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Pavel Cherenkov
Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (born 1917)
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Ian Charleson
Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor (born 1949)
Pavel Cherenkov
Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)
President of Georgia
President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.
Border Security Force
Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.
Four people are killed when Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634 crashes on approach to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, France.
Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018
A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (born 1917)
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (born 1938)
Nancy Kerrigan
U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Polo G
Polo G, American rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Alex Teixeira
Alex Teixeira, Brazilian footballer
Will Barton
Will Barton, American basketball player
Kevin Gausman
Kevin Gausman, American baseball player
Alan Wiggins
Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (born 1958)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Conan and the Young Warriors
"The Covenant" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-01-06.
The Young and the Restless
"Thursday January 6 1994" (Season 5, Episode 4) aired on 1994-01-06.
Days of Our Lives
"January 6 1994-Thursday" (Season 1994, Episode 4) aired on 1994-01-06.
All My Children
"Thurs Jan 6 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 4) aired on 1994-01-06.
"The Star of Sultan Saladin" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-01-06.
"Chris Elliot, Itzhak Perlman, Cokie Roberts" (Season 1994, Episode 4) aired on 1994-01-06.
"The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud" (Season 3, Episode 22) aired on 1995-01-06.
"Every Mother's Son" (Season 3, Episode 9) aired on 1995-01-06.
"Milton S. Hershey: The Chocolate King" (Season 1995, Episode 5) aired on 1995-01-06.
"Tim Robbins, Bob Einstein" (Season 1995, Episode 5) aired on 1995-01-06.
"Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-06.
"La Lista Per Capodanno – A New Year's Menu" (Season 7, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-06.
"E. Brian Strangelove" (Season 1, Episode 15) aired on 1996-01-06.
"1995 NFL Playoff Divisional Round (1)" (Season 1995, Episode 20) aired on 1996-01-06.
"Guess Whose President Is Coming to Dinner" (Season 1, Episode 14) aired on 1997-01-06.
"David Faustino" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-01-06.
"Kids Tell Jokes, Tracey Ullman, B.B. King" (Season 1997, Episode 3) aired on 1997-01-06.
"Raiders of the Lost Cheese" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1998-01-06.
"Alan Thicke" (Season 1998, Episode 2) aired on 1998-01-06.
"Tom Brokaw, Tobey Maquire, Fiona Apple" (Season 1998, Episode 2) aired on 1998-01-06.
Total Request Live had teenagers calling in around the clock. Here's what was charting:
The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999
#2 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#6 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
#7 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"
#8 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — Kid Rock, "Bawitdaba"
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