Historical Events
Women's British Open
British Open Women's Golf, Woburn, Duke's Course: Liselotte Neumann wins by 3 strokes from fellow Swede Annika Sörenstam; first LPGA sanctioned Open
- MLB pitcher Doc Gooden completes substance abuse rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage, California
PGA Championship
PGA Championship Men's Golf, Southern Hills CC: Nick Price of Zimbabwe wins his 2nd PGA C'ship by 6 strokes from American Corey Pavin
- Space telescope Hubble photographs Uranus with rings
- Terrorist "Carlos" arrested in Khartoum, Sudan
Famous Deaths
- Alice Childress, American playwright, actress and writer, dies at 77
- Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78
- Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-British author (Crowds and Power) and winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, dies at 89
- Joan Harrison, English screenwriter and producer who often worked with Alfred Hitchcock (Rebecca, They Won't Believe Me), dies at 83
- Patrick Meehan, Scottish petty criminal, wrongly convicted of murder and later given a royal pardon, dies of throat cancer at 67 [1]
- Tom Greenshields, English sculptor, dies at 79
Died in 1994 1994 Highlights
About August 14, 1994
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 29 years, 8 months and 13 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Stay (I Missed You) (From "Reality Bites") - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
#1 Song: Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
