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1994 in Great Britain — Page 5

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 18 of 178 unique records.

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Publication of The Evolution of the Gospel

Powell, John Enoch · New Haven · Author and Biblical Scholar · Politics / UU Party

Publishes The Evolution of the Gospel, a scholarly study of the origins and development of gospel texts.

Pulse Concerts Recorded

Mason, Nick · London · Arts / Popular Music

Pink Floyd documented performances from the Division Bell tour that were subsequently released as the live album Pulse.

Researcher for Tessa Jowell

Burnham, Andrew Murray · London · Political Researcher · Politics / Labour Party

Burnham begins working as a researcher for Labour MP Tessa Jowell.

Right Back Wembley Success

Barrett, Earl · Birmingham · Defender · Sport / Football

Earl Barrett offered disciplined defending and attacking support from full-back during Aston Villa's 1994 League Cup triumph.

Secretary of State for Employment

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

Appointed Secretary of State for Employment

Shadow Minister

Blunkett, David · Shadow Education · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Shadow Education Secretary

Shadow Minister

Cook, Robin Finlayson · Shadow Foreign Secretary · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

Sherwood Captains Runners Up Side

Sherwood, Tim · Blackburn · Midfielder · Sport / Football

Sherwood leads Blackburn from central midfield as Rovers finish second to Manchester United in a closely contested Premier League season.

Speakeasy Single

Witter, Rick · Great Britain · Singer · Arts / Music

Shed Seven release Speakeasy during their first sustained year of UK chart activity.

Staying Out for the Summer

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

Staying Out for the Summer becomes one of Dodgy's best-known Britpop-era singles.

Sunday Trading Act

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

Sunday Trading Act 1994 reforms Sunday shop opening law

Supersonic Chart Breakthrough

Gallagher, Noel · Great Britain · Guitarist and Songwriter · Arts / Music

Oasis enter the UK Top 40 with Supersonic, beginning the band's national chart breakthrough.

The Russian Girl

Amiss, Kingsley · Arts / Literature

Publication of "The Russian Girl"

Traffic

Winwood, Steve · Member of Traffic · Arts / Popular Music

Capaldi and Winwood reunite Traffic for a new album, "Far From Home"

Transfer

Robson, Bryan · Sport / Football

Bryan Robsons 13-year spell at Manchester United comes to an end after nearly 500 appearances and 99 goals in May 1994 when he accepts the role of player-manager at Middlesbrough

Trevor Morley Wins Hammer of the Year

Morley, Trevor · London · Forward · Sport / Football

Trevor Morley is voted Hammer of the Year as his goalscoring makes an important contribution in West Ham’s first Premier League campaign.

Ulysses South Polar Solar Wind Survey

Marsden, Richard · Solar South Polar Region · Project Scientist · Science / Astronomy

Uses Ulysses observations over the Sun's southern polar region to show that high-latitude solar wind is fast, comparatively steady and widespread near solar minimum.

W3C

Berners-Lee, Tim · Massachusetts · Science / Technology

Berners-Lee founds the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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