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Friday, April 13 - The asteroid 99942 Apophis (previously better known by its provisional designation 2004 MN₄) will pass within 30,000 km (18,600 mi) of the Earth, very briefly appearing as bright as 3rd magnitude. If it somehow goes through a keyhole it will be redirected at earth, with possible repercussions similar to the asteroid collision 65 million years ago that most likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. *

Monday, June 18 - Bicentennial of the foundation of Western Australia

September 7- 50th anniversary of ESPN

October 29- 100th anniversary of the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 1929

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In the anime series Stand Alone Complex, Section 9 was established in this year.

The Terminator and Kyle Reese in The Terminator are sent back in time from this year.

The two Terminators in Terminator 2: Judgment Day are sent back in time from this year.

This is the "assigned birth date" for JC Denton, protagonist of Deus Ex, according to a datacube in the Area 51 section near the end of the game. JC is a genetically engineered clone, and has no true birth date.

Keith Charles, a character on HBO's series Six Feet Under is shot and killed by robbers seizing the contents of his armored truck.