The Daily Rewind1990–1999

August 10.

A decade of moments, all landing on this one date. 69 things that happened on August 10 across the 1990s — from 1990 to 1999.

Highlights

Cruze Ah-Nau
1990News & World

Cruze Ah-Nau

Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player

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Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
1991Sports

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1994Movies & TV

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

"Thea Vidal, Pat Morita, Nick Cave" (Season 1994, Episode 138) aired on 1994-08-10.

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News & World24 entries

The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:

Magellan (spacecraft)
1990News

Magellan (spacecraft)

The Magellan space probe reaches Venus.

Cruze Ah-Nau
1990News

Cruze Ah-Nau

Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player

Lee Sung-kyung
1990News

Lee Sung-kyung

Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean model, actress, and singer

Lucas Till
1990News

Lucas Till

Lucas Till, American actor

1991News
Marcus Foligno

Marcus Foligno, American-Canadian ice hockey player

1991News
Chris Tremain (cricketer)

Chris Tremain, Australian cricketer

1991News
Lưu Trọng Lư

Lưu Trọng Lư, Vietnamese poet and playwright (born 1912)

1992News
Michelle Khare

Michelle Khare, American YouTuber and television host

1992News
Oliver Rowland

Oliver Rowland, English racing driver

1993News
List of earthquakes in New Zealand

Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw  shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw  event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island.

1993News
Euronymous

Euronymous, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (born 1968)

1995News
Oklahoma City bombing

Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.

1996News
Lauren Tait

Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player

1997News
Formosa Airlines Flight 7601

Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan.

1997News
Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner, American television personality and businesswoman

1997News
Luca Marini

Luca Marini, Italian motorcycle rider

1997News
Jean-Claude Lauzon

Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1953)

1997News
Conlon Nancarrow

Conlon Nancarrow, American-Mexican pianist and composer (born 1912)

1998News
Al-Muhtadee Billah

HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.

1999News
1999 Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting

One person is killed and five people are injured in the Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting.

1999News
Ritomo Miyata

Ritomo Miyata, Japanese racing driver

1999News
Nick Suzuki

Nick Suzuki, Canadian ice hockey player

1999News
Jennifer Paterson

Jennifer Paterson, English chef and television presenter (born 1928)

1999News
Baldev Upadhyaya

Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian historian, scholar, and critic (born 1899)

Sports7 entries

On the field and off it, athletes were making history:

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
1991Sports

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer

Archie Bradley (baseball)
1992Sports

Archie Bradley (baseball)

Archie Bradley, American baseball player

Andre Drummond
1993Sports

Andre Drummond

Andre Drummond, American basketball player

Bernardo Silva
1994Sports

Bernardo Silva

Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer

1991Sports
Nikos Korovesis

Nikos Korovesis, Greek footballer

1995Sports
Dalvin Cook

Dalvin Cook, American football player

1999Sports
Ja Morant

Ja Morant, American basketball player

Movies & TV28 entries

Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1994Movies

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

"Thea Vidal, Pat Morita, Nick Cave" (Season 1994, Episode 138) aired on 1994-08-10.

Babylon 5
1994Movies

Babylon 5

"Babylon Squared" (Season 1, Episode 20) aired on 1994-08-10.

Good Advice
1994Movies

Good Advice

"I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore" (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 1994-08-10.

Models Inc.
1994Movies

Models Inc.

"Nothing Is as It Seems" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1994-08-10.

1994Movies
Later with Greg Kinnear

"Howie Mandel" (Season 1994, Episode 82) aired on 1994-08-10.

1994Movies
Mike & Maty

"Ed Asner, Ellen DeGeneres" (Season 1994, Episode 87) aired on 1994-08-10.

1994Movies
Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric

"Malcolm Cheek, Aloha Adoption Agency" (Season 1, Episode 42) aired on 1994-08-10.

1994Movies
Dead at 21

"Cry Baby Cry" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1994-08-10.

1994Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Smothers Brothers, Harland Williams, Mykelti Williamson" (Season 1994, Episode 129) aired on 1994-08-10.

1995Movies
Later with Greg Kinnear

"Irwin Winkler" (Season 1995, Episode 89) aired on 1995-08-10.

1995Movies
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

"Maureen Falkner, John Nance" (Season 1995, Episode 139) aired on 1995-08-10.

1995Movies
Hope & Gloria

"Don't Take Any Wooden Elephants" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-08-10.

1995Movies
Beavis and Butt-Head

"Womyn" (Season 5, Episode 40) aired on 1995-08-10.

1995Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Bruno Kirby, Harmony Korine, Van Halen" (Season 1995, Episode 135) aired on 1995-08-10.

1996Movies
The Adventures of Hyperman

"Two's a Crowd" (Season 1, Episode 24) aired on 1996-08-10.

1996Movies
The Secret World of Alex Mack

"Carnival" (Season 2, Episode 17) aired on 1996-08-10.

1996Movies
Aliens in the Family

"Too Good to Be True" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1996-08-10.

1997Movies
La Femme Nikita

"Missing" (Season 1, Episode 18) aired on 1997-08-10.

1997Movies
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

"Closets" (Season 4, Episode 8) aired on 1997-08-10.

1998Movies
Sunset Beach

"Episode 399" (Season 2, Episode 152) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
General Hospital

"08.10.98 - Monday" (Season 1998, Episode 158) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
WCW Monday Nitro

"August 10, 1998" (Season 4, Episode 33) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

"Miles Away" (Season 5, Episode 9) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
Oz

"Family Bizness" (Season 2, Episode 5) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
48 Hours

"A Killer Walks Free" (Season 10, Episode 10) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
Road Rules

"Croc Farming and Susie Blossoming" (Season 6, Episode 9) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn

"Dana Gould" (Season 1998, Episode 100) aired on 1998-08-10.

1998Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Leslie Nielsen, David Roth, Teresa Witherspoon" (Season 1998, Episode 128) aired on 1998-08-10.

TRL Charts10 entries

Total Request Live had teenagers calling in around the clock. Here's what was charting:

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#2 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#3 on TRL — Blink-182, "What's My Age Again?"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#4 on TRL — Santana, "Smooth"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#5 on TRL — Smash Mouth, "All Star"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#6 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#7 on TRL — Ricky Martin, "Livin' la Vida Loca"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#8 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#9 on TRL — Savage Garden, "I Want You"

1999TRL
TRL Top 10 — August 10, 1999

#10 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"

By Year

1990
4 events
News
1991
5 events
NewsSports
1992
3 events
NewsSports
1993
3 events
NewsSports
1994
10 events
SportsMovies
1995
7 events
NewsSportsMovies
1996
4 events
NewsMovies
1997
7 events
NewsMovies
1998
10 events
NewsMovies
1999
16 events
NewsSportsTRL
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