January 2 across the 1990s: the news was dominated by Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Min…, 65 episodes were airing across the dial, and the music world had stories to tell. Here's the full picture, year by year.
In the News
The headlines that defined January 2 across the 1990s.
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National D…
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (born 1910)
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major cit…
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lag…
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (bo…
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (born 1914)
Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (born 1919…
Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (born 1919)
What Was On TV
Before DVR, before streaming — if you missed it, you missed it. Here's what had everyone talking the next morning.
Naked Tommy / Tommy and the Secret Club · Junior Dies Hard + 6 more
8 episodes aired on January 2, 1994: "Naked Tommy / Tommy and the Secret Club", "Junior Dies Hard", "Arena", "1993 Week 18", and 4 more.
Virgin, Mother, Crone · The Mission + 11 more
13 episodes aired on January 2, 1995: "Virgin, Mother, Crone", "The Mission", "Weight for Me", "Jan 02 1995", and 9 more.
The Trash Man · health foods + 5 more
7 episodes aired on January 2, 1996: "The Trash Man", "health foods", "The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract", "January 2 1996", and 3 more.
Don Yenko, Mustang Club of America, The Boss 429 Mustang · January 2 1997-Thursday + 8 more
10 episodes aired on January 2, 1997: "Don Yenko, Mustang Club of America, The Boss 429 Mustang", "January 2 1997-Thursday", "Jan 2 1997", "January 2 1997", and 6 more.
Jan 02 1998 · Jan 2 1998 + 8 more
10 episodes aired on January 2, 1998: "Jan 02 1998", "Jan 2 1998", "Jan 02 1998", "Jan 02 1998", and 6 more.
Music
From chart-toppers to birthdays to passings — what the music world was up to on January 2 across the decade.
Bryson Tiller, American singer and rapper
Bryson Tiller, American singer and rapper
Sports
Athletes, events, and moments from January 2 across the 1990s.
Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer
Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer
Ronald Darby, American football player
Ronald Darby, American football player
Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player
Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player
Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer
Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer
Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer
Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball player
Georgios Kalaitzakis, Greek basketball player · Fernando Tatís Jr., Dominican baseball player · Aaron Wiggins, American professional basketball player
Full Events Archive
Highlights
Sharon Pratt
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Read more →The world was watching. Here's what dominated the headlines:
Evangelos Averoff
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister for National Defence (born 1910)
Sharon Pratt
Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Ben Hardy (actor)
Ben Hardy, English actor
Alexey Marchenko
Alexey Marchenko, Russian ice hockey player
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35–100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon.
Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (born 1914)
The decade's soundtrack was electric. These artists were making waves:
On the field and off it, athletes were making history:
Paulo Gazzaniga
Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentine footballer
Ronald Darby
Ronald Darby, American football player
Jonah Bolden
Jonah Bolden, Australian-American basketball player
Carlos Soler
Carlos Soler, Spanish footballer
Must-see TV was a real thing — and this is what filled the airwaves:
Rugrats
"Naked Tommy / Tommy and the Secret Club" (Season 3, Episode 15) aired on 1994-01-02.
Problem Child
"Junior Dies Hard" (Season 1, Episode 10) aired on 1994-01-02.
CBS News Sunday Morning
"Sun Jan 2 1994" (Season 1994, Episode 1) aired on 1994-01-02.
Conan and the Young Warriors
"Arena" (Season 1, Episode 2) aired on 1994-01-02.
"Unhappy birthday" (Season 5, Episode 13) aired on 1994-01-02.
"All Shook Up" (Season 1, Episode 12) aired on 1994-01-02.
"Weight for Me" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Marble Armrest of Xerxis" (Season 3, Episode 21) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty" (Season 1995, Episode 4) aired on 1995-01-02.
"Connie Chung, Gary Oldman, The Tractors" (Season 1995, Episode 1) aired on 1995-01-02.
"The Thrilla Near the Vanilla Extract" (Season 8, Episode 12) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Tues Jan 02 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Tues Jan 02 1996" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Lisa Kudrow, Art Donovan, Blues Traveler" (Season 1996, Episode 1) aired on 1996-01-02.
"Don Yenko, Mustang Club of America, The Boss 429 Mustang" (Season 1, Episode 1) aired on 1997-01-02.
"Alec Baldwin, Cast of Chicago" (Season 1997, Episode 1) aired on 1997-01-02.
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