- Oslo Accord, Israeli-Palestinian peace accord is signed in Washington
- Bill Clinton is sworn in US President
- Toddler James Bulger is murdered by two boys: abduction is caught on CCTV camera
- Jay Jopling’s White Cube gallery opens on Duke Street in London
- Opening of Tate St Ives
- Manifesta an itinerant biennial for contemporary art launches
- Kate Moss is photographed by Corinne Day for British Vogue
Close