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Video Games
1992: COMDEX/Spring '92 is held, in Chicago, Illinois.
1992: At the Comdex / Windows World conference, Microsoft unveils Windows 3.1, including scalable TrueType fonts. The software comprises over 3 million lines of code.
1997: Microsoft announces plans to buy WebTV Networks for US$425 million. The United States Justice Department begins a review of the merger.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A personal computer appears in a school classroom.
2001: Warner Bros. releases the animated feature film Pokémon the Movie 3 to theaters in the US.
2004: Acclaim releases the Alias video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
1992: At the Comdex / Windows World conference, Microsoft unveils Windows 3.1, including scalable TrueType fonts. The software comprises over 3 million lines of code.
1997: Microsoft announces plans to buy WebTV Networks for US$425 million. The United States Justice Department begins a review of the merger.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A personal computer appears in a school classroom.
2001: Warner Bros. releases the animated feature film Pokémon the Movie 3 to theaters in the US.
2004: Acclaim releases the Alias video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
Movies
1991: The Disney Channel begins airing the animated series Darkwing Duck.
1992: Death of Molly Picon at age 94 of Alzheimers; actress (Milk and Honey, Car 54 TV show, Somerset, The Facts of Life).
1993: Divya Bharati "Baby Doll", Indian actress (Diwana), dies in car accident at 19 (born 1974).
1996: Death of Greer Garson at 92; actress (Goodbye Mr. Chips, Blossoms in the Dust, Hallmark Hall of Fame, General Electric Theatre, The Little Drummer Boy).
2007: Death of Stan Daniels at age 72 from heart failure; TV writer (Tonight Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, This Hour Has Seven Days).
1992: Death of Molly Picon at age 94 of Alzheimers; actress (Milk and Honey, Car 54 TV show, Somerset, The Facts of Life).
1993: Divya Bharati "Baby Doll", Indian actress (Diwana), dies in car accident at 19 (born 1974).
1996: Death of Greer Garson at 92; actress (Goodbye Mr. Chips, Blossoms in the Dust, Hallmark Hall of Fame, General Electric Theatre, The Little Drummer Boy).
2007: Death of Stan Daniels at age 72 from heart failure; TV writer (Tonight Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, This Hour Has Seven Days).
Music
1987: 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Junior.
1998: Death of Wendy O. Williams at age 48 from self-inflicted gunshot wound near her home in Connecticut, USA; lead singer of the punk rock band the Plasmatics.
1998: Death of Tammy Wynette AKA Virginia Wynette Pugh at age 55 from a blood clot in her lungs at her Nashville home; country singer ("D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Stand By Your Man").
2004: Death of Niki Sullivan at age 66 of a heart attack, at his home in Independence, Missouri, USA; guitarist and singer (Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets).
1998: Death of Wendy O. Williams at age 48 from self-inflicted gunshot wound near her home in Connecticut, USA; lead singer of the punk rock band the Plasmatics.
1998: Death of Tammy Wynette AKA Virginia Wynette Pugh at age 55 from a blood clot in her lungs at her Nashville home; country singer ("D-I-V-O-R-C-E", "Stand By Your Man").
2004: Death of Niki Sullivan at age 66 of a heart attack, at his home in Independence, Missouri, USA; guitarist and singer (Buddy Holly's backing group, The Crickets).
Sports
1985: Bombay beats Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
1986: 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley.
1987: Al Campanis appears on TV show Nightline saying blacks may not be equipped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy.
1987: Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
1988: New Jersey Devils' first playoff game; lose to New York Islanders 4-3 (overtime) in first round.
1991: Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use.
1991: New York-New Jersey Knights first home game (Giants Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17.
1991: Bill Ponsford, cricket player (Test average 48 22, first-class average 65 18), dies.
1992: 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51.
1992: Duke beats Michigan 71-51 for NCCA basketball championship.
1992: Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 2-0.
1993: Florida Marlins first loss ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers).
1994: First scheduled Cleveland Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out.
1994: NIKE Tour Championship).
1996: Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game.
1996: Major League Soccer kicks off in the USA in front of an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed in Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scores the league's first goal in a 1-0 victory over D. C. United.
1997: 9th Seniors Golf Tradition: Gil Morgan wins.
1997: Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.
1997: Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic.
1997: Death of Jack Kent Cooke at age 84; sports tycoon, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL football team.
2009: North Carolina Tar Heels overwhelms Michigan State Spartans 89-72 in the final of the NCAA Tournament.
1986: 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley.
1987: Al Campanis appears on TV show Nightline saying blacks may not be equipped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy.
1987: Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
1988: New Jersey Devils' first playoff game; lose to New York Islanders 4-3 (overtime) in first round.
1991: Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use.
1991: New York-New Jersey Knights first home game (Giants Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17.
1991: Bill Ponsford, cricket player (Test average 48 22, first-class average 65 18), dies.
1992: 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51.
1992: Duke beats Michigan 71-51 for NCCA basketball championship.
1992: Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 2-0.
1993: Florida Marlins first loss ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers).
1994: First scheduled Cleveland Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out.
1994: NIKE Tour Championship).
1996: Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game.
1996: Major League Soccer kicks off in the USA in front of an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed in Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scores the league's first goal in a 1-0 victory over D. C. United.
1997: 9th Seniors Golf Tradition: Gil Morgan wins.
1997: Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.
1997: Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic.
1997: Death of Jack Kent Cooke at age 84; sports tycoon, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL football team.
2009: North Carolina Tar Heels overwhelms Michigan State Spartans 89-72 in the final of the NCAA Tournament.
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