Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Cuban dissident movement
The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí.
Ben Hunt
Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player
Kimbra
Kimbra, New Zealand musician
London on da Track
London on da Track, American record producer
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1921)
Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (born 1908)
Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1906)
The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Brodha V
Brodha V, Indian rapper and music producer
Lisa (rapper)
Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer
Ella Maillart
Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (born 1903)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Erdin Demir
Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer
Nicolas Nkoulou
Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer
Luca Zuffi
Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer
Marc Muniesa
Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Tiny Toon Adventures
"Tiny Toons Spring Break" (Season 3, Episode ?) aired on 1994-03-27.
America's Funniest Home Videos
"Cockatiels; grandmother tends bar" (Season 5, Episode 20) aired on 1994-03-27.
Aladdin
"Much Abu About Something" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1994-03-27.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
"Fly Hard" (Season 1, Episode 19) aired on 1994-03-27.
"Pilot Movie - Search and Rescue" (Season 1, Episode ?) aired on 1994-03-27.
"What a Turkey!" (Season 1, Episode 37) aired on 1995-03-27.
"Alexandra Wentworth (guest host), Dan Cortese" (Season 1996, Episode 32) aired on 1996-03-27.
"New York City Opera: The Merry Widow" (Season 21, Episode 2) aired on 1996-03-27.
"George Foreman, Naomi Campbell, Tim McGraw" (Season 1996, Episode 49) aired on 1996-03-27.
"Thursday March 27 1997" (Season 25, Episode 63) aired on 1997-03-27.
"Marlon Wayans & Kadeem Hardison" (Season 1997, Episode 43) aired on 1997-03-27.
"Teri Garr, George Stephanopolous, Amanda Marshall" (Season 1997, Episode 48) aired on 1997-03-27.
"Al Franken, Lauren Holly, Ani DiFranco" (Season 1998, Episode 47) aired on 1998-03-27.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
James E. Webb
James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (born 1906)
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