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Video Games
1999: Sony CEA releases the Gran Turismo 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2000: Sony releases a new version of the PlayStation 2 in Japan, model SCPH-8000. It has built-in DVD drivers, a DVD remote control, but no memory card. Price is 39800 yen (about US$390).
2000: Enix releases the Dragon Quest III Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in Japan.
2002: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character plays a handheld video game closely resembling a Nintendo Game Boy.
2000: Sony releases a new version of the PlayStation 2 in Japan, model SCPH-8000. It has built-in DVD drivers, a DVD remote control, but no memory card. Price is 39800 yen (about US$390).
2000: Enix releases the Dragon Quest III Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in Japan.
2002: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character plays a handheld video game closely resembling a Nintendo Game Boy.
Movies
1986: CBS airs the 100th episode of TV show Newhart.
1988: Death of Anne Seymour at age 79; actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show, Robert Montgomery Presents TV show, Studio One TV show, Follow Your Heart TV show, Empire TV show, Tim Conway Show TV show, Another World TV show, General Hospital TV show).
1990: CBS airs the last episode of the Wiseguy TV show.
1990: Martin Ritt, American director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at age 70.
1993: Birth of Anna Sophia Robb; actress (Samantha: An American Girl Holiday).
1993: André Cerf, French actor/producer (Nana), dies at age 93.
1996: Death of Howard E Rollins Junior at age 46 of lymphoma; actor (In the Heat of the Night TV show, Wildside TV show, Ed Harding - Another World TV show, All My Children TV show, King TV show, Roots: The Next Generations TV show).
1988: Death of Anne Seymour at age 79; actress (Misty, Chevy Mystery Show, Robert Montgomery Presents TV show, Studio One TV show, Follow Your Heart TV show, Empire TV show, Tim Conway Show TV show, Another World TV show, General Hospital TV show).
1990: CBS airs the last episode of the Wiseguy TV show.
1990: Martin Ritt, American director/actor (Norma Rae), dies at age 70.
1993: Birth of Anna Sophia Robb; actress (Samantha: An American Girl Holiday).
1993: André Cerf, French actor/producer (Nana), dies at age 93.
1996: Death of Howard E Rollins Junior at age 46 of lymphoma; actor (In the Heat of the Night TV show, Wildside TV show, Ed Harding - Another World TV show, All My Children TV show, King TV show, Roots: The Next Generations TV show).
Music
1988: ), Lifetime Achievement Grammy (1991)).
1988: Death of Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad at age 44; US singer (Persuasions - "Good news").
1991: Death of Buck Clayton AKA Wilbur Dorsey Clayton at age 80; jazz trumpeter (with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jazz At The Philharmonic), arranger (for Benny Goodman, Harry James, Count Basie).
1997: 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win.
2000: Sting receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003: Death of Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (born 1919).
2004: Nathan Gale shoots and kills guitarist Dimebag Darrell of DamagePlan onstage in Colombus, Ohio. Three others are also killed before a police officer shoots and kills Gale.
2004: Nathan Gale shoots and kills guitarist Dimebag Darrell of DamagePlan onstage in Colombus, Ohio. Three others are also killed before a police officer shoots and kills Gale.
2006: Death of Martha Tilton at age 91; singer (Benny Goodman's Orchestra, "I'll Walk Alone", "I Should Care", "How Are Things in Glocca Morra").
1988: Death of Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad at age 44; US singer (Persuasions - "Good news").
1991: Death of Buck Clayton AKA Wilbur Dorsey Clayton at age 80; jazz trumpeter (with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jazz At The Philharmonic), arranger (for Benny Goodman, Harry James, Count Basie).
1997: 8th Billboard Music Awards: LeAnn Rimes and Spice Girls win.
2000: Sting receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003: Death of Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (born 1919).
2004: Nathan Gale shoots and kills guitarist Dimebag Darrell of DamagePlan onstage in Colombus, Ohio. Three others are also killed before a police officer shoots and kills Gale.
2004: Nathan Gale shoots and kills guitarist Dimebag Darrell of DamagePlan onstage in Colombus, Ohio. Three others are also killed before a police officer shoots and kills Gale.
2006: Death of Martha Tilton at age 91; singer (Benny Goodman's Orchestra, "I'll Walk Alone", "I Should Care", "How Are Things in Glocca Morra").
Sports
1985: 60th Australian Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (6-2, 4-6, 6-2).
1985: Ken O'Brien's 96-yard touchdown pass (New York Jets record) to Wesley Walker.
1985: Laurie Rinker/Larry Rinker win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1987: Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes first goalie to actually score a goal.
1988: New York Knicks set NBA record of eleven 3-pointers and sink Milwaukee Bucks, 113-109.
1990: Cleveland Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field).
1990: Kmart).
1991: Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1992: Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history: US$43-million over the next six years with the San Francisco Giants.
1995: Buick-second).
1996: Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
2008: Greg Maddux announces his retirement from Major League Baseball after 23 seasons and 355 wins. Maddux pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and claimed four successive Cy Young Awards from 1992 as best pitcher in the National League.
1985: Ken O'Brien's 96-yard touchdown pass (New York Jets record) to Wesley Walker.
1985: Laurie Rinker/Larry Rinker win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1987: Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes first goalie to actually score a goal.
1988: New York Knicks set NBA record of eleven 3-pointers and sink Milwaukee Bucks, 113-109.
1990: Cleveland Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field).
1990: Kmart).
1991: Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1992: Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history: US$43-million over the next six years with the San Francisco Giants.
1995: Buick-second).
1996: Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
2008: Greg Maddux announces his retirement from Major League Baseball after 23 seasons and 355 wins. Maddux pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and claimed four successive Cy Young Awards from 1992 as best pitcher in the National League.
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