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Albanians in Kosovo proclaim independence, prompting increased Serb oppression
Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales, announce that they have agreed to separate
English novelist Sebastian Faulks publishes Birdsong, set partly in the trenches of World War I
US architect Ieoh Ming Pei completes his underground extension of the Louvre, surmounted by a glass pyramid
Vikram Seth publishes his novel A Suitable Boy, a family saga in post-independence India
Eduardo Paolozzi's vast bronze sculpture The Wealth of Nations is installed at South Kyle, near Edinburgh
Scottish author Irvine Welsh publishes his first novel, Trainspotting
Irish author Roddy Doyle publishes a novel that wins the Booker Prize, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
The Oslo Accords, brokered by the Norwegian government between the PLO and Israel, are seen as a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis
Rachel Whiteread's Untitled (House) is a concrete cast of the interior of a house in London's East End
Loyal troops storm the parliament in Moscow, ending a putsch against President Yeltsin
UK and Irish premiers John Major and Albert Reynolds sign the Downing Street Declaration, a strategy for peace in Nothern Ireland
Media magnate Silvio Berlusconi founds Forza Italia as a new centre-right political party in Italy
Former prime minister Bettino Craxi leaves Italy to escape a gaol sentence for corruption
Sylvio Berlusconi's new party, Forza Italia, wins enough votes for him to head a coalition as prime minister
US and European troops are withdrawn from the UN force in turbulent Somalia
Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna dies when the steering column of his car shears during the San Marino Grand Prix
France's President Mitterrand and the British queen Elizabeth II together open the tunnel under the English Channel
In his apostolic letter Ordinatio sacerdotalis John Paul II forbids even any discussion of the ordination of women
Trinidadian cricketer Brian Lara sets a new world record, scoring 501 not out when playing for Warwickshire against Durham
Italian architect Renzo Piano completes Kansai airport, on an artificial island in Osaka bay
Louis de Bernières publishes Captain Corelli's Mandolin, a love story set in Italian-occupied Cephalonia
Tony Blair wins the leadership of the Labour party, and sets about establishing what he calls New Labour
The IRA declares a cease-fire in Northern Ireland, a gesture followed a month later by Protestant paramilitaries
Divorce is legalized in the republic of Ireland
