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Galileo (spacecraft)
The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
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Eric Saade
Eric Saade, Swedish singer
Galileo (spacecraft)
The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
Nikita Zaitsev
Nikita Zaitsev, Russian ice hockey player
Colin Miller (ice hockey, born 1992)
Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player
Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1947)
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.
From grunge to hip-hop to pop — the 90s music scene was everything:
Parris Goebel
Parris Goebel, New Zealand dancer and choreographer
Astrid S
Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter
From stadiums to living rooms, these were the names fans were cheering:
Ender Inciarte
Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player
Evan Fournier
Evan Fournier, French basketball player
Danielle Hunter
Danielle Hunter, American football player
The silver screen and the small screen were both firing on all cylinders:
The Magic School Bus
"In the Haunted House" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1994-10-29.
Beethoven
"A Cat Named Rover" (Season 1, Episode 15) aired on 1994-10-29.
Tales from the Cryptkeeper
"Growing Pains" (Season 2, Episode 8) aired on 1994-10-29.
Jim Lee's Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
"The Evil Within" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-29.
"Michael Cerveris (host), Peter Townsend, Elvis Costello, Dada" (Season 1994, Episode 41) aired on 1994-10-29.
"Managing Home Construction: The Shell" (Season 8, Episode 2) aired on 1994-10-29.
"Oak High Stool with a Hickory Bark Seat" (Season 14, Episode 5) aired on 1994-10-29.
"The Tale of Cutter's Treasure" (Season 4, Episode 4) aired on 1994-10-29.
"The Good, the Bad and the Not-So-Appealing" (Season 4, Episode 4) aired on 1995-10-29.
"Flight of the Bumblebee" (Season 10, Episode 7) aired on 1995-10-29.
"David Alan Grier (guest host)," (Season 1996, Episode 99) aired on 1996-10-29.
"Devil in Miss Jones or, Dismember of the Wedding" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1996-10-29.
"Caroline and the Dreamers" (Season 2, Episode 5) aired on 1996-10-29.
"George Steinbrenner, Jeremy Piven, Chris Isaak" (Season 1996, Episode 173) aired on 1996-10-29.
"John Leguizamo, Laura San Giacomo, Texas" (Season 1997, Episode 28) aired on 1997-10-29.
"Adam Arkin" (Season 1997, Episode 140) aired on 1997-10-29.
"Ellen Barkin, Bobby Bonilla, Angelo Massagli" (Season 1997, Episode 173) aired on 1997-10-29.
"Episode 4" (Season 1, Episode 4) aired on 1998-10-29.
"Kevin James" (Season 1998, Episode 138) aired on 1998-10-29.
"Holly Hunter, Hunter S. Thompson, Garbage" (Season 1998, Episode 171) aired on 1998-10-29.
Before YouTube, this is how you discovered music videos:
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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