March 1994

Tuesday 01:

Seattle grunge band Nirvana play their last show in Munich, Germany.

Friday 04:

Four terrorists are convicted for their roles in the World Trade Center bombing which killed six and injured more than a thousand.

Sunday 06:

Referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania.

Monday 07:

The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.

Saturday 12:

The Church of England ordains its first female priests.

Monday 14:

Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.

Wednesday 16:

Tonya Harding pleads guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for trying to cover-up an attack on figure skating rival Nancy Kerrigan.

Wednesday 23:

At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.

Sunday 27:

One of the biggest tornado outbreaks in recent memory hits the Southeastern United States. One tornado slams into a church in Piedmont, Alabama during Palm Sunday services killing 20 and injuring 90.

Monday 28:

In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.

Thursday 31:

The journal Nature reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete Australopithecus afarensis skull (see Human evolution).