Sony and Phillips launch the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc" id="mwAWs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Compact disc">compact disc</a> in Japan; on the same day, Sony releases the model <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_CDP-101" id="mwAWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sony CDP-101">CDP-101</a> compact disc player, the first player of its kind.