The Daily Rewind1990–1999

December 12.

A decade of moments, all landing on this one date. 83 things that happened on December 12 across the 1990s — from 1990 to 1999.

Highlights

Victor Moses
1990Sports

Victor Moses

Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer

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Shohjahon Ergashev
1991News & World

Shohjahon Ergashev

Shohjahon Ergashev, Uzbek professional boxer

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Highlander: The Animated Series
1994Movies & TV

Highlander: The Animated Series

"Fallout" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-12-12.

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News & World14 entries

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

Nixon Chepseba
1990News

Nixon Chepseba

Nixon Chepseba, Kenyan runner

Shohjahon Ergashev
1991News

Shohjahon Ergashev

Shohjahon Ergashev, Uzbek professional boxer

Joseph Leilua
1991News

Joseph Leilua

Joseph Leilua, Australian-Samoan rugby league player

József Antall
1993News

József Antall

József Antall, Hungarian historian and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932)

1994News
Otto Warmbier

Otto Warmbier, American student imprisoned in North Korea (died 2017)

1994News
Stuart Roosa

Stuart Roosa, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1933)

1996News
Lucas Hedges

Lucas Hedges, American actor

1996News
Vance Packard

Vance Packard, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1914)

1997News
Evgenii Landis

Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1921)

1998News
Lawton Chiles

Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (born 1930)

1998News
Mo Udall

Morris Udall, American captain and politician (born 1922)

1999News
1999 Luzon earthquake

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits the Philippines's main island of Luzon, killing six people, injuring 40, and causing power outages that affected the capital Manila.

1999News
Paul Cadmus

Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (born 1904)

1999News
Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(born 1923)

Music1 entries

The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:

1990Music
Dawin

Dawin, American singer-songwriter

Sports4 entries

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

Victor Moses
1990Sports

Victor Moses

Victor Moses, Nigerian footballer

Tyron Smith
1990Sports

Tyron Smith

Tyron Smith, American football player

Zeli Ismail
1993Sports

Zeli Ismail

Zeli Ismail, English footballer

Ed Oliver (American football)
1997Sports

Ed Oliver (American football)

Ed Oliver, American football player

Movies & TV64 entries

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

Highlander: The Animated Series
1994Movies

Highlander: The Animated Series

"Fallout" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-12-12.

Days of Our Lives
1994Movies

Days of Our Lives

"Ep. #7425" (Season 1994, Episode 284) aired on 1994-12-12.

Sweet Valley High
1994Movies

Sweet Valley High

"Stolen Diary" (Season 1, Episode 15) aired on 1994-12-12.

The Brothers Grunt
1994Movies

The Brothers Grunt

"Land of the Midnight Grunt" (Season 3, Episode 6) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
Mike & Maty

"Merv Griffin, Alex Trebeck, Vanna White, Casey Sander" (Season 1994, Episode 167) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

"Same Game, Next Season" (Season 5, Episode 12) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
The Nanny

"I've Got a Secret" (Season 2, Episode 14) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
Monday Night Football

"Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins" (Season 1994, Episode 15) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
Party of Five

"Grownups" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
Northern Exposure

"Realpolitik" (Season 6, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-12.

1994Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Jim Carrey, Tracey Ullman" (Season 1994, Episode 201) aired on 1994-12-12.

1995Movies
Later with Greg Kinnear

"George Hamilton" (Season 1995, Episode 147) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
Mike & Maty

"Richard Thomas" (Season 1995, Episode 214) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
Roseanne

"December Bride" (Season 8, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

"Evan Thomas" (Season 1995, Episode 212) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
Home Improvement

"'Twas The Flight Before Christmas" (Season 5, Episode 12) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
NewsRadio

"The Cane" (Season 2, Episode 9) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
Hudson Street

"Mickey the Hood" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
NYPD Blue

"Aging Bull" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
Frontline

"Living on the Edge" (Season 1995, Episode 20) aired on 1995-12-12.

