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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (born 1916)
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Christopher Quiring
Christopher Quiring, German footballer[better source needed]
Read more →Before Twitter, before 24/7 news apps — here's what had everyone talking:
Alena Leonova
Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (born 1916)
Queen (band)
Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.
Ahmed Shehzad
Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
From grunge to hip-hop to pop — the 90s music scene was everything:
Eddy Kim
Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress
Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (born 1903)
Mohamed Amin
Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (born 1943)
From stadiums to living rooms, these were the names fans were cheering:
Christopher Quiring
Christopher Quiring, German footballer[better source needed]
Christian Cueva
Christian Cueva, Peruvian footballer
Willian José
Willian José, Brazilian footballer
Wes Burns
Wes Burns, Welsh footballer
The silver screen and the small screen were both firing on all cylinders:
Biker Mice from Mars
"Seeds of Victory" (Season 2, Episode 25) aired on 1994-11-23.
Roseanne
"Thanksgiving '94" (Season 7, Episode 10) aired on 1994-11-23.
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7413" (Season 1994, Episode 272) aired on 1994-11-23.
Babylon 5
"A Distant Star" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1994-11-23.
"Helen Hunt, Candlebox" (Season 1994, Episode 193) aired on 1994-11-23.
"Arianna Huffington, Harry Shearer" (Season 1995, Episode 141) aired on 1995-11-23.
"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1995" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-11-23.
"Marlin Fitzwater, Ruby Bridges" (Season 1995, Episode 199) aired on 1995-11-23.
"John Goodman, George Clooney, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Luke Martin, Helen Turkett" (Season 1995, Episode 195) aired on 1995-11-23.
"Madison (host), Phil Collins, Counting Crows, Ben Harper" (Season 1996, Episode 37) aired on 1996-11-23.
"In the Rain Forest (Rain Forest Ecology)" (Season 3, Episode 11) aired on 1996-11-23.
"Monkey in the Middle" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1996-11-23.
"Keep Your Pantheon / London Broiled" (Season 2, Episode 6) aired on 1996-11-23.
"Keith Sweat/ Tony! Toni! Tone!/ Ginuwine" (Season 26, Episode 5) aired on 1996-11-23.
"Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Pt. 1" (Season 16, Episode 8) aired on 1996-11-23.
"The Santa Clause" (Season 42, Episode 10) aired on 1997-11-23.
"The Doomed Odyssey / Attack of the Fifty Footed Woman / Becki with an I" (Season 2, Episode 6) aired on 1998-11-23.
"Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots" (Season 1998, Episode 12) aired on 1998-11-23.
"Thanksgiving" (Season 5, Episode 18) aired on 1998-11-23.
"Helen Hunt, Ray Romano" (Season 1998, Episode 188) aired on 1998-11-23.
Dial-up internet, early cell phones, and the rise of the PC:
IBM Simon
The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wikipedia →Before YouTube, this is how you discovered music videos:
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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