Jean Borotra, French tennis player (b. 1898)
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɔ.ʁotʁa], Basque pronunciation: [borotɾa]; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter.
![Jean Borotra](https://cdn.calendarz.com/uploads/events/july/17/67470/jean-borotra_compressed.jpg)
1994Jul, 17
Jean Borotra
Choose Another Date
Events on 1994
- 14Mar
Linux kernel
Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released. - 5May
Caning in Singapore
American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism. - 6May
François Mitterrand
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. - 18May
Palestinian National Authority
Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occupying it, giving the area to the Palestine to govern. - 12Jun
O.J. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered outside Simpson's home in Los Angeles. Her estranged husband, O.J. Simpson is later charged with the murders, but is acquitted by a jury.