Highlights
The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
Kayla Harrison
Kayla Harrison, American judoka
Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer
Bill Tupou
Bill Tupou, New Zealand rugby league player
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (born 1920)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Vince Staples
Vince Staples, American rapper and actor
Saweetie
Saweetie, American rapper
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Merritt Mathias
Merritt Mathias, American soccer player
Danny Rose (footballer, born 1990)
Danny Rose, English footballer
Jānis Timma
Jānis Timma, Latvian basketball player
Derrick White
Derrick White, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
California's Gold
"San Luis Obispo Train" (Season 5, Episode 7) aired on 1994-07-02.
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
"Aegean: Legacy of Atlantis" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1995-07-02.
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
"Family Car" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1995-07-02.
Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
"Episode 17" (Season 1, Episode 17) aired on 1996-07-02.
"Kenny Loggins (host), Bryan Adams" (Season 1994, Episode 25) aired on 1994-07-02.
"Will Smith, Demi Moore" (Season 1996, Episode 108) aired on 1996-07-02.
"Mothers, Lost Fullbacks, and Other Soft Things" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1997-07-02.
"Tom Arnold, Mitchell Libonati, Blur" (Season 1997, Episode 107) aired on 1997-07-02.
"Ben Stiller, Hatty Jones, Spice Girls" (Season 1998, Episode 106) aired on 1998-07-02.
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 — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#3 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#4 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#5 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#6 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#7 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#8 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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