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July 16, 1994

On July 16, 1994, the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter. The year's #1 song was "The Sign" by Ace of Base. Siobhan Hunter, Brandon Montour, Eric Bailly would arrive in the same year.

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1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1994th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 994th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1990s decade.

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What happened

On July 16, 1994

  1. 1994 The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.

    Comet that collided with Jupiter

    Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 was a comet that broke apart in July 1992 and collided with Jupiter in July 1994, providing the first direct observation of an extraterrestrial collision of Solar System objects. This generated a large amount of coverage in the popular media, and the comet was closely observed by astronomers worldwide. The collision provided new information about Jupiter and highlighted its possible role in reducing space debris in the inner Solar System.

Arrivals

Born on July 16, 1994

Shericka Jackson 1994– Jamaican sprinter (born 1994)

Farewells

Died on July 16, 1994

Julian Schwinger American theoretical physicist (1918–1994)

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The class of 1994

Others born in 1994

Siobhan Hunter 1994– Scottish footballer
Brandon Montour 1994– Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Bailly 1994– Ivorian professional footballer
Isabelle Drummond 1994– Brazilian actress and singer
Guido Rodríguez 1994– Argentine footballer
Saoirse Ronan 1994– American-born Irish actress

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