I think you mean to ask: about August 1914 (at the start of World War One). Check out Wikipedia for details on the causes of that war, however a short and maybe over simplified answer is...
Germany attacked France & Belgium on 4 August 1914. Great Britain was partially allied with France, and the British had also promised to protect neutral Belgium. Although Britain was technically not diplomatically obligated to go to war with Germany, it decided to declare war on primarily moral (right vs. wrong; honoring promises, etc.) reasons.
During the cold war, The Soviet Union occupied East Germany and East Berlin from 1945 - 1994, stationing over 300,000 troops in the country at any one time. Following the reunification of Germany, the Soviets began a gradual withdrawal of their troops, with the last ones leaving Germany on 31 August 1994.
that the 1960s-style federalism was dead
Such a coin was not issued.
Marcus Smith Jr was born....
Nothing major happened on August 9, 1994, but there were some interesting occurrences. Specifically, Phil Rizzuto was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the O.J. Simpson murder trial was well underway.
Woodstock Diary - 1994 TV was released on: Finland: 6 August 1994 USA: 15 August 1994 Germany: 16 August 1999
Lucas Bauer was born on August 14, 1994, in Germany.
The full list of dates and days for August 1994 were: Monday 1 August 1994 Tuesday 2 August 1994 Wednesday 3 August 1994 Thursday 4 August 1994 Friday 5 August 1994 Saturday 6 August 1994 Sunday 7 August 1994 Monday 8 August 1994 Tuesday 9 August 1994 Wednesday 10 August 1994 Thursday 11 August 1994 Friday 12 August 1994 Saturday 13 August 1994 Sunday 14 August 1994 Monday 15 August 1994 Tuesday 16 August 1994 Wednesday 17 August 1994 Thursday 18 August 1994 Friday 19 August 1994 Saturday 20 August 1994 Sunday 21 August 1994 Monday 22 August 1994 Tuesday 23 August 1994 Wednesday 24 August 1994 Thursday 25 August 1994 Friday 26 August 1994 Saturday 27 August 1994 Sunday 28 August 1994 Monday 29 August 1994 Tuesday 30 August 1994 Wednesday 31 August 1994
The Cosby Mysteries - 1994 TV was released on: USA: 31 January 1994 Germany: 29 August 1995
Without Consent - 1994 TV was released on: USA: 16 October 1994 Germany: 28 August 1996
Gottlob Frick died on August 18, 1994, in Mhlacker, Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany.
Nico Klasen was born on August 28, 1994, in Pliezhausen, Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany.
Ellen - 1994 Vows - 5.22 was released on: USA: 22 July 1998 Germany: 24 August 2000
Coneheads - 1993 was released on: USA: 23 July 1993 Australia: 16 September 1993 Japan: 5 March 1994 Hungary: 26 May 1994 France: 22 June 1994 Argentina: 2 August 1994 (video premiere) Germany: 4 August 1994
Babylon 5 - 1994 Soul Hunter - 1.2 was released on: USA:2 February 1994 Germany:13 August 1995
Oleanna - 1994 was released on: USA: October 1994 (Chicago International Film Festival) USA: 4 November 1994 Germany: 3 August 1995 Spain: 26 February 1999
My Life - 1993 was released on: USA: 12 November 1993 Australia: 3 February 1994 Japan: 26 February 1994 UK: 11 March 1994 Denmark: 6 May 1994 Spain: 6 May 1994 Ireland: 20 May 1994 Argentina: 30 June 1994 South Korea: 2 July 1994 Brazil: 5 August 1994 Finland: 12 August 1994 Sweden: 19 August 1994 Germany: 25 August 1994 Portugal: 9 December 1994 Netherlands: 20 April 1995 Hungary: 10 April 1997 (video premiere)