Timeline April 1994

Events in April 1994 10

• 1913 – 1994 Richard Nixon 37th president of the United States, 1969-1974 - the only one to resign Richard Nixon (Jan 9, 1913 – Apr 22, 1994) was the 37th President 1969-1974, the only US president to resign from office. He opened diplomatic relations with China and ended the Vietnam War, but was forced to resign over the Watergate scandal.
• 1913 – 1994 Ralph Ellison (1913-1994) Died 16 April 1994, aged 80 Ralph Ellison, the American novelist whose Invisible Man is considered a landmark of 20th-century literature, died of pancreatic cancer in New York City. The novel remains a foundational text on race and identity in America.
• 1967 – 1994 Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) Died 5 April 1994, aged 27 Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana and a defining voice of grunge and 1990s rock, died by suicide at his Seattle home. His death made him one of the most mourned musicians of his generation.
• 1987 – 1994 Nirvana American rock band Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl — the band that brought grunge and alternative rock to the mainstream.
• 1994 "American Recordings" Recorded solo in his living room, April 1994 Released "American Recordings" in April 1994 — recorded by Rubin almost entirely solo with just Cash's voice and his Martin Dreadnought guitar in his living room. It won the Grammy for Best Folk Album and reached his highest chart position in years, introducing him to a new generation of alternative music fans.
• 1994 Netscape Communications founded Company behind Netscape Navigator launches Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark founded Netscape Communications, which released the Netscape Navigator web browser later that year. It ignited the mid-1990s browser wars and helped popularize the World Wide Web.
• 1994 Nirvana's Kurt Cobain dies Seattle Cobain dies at his home in Seattle, aged 27.
• 1994 Kurt Cobain remembered at a vigil in Seattle Seattle Center Thousands gather — Courtney Love reads from his note.
• 1994 1994 World Snooker Championship Hendry Title 4 The closest Hendry/White final. Winner: Stephen Hendry; Runner-up: Jimmy White. Score: 18–17.
• 1994 Nelson Mandela elected Nelson Mandela elected Nelson Mandela was elected president on 27 April 1994 in South Africa's first election with universal suffrage, four years after his release from twenty-seven years in prison. Voters queued for hours in lines kilometres long. His government set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission rather than pursue prosecutions.