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Video Games
1995: Nintendo releases the Killer Instinct video game for the Super NES in the USA.
1999: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 500 MHz K6-2 processor. Price is US$167 in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Activision releases the Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2004: Acclaim Entertainment files for Chapter 7 final bankuptcy, with debt over US$100 million.
2004: Nintendo releases the Pikmin 2 video game for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Nintendo releases the Mario Superstar Baseball video game for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Namco releases the Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US. Included games are Ms. Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, Sky Kid, and Bosconian.
1999: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 500 MHz K6-2 processor. Price is US$167 in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Activision releases the Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2004: Acclaim Entertainment files for Chapter 7 final bankuptcy, with debt over US$100 million.
2004: Nintendo releases the Pikmin 2 video game for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Nintendo releases the Mario Superstar Baseball video game for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Namco releases the Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US. Included games are Ms. Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, Sky Kid, and Bosconian.
Movies
1989: Death of Joe De Santis at age 80 of obstructive lung disease; actor (Pepper Young's Family radio show, Mr. District Attorney, March of Time, Gangbusters, Kate Smith, Playhouse 90 TV show, Studio One).
1991: The last episode of the TV series The Challengers airs.
1993: CBS-TV debuts Late Show with David Letterman. First musical guest to appear on the new show is Billy Joel.
2003: Death of Charles Bronson AKA Charles Buchinsky of Alzheimer's and pneumonia at age 81; actor (Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Empire, Family of Cops I, II, & III).
2006: Death of Glenn Ford at age 90; actor (Cade's County, The Family Holvak).
2009: British TV talk show host Simon Dee (real bame Nicholas Henty-Dodd), one of the biggest stars on British TV in the 1960s (Dee Time), dies at the age of 74 of bone cancer, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
1991: The last episode of the TV series The Challengers airs.
1993: CBS-TV debuts Late Show with David Letterman. First musical guest to appear on the new show is Billy Joel.
2003: Death of Charles Bronson AKA Charles Buchinsky of Alzheimer's and pneumonia at age 81; actor (Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Empire, Family of Cops I, II, & III).
2006: Death of Glenn Ford at age 90; actor (Cade's County, The Family Holvak).
2009: British TV talk show host Simon Dee (real bame Nicholas Henty-Dodd), one of the biggest stars on British TV in the 1960s (Dee Time), dies at the age of 74 of bone cancer, in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
Music
1986: Birth of Ryan Ross; guitarist (Panic At The Disco).
1993: CBS-TV debuts Late Show with David Letterman. First musical guest to appear on the new show is Billy Joel.
1995: Death of Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (born 1942).
1993: CBS-TV debuts Late Show with David Letterman. First musical guest to appear on the new show is Billy Joel.
1995: Death of Sterling Morrison, American guitarist (The Velvet Underground) (born 1942).
Sports
1987: Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100m in world record 9.83 seconds.
1987: Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6 feet 10.25 inches).
1987: Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57).
1990: Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Junior become first father and son to play on the same baseball team (Seattle Mariners).
1991: Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points.
1991: USA beats European Union by narrowest Ryder Cup margin: 14.5 to 13.5.
1991: Mike Powell of the US sets long jump record at 29 feet 4.5 inches.
1992: Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix car race in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford race car.
2002: Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announces the players union and owners have reached a settlement on a new four-year agreement, avoiding a strike.
2009: In Spa, Belgium, round 12 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Kimi Räikkönen.
2009: In Indianapolis, USA, round 12 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo.
1987: Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6 feet 10.25 inches).
1987: Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57).
1990: Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey Junior become first father and son to play on the same baseball team (Seattle Mariners).
1991: Dan O'Brien sets US decathalon record with 8,812 points.
1991: USA beats European Union by narrowest Ryder Cup margin: 14.5 to 13.5.
1991: Mike Powell of the US sets long jump record at 29 feet 4.5 inches.
1992: Michael Schumacher wins his first Grand Prix car race in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps in a Benetton-Ford race car.
2002: Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announces the players union and owners have reached a settlement on a new four-year agreement, avoiding a strike.
2009: In Spa, Belgium, round 12 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Kimi Räikkönen.
2009: In Indianapolis, USA, round 12 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Jorge Lorenzo.
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