Events in Film & TV
- 1921 KDKA Pittsburgh presents first radio broadcast of MLB; Pirates beat Phillies, 8-0; Harold Arlin first play-by-play broadcaster
Film Release
1953 "From Here to Eternity" based on book by James Jones, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1954)
Burt Lancaster
Frank Sinatra
- 1956 KUAM TV channel 8 in Agana, GU (CBS/ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957 "American Bandstand" premieres on network TV (ABC)
- 1968 WMCV (now WZTV) TV channel 17 in Nashville, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
- 1969 The UVF plant their first bomb in the Republic of Ireland, damaging the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin
- 1971 WNPE TV channel 16 in Watertown, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
Television Debut
1998 The American spin-off "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", starring Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady, debuts on ABC
Wayne Brady
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1887 Reginald Owen, British actor (Mary Poppins, Sherlock Holmes), born in Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1972)
- 1888 Victor Francen, Belgian actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), born in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1977)
- 1890 Erich Kleiber, Austrian-Argentine conductor (Teatro Colón, 1937-49; NBC Symphony, 1947-48), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
- 1891 Donald Kerr, American actor (Carnival Lady, Devil Bat), born in Eagle Grove, Iowa (d. 1977)
- 1901 Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (Four Bags Full, Rouge et noir), born in Luzarches, Val-d'Oise, France (d. 2000)
- 1906 John Huston, American director and writer (African Queen, Chinatown), born in Nevada, Missouri (d. 1987)
- 1911 Robert Taylor, American actor (Waterloo Bridge, Quo Vadis, Death Valley Days), born in Filley, Nebraska (d. 1969)
- 1914 Anita Colby, American model, author and actress (Mary of Scotland, Cover Girl, Pepsi Cola Playhouse), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1914 David Brian, American actor (Accused of Murder, Dawn at Sorocco), born in NYC, New York (d. 1993)
- 1918 Tom Drake [Alfred Sinclair Alderdice], American actor (Meet Me In St. Louis; Warlock), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1982)
- 1924 Billie Hayes [Brosch], American stage, film, and television actress Li'l Abner - "Mammy Yokum"; Witchiepoo), born in town of DuQuoin, Illinois (d. 2021)
- 1925 Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1991)
- 1933 Joan Weldon, American actress (So This is Love, Them), born in San Francisco, California
- 1935 John Saxon, American actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2020)
- 1935 Zakes Mokae, actor (Comedians), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1936 John Dancy, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday), born in Jackson, Texas
- 1937 Alan Howard, English theater and film actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), born in London, England (d. 2015)
- 1945 Ja'net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1945 Loni Anderson, American actress (Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1945 Jo Collins, American Playboy playmate (Dec, 1964, Playmate of the Year 1965), born in Lebanon, Oregon
- 1946 Erika Slezak, actress (Viki-One Life to Live), born in Hollywood, California
- 1950 Holly Palance, actress (Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1951 John Jarratt, Australian actor, director and producer (Picnic at Hanging Rock), born in Wollongong, Australia
Maureen McCormick
1956 Maureen McCormick, American actress (Marcia-Brady Bunch), born in Encino, California
Maureen McCormick
- 1961 (Julie) "Tawny" Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
- 1963 James Wilder, actor (Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1966 Jonathan Silverman, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1968 Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1970 James Gunn, American filmmaker (Guardians of the Galaxy), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1972 Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1974 Kajol Mukherjee, Indian actress (Fanaa, My Name Is Khan), born in Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 1975 Antony Cotton, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Bury, England
- 1976 Kwon Sang-woo, South Korean actor (Stairway to Heaven), born in Daejeon, South Korea
- 1980 Sophie Winkleman, English actress, born in London, England
- 1981 Kō Shibasaki, Japanese singer and actress (47 Ronin), born in Toshima, Japan
- 1987 Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress (Bommarillu), born in Bombay, India
- 1987 Xenia Tchoumitcheva, Swiss model, born in Magnitogorsk, Russia
- 2184 Christine Lauren Chapel, (Star Trek), born in Davenport Heights, Vermont
- 2186 Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
Weddings in Film & TV
- 1956 Actress-singer Shirley Jones (22) weds film and stage actor Jack Cassidy (29)
Wedding of Interest
1964 Film director Mel Brooks (38) weds actress Anne Bancroft (32) at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau
Mel Brooks
Anne Bancroft
Wedding of Interest
1971 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer [nee Gaines] (22) weds actor Helmuth Sommer; divorce in 1976
Donna Summer
Wedding of Interest
2015 Actress Jennifer Aniston (46) weds fellow actor and producer Justin Theroux (44) at their home in Los Angeles
Jennifer Aniston
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1925 Jennie Lee, American actress (The Birth of a Nation), dies at 76
- 1931 Ullrich Haupt, Prussian actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), accidentally shot at 43
- 1955 Carmen Miranda, Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies of a heart attack at 46
- 1955 Suzan (Susan) Ball, American actress, dies of cancer at 21
- 1961 Eva JC Beck, actress (Elckerlyc, Resurrection), dies at 63
Marilyn Monroe
1962 Marilyn Monroe [Norma Jean Mortenson], American actress (Some Like It Hot), found dead of an apparent self-inflicted drug overdose at 36
Marilyn Monroe
- 1972 Frederic Tozere, American stage and screen actor (Stanley - "Mr. Phillips"), dies at 71
- 1977 Charles Carson, British actor (Cry the Beloved Country), dies at 91
- 1978 Queenie Smith, American actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
- 1982 Wanda Rotha, actress (Mrs Fitzherbert), dies at 72
- 1983 Judy Canova, American comedian and actress (Cannonball), dies of cancer at 66
Richard Burton
1984 Richard Burton, Welsh stage and screen actor (Cleopatra, The Robe), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 58
Richard Burton
- 1987 Anatoli Papanov, Russian actor (Cold Summer of 1953) named as a People's Artist of the USSR (1973), dies at 64
- 1988 Ralph Meeker [Rathgeber], American actor (Mister Roberts, Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker), dies of a heart attack at 67
- 1994 Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39
- 1996 Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46
Alec Guinness
2000 Alec Guinness, British actor (The Ladykillers, The Bridge on the River Kwai), dies of liver cancer at 86
Alec Guinness
- 2002 Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (b. 1982)
- 2002 Chick Hearn, American NBA broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), dies at 85
- 2009 Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist (On the Waterfront), dies at 95
- 2015 George Cole, English actor (Minder), dies at 90
- 2018 Charlotte Rae, American character actress, comedian, singer and dancer (Edna-Facts of Life), dies at 92