Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Dan Evans (tennis)
Dan Evans, British tennis player
Kristína Kučová
Kristína Kučová, Slovak tennis player
Aeroflot Flight 8556
Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13.

Wilhelm Kempff
Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born 1895)
Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1907)
Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions.
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Aaron Donald
Aaron Donald, American football player
César Pinares
César Pinares, Chilean footballer
Răzvan Marin
Răzvan Marin, Romanian footballer
Çağlar Söyüncü
Çağlar Söyüncü, Turkish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Batman: The Animated Series
"Harlequinade" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1994-05-23.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
"The Philadelphia Story" (Season 4, Episode 26) aired on 1994-05-23.

Evening Shade
"I Left My Ring in Evening Shade" (Season 4, Episode 26) aired on 1994-05-23.

Good Advice
"The Big One" (Season 2, Episode 1) aired on 1994-05-23.
"Marina Sirtis, Christopher Hewitt, Jenna von Oÿ" (Season 1994, Episode 31) aired on 1994-05-23.
"Rick Moranis, Jimmy Buffett, Stefan Seville" (Season 1994, Episode 83) aired on 1994-05-23.
"The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson" (Season 3, Episode 38) aired on 1995-05-23.
"Jack The Ripper: Phantom Of Death" (Season 1995, Episode 26) aired on 1995-05-23.
"Mel Gibson, Ray Romano" (Season 1995, Episode 88) aired on 1995-05-23.
"Leslie Nielsen, Daphne Zuniga, Bring in Da Funk" (Season 1996, Episode 85) aired on 1996-05-23.
"Jason Alexander, Griffin Dunne, Sammy Hagar" (Season 1997, Episode 84) aired on 1997-05-23.
"Daz Dillinger/ David Miller/ Angel Grant" (Season 27, Episode 28) aired on 1998-05-23.
"Klondike Mice" (Season 1, Episode 24) aired on 1998-05-23.
"The Jackalope" (Season 1, Episode 15) aired on 1998-05-23.
The digital revolution was just getting started:
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