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Video Games
1997: Buena Vista Pictures releases the film The Sixth Man to theaters in the USA. A character is told to forget girls and "stick to Nintendo".
1999: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. An arcade video game is played, Monkey Fracas Jr., with a space ship fighting a giant ape throwing barrels pulled from inside a planet. This is a reference to the video game Donkey Kong Jr..
2000: Be releases the BeOS 5 operating system for Intel-based personal computers.
2000: Microsoft releases the Internet Explorer 5 Web browser for Apple Macintosh computers. The software requires Mac OS 7.6.1 or later. New features include a new rendering engine, 50 percent faster than version 4.5, and more accurate rendering.
2001: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Stadium 2 video game for the Nintendo 64.
2001: Microsoft upgrades the size of the hard drive for its upcoming Xbox video game system from 8 GB to 10 GB.
2001: Conexant Systems announces that Microsoft will use its CX25871 video encoder chip to connect the Xbox video game system to digital and analog television sets.
2003: Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in the United Kingdom.
2005: Ubisoft releases the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2006: Koei releases the Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US.
2006: Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts II video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2007: Sega and Nintendo jointly announce Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games video game for the Nintendo Wii and DS, for release in the fall.
1999: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. An arcade video game is played, Monkey Fracas Jr., with a space ship fighting a giant ape throwing barrels pulled from inside a planet. This is a reference to the video game Donkey Kong Jr..
2000: Be releases the BeOS 5 operating system for Intel-based personal computers.
2000: Microsoft releases the Internet Explorer 5 Web browser for Apple Macintosh computers. The software requires Mac OS 7.6.1 or later. New features include a new rendering engine, 50 percent faster than version 4.5, and more accurate rendering.
2001: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Stadium 2 video game for the Nintendo 64.
2001: Microsoft upgrades the size of the hard drive for its upcoming Xbox video game system from 8 GB to 10 GB.
2001: Conexant Systems announces that Microsoft will use its CX25871 video encoder chip to connect the Xbox video game system to digital and analog television sets.
2003: Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in the United Kingdom.
2005: Ubisoft releases the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2006: Koei releases the Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US.
2006: Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts II video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2007: Sega and Nintendo jointly announce Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Games video game for the Nintendo Wii and DS, for release in the fall.
Movies
1986: Victor J Lopez, actor (Chuey - Man From Atlantis), dies at age 39.
1986: Virginia Gilmore, actress (Jennie, Western Union), dies.
1987: Patrick Troughton, British actor (Doctor Who), dies at age 56 (born 1920).
1990: Helene Fortescu Reynolds, actress (Bermuda Mystery), dies at age 65.
1991: NBC airs the 100th episode of L.A. Law TV show.
1991: Carlos Montalban, actor (Bananas), dies at age 85.
1994: Death of Wendell Niles at age 89; radio announcer (The Bob Hope Show, Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Man Called X), TV announcer (Truth or Consequences, Let's Make a Deal, Colgate Comedy Hour, It Could Be You).
1995: Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), dies of drug overdose at age 32.
1996: Ken Dibbs, actor (Suddenly, Party Girl, High Society), dies at age 78.
1997: ABC-TV airs the last episode of the soap opera City.
2004: Death of Art James at age 75; broadcaster, actor, host (Say When!, Fractured Phrases, The Who, What, Or Where Game, Matches 'N' Mates, Pay Cards!, Temptation, The Joker's Wild, The Magnificent Marble Machine, Concentration, Classic Concentration, Family Feud, Catchphrase).
2004: Death of Peter Ustinov at age 82 due to heart failure; actor/writer/raconteur (In All Directions radio show, "The Grand Prix of Gibraltar" album).
1986: Virginia Gilmore, actress (Jennie, Western Union), dies.
1987: Patrick Troughton, British actor (Doctor Who), dies at age 56 (born 1920).
1990: Helene Fortescu Reynolds, actress (Bermuda Mystery), dies at age 65.
1991: NBC airs the 100th episode of L.A. Law TV show.
1991: Carlos Montalban, actor (Bananas), dies at age 85.
1994: Death of Wendell Niles at age 89; radio announcer (The Bob Hope Show, Adventures of Philip Marlowe, The Man Called X), TV announcer (Truth or Consequences, Let's Make a Deal, Colgate Comedy Hour, It Could Be You).
1995: Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), dies of drug overdose at age 32.
1996: Ken Dibbs, actor (Suddenly, Party Girl, High Society), dies at age 78.
1997: ABC-TV airs the last episode of the soap opera City.
2004: Death of Art James at age 75; broadcaster, actor, host (Say When!, Fractured Phrases, The Who, What, Or Where Game, Matches 'N' Mates, Pay Cards!, Temptation, The Joker's Wild, The Magnificent Marble Machine, Concentration, Classic Concentration, Family Feud, Catchphrase).
2004: Death of Peter Ustinov at age 82 due to heart failure; actor/writer/raconteur (In All Directions radio show, "The Grand Prix of Gibraltar" album).
Music
1987: Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at age 82 in Vermont, USA (born 1905). Her story was made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.
2001: Death of Moe Koffman at age 72 from cancer; saxophonist and flute player ("Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (1958))..
2001: Death of Moe Koffman at age 72 from cancer; saxophonist and flute player ("Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (1958))..
Sports
1989: New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court.
1990: Bengal beats Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
1990: U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
1992: Ann Transon runs female world record 50km (3:05:01).
1992: PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel.
1992: , 1996).
1992: age 17).
1993: 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson.
1994: Wichita Open).
1995: Queensland beats South Australia to win first ever cricket Sheffield Shield.
1999: 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke 62-45 in San Jose California.
2007: Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina is sentenced to 14 years in prison.
2009: Three Canadian figure skaters (Barbara Underhill, Paul Martini, and Brian Orser) are inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, in a ceremony at the world figure skating championships in Los Angeles, California.
1990: Bengal beats Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
1990: U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
1992: Ann Transon runs female world record 50km (3:05:01).
1992: PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel.
1992: , 1996).
1992: age 17).
1993: 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson.
1994: Wichita Open).
1995: Queensland beats South Australia to win first ever cricket Sheffield Shield.
1999: 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke 62-45 in San Jose California.
2007: Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina is sentenced to 14 years in prison.
2009: Three Canadian figure skaters (Barbara Underhill, Paul Martini, and Brian Orser) are inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, in a ceremony at the world figure skating championships in Los Angeles, California.
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