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Video Games
1989: Apple Computer announces it will sell its 16.4% stake of Adobe Systems.
1992: The Win32 Professional Developers Conference is held, in San Francisco, California. Microsoft first makes public mention of work on "Chicago", the next version of Windows. Microsoft also gives out over 4500 copies of Win32 SDK and pre-release versions of Windows NT for Intel 386/486 processors and for MIPS R4000 processors.
1995: IBM completes its US$3.5 billion acquisition of Lotus Development, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
1992: The Win32 Professional Developers Conference is held, in San Francisco, California. Microsoft first makes public mention of work on "Chicago", the next version of Windows. Microsoft also gives out over 4500 copies of Win32 SDK and pre-release versions of Windows NT for Intel 386/486 processors and for MIPS R4000 processors.
1995: IBM completes its US$3.5 billion acquisition of Lotus Development, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Movies
1990: Fox releases the film Die Hard 2: Die Harder to theaters.
1990: Birth of Jeremy Suarez; actor (Bernie Mac Show).
1990: ), Honeymoon in Vegas movie (1992), Elf movie (2003)).
1994: Paramount releases the film Forrest Gump to theaters.
1994: Death of Cameron Mitchell at age 75 of lung cancer; actor (Buck Cannon - High Chaparral TV show, Black Beauty, Dream West, How the West Was Won).
2003: Death of Buddy Ebsen AKA Christian Rudolph Ebsen at age 95 of complications from pneumonia; dancer (with Shirley Temple, 1930s films), actor (Northwest Passage TV show, Jed Clampett - Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones).
1990: Birth of Jeremy Suarez; actor (Bernie Mac Show).
1990: ), Honeymoon in Vegas movie (1992), Elf movie (2003)).
1994: Paramount releases the film Forrest Gump to theaters.
1994: Death of Cameron Mitchell at age 75 of lung cancer; actor (Buck Cannon - High Chaparral TV show, Black Beauty, Dream West, How the West Was Won).
2003: Death of Buddy Ebsen AKA Christian Rudolph Ebsen at age 95 of complications from pneumonia; dancer (with Shirley Temple, 1930s films), actor (Northwest Passage TV show, Jed Clampett - Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones).
Music
2003: Death of Skip Battin of Alzheimer's disease; bassist and songwriter (The Byrds, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Flying Burrito Brothers).
2004: Death of Syreeta Wright of bone cancer at age 58; soul singer-songwriter, secretary at Motown Records, spouse of Stevie Wonder.
2004: Death of Syreeta Wright of bone cancer at age 58; soul singer-songwriter, secretary at Motown Records, spouse of Stevie Wonder.
Sports
2000: The American Sportscasters Association vote Vin Scully the Number 1 sportscaster of the 20th century.
2005: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2012 Summer Olympics to London.
2008: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7 in men's singles tennis to win his first Wimbledon title.
2005: The International Olympic Committee awards the 2012 Summer Olympics to London.
2008: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7 in men's singles tennis to win his first Wimbledon title.
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