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Spud Chandler
Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1907)
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Iraq
Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
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Cemal Süreya
Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (born 1931)
Iraq
Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Ruby Soho (wrestler)
Ruby Soho, American wrestler
National Assembly (Republika Srpska)
The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia.
The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
Paul Hasluck, Australian historian and politician, Governor-General of Australia (born 1905)
First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians.
Comair Flight 3272 crashes in Raisinville Township in Monroe County, Michigan, killing 29 people.
Edward Osóbka-Morawski, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1909)
Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, founded Krav Maga (born 1910)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Spud Chandler
Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1907)
Terrence Jones
Terrence Jones, American basketball player
Marcus Peters
Marcus Peters, American football player
Dominik Livaković
Dominik Livaković, Croatian football goalkeeper
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Rugrats
"Under Chuckie's Bed / Chuckie Is Rich" (Season 3, Episode 16) aired on 1994-01-09.
CBS News Sunday Morning
"Sun Jan 9 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 2) aired on 1994-01-09.
Conan and the Young Warriors
"Brothers of the Sword" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1994-01-09.
NFL Primetime
"1993 NFL Wild Card Round (2)" (Season 1993, Episode 20) aired on 1994-01-09.
"Bicyclist; Dracula; cat; egg-cracking" (Season 5, Episode 14) aired on 1994-01-09.
"Witness" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1994-01-09.
"How Can I Call You My Ex-Husbands If You Won't Go Away?" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1995-01-09.
"Oh, Hey!" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1995-01-09.
"Monday January 9 1995" (Season 6, Episode 7) aired on 1995-01-09.
"Bob Saget, Christian Slater, The Allman Brothers Band" (Season 1995, Episode 6) aired on 1995-01-09.
"Tuesday January 09 1996" (Season 25, Episode 6) aired on 1996-01-09.
"Tuesday January 09 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 7) aired on 1996-01-09.
"It's Hard to Say Goodbye If You Won't Leave" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1996-01-09.
"Pauly Shore, Ashley Judd" (Season 1996, Episode 6) aired on 1996-01-09.
"The One Where Chandler Can't Remember Which Sister" (Season 3, Episode 11) aired on 1997-01-09.
"Jill Novick" (Season 1997, Episode 4) aired on 1997-01-09.
"Matt Dillon, Rebecca Ramijn, Cassandra Wilson" (Season 1997, Episode 6) aired on 1997-01-09.
"1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships" (Season 1998, Episode 1) aired on 1998-01-09.
"Sins of the Father" (Season 6, Episode 10) aired on 1998-01-09.
"Penelope Ann Miller, Terry Pledger, Collective Soul" (Season 1998, Episode 5) aired on 1998-01-09.
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