Timeline November 1994

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• 1907 – 1994 Cab Calloway (1907-1994) Died 18 November 1994, aged 86 Cab Calloway, the jazz bandleader and singer famed for "Minnie the Moocher" and his Cotton Club performances, died in Delaware after suffering a stroke. He was a central figure of the swing era and a major influence on American popular music.
• 1994 Pentium FDIV bug — the $475 million lesson In November 1994, mathematics professor Thomas Nicely discovers that the Pentium processor contains a flaw in its floating-point division unit — producing slightly incorrect results for certain calculations. Intel initially downplays the issue, stating it affects only specialised mathematical work. IBM halts Pentium PC shipments. Public outrage forces Intel to offer free replacements to all customers — at a cost of $475 million. The Pentium FDIV bug is the most costly product defect in Intel's history and changes how the company communicates product issues.
• 1994 Nirvana release MTV Unplugged in New York Posthumous number one Released seven months after Cobain's death.
• 1994 Tom Petty releases Wildflowers Produced by Rick Rubin A solo album often seen as his best.
• 1994 Eagles reunite with Hell Freezes Over Reunion Named after Henley's line about when they would reform.
• 1994 Star Trek Generations The first TNG film, which serves as a baton-pass from Kirk to Picard. Kirk dies falling from a bridge on Veridian III — widely considered one of the most anticlimactic deaths in franchise history. Malcolm McDowell plays the villain Soran. Budget: $35 million. Gross: $120 million.
• 1994 Pearl Jam release Vitalogy Better Man Released first on vinyl.