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Video Games
1987: Microsoft begins shipping Microsoft Word 3.0 for the Macintosh.
1988: Spectrum Holobyte introduces the Tetris computer game in the US. Price is US$34.95 for the IBM PC, and US$24.95 for the Commodore 64. This is the first entertainment software imported to the US from the Soviet Union. The game was written by Vagim Gerasimov and Alexi Paszitnov at the Computer Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
1998: An auction is held for Power Computing assets.
1998: Square releases the Final Fantasy Tactics video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2000: At the Pacifico Yokohama building in Yokohama, Japan, Square holds its Square Millenium party for 10,000 guests. Square announces three new Final Fantasy video games for initial release in Japan: Final Fantasy IX for the PlayStation scheduled for summer release, Final Fantasy X for the PlayStation 2 scheduled for spring 2001 release, and Final Fantasy XI for the PlayStation 2 with PlayOnline scheduled for summer 2001 release. Square shows a brief trailer for the film Final Fantasy: The Movie.
2001: Compaq introduces the iPaq Pocket PC H3150 handheld computer. It features 206 MHz Intel StrongArm processor, 16 MB RAM, grayscale screen. Price is US$349.
2001: British television set-top box maker Pace Micro Technology announces it is integrating video game technology from Sega into its digital video recorder.
2002: Handspring begins selling its Treo 180 and 180g handheld computers in Hong Kong.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer is on the desk of a school secretary. A woman says "...not to mention this PowerPoint demonstration he did just last week".
1988: Spectrum Holobyte introduces the Tetris computer game in the US. Price is US$34.95 for the IBM PC, and US$24.95 for the Commodore 64. This is the first entertainment software imported to the US from the Soviet Union. The game was written by Vagim Gerasimov and Alexi Paszitnov at the Computer Center of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
1998: An auction is held for Power Computing assets.
1998: Square releases the Final Fantasy Tactics video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2000: At the Pacifico Yokohama building in Yokohama, Japan, Square holds its Square Millenium party for 10,000 guests. Square announces three new Final Fantasy video games for initial release in Japan: Final Fantasy IX for the PlayStation scheduled for summer release, Final Fantasy X for the PlayStation 2 scheduled for spring 2001 release, and Final Fantasy XI for the PlayStation 2 with PlayOnline scheduled for summer 2001 release. Square shows a brief trailer for the film Final Fantasy: The Movie.
2001: Compaq introduces the iPaq Pocket PC H3150 handheld computer. It features 206 MHz Intel StrongArm processor, 16 MB RAM, grayscale screen. Price is US$349.
2001: British television set-top box maker Pace Micro Technology announces it is integrating video game technology from Sega into its digital video recorder.
2002: Handspring begins selling its Treo 180 and 180g handheld computers in Hong Kong.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer is on the desk of a school secretary. A woman says "...not to mention this PowerPoint demonstration he did just last week".
Movies
1986: Death of Leif Erickson at age 74 of cancer; actor (Big John Cannon - High Chaparral TV show).
1991: Death of John McIntire, American actor (Virginian, Psycho), of emphysema at age 83 (born 1907).
1994: Jevgeni P Leonov, Russian actor (Gori, Moja Zvezda), dies at age 67.
1994: Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin - Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at age 81.
1991: Death of John McIntire, American actor (Virginian, Psycho), of emphysema at age 83 (born 1907).
1994: Jevgeni P Leonov, Russian actor (Gori, Moja Zvezda), dies at age 67.
1994: Nick Cravat, midget (Gremlin - Twilight Zone), dies of lung cancer at age 81.
Music
1991: Jan Odé, Dutch pianist/director Sweelinck Conservatory, dies.
1992: Death of Willie Dixon at age 76 of heart failure in Burbank, California, USA; boxer, rhythm and blues songwriter ("Hoochie Coochie Man", "Little Red Rooster", "Back Door Man", "I'm a Man").
1996: 6,138th performance of Cats is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, A Chorus Line.
2009: Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's single "My Life Would Suck Without You" makes the largest ever leap to number one in Billboard chart history, rising 96 places in one week.
1992: Death of Willie Dixon at age 76 of heart failure in Burbank, California, USA; boxer, rhythm and blues songwriter ("Hoochie Coochie Man", "Little Red Rooster", "Back Door Man", "I'm a Man").
1996: 6,138th performance of Cats is held in London, surpassing record of Broadway's longest-running musical, A Chorus Line.
2009: Former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson's single "My Life Would Suck Without You" makes the largest ever leap to number one in Billboard chart history, rising 96 places in one week.
Sports
1985: Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39.
1988: Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15s.
1988: Detroit Tigers' Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers.
1988: Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).
1988: The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.
1989: 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
1989: Cleveland Cavaliers' Chris Dudley misses five free throws during one foul attempt.
1989: Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
1989: Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets' Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129.
1989: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3.
1993: Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
1994: Ulrike Maier, Olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at age 26.
1995: Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut versus England, Adelaide.
1995: The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowl games, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
1995: Futures-Reims-FRA).
1995: Richard Desborough Burnell, British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77.
1996: Last day of Test cricket for David Boon.
1996: World Cup).
1998: , Buffalo Sabres).
1988: Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15s.
1988: Detroit Tigers' Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers.
1988: Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).
1988: The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.
1989: 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
1989: Cleveland Cavaliers' Chris Dudley misses five free throws during one foul attempt.
1989: Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
1989: Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets' Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129.
1989: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3.
1993: Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
1994: Ulrike Maier, Olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at age 26.
1995: Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut versus England, Adelaide.
1995: The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowl games, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
1995: Futures-Reims-FRA).
1995: Richard Desborough Burnell, British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77.
1996: Last day of Test cricket for David Boon.
1996: World Cup).
1998: , Buffalo Sabres).
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