2012 Event Amid tension with China, Keen Sword, the biennial naval training exercise between the United States and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, takes place off the shore of Okinawa 1970 Birthday John Carmack, born in Roeland Park, Kansas, game programmer, co-founder of id Software, lead programmer for computer games, 'Quake', 'Doom', 'Commander Keen' series 1970 Death Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 1936 Event KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1887 Birthday Malcolm Keen, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Chris-Mama 1837 Birthday William Williams Keen, surgeon, brain
