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Raghuvir Sahay
Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (born 1929)
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Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7440" (Season 1994, Episode 298) aired on 1994-12-30.
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Joe Root
Joe Root, English cricketer
Raghuvir Sahay
Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (born 1929)
Camila Giorgi
Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player
Romeo Muller
Romeo Muller, American actor, screenwriter, for screenplays like the 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) (born 1928)
Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland.
İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, Turkish lawyer and politician, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1908)
Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel.
In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed.
Sam Muchnick, American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance (born 1905)
Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, co-designed the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (born 1909)
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Bruno Henrique (footballer, born 1990)
Bruno Henrique, Brazilian footballer
C. J. Wilcox
C. J. Wilcox, American basketball player
Ryan Tunnicliffe
Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer
Carson Wentz
Carson Wentz, American football player
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Days of Our Lives
"Ep. #7440" (Season 1994, Episode 298) aired on 1994-12-30.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
"The Lost Whalebone of Pythias" (Season 3, Episode 20) aired on 1994-12-30.
Dennis Miller Live
"What's Right in America" (Season 2, Episode 10) aired on 1994-12-30.
The Late Show with David Letterman
"Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Attell, Phish" (Season 1994, Episode 215) aired on 1994-12-30.
"Aaron Neville/ Silk/ Jason Weaver" (Season 25, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-30.
"1995 NFL Playoffs Wild Card games" (Season 1995, Episode 18) aired on 1995-12-30.
"Climbing a Colonial Steeple" (Season 15, Episode 13) aired on 1995-12-30.
"Ray Goes to Washington" (Season 2, Episode 11) aired on 1995-12-30.
"Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (AFC Wild Card)" (Season 2017, Episode ?) aired on 1995-12-30.
"The Tale of the Manaha" (Season 5, Episode 7) aired on 1995-12-30.
"Tutoring Torvald / Gerald Comes Over" (Season 1, Episode 14) aired on 1996-12-30.
"Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Oseola McCarty, Deana Carter" (Season 1996, Episode 209) aired on 1996-12-30.
"1997 Alamo Bowl: Purdue Boilermakers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-12-30.
"Marilu Henner, Leila Kenzle, George Miller" (Season 1997, Episode 210) aired on 1997-12-30.
"The 21st Annual Kennedy Center Honors" (Season 1998, Episode 1) aired on 1998-12-30.
"Jay Thomas, Vinny Testaverde, Patti Smith" (Season 1998, Episode 208) aired on 1998-12-30.
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 — Korn, "Freak On A Leash"
#3 on TRL — Eminem, "My Name Is"
#4 on TRL — Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"
#5 on TRL — Britney Spears, "...Baby One More Time"
#6 on TRL — Limp Bizkit, "Nookie"
#7 on TRL — *NSYNC, "I Drive Myself Crazy"
#8 on TRL — Sugar Ray, "Every Morning"
#9 on TRL — Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
#10 on TRL — 98 Degrees, "The Hardest Thing"
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