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1994 in Great Britain — Page 2

Explore 178 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1994.

Historical records for Great Britain in 1994

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 40 of 178 unique records.

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July

I Can't Imagine the World Without Me

Madan, Sonya · Great Britain · Singer and Songwriter · Arts / Music

Echobelly reach the UK Top Forty with I Can't Imagine the World Without Me.

Pink Floyd

Gilmour, Dave · Detroit · Member of Pink Floyd · Arts / Popular Music

The first complete performance of "Dark Side Of The Moon" for nearly 20 years

Regional Development

Heseltine, Michael · London · President of the Board of Trade · Government / Conservative Party Government

Addresses Commons questions on regional development policy.

Election

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Party Leader of LP · Politics / Labour Party

Blair beats Prescott & Beckett to become leader of Labour party with 57

Election

Prescott, John Leslie · Deputy Leader of Labour Party · Politics / Labour Party

Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

Party Leader

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Party Leader of LP · Politics / Labour Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party

Bank of England Tercentenary

George, Edward · London · Governor of the Bank of England · Economy / Bank of England

Edward George serves as Governor as the Bank of England marks its three-hundredth anniversary with an international central-banking symposium and commemorative events.

Celtic Manager Appointment

Burns, Tommy · Glasgow · Manager · Sport / Football

Becomes Celtic manager and begins rebuilding the team's playing style.

August

Ceasefire

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

The IRA announce a ceasefire

IRA

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

The IRA announce a ceasefire

IRA - Ceasefire

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Government record concerning the IRA: The IRA announce a ceasefire

IRA - Ceasefire

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: The IRA announce a ceasefire

IRA - Ceasefire

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

IRA context for John Roy Major: The IRA announce a ceasefire

September

Death of June Ellen Child

Child, June Ellen · Arts / Popular Music

Death of June Child, heart attack in Turkey

Death of William Ambrose Billy Wright

Wright, William Ambrose "Billy" · Sport / Football

Death of Billy Wright

Addresses the South African Parliament

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Addresses the South African Parliament

October

Constitution of Great Britain

Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton · Party Leader of LP · Politics / Labour Party

1st conference speech as leader calling on the party to drop clause IV

No Quarter

Plant, Robert Anthony · London · Member of Led Zeppelin · Arts / Popular Music

Reunites with Page for No Quarter and reworked Led Zeppelin material.

Connection UK Chart

Frischmann, Justine · Great Britain · Singer and Guitarist · Arts / Music

Connection enters the UK singles chart and becomes one of Elastica's best-known Britpop-era songs.

Babies Reissue Breakthrough

Cocker, Jarvis · Great Britain · Singer and Songwriter · Arts / Music

Pulp's reissued single Babies reaches the UK top twenty during the band's commercial breakthrough.

National Lottery

Major, John Roy · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Launches the National Lottery

November

Post Office Privatization

Heseltine, Michael · London · President of the Board of Trade · Government / Conservative Party Government

The Government abandons plans for full Post Office privatization after Cabinet consideration.

Homegrown Album

Clark, Nigel · Great Britain · Singer and Bass Guitarist · Arts / Music

Dodgy release Homegrown, which becomes a significantly stronger UK chart success than their debut.

Balzan Prize

Hoyle, Fred · Rome · Stellar Astrophysicist · Science / Astronomy

Hoyle shared the Balzan Prize for pioneering contributions to the theory of stellar evolution.

Vote of Confidence

Major, John Roy · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Major threatens to resign if the European Finance Bill is not passed by the Commons

Budget

Major, John Roy · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

The European Finance Bill is passed

Budget

Clarke, Kenneth · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Conservative Party Government

Presents the budget for 1995-96, proposes cutting spending but not reducing taxes

Maastricht Rebels

Ryder, Richard · London · Politics / Conservative Party

Conservative Eurosceptic rebellions continue after Maastricht ratification.

December

Reform of Economic Policy

Portillo, Michael · Secretary of State for Employment · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Vetoes an EU directive to give part time workers the same rights as full time workers

Reform of Government

Portillo, Michael · Secretary of State for Employment · Government / Conservative Party Government

Vetoes an EU directive to give part time workers the same rights as full time workers

Budget

Clarke, Kenneth · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Conservative Party Government

Announces an increase in interest rates from 6.25% to 5.75%

Champions League Debut Goal

Beckham, David Robert Joseph · Manchester · Sport / Football

Makes his UEFA Champions League debut and scores in Manchester United's 4-0 victory over Galatasaray.

Budget

Clarke, Kenneth · London · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Government / Conservative Party Government

Increases tax on petrol, cigarettes & alcohol

Election

Postles, Graham · Dudley · Government / Conservative Party Government

The Conservative Party candidate is heavily defeated in Dudley West

Large Hadron Collider Approval

Smith, Christopher Llewellyn · Geneva · Science / Physics

Welcomes CERN Council approval for construction of the Large Hadron Collider as the laboratory's next major high-energy physics project.

Privatization

Major, John Roy · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

The privatization of British Coal Corp is completed

Reform of Parliament

Major, John Roy · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

Government attempts to add VAT on fuel are defeated in the House of Commons

Trident Patrol

Major, John Roy · Atlantic Ocean · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government

HMS Vanguard begins the first operational Trident deterrent patrol

Trident Patrol

Rifkind, Malcolm Leslie · Atlantic Ocean · Secretary of State for Defence · Government / Conservative Party Government

Rifkind oversees the entry of the Trident force into operational service

Other events (month unknown)

Anfield Teenage Scoring Breakthrough

Fowler, Robbie · Liverpool · Forward · Sport / Football

Robbie Fowler emerged as a prolific young striker in the 1993–94 campaign and quickly earned the admiration of Liverpool supporters.

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