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The Backstreet Boys hit #1 on the UK single chart with 'I Want It That Way'

'I Want It That Way' is a song by American boy band the Backstreet Boys. It was released in 1999 as the lead single from their third studio album, 'Millennium'. In the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight non-consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Top 40 Mainstream charts.

Dana International is Eurovision's first ever trans winner

The contest's 43rd year took place in Birmingham in the United Kingdom where Macedonia made their official debut. Israel took first prized with the winning song, Diva, performed by Dana International. The singer attracted much media attention since she had undergone gender reassignment.

Des'ree releases album 'I Ain't Movin'

I Ain't Movin is the second studio album by British soul singer-songwriter Des'ree. It was released in 1994 on Epic Records, and features the top 5 smash hit, "You Gotta Be". In the US, "Feel So High" was featured on and released as a single from I Ain't Movin' rather than from Des'ree's debut album Mind Adventures.

Ireland wins Eurovision for the fourth time

The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny Logan, who had won the 1980 contest as a singer and the 1987 contest as singer/songwriter.

Final episode of 'Golden Girls' airs on NBC

'The Golden Girls' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that originally aired on NBC from 1985 to 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, as four older women who share a home in Miami, Florida.

Johnny Logan wins Eurovision for a second time

Eurovision Song Contest was held in Brussels, Belgium. With 22 countries taking part, it was the biggest contest at that time. Viktor Lazlo was the presenter in the contest. Johnny Logan from Ireland was the winner with the song – Hold Me Now.

Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers

Cruise has been married and divorced three times and has three children, two adopted and one biological. Cruise married actress Mimi Rogers in 1987 and they divorced in 1990. She introduced Cruise to Church of Scientology.

The Guess Who are #1 on the US singles chart with 'American Woman'

"American Woman" is a song released by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who in 1969, from their sixth studio album of the same name. It was later released in 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard magazine placed the single at #3 on the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 list.

Alfred Hitchcock's movie 'Vertigo' premieres in San Francisco

'Vertigo' is a 1958 American film. The noir psychological thriller film was directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. James Stewart starred as former police detective John S. Ferguson. 'Vertigo' premiered in San Francisco at the Stage Door Theater at Mason and Geary.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1996

Noah Centineo

born 1961

John Corbett

born 1949

Billy Joel