Events in Film & TV
- 1895 Henry Irving becomes the first actor to receive a knighthood
The Beatles on Ed Sullivan
1964 Beatles' 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan Show
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- 1974 Dean Martin Show last airs on NBC-TV
Event of Interest
1974 27th Cannes Film Festival: "The Conversation" directed by Francis Ford Coppola wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
Francis Ford Coppola
- 1979 32nd Cannes Film Festival: "Apocalypse Now" directed by Francis Ford Coppola and "Die Biechtrommel" directed by Volker Schlondorff jointly awarded the Palme d'Or
- 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe
Film Premier
1989 "Indiana Jones & Last Crusade", directed by Stephen Spielberg and produced by George Lucas premieres
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
Music Recording
1989 Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack
Weird Al Yankovic
TV Show Appearance
1993 Star Trek episode "Second Chances" airs guest starring Mae Jemison, the 1st real life astronaut to appear on the show
Mae Jemison
- 1998 51st Cannes Film Festival: "Mia aioniotita kai mia mera / Eternity and a Day" by Theo Angelopoulos wins the Palme d'Or
- 2009 62nd Cannes Film Festival: "The White Ribbon" directed by Michael Haneke wins the Palme d'Or
- 2015 68th Cannes Film Festival: "Dheepan" directed by Jacques Audiard wins the Palme d'Or
Event of Interest
2016 Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in a sexual assault case in Norristown
Bill Cosby
Event of Interest
2018 Actor Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment by several women in CNN report
Morgan Freeman
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1855 Arthur Wing Pinero, English actor and playwright, born in London (d. 1934)
- 1889 Creighton Hale, Irish actor (Gorilla Man, Way Down East), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 1965)
- 1900 Eduardo De Filippo, Italian playwright, director, actor and poet (7 Deadly Sins, Shoot Loud), born in Naples, Italy (d. 1984)
- 1912 Joseph Anthony [Deuster], American playwright, actor, and director (Matchmaker, Tomorrow), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1993)
- 1914 Lilli Palmer [Peiser], German actress (Cloak and Dagger, Anastasia: The Czar's Last Daughter), born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1986)
- 1922 Sadao Bekku, Japanese classical and film composer (Matango), born in Tokyo (d. 2012)
- 1923 Siobhán McKenna [Cionnaith], Irish stage actress (Saint Joan, The Chalk Garden), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1986)
- 1923 Seijun Suzuki, Japanese cult film director, born in Tokyo (d. 2017)
- 1925 Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and film director (Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm), born in Västerås, Västmanland (d. 1994)
- 1925 Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, American actor (Rio Bravo), born in Aguilares, Texas (d. 2006)
- 1926 Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor (The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show, Crook Anonymous), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1931 Michael Lonsdale, French actor (The Day of the Jackal, Moonraker), born in Paris, France
- 1938 Thomas "Tommy" Chong, Canadian-American comedian, actor, and cannabis rights activist (Cheech & Chong), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1941 Andrés García, Mexican-Dominican actor (Tiger Shark), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1943 Gary Burghoff, American actor (Radar - M*A*S*H), born in Bristol, Connecticut
- 1945 Priscilla Presley, American actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1949 Jim Broadbent, English actor (Iris), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Roger Deakins
1949 Roger Deakins, English cinematographer (Blade Runner 2049), born in Torquay, Devon, England
Roger Deakins
- 1953 Alfred Molina, British actor (Spider Man 2, Frida, Chocolat), born in London, England
- 1953 Nell Campbell [Laura], Australian actress (Rocky Horror), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1960 Kristin Scott Thomas, British actress (The English Patient, Mission: Impossible), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
- 1963 Gene Anthony Ray, American dancer and actor (Leroy-Fame), born in Harlem, New York (d. 2003)
John C. Reilly
1965 John C. Reilly, American actor (Chicago, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), born in Chicago, Illinois
John C. Reilly
- 1966 Eric Cantona, French footballer and actor (Looking for Eric), born in Marseille, France
- 1972 Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer (Everwood), born in Rye, New York
- 1973 Dermot O'Leary, British-Irish television presenter (The X Factor), born in Colchester, Essex, England
- 1974 Will Sasso, Canadian-American actor and comedian (The Three Stooges 2012), born in Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
- 1977 Kym Valentine, Australian actress (Neighbours), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1978 Bryan Greenberg, American actor (How to Make It in America), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1979 Frank Mir, American UFC fighter and professional wrestler, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1980 Billy L. Sullivan, American actor (Will Pacino-Something So Right), born in Long Island, New York
- 1980 Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong-Australian actress and singer, born in Hong Kong
- 1984 Sarah Hagan, American actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in Austin, Texas
- 1986 Jordan Metcalfe, English actor (Genie in the House), born in Kingston-upon-Hull, East Yorkshire, England
- 1989 Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (Judging Amy), born in Westminster, Vermont (d. 2005)
- 1992 Travis T. Flory, American actor (Everybody Hates Chris), born in Fontana, California
Weddings in Film & TV
Wedding of Interest
2003 Oscar winning-actress Kate Winslet (27) weds director Sam Mendes (36) in Anguilla Island
Kate Winslet
Sam Mendes
- 2003 Actor and film director Kenneth Branagh (42) weds film art director Lindsay Brunnock in a secret ceremony
Wedding of Interest
2014 Rapper and record producer Kanye West (36) weds model Kim Kardashian (33) at Fort di Belvedere in Florence, Italy
Kim Kardashian
Kanye West
- 2015 Actress and model Michelle Keegan (28) weds TV presenter Mark Wright (28) at Hengrave Hall estate in Suffolk
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1948 Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1953 Cor Hermus, Dutch actor, director and writer (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
- 1956 Guy Kibbee, American actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
- 1969 Mitzi Green [Elizabeth Keno], American child actress (Huckleberry Finn, Little Orphan Annie), dies from cancer at 48
- 1972 Asta Nielsen, actress (Joyless Street), dies at 88
- 1972 Gavin Muir, American actor (Mary of Scotland, Johnny Trouble), dies at 71
- 1972 Ismail Yasseen, Egyptian comedian and actor (Isamil Yassine as Tarzan, Ibn Hamidu), dies of a heart attack at 59
- 1979 Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
- 1981 Jack Warner [Waters], British actor (Dixon of Dock Green, Christmas Carol), dies from pneumonia at 85
- 1984 Vincent J. McMahon, American professional wrestling promoter (b. 1914)
- 1986 Gunnar Bjornstrand, Swedish actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76
- 1986 Yakima Canutt [Enos Edward], American rodeo cowboy, actor and director(Texas Terror), dies at 90
- 1987 Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, British actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89
- 1991 Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. 1912)
- 1992 Joan Sanderson, English actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79
- 1996 John Abbott, British actor (The Jungle Book, Gigi, Smogasboard), dies from cancer at 90
- 1997 Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (Knight Rider), dies of lung cancer at 74
- 2003 Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
- 2004 Captain Stubby [Tom Fouts], American author and comedian (Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers), dies of a stroke at 85
- 2008 Dick Martin [Thomas Richard], American actor and comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Carbon Copy), dies of respiratory complications at 86
- 2010 Ray Alan, English ventriloquist & television entertainer (b. 1930)
- 2010 Tapen Chatterjee, Bengali actor from India (b. 1937)
- 2016 Burt Kwouk, English actor (Pink Panther movies), dies at 85
- 2018 Jerry Maren [Gerard Marenghi], American actor (The Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese), dies at 98