Sri Chinmoy offers the U Thant Peace Award to Dr. Russell Barber, WNBC television producer, on U Thant Island in the East River near the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy holds a memorial tribute for Leonard Bernstein, who passed away on October 14, 1990, at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy is guest of honour at the Ottawa dedication ceremony as the first Sri Chinmoy Peace Capital, at the World Exchange Plaza in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Sri Chinmoy lifts an Aero Commander 685 aircraft, plus six passengers – total weight of 10,527 lbs. – at Roger J. Miller Air Park, Berkeley, New Jersey, USA. After the lift, Sri Chinmoy is interviewed by News 12 New Jersey TV.
Sri Chinmoy offers the opening meditation at the International Friendship Run, sponsored by the New York Road Runners Club, the day before the New York City Marathon; and meets with Grete Waitz, former marathon world record holder, and Tegla Laroupe, the current record holder, on the North Lawn of the United Nations in New York.
The Central African Republic and Liechtenstein are declared Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom-Nations.