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August 14, 1994

On August 14, 1994, ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured. The year's #1 song was "The Sign" by Ace of Base. Siobhan Hunter, Brandon Montour, Eric Bailly would arrive in the same year.

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1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1994th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 994th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.

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On August 14, 1994

  1. 1994 Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.

    Venezuelan-born international terror operative (born 1949)

    Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, he was one of the most notorious political terrorists of his era, protected and supported by the Stasi and the KGB. After several bungled bombings, Carlos led the 1975 raid on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headquarters in Vienna, during which three people were killed.

Arrivals

Born on August 14, 1994

Maya Jama 1994– British television and radio presenter (born 1994)

Farewells

Died on August 14, 1994

Elias Canetti German-language author (1905 – 1994)
Alice Childress American novelist, playwright, and actress (1916–1994)

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Others born in 1994

Siobhan Hunter 1994– Scottish footballer
Brandon Montour 1994– Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Bailly 1994– Ivorian professional footballer
Isabelle Drummond 1994– Brazilian actress and singer
Guido Rodríguez 1994– Argentine footballer
Saoirse Ronan 1994– American-born Irish actress

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