A stampede of 47,000 football fans killed 84 people and injured 180 more in Guatemala City.
Fox News Channel began broadcasting.
The Nintendo 64 gaming console was released in the US.
Nintendo released Super Mario 64, one of their most iconic Mario games.
Naughty Dog released their first 3D video game, Crash Bandicoot, for the PlayStation.
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
George R. R. Martin published his novel, 'Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire.'
Basketball player Michael Jordan was offered the richest NBA one-year contract of $30 million from the Chicago Bulls.
The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy premiered in the US.
The disaster movie 'Twister' by Michael Crichton premiered.
The TV Land Network made its debut.
Alanis Morissette claimed four Grammy's, including Album of the Year with ''Jagged Little Pill."
Pokémon was released on the Game Boy for the first time, in the video games Pocket Monsters Red & Green.
The movie 'Trainspotting' arrived in UK cinemas.
The world-famous British boy band, Take That, announced their breakup.
A computer defeated world champion chess player Gary Kasparov for the first time.
The programming language 'Java' was released.
NASA mission STS-72 landed at the Kennedy Space Center after eight days in space.
The first of Disney's 'Toy Story' movies were released to theaters in the United States.
British rock band Oasis released their second album, '(What's the Story) Morning Glory?'
The psychological crime thriller movie 'Se7en,' starring Morgan Freeman, premiered in New York.
The fantasy TV series 'Xena: Warrior Princess' premiered on NBC in the US.
The online auction website eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar.
Microsoft released its operating system, Windows 95, to the public.
Coolio's hit single 'Gangsta's Paradise' was released.
Bill Gates became the richest man in the world with a net worth of $12.9 billion.
Jamaican-American singer Shaggy released his third album, ''Boombastic.”
The Sega Saturn console was released in Europe following its massive success in Japan & North America.
Following the Sega Saturn's success in Japan, the console was released in North America on this day.
Irina Privalova ran the world record female indoor 50-meter run in just 5.96 seconds.
The Sega Saturn was released in Japan.
Cobb, a film about the baseball player Ty Cobb and starring Tommy Lee Jones premiered.
The American Drama movie 'The Shawshank Redemption' by Frank Darabont was released in the US.
'Friends' debuted on NBC and continued for ten seasons.
Seal released their hit single 'Kiss from a Rose.'
The Forrest Gump movie was released in the US.
Amazon was incorporated.
Aerosmith became the first major-label band to allow fans to freely download their new single 'Head First' online.
The Lion King premiered, making a staggering $968.5 million at the Box Office!
Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley's daughter, married Michael Jackson. However, they divorced after four years.
The 'Grease' musical production opened at the Eugene O' Neill Theater in New York City, running for 1,503 performances.
Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was found at a hotel, just three months after it had been stolen from a museum.
Bobcat Goldthwait was charged with two misdemeanors after setting a chair on fire during his appearance on 'The Tonight Show.'
The Simpsons aired its 100th television episode on Fox.
Michael Moorer claimed the heavyweight boxing title after smashing Evander Holyfield in Paradise, Nevada, US.
Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
Barbra Streisand performed her first live public concert in 20 years.
Andrea Bocelli made his classical debut singing at a concert at Teatro Romolo Valli in Reggio Emilia.
Philadelphia premiered in Century City, California. It was one of the first mainstream films about AIDS, directed by Jonathan Demme.
