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Video Games
1996: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 video game for the Saturn in the US.
1996: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat II video game for the Saturn in the US.
1996: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat 3 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1997: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
2000: Sri Lanka issues a series of postage stamps on the Year 2000, a 100-rupee stamp depicting a personal computer and a 100-rupee stamp depicting a man at a computer.
2001: New Zealand issues a 40-cent postage stamp depicting a personal computer mouse, part of a series for the 100th anniversary of penny universal postage.
2001: French Southern and Antarctic Territories issues a 27-franc postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2002: Palm Source becomes a subsidiary of Palm.
2002: Sony CEI releases the Gran Turismo Concept Tokyo 2001 video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. This is a scaled down version of Gran Turismo 3, with only Arcade mode, 20 Japanese concept cars, and five tracks. Price is 3200 yen (about US$26).
1996: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat II video game for the Saturn in the US.
1996: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat 3 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1997: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
2000: Sri Lanka issues a series of postage stamps on the Year 2000, a 100-rupee stamp depicting a personal computer and a 100-rupee stamp depicting a man at a computer.
2001: New Zealand issues a 40-cent postage stamp depicting a personal computer mouse, part of a series for the 100th anniversary of penny universal postage.
2001: French Southern and Antarctic Territories issues a 27-franc postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2002: Palm Source becomes a subsidiary of Palm.
2002: Sony CEI releases the Gran Turismo Concept Tokyo 2001 video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. This is a scaled down version of Gran Turismo 3, with only Arcade mode, 20 Japanese concept cars, and five tracks. Price is 3200 yen (about US$26).
Movies
1987: Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at age 85.
1992: Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at age 79.
1992: Mike Frankovich, US producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies.
1993: The launch of United Kingdom morning TV show GMTV.
1993: TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman premieres on CBS in the US.
1993: June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma.
1993: Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at age 72.
1994: Cesar Romero, Cuban-American actor (Joker - Batman, Falcon Crest), dies at age 86 from bronchitis and pneumonia (born 1907).
1997: Joan Rice, actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up), dies at age 66.
2001: Death of Ray Walston in his sleep at age 86, American actor (Damn Yankees (Tony award), My Favorite Martian, Picket Fences) (born 1914).
2007: Death of Del Reeves AKA Franklin Delano Reeves at age 72; country singer and songwriter ("Girl on the Billboard" (1965), Del Reeves Country Carnival TV show).
1992: Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at age 79.
1992: Mike Frankovich, US producer (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies.
1993: The launch of United Kingdom morning TV show GMTV.
1993: TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman premieres on CBS in the US.
1993: June Clayworth, actress (Bodyguard, Criminal Court), dies of lymphoma.
1993: Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at age 72.
1994: Cesar Romero, Cuban-American actor (Joker - Batman, Falcon Crest), dies at age 86 from bronchitis and pneumonia (born 1907).
1997: Joan Rice, actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up), dies at age 66.
2001: Death of Ray Walston in his sleep at age 86, American actor (Damn Yankees (Tony award), My Favorite Martian, Picket Fences) (born 1914).
2007: Death of Del Reeves AKA Franklin Delano Reeves at age 72; country singer and songwriter ("Girl on the Billboard" (1965), Del Reeves Country Carnival TV show).
Music
1985: VH-1 premieres on US cable as an adult contemporary music video channel.
1986: Birth of Lee Sungmin; Korean singer (Super Junior).
1995: Rod Stewart sets a new record for the largest attendance for an open-air concert, as 3.5 million people turn out for his New Year's concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1995: Jess Stacy, US jazz pianist ("Great Gatsby"), dies at age 90.
1995: Ted Hawkins, US blues singer ("Watch Your Step", "The Next Hundred Years"), dies at age 58 after a stroke, in Los Angeles, California.
2007: Death of Del Reeves AKA Franklin Delano Reeves at age 72; country singer and songwriter ("Girl on the Billboard" (1965), Del Reeves Country Carnival TV show).
1986: Birth of Lee Sungmin; Korean singer (Super Junior).
1995: Rod Stewart sets a new record for the largest attendance for an open-air concert, as 3.5 million people turn out for his New Year's concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1995: Jess Stacy, US jazz pianist ("Great Gatsby"), dies at age 90.
1995: Ted Hawkins, US blues singer ("Watch Your Step", "The Next Hundred Years"), dies at age 58 after a stroke, in Los Angeles, California.
2007: Death of Del Reeves AKA Franklin Delano Reeves at age 72; country singer and songwriter ("Girl on the Billboard" (1965), Del Reeves Country Carnival TV show).
Sports
1985: Birth of Deivson Rogerio da Silva; Brazilian football player who plays for Besiktas J.K.
1986: Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball four times in his last game-the Rose Bowl.
1986: Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship.
1988: Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship.
1990: Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ.
1990: Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV.
1990: Joe Hardstaff Junior, cricket player (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies.
1991: The Colorado Buffaloes claim US college football's national championship with a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl.
1991: Futures-Bilbao-ESP).
1992: The ESPN Radio Network debuts.
1993: Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Pennsylvania State, 24-3.
1994: Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83).
1994: Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13.
1994: Florida State University beats the University Of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the US national football championship.
1994: Ralphs Senior Classic).
1995: Raman Lamba and Ravi Sehgal score 464 for first wicket for Delhi.
1998: Death of Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (31 Grand Slams), at age 92 (born 1905).
2008: At the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, New York, the first regular-season outdoor NHL hockey game in the US is held. 71217 fans watch the 2008 Winter Classic, in which the Buffalo Sabres play the Pittsburgh Penguins, running into overtime, and ending with a shoot-out with the Penguins winning.
1986: Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball four times in his last game-the Rose Bowl.
1986: Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship.
1988: Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship.
1990: Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ.
1990: Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV.
1990: Joe Hardstaff Junior, cricket player (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies.
1991: The Colorado Buffaloes claim US college football's national championship with a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl.
1991: Futures-Bilbao-ESP).
1992: The ESPN Radio Network debuts.
1993: Blockbuster Bowl 3: Stanford beats Pennsylvania State, 24-3.
1994: Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83).
1994: Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13.
1994: Florida State University beats the University Of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the US national football championship.
1994: Ralphs Senior Classic).
1995: Raman Lamba and Ravi Sehgal score 464 for first wicket for Delhi.
1998: Death of Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (31 Grand Slams), at age 92 (born 1905).
2008: At the Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, New York, the first regular-season outdoor NHL hockey game in the US is held. 71217 fans watch the 2008 Winter Classic, in which the Buffalo Sabres play the Pittsburgh Penguins, running into overtime, and ending with a shoot-out with the Penguins winning.
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