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Verkhovna Rada
The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
1990 Luzon earthquake
The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
Verkhovna Rada
The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
James Maslow
James Maslow, American actor, singer and dancer
Johann Zarco
Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer
Frank Rizzo, American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (born 1920)
The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (born 1966)
Alan Macnaughton, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (born 1903)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Wizkid
Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter
Kevin Abstract
Kevin Abstract, American rapper and singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Miguel Muñoz
Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1922)
Dylan Grimes
Dylan Grimes, Australian Rules footballer
Andros Townsend
Andros Townsend, English footballer
Buck Buchanan
Buck Buchanan, American football player and coach (born 1940)
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Mike Judge, Julie Walters, Velvet Crush" (Season 1994, Episode 121) aired on 1994-07-16.
Cops
"Little Rock, AR #4" (Season 6, Episode 42) aired on 1994-07-16.
Muddling Through
"Let It Be Normal" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-07-16.
Time Life's Lost Civilizations
"Mesopotamia: Return to Eden" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1995-07-16.
"Tony Bennett, Crowded House, Jackson Browne, Terence Blanchard, Nancy Wilson, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Richard Thompson, C.C. Adcock, D'Cuckoo" (Season 1994, Episode 27) aired on 1994-07-16.
"Charley Pride, Charlie Daniels Band, Mark Chesnutt, Martina McBride" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1994-07-16.
"Laurence Fishburne, Lea Thompson, Me'Shell Ndegeocello" (Season 1996, Episode 118) aired on 1996-07-16.
"Belinda Carlisle" (Season 1997, Episode 94) aired on 1997-07-16.
"Mary Tyler Moore, Querbe Tirmizi, Matchbox 20" (Season 1997, Episode 112) aired on 1997-07-16.
"Anthony Hopkins, Cowboy Junkies" (Season 1998, Episode 111) aired on 1998-07-16.
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 — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#3 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#4 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#5 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#6 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#7 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#8 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"
#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
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