Theater Premiere
1859 Dion Boucicault's play "Octaroon" premieres in NYC
Dion Boucicault
- 1941 "Sullivan's Travels", directed by Preston Sturges and starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, is released
Event of Interest
1974 Final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC TV
Michael Palin
John Cleese
- 1982 15th NAACP Image Awards: "An Officer and a Gentleman" wins Outstanding Motion Picture
Film Premier
2001 "Ocean's Eleven" directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California
Film Premier
2002 "The Two Towers" 2nd Lord of the Rings film directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen premieres in New York
Event of Interest
2006 Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy little black dress from film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" auctioned for charity for record £467,200 ($923,187) at Christie's, London
Audrey Hepburn
Hubert de Givenchy
Event of Interest
2008 Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery
O.J. Simpson
- 2017 Netflix fires actor Danny Masterson from "The Ranch" after allegations of rape