- Nelson Mandela becomes first Black South African elected president
- Rwandan genocide of Tutsis by Hutus
- IRA declares ceasefire and their will for peace in Northern Ireland
- The National Lottery is established in UK
- Channel Tunnel opens connecting Britain to France
- Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana dies
- Some went mad, some ran away is curated by Damien Hirst at Serpentine Gallery
- Jerwood painting prize is launched
- Four Weddings and a Funeral becomes UK box-office hit
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