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January 1, 1994

On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas. 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 January 1, 1994

  1. 1994 The Zapatista Army of National Liberation initiates twelve days of armed conflict in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

    Far-left political and militant group in southern Mexico

    The Zapatista Army of National Liberation, often referred to as the Zapatistas, is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.

  2. 1994 The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.

    Trade bloc in North America (1994–2020)

    The North American Free Trade Agreement, referred to colloquially in the Anglosphere as NAFTA, was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994, and superseded the 1988 Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. The NAFTA trade bloc formed one of the largest trade blocs in the world by gross domestic product.

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Born on January 1, 1994

Brendan Elliot 1994– Australian professional rugby league footballer
LaMonte Wade Jr. 1994– American baseball player (born 1994)

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The class of 1994

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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