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Video Games
1989: Commodore International appoints Harold Copperman as president and chief operating officer of Commodore Business machines in US, replacing Max Toy.
2000: Reprise Records releases the music album Silver & Gold by Neil Young. The album cover art was shot with a Game Boy Camera.
2005: Microsoft releases the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system, for computers with Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon processors with 64-bit instructions. Price is US$155.95.
2006: Majesco releases the Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: Ubisoft releases the America's Army: Rise of a Soldier video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2000: Reprise Records releases the music album Silver & Gold by Neil Young. The album cover art was shot with a Game Boy Camera.
2005: Microsoft releases the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system, for computers with Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon processors with 64-bit instructions. Price is US$155.95.
2006: Majesco releases the Guilty Gear: Dust Strikers video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: Ubisoft releases the America's Army: Rise of a Soldier video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
Movies
1985: The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the Wildside series.
1985: Birth of Jonathan Halyalkar Ramsey in New Jersey, USA; actor (Billy - Who's the Boss).
1985: Murray Matheson, actor (Felix - Banacek), dies at age 72.
1985: Richard Haydn, British actor (Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at age 80.
1989: George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at age 85.
1991: CBS airs the 300th episode of the primetime soap Knots Landing.
1991: Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at age 66.
1992: ABC airs the final episode of Growing Pains TV show.
1992: ABC airs the final episode of Who's the Boss? TV show after 8-year run.
1993: Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at age 85.
1994: The NBC TV network airs the last episode of Disney's Someone Like Me show.
1994: David Langton, British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at age 82.
1995: Death of Ginger Rogers AKA Virginia Katherine McMath of congestive heart failure at age 83; actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), hostess (The Bell Telephone Hour).
1995: Death of Alexander Knox at age 88 of bone cancer; actor (US President Woodrow Wilson - Wilson film (1944), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy TV series, Gorky Park, Accident).
1996: Death of Saul Bass at age 74 (born 1920); American graphic design pioneer, co-founder of Rankin-Bass animation studio.
2005: Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
2009: Death of Beatrice Arthur, American actress (All in the Family, Maude [Emmy award], The Golden Girls [Emmy award], Mame [Tony award]), at age 86 from cancer, in Los Angeles, California.
1985: Birth of Jonathan Halyalkar Ramsey in New Jersey, USA; actor (Billy - Who's the Boss).
1985: Murray Matheson, actor (Felix - Banacek), dies at age 72.
1985: Richard Haydn, British actor (Mutiny on the Bounty), dies at age 80.
1989: George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at age 85.
1991: CBS airs the 300th episode of the primetime soap Knots Landing.
1991: Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at age 66.
1992: ABC airs the final episode of Growing Pains TV show.
1992: ABC airs the final episode of Who's the Boss? TV show after 8-year run.
1993: Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at age 85.
1994: The NBC TV network airs the last episode of Disney's Someone Like Me show.
1994: David Langton, British actor (Upstairs Downstairs), dies at age 82.
1995: Death of Ginger Rogers AKA Virginia Katherine McMath of congestive heart failure at age 83; actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), hostess (The Bell Telephone Hour).
1995: Death of Alexander Knox at age 88 of bone cancer; actor (US President Woodrow Wilson - Wilson film (1944), Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy TV series, Gorky Park, Accident).
1996: Death of Saul Bass at age 74 (born 1920); American graphic design pioneer, co-founder of Rankin-Bass animation studio.
2005: Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
2009: Death of Beatrice Arthur, American actress (All in the Family, Maude [Emmy award], The Golden Girls [Emmy award], Mame [Tony award]), at age 86 from cancer, in Los Angeles, California.
Music
1985: Roger Miller's musical Big River, premieres at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances.
1988: Death of Lanny Ross at age 82 after a stroke; singer ("Troubadour on the Moon" (1928), "Moonlight and Roses", Maxwell House Show Boat radio show, Packard Car Mardi Gras, Camel Caravan, Your Hit Parade).
1990: 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win.
1991: Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden" premieres in New York City.
1992: Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at age 26 of pulmonary edema (born 1965).
2002: Death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American rapper (TLC) (born 1971).
2005: Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
2008: In Abbortsford, British Columbia, Canada, a church hall packed with 1200 guests collapses during a Christian rock concert, injuring over 40 people.
1988: Death of Lanny Ross at age 82 after a stroke; singer ("Troubadour on the Moon" (1928), "Moonlight and Roses", Maxwell House Show Boat radio show, Packard Car Mardi Gras, Camel Caravan, Your Hit Parade).
1990: 25th Academy of Country Music Awards: Clint Black and Kathy Mattea win.
1991: Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical "The Secret Garden" premieres in New York City.
1992: Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese rock artist, dies at age 26 of pulmonary edema (born 1965).
2002: Death of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, American rapper (TLC) (born 1971).
2005: Death of Janette Davis at age 87; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
2008: In Abbortsford, British Columbia, Canada, a church hall packed with 1200 guests collapses during a Christian rock concert, injuring over 40 people.
Sports
1985: For second time, Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game.
1989: Pittsburgh Penguins' player Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff record of four goals in first period.
1990: Atlantic City Classic).
1990: Alberta Junior Masters-second).
1991: Theo Laseroms [Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies.
1992: Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell.
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1995: The 257-day Major League Baseball strike ends.
1997: Seattle Mariners' player Ken Griffey Junior hits his 250th homerun.
1999: Death of Lord Killanin, Irish journalist and president of the International Olympic Committee (born 1914).
2001: San Diego Padres' outfielder Rickey Henderson breaks the career walks record established by Babe Ruth when he receives his 2,063rd base on balls.
2009: Matthew Stafford signs a contract with NFL's Detroit Lions for a six-year worth US$41.7-78 million.
1989: Pittsburgh Penguins' player Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff record of four goals in first period.
1990: Atlantic City Classic).
1990: Alberta Junior Masters-second).
1991: Theo Laseroms [Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies.
1992: Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell.
1992: , 1996).
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1992: Schenectady).
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1995: The 257-day Major League Baseball strike ends.
1997: Seattle Mariners' player Ken Griffey Junior hits his 250th homerun.
1999: Death of Lord Killanin, Irish journalist and president of the International Olympic Committee (born 1914).
2001: San Diego Padres' outfielder Rickey Henderson breaks the career walks record established by Babe Ruth when he receives his 2,063rd base on balls.
2009: Matthew Stafford signs a contract with NFL's Detroit Lions for a six-year worth US$41.7-78 million.
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