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April 17
Video Games
1997: Apple Computer reports a first quarter loss of $740 million, largest quarter loss ever for a Silicon Valley company.
2002: Advanced Micro Devices announces the Mobile Athlon XP 1400+ (1.2 GHz), 1500+ (1.3 and 1.33 GHz), 1600+ (1.4 GHz), and 1700+ (1.47 GHz) processors. They feature 200 or 266 MHz bus (1700+ is 266 MHz only). The processors are manufactured with a 0.13-micron technology, based on the processor core code-named Thoroughbred.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A scene from the future shows someone with a laptop computer.
2002: Advanced Micro Devices announces the Mobile Athlon XP 1400+ (1.2 GHz), 1500+ (1.3 and 1.33 GHz), 1600+ (1.4 GHz), and 1700+ (1.47 GHz) processors. They feature 200 or 266 MHz bus (1700+ is 266 MHz only). The processors are manufactured with a 0.13-micron technology, based on the processor core code-named Thoroughbred.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A scene from the future shows someone with a laptop computer.
Movies
1988: Eva Novak, actress (Medicine Man), dies of pneumonia at age 90.
1994: Peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at age 69.
2007: Death of Kitty Carlisle AKA Kitty Carlisle Hart at age 96; actress, singer, panelist (To Tell the Truth TV show).
1994: Peter Hacker, US journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at age 69.
2007: Death of Kitty Carlisle AKA Kitty Carlisle Hart at age 96; actress, singer, panelist (To Tell the Truth TV show).
Music
1987: Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer ("No woman no cry"), dies at age 36 (born 1950).
2007: Death of Kitty Carlisle AKA Kitty Carlisle Hart at age 96; actress, singer, panelist (To Tell the Truth TV show).
2007: Death of Kitty Carlisle AKA Kitty Carlisle Hart at age 96; actress, singer, panelist (To Tell the Truth TV show).
Sports
1987: Julius Erving becomes the third NBA player to score 30,000 points.
1988: Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50).
1988: Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic.
1989: 18th Boston Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:33.
1989: 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06.
1994: 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins.
1994: Val Skinner wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship.
1995: 24th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:25:11.
1995: 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22.
1995: Nabisco Dinah Shore-second).
1995: Pacific Coast Junior champion).
1995: A R A (Anton) Murray, cricket player (289 runs and 11 wickets in 10 Tests), dies.
1997: New Jersey Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur is second NHL goalie to score in a playoff game.
2007: The 2014 Asian Games is awarded to be held in Incheon, South Korea, winning over India's New Delhi.
2008: In Tokyo, Japan, a high school regional baseball game is halted in the second inning, after one team had scored 66 runs. The coach of the losing team asked for the game to end to spare his pitcher's arm, with over 250 pitches already thrown.
1988: Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50).
1988: Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic.
1989: 18th Boston Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:33.
1989: 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06.
1994: 55th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Lee Trevino wins.
1994: Val Skinner wins LPGA Atlanta Women's Golf Championship.
1995: 24th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:25:11.
1995: 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22.
1995: Nabisco Dinah Shore-second).
1995: Pacific Coast Junior champion).
1995: A R A (Anton) Murray, cricket player (289 runs and 11 wickets in 10 Tests), dies.
1997: New Jersey Devils' goalie Martin Brodeur is second NHL goalie to score in a playoff game.
2007: The 2014 Asian Games is awarded to be held in Incheon, South Korea, winning over India's New Delhi.
2008: In Tokyo, Japan, a high school regional baseball game is halted in the second inning, after one team had scored 66 runs. The coach of the losing team asked for the game to end to spare his pitcher's arm, with over 250 pitches already thrown.
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