Rex was the first Niuean to receive a knighthood, being appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1994 New Year Honours.
1994 | 1994 in music | New Year's Day | New Year's Eve | New Year | Chinese New Year | 1994 Winter Olympics | 1994–95 in English football | One Year Later | 1994 in television | 1994 FIFA World Cup | 1994 NFL season | 1994 ATP Tour | United States House of Representatives elections, 1994 | NASCAR Rookie of the Year | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Four Year Strong | 1994 in baseball | Song of the Year | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | Lunar New Year | International Geophysical Year | Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 | South African general election, 1994 | Queen's Birthday Honours | Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | A Good Year | 1994 Commonwealth Games |