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July 11
Video Games
1994: Gary Kildall dies in a bar brawl, at age 52. He was a microcomputer industry visionary and pioneer, most well-known for creating the CP/M operating system.
2001: Adobe Systems releases PageMaker 7.0. Full package price is US$499; upgrade price is US$79.
2002: Microsoft begins selling routers for home networking.
2006: Microsoft ceases providing new security patches for Windows 98, 98 SE, and Millenium Edition.
2007: At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony announces it will release a lighter, slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld video game console in September. A revised PlayStation Portable is to be released in September. It will be 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer, available in two additional case colors (silver and white), output to television, priced at US$169.99. Two bundles will be available: Daxter PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199, and Star Wars Battlefront PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199.
2001: Adobe Systems releases PageMaker 7.0. Full package price is US$499; upgrade price is US$79.
2002: Microsoft begins selling routers for home networking.
2006: Microsoft ceases providing new security patches for Windows 98, 98 SE, and Millenium Edition.
2007: At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony announces it will release a lighter, slimmer model of its PlayStation Portable handheld video game console in September. A revised PlayStation Portable is to be released in September. It will be 33 percent lighter, 19 percent slimmer, available in two additional case colors (silver and white), output to television, priced at US$169.99. Two bundles will be available: Daxter PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199, and Star Wars Battlefront PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack for US$199.
Movies
1995: The NBC TV network airs the last episode of the Disney series Pride & Joy.
2006: Death of Barnard Hughes at age 90; actor (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Cavanaughs, Mr. Merlin, Doc, Grandpa Buzz - Blossom).
2007: Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to theaters.
2006: Death of Barnard Hughes at age 90; actor (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, The Cavanaughs, Mr. Merlin, Doc, Grandpa Buzz - Blossom).
2007: Warner Bros. releases the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to theaters.
Music
Sports
1985: Houston Astros' Nolan Ryan is first to strike out 4000 (New York Mets' Danny Heep).
1986: Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74.
1986: Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women).
1987: Thomas F Waddell, founder of Gay Olympics, dies of AIDS at age 50.
1989: US President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game.
1989: American League beats National League 5-3, (third of last four All Star Games) in California.
2007: The ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers, Algeria.
2007: Death of Shag Crawford, American umpire in Major League Baseball (born 1916).
2007: Death of Jimmy Skinner, Detroit Red Wings head coach (born 1917).
2008: Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own world record in the women's pole vault at Rome's Golden Gala meet, jumping 5.03 metres.
2009: (to July 19) The 2009 Lusophony Games take place, with athletes from 12 Portuguese-speaking nations taking part.
1986: Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74.
1986: Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women).
1987: Thomas F Waddell, founder of Gay Olympics, dies of AIDS at age 50.
1989: US President Ronald Reagan sportscasts the All Star Game.
1989: American League beats National League 5-3, (third of last four All Star Games) in California.
2007: The ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers, Algeria.
2007: Death of Shag Crawford, American umpire in Major League Baseball (born 1916).
2007: Death of Jimmy Skinner, Detroit Red Wings head coach (born 1917).
2008: Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own world record in the women's pole vault at Rome's Golden Gala meet, jumping 5.03 metres.
2009: (to July 19) The 2009 Lusophony Games take place, with athletes from 12 Portuguese-speaking nations taking part.
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