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Video Games
1995: Apple Computer announces availability of the Newton MessagePad 120 in the US. It includes Graffiti hardwriting recognition software by Palm Computing, and Newton OS 1.3.
1997: Samsung Electronics of South Korea announces it will acquire the remaining 51 percent of AST Research for US$162 million.
2001: Intel releases a low-power 500 MHz mobile Pentium III processor. The processor incorporates SpeedStep technology, allowing the processor to operate at 300 MHz when the computer is running on battery power. Price is US$208 in 1000-unit quantities.
2002: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.1 and 1.2 GHz Duron processors. They feature PowerNow technology. Prices are US$130 and US$160, respectively.
2002: Sega officially announces the discontinuance of the Dreamcast video game system.
2007: Microsoft releases the Windows Vista operating system for personal computers.
2007: Sony CEA releases the Rogue Galaxy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
1997: Samsung Electronics of South Korea announces it will acquire the remaining 51 percent of AST Research for US$162 million.
2001: Intel releases a low-power 500 MHz mobile Pentium III processor. The processor incorporates SpeedStep technology, allowing the processor to operate at 300 MHz when the computer is running on battery power. Price is US$208 in 1000-unit quantities.
2002: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.1 and 1.2 GHz Duron processors. They feature PowerNow technology. Prices are US$130 and US$160, respectively.
2002: Sega officially announces the discontinuance of the Dreamcast video game system.
2007: Microsoft releases the Windows Vista operating system for personal computers.
2007: Sony CEA releases the Rogue Galaxy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
Movies
1985: Ken Mayers, actor (Robbie Robertson - Space Patrol), dies at age 67.
1986: Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at age 74.
1987: Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie - Gentle Ben), dies at age 32.
1987: Ken Drake, actor (Crime and Punishment USA), dies.
1995: Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air.
1995: Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of American TV's The Tonight Show.
1995: Gerald M Durrell, British zoologist/author (Mockery Bird)/television presenter, dies at age 70 (born 1925).
1996: Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), dies at age 72.
2007: Death of Sidney Sheldon at age 89 of complications from pneumonia; author/producer (Patty Duke Show TV show, I Dream of Jeannie, Hart to Hart, Master of the Game, If Tomorrow Comes, Bloodline, The Other Side of Midnight, Windmills of the Gods).
1986: Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at age 74.
1987: Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie - Gentle Ben), dies at age 32.
1987: Ken Drake, actor (Crime and Punishment USA), dies.
1995: Belgium's TV channel 2 in Flanders goes on the air.
1995: Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of American TV's The Tonight Show.
1995: Gerald M Durrell, British zoologist/author (Mockery Bird)/television presenter, dies at age 70 (born 1925).
1996: Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), dies at age 72.
2007: Death of Sidney Sheldon at age 89 of complications from pneumonia; author/producer (Patty Duke Show TV show, I Dream of Jeannie, Hart to Hart, Master of the Game, If Tomorrow Comes, Bloodline, The Other Side of Midnight, Windmills of the Gods).
Music
1986: Ticker Freeman, pianist (Dinah Shore Show), dies at age 74.
Sports
1988: Hansie Cronje gets a pair in second first-class game (OFS versus N Tvl).
1989: Last day of first class cricket for Dav Whatmore.
1989: American Olympic medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident.
1989: US Open).
1993: 67th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beat Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
1994: 68th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-0, 6-2).
1994: 82nd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (7-6, 6-4, 6-4).
1994: Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76).
1994: Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
1994: In American football's Super Bowl XXVIII, the Dallas Cowboys hand the Buffalo Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13. Most Valuable Player: Emmitt Smith, Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys.
1995: British Open-second).
1995: George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at age 84.
1998: All-Star Florida Marlins' catcher Darren Daulton retires.
2000: The Saint Louis Rams win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1951, defeating the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
2006: The Chicago Cubs and Jerry Hairston Junior agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal.
2007: The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China.
1989: Last day of first class cricket for Dav Whatmore.
1989: American Olympic medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident.
1989: US Open).
1993: 67th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beat Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
1994: 68th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-0, 6-2).
1994: 82nd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (7-6, 6-4, 6-4).
1994: Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76).
1994: Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
1994: In American football's Super Bowl XXVIII, the Dallas Cowboys hand the Buffalo Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13. Most Valuable Player: Emmitt Smith, Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys.
1995: British Open-second).
1995: George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at age 84.
1998: All-Star Florida Marlins' catcher Darren Daulton retires.
2000: The Saint Louis Rams win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1951, defeating the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
2006: The Chicago Cubs and Jerry Hairston Junior agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal.
2007: The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China.
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