On This Day in Film and Television
Events in Film & TV
- 1952 KPTV TV channel 12 in Portland, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1954 KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1965 WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1984 "Cosby Show" premieres on NBC-TV
- 1985 Walt Disney World's 200-millionth guest
Birthdays in Film & TV
Sophia Loren
84th Birthday
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1721 Thomas Doggett, British comedy actor (Drury Lane Theatre), dies at approximately 51
- 1927 George Nichols, American director and actor (His Favorite Pastime, Star Boarder), dies at 62 or 63
- 1946 Raimu [Jules Auguste Cesar Muraire], French actor (The Baker's Wife, Marius, Fanny), dies from a heart attack at 62
- 1949 Richard Dix, American actor (10 Commandments, Cimarron, The Ghost Ship), dies from a heart attack at 56
Weddings in Film & TV
- 1997 "CHiPs" actor Erik Estrada (48) weds Nanette Mirkovich
- 2002 "The Matrix" actor Laurence Fishburne (41) weds actress Gina Torres (33) at The Cloisters museum in New York City
- 2003 "Will & Grace" actress Megan Mullally (44) weds actor Nick Offerman (32) in Los Angeles
Divorces in Film & TV
- 1951 Actor Jackie Coogan (36) divorces Ann McCormack after 5 years of marriage
- 1983 Actor James Woods (36) divorces costume designer Kathryn Morrison after 3 years of marriage