The Daily Rewind1991–1999

December 15.

A decade of moments, all landing on this one date. 86 things that happened on December 15 across the 1990s — from 1991 to 1999.

Highlights

Yanni Gourde
1991News & World

Yanni Gourde

Yanni Gourde, Canadian ice hockey player

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Jesse Lingard
1992Sports

Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard, English footballer

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Biker Mice from Mars
1994Movies & TV

Biker Mice from Mars

"My Cheese is Quick" (Season 2, Episode 27) aired on 1994-12-15.

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News & World14 entries

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

Conor Daly
1991News

Conor Daly

Conor Daly, American race car driver

Yanni Gourde
1991News

Yanni Gourde

Yanni Gourde, Canadian ice hockey player

Alana Haim
1991News

Alana Haim

Alana Haim, American musician and actress

Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)
1991News

Vasily Zaitsev (sniper)

Vasily Zaytsev, Russian captain (born 1915)

1992News
Daiamami Genki

Daiamami Genki, Japanese sumo wrestler

1993News
The Troubles

The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.

1993News
William Dale Phillips

William Dale Phillips, American chemist and engineer (born 1925)

1996News
Jenifer Brening

Jenifer Brening, German singer

1997News
Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183

Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 crashes in the desert near Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killing 85.

1997News
Maude Apatow

Maude Apatow, American actress

1997News
Zach Banks-Calderín

Zach Banks, American race car driver

1997News
Magdalena Fręch

Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player

1997News
Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress

1998News
Chandler Canterbury

Chandler Canterbury, American actor

Sports6 entries

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

Jesse Lingard
1992Sports

Jesse Lingard

Jesse Lingard, English footballer

Maximiliano Meza (footballer, born 1992)
1992Sports

Maximiliano Meza (footballer, born 1992)

Maximiliano Meza, Argentine footballer

Alex Telles
1992Sports

Alex Telles

Alex Telles, Brazilian footballer

Daniel Ochefu
1993Sports

Daniel Ochefu

Daniel Ochefu, American basketball player

1995Sports
Jahlil Okafor

Jahlil Okafor, American basketball player

1996Sports
Oleksandr Zinchenko (footballer)

Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer

Movies & TV56 entries

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

Biker Mice from Mars
1994Movies

Biker Mice from Mars

"My Cheese is Quick" (Season 2, Episode 27) aired on 1994-12-15.

Days of Our Lives
1994Movies

Days of Our Lives

"Ep. #7428" (Season 1994, Episode 287) aired on 1994-12-15.

Friends
1994Movies

Friends

"The One With the Monkey" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-15.

Mad About You
1994Movies

Mad About You

"The City" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
Later with Greg Kinnear

"Henry Winkler" (Season 1994, Episode 143) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
Mike & Maty

"John J. York, Tiny Tim" (Season 1994, Episode 170) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
New York Undercover

"Los Macheteros" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
Madman of the People

"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
ER

"The Gift" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1994-12-15.

1994Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Michael J. Fox, Lonette McKee" (Season 1994, Episode 204) aired on 1994-12-15.

1995Movies
Mike & Maty

"-" (Season 1995, Episode 217) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder

"Meat Loaf" (Season 1995, Episode 215) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
Strange Luck

"Trial Period" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
Boy Meets World

"Train of Fools" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
The X-Files

"Revelations" (Season 3, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
Step by Step

"The Fight Before Christmas" (Season 5, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
Picket Fences

"Witness for the Prosecution" (Season 4, Episode 9) aired on 1995-12-15.

1995Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, White Zombie" (Season 1995, Episode 206) aired on 1995-12-15.

1996Movies
NFL Primetime

"1996 Week 16" (Season 1996, Episode 16) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
America's Funniest Home Videos

"Children speak on Christmas morning" (Season 8, Episode 14) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
WWE Premium Live Events

"In Your House: It's Time" (Season 1996, Episode 13) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
The Simpsons

"Lisa's Date with Density" (Season 8, Episode 7) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
3rd Rock from the Sun

"Jolly Old St. Dick" (Season 2, Episode 12) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

"'Twas the Night Before Mxymas" (Season 4, Episode 11) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
Ned and Stacey

"Computer Dating" (Season 2, Episode 4) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
The X-Files

"Paper Hearts" (Season 4, Episode 10) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
Modern Marvels

"Captured Light" (Season 4, Episode 6) aired on 1996-12-15.

1996Movies
Beavis and Butt-Head

"Beavis and Butt-Head Do America" (Season 6, Episode ?) aired on 1996-12-15.

1997Movies
The Price is Right

"Mon, Dec 15, 1997" (Season 1997, Episode 186) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Sunset Beach

"Episode 234" (Season 1, Episode 234) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Port Charles

"Episode 141" (Season 1, Episode 141) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Arthur

"D.W. Goes to Washington" (Season 2, Episode 19) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Cosby

"The Two Hilton Lucases" (Season 2, Episode 12) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
WCW Monday Nitro

"December 15, 1997" (Season 3, Episode 50) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Monday Night Football

"Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers" (Season 1997, Episode 17) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Jenny

"A Girl's Gotta Deck the Halls" (Season 1, Episode 7) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Everybody Loves Raymond

"All I Want for Christmas" (Season 2, Episode 12) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
Ally McBeal

"Silver Bells" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
George & Leo

"The Eggnog" (Season 1, Episode 13) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn

"Benjamin Salisbury" (Season 1997, Episode 157) aired on 1997-12-15.

1997Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Kevin Costner, Tyra Banks, Nina & Nickolai" (Season 1997, Episode 201) aired on 1997-12-15.

1998Movies
Mr. Show

"Like Chickens...Delicious Chickens" (Season 4, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
The Price is Right

"Tue, Dec 15, 1998" (Season 1998, Episode 175) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Sunset Beach

"Episode 488" (Season 2, Episode 241) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
General Hospital

"12.15.98 - Tuesday" (Season 1998, Episode 247) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
King of the Hill

"Pretty, Pretty Dresses" (Season 3, Episode 9) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

"Amends" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Home Improvement

"Ploys for Tots" (Season 8, Episode 12) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Will & Grace

"The Truth About Will & Dogs" (Season 1, Episode 9) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Just Shoot Me!

"How the Finch Stole Christmas" (Season 3, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
NewsRadio

"Spooky Rapping Crypt" (Season 5, Episode 10) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Sports Night

"The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee" (Season 1, Episode 11) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
Clueless

"Our Lady of Rodeo Drive" (Season 3, Episode 9) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
NYPD Blue

"Raging Bulls" (Season 6, Episode 8) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn

"Deborah Norville" (Season 1998, Episode 159) aired on 1998-12-15.

1998Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman

"Val Kilmer, Ricky Williams, Billy Bragg & Natalie Merchant" (Season 1998, Episode 199) aired on 1998-12-15.

TRL Charts10 entries

Total Request Live had teenagers calling in around the clock. Here's what was charting:

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

The #1 most requested video on TRL on this date in 1999

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#2 on TRL — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#3 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#4 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#5 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#6 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#7 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#8 on TRL — Lauryn Hill, "Ex-Factor"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#9 on TRL — Brandy & Monica, "The Boy Is Mine"

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TRL Top 10 — December 15, 1999

#10 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"

By Year

1991
4 events
News
1992
4 events
NewsSports
1993
3 events
NewsSports
1994
10 events
Movies
1995
9 events
SportsMovies
1996
12 events
NewsSportsMovies
1997
18 events
NewsMovies
1998
16 events
NewsMovies
1999
10 events
TRL
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