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Events in August 1994 7
1905 – 1994Elias Canetti (1905-1994)Died 14 August 1994, aged 89Elias Canetti, the Bulgarian-born writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981 for works including Crowds and Power, died in Zurich. He wrote in German and spent much of his life in exile in Britain and Switzerland.
1913 – 1994Peter Cushing (1913-1994)Died 11 August 1994, aged 81Peter Cushing, the English actor best known for Hammer horror films and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, died of cancer in Kent. He was one of the most recognizable faces of British horror cinema.
1994US Open 1994Men: Andre Agassi · Women: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1994Major League Baseball players strikeSeason and World Series cancelledMajor League Baseball players went on strike over a salary cap dispute, eventually forcing cancellation of the remainder of the season and the World Series for the first time since 1904. The strike lasted into the following spring.
1994France national team debutZidane scores twice on his debut against Czech RepublicZidane made his debut for the French national team on 17 August 1994 against the Czech Republic, coming on as a substitute with France trailing 2-0 and scoring two goals to secure a 2-2 draw. The dramatic introduction announced him as a rising star of Les Bleus under coach Aimé Jacquet. It marked the beginning of an international career that would span 108 caps and 31 goals.
1994"Grace" releasedAugust 1994Grace was released on 23 August 1994 — a debut album of stunning scope and originality, featuring "Mojo Pin", "Grace", "Last Goodbye", "Lilac Wine", "So Real", "Lover, You Should've Come Over" and his transcendent cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah". Mojo magazine named it Album of the Year.
1994IRA declares ceasefireProvisional IRA halts armed campaign in Northern IrelandThe Provisional IRA announced a "complete cessation" of military operations, a major turning point in the Northern Ireland peace process. Loyalist paramilitaries followed with their own ceasefire in October.