Historical Events
- All 40,000 ceiling tiles in Kingdome must be replaced
Music History
American dancer, actor, and director Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke
- Amy Osmond of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss
Senior Open Championship
British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American Tom Wargo wins by 2 strokes from Bob Charles and Doug Dalziel
Sports History
Don Mattingly becomes 6th NY Yankee to get 2,000 hits
- Goodwill Games III open in St Petersburg, Russia
- Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in NYC
- Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 mins
Famous Birthdays
- Kelvin Harrison Jr., American actor (Cyrano), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Famous Deaths
- Aad Ivens, Dutch checkers player, dies at 80
- Hans J. Salter, Austrian-American film composer (The Wolf Man; Christmas Holiday; This Love Of Ours), dies at 98
- Henry William Collins, English artist, dies at 84
Died in 1994 1994 Highlights
About July 23, 1994
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 29 years and 9 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
- #1 Song: I Swear - All-4-One
- #1 Song: Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet