Theater Premiere
1806 Thomas Dibdin's pantomime "Harlequin and Mother Goose" starring Joseph Grimaldi, in his most famous clown performance, opens at the Covent Garden Theatre, London
- 1913 1st movie serial "Adventures of Kathlyn" premieres in Chicago
Film Premiere
1932 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers' 1st joint movie "Flying Down to Rio," directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC
Film Release
1933 "Sons of the Desert" film directed by William A. Seiter starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is released
- 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis Bridgeport, Connecticut
Music History
1955 Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13
Film Premiere
1965 "Thunderball", 4th James Bond film starring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger premieres in Tokyo, Japan
- 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
Music Single
1965 The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"
Theatrical Finale
1991 "A Christmas Carol", starring Patrick Stewart, in a one-man show, closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after a limited run of 14 performances
- 1991 12th United Negro College Fund "Parade of Stars" telethon, hosted by Lou Rawls airs from Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood, and The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NYC
- 2003 50th National Film Awards (India): "Mondo Meyer Upakhyan" wins the Golden Lotus
