


1994 Nyköping municipal election
Nyköping Municipality in Sweden held a municipal election on 18 September 1994. The election was part of the local elections and held on the same day as the general election.


1994 Nyköping municipal election, Results
The number of seats remained at 61 with the Social Democrats winning the most at 34, a gain of eight from 1991, thus gaining an overall majority with around 53 % of the vote. The number of valid ballots cast were 32,367.


1994 OFC U-20 Championship
The OFC U-20 Championship 1994 was held in Fiji. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1994 OFC U-20 Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
The tournament winner qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1994 OFC Women's Championship
The 1994 OFC Women's Championship was the fifth edition of the OFC Women's Championship. Papua New Guinea hosted the tournament between 14 and 20 October 1994. The tournament was contested by three sides and played as a round robin. Australia won on goal difference after tying with New Zealand on points. They qualified for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup as a result.


1994 OTB International Open
The 1994 OTB International Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour and WTA Tier III of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held in Schenectady, New York in the United States from August 22 through August 29, 1994. Jacco Eltingh and Judith Wiesner won the singles titles.


1994 OTB International Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Jan Apell /  Jonas Björkman defeated  Jacco Eltingh /  Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 7–6


1994 OTB International Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Meredith McGrath /  Larisa Savchenko defeated  Pam Shriver /  Elizabeth Smylie 6–2, 6–2