7th » Copyright Law: The Supreme Court of the United States e.g U.S. Supreme Court rules that Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. known as parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.
12th » The Church of England ordains its first female priests.
14th » Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
23rd » At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexico e.g Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez.
23rd » A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon named F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 Hercules named C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green R
28th » In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
28th » BBC Radio 5 (former) known as BBC Radio 5 is closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live.
31st » The journal 'Nature (journal) or Nature' reports the finding in Ethiopia of the first complete 'Australopithecus afarensis' skull.