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Michael Oldfield (rugby league)
Michael Oldfield, Australian rugby league player
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The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Sarah Hyland
Sarah Hyland, American actress
Michael Oldfield (rugby league)
Michael Oldfield, Australian rugby league player
Juan Manuel Bordeu
Juan Manuel Bordeu, Argentinian race car driver (born 1934)
Fred Shero
Fred Shero, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925)
China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
Tom Odell
Tom Odell, English singer-songwriter
Marion Post Wolcott
Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer (born 1910)
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Queen, and producer (born 1946)
Ivi Adamou
Ivi Adamou, Cypriot-Greek singer-songwriter
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Mario Gaspar
Mario Gaspar, Spanish footballer
Joe Pigott
Joe Pigott, English footballer
Nabil Bentaleb
Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer
Marcus Bontempelli
Marcus Bontempelli, Australian footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 1) aired on 1994-11-24.
New York Undercover
"The Eyewitness Blues" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-11-24.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Richard Simmons, Bryan Ferry" (Season 1994, Episode 194) aired on 1994-11-24.
Highlander: The Animated Series
"King of the Ants" (Season 2, Episode 16) aired on 1995-11-24.
"P.J. O'Rourke, Michael Lomanaco" (Season 1995, Episode 200) aired on 1995-11-24.
"Jeff Bridges, Al Yaganeh, LL Cool J" (Season 1995, Episode 196) aired on 1995-11-24.
"Infant escapes; military mishaps" (Season 8, Episode 11) aired on 1996-11-24.
"A Bundy Thanksgiving" (Season 11, Episode 6) aired on 1996-11-24.
"Gobble, Gobble, Dick, Dick" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1996-11-24.
"Ghosts" (Season 4, Episode 9) aired on 1996-11-24.
"Neville Heath: The Lady Killer" (Season 5, Episode 26) aired on 1996-11-24.
"What's My Line?: Part II" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1997-11-24.
"Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos" (Season 1997, Episode 14) aired on 1997-11-24.
"Episode 1" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1997-11-24.
"John Cusack, Natalie Portman, Stomp with Bill Irwin" (Season 1997, Episode 191) aired on 1997-11-24.
"The 1st Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest" (Season 28, Episode ?) aired on 1998-11-24.
"Geena Davis, Martha Stewart, Roger Daltry" (Season 1998, Episode 189) aired on 1998-11-24.
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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