Historical Events
- 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2
- American soul singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion; receives sentence of six months in a halfway house, five years of probation, and ordered to pay $96,000 in back taxes and penalties
Rwandan Genocide
Beginning of the Rwandan Genocide; the Presidential Guard begins killing moderate politicians and public figures in Kigali, including Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana
- NY Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6
Music History
Revival of Euripides' stage work "Medea", starring Diana Rigg, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 83 performances
- Vatican commemorates The Holocaust for the first time with an orchestral concert in the Sala Nervi
Famous Divorces
Shannen Doherty
Actress Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
Famous Deaths
- Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (1993-94) and one of the 1st female political figures in Africa, assassinated by the presidential guard in the opening stages of the Rwandan Genocide at 40
- Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), dies at 70
- Evert Hartman, Dutch writer (War Without Friends), dies at 56
- Francois de Grossouvre, French politician and adviser to President Mitterrand, commits suicide at 76
- Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), dies at 85
- Ken Carson, American western singer (Garry Moore Show), dies at 79
- Lee Brilleaux, British R&B singer, harmonica player, and guitarist (Dr. Feelgood), dies of lymphoma at 41
1994 Highlights
About April 7, 1994
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 30 years and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
#1 Song: Bump N' Grind - R. Kelly
#1 Song: Everything Changes - Take That
