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November 7, 1994

On November 7, 1994, wXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast. 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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On November 7, 1994

  1. 1994 WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.

    Student radio station at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    WXYC is an American radio station broadcasting a college radio format. Licensed to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, the station is non-commercial and run by students of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The station is owned by Student Educational Broadcasting, Inc.

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Born on November 7, 1994

Gervonta Davis 1994– American boxer (born 1994)
Haruna Iikubo 1994– Japanese actress and singer (born 1994)
Algee Smith 1994– American actor and rapper (born 1994)

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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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