Highlights
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Cybill Shepherd, Lina Wertmuller" (Season 1994, Episode 120) aired on 1994-07-15.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Olly Alexander
Olly Alexander, English singer and actor
Zach Bogosian
Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
Tyler Young (racing driver)
Tyler Young, American racing driver
Zaim Topčić
Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (born 1920)
Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (born 1910)
Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruan educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (born 1922)
Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani journalist and author (born 1960)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician (born 1960)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Belgian Air Force
A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
Wikipedia →On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Damian Lillard
Damian Lillard, American basketball player
Danilo (footballer, born July 1991)
Danilo, Brazilian footballer
Derrick Favors
Derrick Favors, American basketball player
Tobias Harris
Tobias Harris, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Cybill Shepherd, Lina Wertmuller" (Season 1994, Episode 120) aired on 1994-07-15.
Beavis and Butt-Head
"The Great Cornholio" (Season 4, Episode 31) aired on 1994-07-15.
Cops
"Los Angeles, CA #30" (Season 7, Episode 40) aired on 1995-07-15.
Svengoolie
"The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake" (Season 1, Episode 22) aired on 1995-07-15.
"Olympic Preview" (Season 2, Episode 3) aired on 1996-07-15.
"Margaret Colin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Wali Collins" (Season 1996, Episode 117) aired on 1996-07-15.
"Brendan Fraser" (Season 1997, Episode 93) aired on 1997-07-15.
"Tim Robbins, Jackie Chan, Shawn Colvin" (Season 1997, Episode 111) aired on 1997-07-15.
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Dad" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1998-07-15.
"Antonio Banderas, Chris Elliott" (Season 1998, Episode 110) aired on 1998-07-15.
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 — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#4 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#7 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#8 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
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