Vine star Nicholas Fraser

Events in 1994 and 19-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Nicholas Fraser

• Serbs' heavy weapons pound Sarajevo (Jan. 5-6).
• Thousands dead in Rwanda massacre (April 6).
• South Africa holds first interracial national election (April 29); Nelson Mandela elected President.
• Israel signs accord with Palestinians (May 4), peace treaty with Jordan (Oct. 17).
• IRA declares cease-fire in Northern Ireland (Aug. 31). Ulster Protestants declare cease-fire (Oct. 13).
• Aristide returns to Haiti (Oct. 4), forms Government with Prime Minister and full Cabinet (Nov. 9).
• US sends forces to Persian Gulf (Oct. 7).
• Russians attack secessionist Republic of Chechnya (Dec. 11 et seq.).

Birthday Nicholas Fraser (19-3) in history

• Day 19-3 year 1853: During the Taiping Rebellion in China, the rebels captured Nanking and renamed it T'en-ching (Heavenly Capital).
• Day 19-3 year 1920: The United States Senate voted down signing the Treaty of Versailles for the second time.
• Day 19-3 year 1931: Nevada state legislature legalized gambling.
• Day 19-3 year 1953: The Academy Awards were first televised.
• Day 19-3 year 1996: Sarajevo became a united city again after four years when Moslem-Croat authorities took control of the last district held by Serbs.
• Day 19-3 year 2003: Mahmoud Abbas became prime minister of Palestine. He would later succeed Yasir Arafat as head of the PLO and president of the Palestinian Authority.