Historical Events
Telethon
Jerry Lewis' 29th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $47,100,000
- Jingyi Le swims world record 100m women's freestyle (54.01 sec)
NFL Record
SF wide receiver Jerry Rice catches 2 touchdown passes and runs for another score in 49ers' 44-14 rout of the Raiders; surpasses Jim Brown as NFL's career TD leader with 127
1994 History
Famous Deaths
- Billy Usselton, American big band jazz saxophonist (Les Brown and His Band of Renown), dies at 68
- John Newman, Australian state politician (Labor), murdered at 47 by local club owner and political opponent Phuong Ngo who had run against Newman as an independent
- Teddy Millington-Drake, English painter, dies at 62
1994 Highlights
About September 5, 1994
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 29 years, 7 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Virgo
Holidays: Labor Day (United States), Labour Day (Canada)
Music Charts
- #1 Song: I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
- #1 Song: Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet