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1984 - Sparky Anderson is first manager to win 100 games in both baseball leagues.

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1985 - Birth of Maki Goto; Japanese singer and actress.

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1986 - Birth of Kaylee DeFer, American actress.

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1986 - Houston Astros' Jim Deshales sets record of striking out first 8 men starting a ball game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.

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1987 - Death of Bob Fosse, American theater choreographer and director (born 1927).

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1988 - Jose Canseco becomes Major League Baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs.

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1990 - The NBC TV network debuts the Disney-produced series Hull High.

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1990 - PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on The US Civil War.

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1990 - The Disney Channel begins airing the series The Magical World of Disney.

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1990 - Saddam Hussein says he will destroy Israel.

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