1995Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Jean Claude Van Damme, Kirstin Dunst, Michael Bolton" (Season 1995, Episode 203) aired on 1995-12-12.

1996Movies
Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends

"Episode 134" (Season 1, Episode 134) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
The Price is Right

"Thu, Dec 12, 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 183) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
Days of Our Lives

"Ep. #7931" (Season 1996, Episode 259) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
Guiding Light

"Thursday, December 12, 1996" (Season 45, Episode 17) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
Friends

"The One Where Rachel Quits" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
The Single Guy

"Deepest Cut" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
Forensic Files

"The List Murders" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
ER

"Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies" (Season 3, Episode 9) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn

"Wes Craven" (Season 1996, Episode 61) aired on 1996-12-12.

1996Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"James Woods, Bob Odenkirk, Counting Crows" (Season 1996, Episode 199) aired on 1996-12-12.

1997Movies
Barney & Friends

"E-I-E-I-O" (Season 4, Episode 20) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
The Price is Right

"Fri, Dec 12, 1997" (Season 1997, Episode 185) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
Sunset Beach

"Episode 233" (Season 1, Episode 233) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
Port Charles

"Episode 140" (Season 1, Episode 140) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

"Safe Passage" (Season 6, Episode 11) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
Homicide: Life on the Street

"All is Bright" (Season 6, Episode 8) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
Profiler

"Old Acquaintance" (Season 2, Episode 6) aired on 1997-12-12.

1997Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Alex D Linz, Jerry O'Connell, Bryan Adams" (Season 1997, Episode 200) aired on 1997-12-12.

1998Movies
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

"Alec Baldwin, Jordana Brewster, Trans-Siberian Orchestra" (Season 1998, Episode 15) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Rugrats

"Man of the House / A Whole New Stu" (Season 6, Episode 4) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Men in Black: The Series

"The Black Christmas Syndrome" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Rolie Polie Olie

"Pappy Days / Copy Cat 'n Mouse / The Bump" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

"Feather Christmas / A Fist Full of Lutefisk" (Season 4, Episode 7) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Mad Jack the Pirate

"Jack the Dragon Slayer" (Season 1, Episode 14) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend

"Persephone and the Winter Seeds" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Almost Live

"The Butt Cracker" (Season 15, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?

"Cupid Sandiego" (Season 4, Episode 7) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
This Old House

"The Watertown House - 12" (Season 20, Episode 12) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
The Woodwright's Shop

"Old Salem" (Season 18, Episode 11) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
America's Funniest Home Videos

"Audience picks grand-prize winner" (Season 10, Episode 7) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Little Men

"The Christmas Angel" (Season 1, Episode 6) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Sworn to Secrecy: Secrets of War

"Prisoners of War: Part 3" (Season 9, Episode 3) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
The Pretender

"Homefront" (Season 3, Episode 7) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
The Net

"Sample" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Fantasy Island

"Handymen" (Season 1, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Martial Law

"Bad Seed" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
All That

"Blackstreet & Mya" (Season 5, Episode 1) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
America's Most Wanted

"December 12, 1998" (Season 12, Episode 6) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Walker, Texas Ranger

"On the Border" (Season 7, Episode 11) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Profiler

"Home for the Homicide" (Season 3, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Cupid

"The End of an Eros" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
MADtv

"Episode #411" (Season 4, Episode 11) aired on 1998-12-12.

1998Movies
Saturday Night Live

"Alec Baldwin / Luciano Pavarotti" (Season 24, Episode 9) aired on 1998-12-12.

By Year

1990
4 events
MusicNewsSports
1991
2 events
News
1993
2 events
NewsSports
1994
13 events
NewsMovies
1995
10 events
Movies
1996
12 events
NewsMovies
1997
10 events
NewsSportsMovies
1998
27 events
NewsMovies
1999
3 events
News
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