Youtube star Freddy Cousin-Brown

Events in 1994 and 16-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Freddy Cousin-Brown

• 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 Freddy Cousin-Brown (16-9) in history

• Day 16-9 year 1630: The Massachusetts village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston.
• Day 16-9 year 1810: Mexico began its revolt against Spanish rule.
• Day 16-9 year 1908: General Motors was founded by William C. Durant.
• Day 16-9 year 1919: The American Legion was incorporated by an act of Congress.
• Day 16-9 year 1940: The United States first adopted peacetime conscription when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act into law.
• Day 16-9 year 1974: President Ford announced conditional amnesty for Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders.
• Day 16-9 year 1975: Papua New Guinea became independent.
• Day 16-9 year 1982: Lebanese Christians massacred hundreds of Palestinian refugees in Beirut.
• Day 16-9 year 1987: The Montreal Protocol was signed by 25 nations, limiting production of substances that harm the ozone layer. To date, 197 nations have ratified the protocol.