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Tarachand Barjatya
Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (born 1914)
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Tarachand Barjatya, Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (born 1914)
Wikipedia →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Rob Cross
Rob Cross, English darts player
Ivan Dorschner
Ivan Dorschner, American-Filipino model and actor
Sam Kasiano
Sam Kasiano, New Zealand rugby league player
Allison Scagliotti
Allison Scagliotti, American actress and musician
Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-134 is shot down by a missile in the Black Sea near Sokhumi, Georgia.
Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (born 1928)
St. Olaf's Church, a stone church from the 16th century in Tyrvää, Finland, is burnt down by a burglar.
The 7.7-magnitude Chi-Chi earthquake strikes central Taiwan, killing 2,400 people.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Chen (singer)
Kim Jong-dae, South Korean singer-songwriter
Boris Yeltsin
Russian president Boris Yeltsin triggers a constitutional crisis when he suspends parliament and scraps the constitution.
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Al-Farouq Aminu
Al-Farouq Aminu, American basketball player
Danny Batth
Danny Batth, English footballer
Carlos Martínez (pitcher, born 1991)
Carlos Martínez, Dominican baseball player
Devyn Marble
Devyn Marble, American basketball player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Biker Mice from Mars
"We're Going to Cheesyland" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1994-09-21.
Taz-Mania
"Home Despair" (Season 1, Episode 51) aired on 1994-09-21.
Roseanne
"Nine is Enough" (Season 7, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-21.
Touched by an Angel
"The Southbound Bus" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-21.
"Debbie Fields, Morgan Brittany" (Season 1994, Episode 116) aired on 1994-09-21.
"The Lottery Winner Murders" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1994-09-21.
"Tim Robbins, Kevin Brennan, Crash Test Dummies" (Season 1994, Episode 154) aired on 1994-09-21.
"Donna Mills" (Season 1995, Episode 159) aired on 1995-09-21.
"Courteney Cox, Bill Maher, Blind Melon" (Season 1995, Episode 155) aired on 1995-09-21.
"The Sword of Evil" (Season 2, Episode 1) aired on 1995-09-21.
"Madison (host), Lenny Kravitz, Ziggy Marley" (Season 1996, Episode 28) aired on 1996-09-21.
"Gorilla My Dreams" (Season 1, Episode 5) aired on 1996-09-21.
"The Beginning of the End" (Season 10, Episode 2) aired on 1996-09-21.
"World Without Alex" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1996-09-21.
"The I.R.S./Welfare a La Carte/Steals & Lies" (Season 30, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-21.
"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson" (Season 9, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-21.
"How to Fire a Rifle Without Really Trying" (Season 2, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-21.
"Joe's Return (aka The Road Home: Part 1)" (Season 4, Episode 1) aired on 1997-09-21.
"The Inferior Decorator / Bang! / Parasites / Melissa Screetch, Earth Ambassador" (Season 2, Episode 2) aired on 1998-09-21.
"Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants" (Season 1998, Episode 3) aired on 1998-09-21.
"Jackie Chan" (Season 1998, Episode 119) aired on 1998-09-21.
"Michael J. Fox, Evander Holyfield, Dixie Chicks" (Season 1998, Episode 148) aired on 1998-09-21.
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 — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#3 on TRL — TLC, "No Scrubs"
#4 on TRL — Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My Love"
#5 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#6 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#7 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#8 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#9 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#10 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
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