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Video Games
1994: Kaleida Labs releases Media Player and ScriptX language.
1995: Taligent becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM.
1999: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears: system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse. One child asks another why a toy is destroying other toys. The other child responds "They must have programmed it to eliminate the competition." "You mean like Microsoft?".
1995: Taligent becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of IBM.
1999: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears: system unit, monitor, keyboard, mouse. One child asks another why a toy is destroying other toys. The other child responds "They must have programmed it to eliminate the competition." "You mean like Microsoft?".
Movies
1986: Orion Pictures releases the film Platoon to theaters.
1990: Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at age 71.
1991: Paul Maxwell, actor (City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at age 70.
1996: Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8 1/2, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at age 72.
1996: Ronald Howard, actor (Hunting Party, Koroshi), dies at age 78.
1997: Paramount releases the film Titanic to theaters.
1997: ABC airs the 100th episode of TV show Boy Meets World.
1997: MGM releases the film Tomorrow Never Dies to theaters.
2001: New Line releases the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to theaters.
2003: Death of Hope Lange at age 72 from a colitis infection; actress (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Beulah Land TV mini-series).
2003: Death of Les Tremayne at age 90 of heart failure; actor (First Nighter radio show, The Thin Man radio show, The Falcon radio show, Betty and Bob radio show, The Romance of Helen Trent radio show, One Man's Family TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Rin Tin Tin TV show, General Hospital TV show).
1990: Basil Henson, actor (Change Partners), dies of stroke at age 71.
1991: Paul Maxwell, actor (City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at age 70.
1996: Marcello Mastroiani, actor (8 1/2, Assassin, Family Diary), dies at age 72.
1996: Ronald Howard, actor (Hunting Party, Koroshi), dies at age 78.
1997: Paramount releases the film Titanic to theaters.
1997: ABC airs the 100th episode of TV show Boy Meets World.
1997: MGM releases the film Tomorrow Never Dies to theaters.
2001: New Line releases the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring to theaters.
2003: Death of Hope Lange at age 72 from a colitis infection; actress (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Beulah Land TV mini-series).
2003: Death of Les Tremayne at age 90 of heart failure; actor (First Nighter radio show, The Thin Man radio show, The Falcon radio show, Betty and Bob radio show, The Romance of Helen Trent radio show, One Man's Family TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Rin Tin Tin TV show, General Hospital TV show).
Music
1993: Death of Michael Clarke at age 47 of liver failure; drummer (The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Jerry Jeff Walker).
1997: Death of Jimmy Rogers at age 73 from colon cancer; blues guitarist (Muddy Waters band, solo - "Walking By Myself").
1997: Death of Jimmy Rogers at age 73 from colon cancer; blues guitarist (Muddy Waters band, solo - "Walking By Myself").
Sports
1986: Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Detroit Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency.
1986: Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game six of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500.
1987: Boston Bruins' Ken Linseman and Saint Louis Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, two seconds apart.
1988: Oklahoma's College football team gets three year probation.
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1990: Yuma Open).
1992: World Cup).
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1993: T77 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters).
1994: , 1995).
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1986: Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game six of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500.
1987: Boston Bruins' Ken Linseman and Saint Louis Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, two seconds apart.
1988: Oklahoma's College football team gets three year probation.
1988: , 1992).
1990: Yuma Open).
1992: World Cup).
1992: , 1996).
1993: T77 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters).
1994: , 1995).
1995: Fielcrest Cannon Classic-71st).
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