Historical Events
The Three Tenors
"The Three Tenors" Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform with Los Angeles Philharmonic and chorus of the Los Angeles Opera, conducted by Zubin Mehta at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California; an estimated 1.3 billion viewers wathc worldwide broadcast
- Baseball Night in America premieres (no Saturday day games)
- Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1st collides with Jupiter (collisions continue until 22 July)
- Shreveport Pirates lose first CFL home game, 35-34 to the Toronto Argonauts at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Spanish fishing boats sink a French fishing boat over fishing rights
The Sisters Rosensweig
Wendy Wasserstein's stage play "The Sisters Rosensweig", starring Madeline Kahn, closes at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC, after 556 performances
1994 History
Famous Birthdays
- Mark Indelicato, American singer and actor (Ugly Betty), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Weddings
Anna Nicole Smith
Model Anna Nicole Smith (26) weds multi-millionaire J. Howard Marshall II (89)
Famous Deaths
- Julian Schwinger, American physicist (1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum electrodynamics), dies at 76
- M Vink, surgeon (1st Dutch kidney transplant), dies at 78
- Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91
1994 Highlights
About July 16, 1994
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 29 years and 9 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Cancer
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Swear - All-4-One
#1 Song: Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
