The bulk carrier M/V ''New Flame'' collides with the oil tanker ''Torm Gertrud'' at the southernmost tip of Gibraltar, ending up partially submerged.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is fatally shot by an LTTE sniper at his home.

New Jersey Governor James McGreevey comes out publicly as gay and would resign from office the following November.

The Oscar class submarine K-141 ''Kursk'' of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise.

Major League Baseball players go on strike. This will force the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

Canada, Mexico and the United States announce completion of negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, to become the worst single-plane air disaster.

Mexico announces it is unable to pay its enormous external debt, marking the beginning of a debt crisis that spreads to all of Latin America and the Third World.

The IBM Personal Computer is released.

The Montevideo Treaty, establishing the Latin American Integration Association, is signed.

The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is signed.

The Sri Lankan riots of 1977, targeting the minority Sri Lankan Tamil people, begin, less than a month after the United National Party came to power. Over 300 Tamils are killed.

The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Between 1,000 and 3,500 Palestinians are killed in the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, one of the bloodiest events of the Lebanese Civil War

Violence erupts after the Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Derry, Northern Ireland, resulting in a three-day communal riot known as the Battle of the Bogside.

Charlie Wilson, one of the Great Train Robbers, escapes from Winson Green Prison in Birmingham, England.

South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.

''Echo 1A'', NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched.

The islands of Zakynthos and Kefalonia in Greece are severely damaged by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale.

Nuclear weapons testing: the Soviet atomic bomb project continues with the detonation of ''Joe 4'', the first Soviet thermonuclear weapon.

The Night of the Murdered Poets: thirteen prominent Jewish intellectuals are murdered in Moscow.

Waffen SS troops massacre 560 people in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.

Alençon is liberated by General Leclerc, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.

Alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship {{USS|Eldridge|DE-173|6}}.

World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit.

The Hawaiian flag is lowered from Iolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawai`i to the United States.

An Armistice ends the Spanish-American War.

The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.

Asaph Hall discovers the Mars moon Deimos.

Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.

Chicago is founded.

Perth, Western Australia is founded.

Santiago de Liniers re-takes the city of Buenos Aires after the first British invasion.

The Rhône and Loire (Lêre) ''départments'' are created when the former ''département'' of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.

Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottomans.

Praying Indian John Alderman shoots and kills Metacomet, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War.

First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets.

Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam.

Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor

Signature of the Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia), that regulates the border between the two countries for the first time.

The Mongolian fleet of Kublai Khan is destroyed by a typhoon while approaching Japan.

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

Battle of Didgori: the Georgian army under King David the Builder wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon  Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade.