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Konstantin Kalser
Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (born 1920)
Wikipedia →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Ian Gow
Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by the IRA in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.
Tom Morris (journalist)
Tom Morris, Australian journalist
Ian Gow
Ian Gow, British Member of Parliament who was assassinated by the IRA (born 1937)
Hannah Cockroft
Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Chris Maxwell (footballer)
Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
Jake Faria
Jacob Faria, American baseball player
André Gomes
André Gomes, Portuguese footballer
Hirving Lozano
Hirving Lozano, Mexican footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
"Ellen Cleghorne, Jenny McCarthy, Brian Regan" (Season 1994, Episode 131) aired on 1994-07-30.

Cops
"Los Angeles, CA #16" (Season 7, Episode 3) aired on 1994-07-30.

Muddling Through
"It's a Date" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-07-30.

Nature
"New Guinea: Other Worlds" (Season 13, Episode 15) aired on 1995-07-30.
"Randy Travis, John Anderson, Diamond Rio, Doug Supernaw, Lari White" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1994-07-30.
"China: Dynasties of Power" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1995-07-30.
"Nails; Agents of Fortune; Playing with Pain" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1995-07-30.
"Remembering Wei Yi-fang, Remembering Myself" (Season 9, Episode 10) aired on 1996-07-30.
"Bobby Slayton" (Season 1996, Episode 6) aired on 1996-07-30.
"Jay Mohr" (Season 1997, Episode 101) aired on 1997-07-30.
"Charles Grodin, Billy Connolly, David Byrne" (Season 1997, Episode 122) aired on 1997-07-30.
"David Brenner" (Season 1998, Episode 95) aired on 1998-07-30.
"Samuel L. Jackson, Jenni, Smashing Pumpkins" (Season 1998, Episode 121) aired on 1998-07-30.
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 — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"
#3 on TRL — Will Smith, "Wild Wild West"
#4 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"
#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"
#6 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#7 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"
#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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