Events in Film & TV on July 19

Event of Interest

1922 American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller first to break 1 minute barrier for 100m freestyle; swims 58.6s at Alameda, CA

Swimmer and Actor Johnny Weissmuller — Swimmer and Actor
Johnny Weissmuller

Event of Interest

1941 BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) ("...-" in Morse code) (opening of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th symphony)

Composer Ludwig van Beethoven — Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven

Event of Interest

1941 Tom and Jerry first appear under their own names in cartoon "The Midnight Snack" by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera

Animator Joseph Barbera — Animator
Joseph Barbera

Animator William Hanna — Animator
William Hanna

Music Premiere

1942 US première of Dmitri Shostakovich' 7th Symphony in NYC by the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini in a concert broadcast nationwide on NBC radio

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich — Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich

1953 KIMA TV channel 29 in Yakima, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1961 1st in-flight movie shown on TWA
1965 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"
1979 Maritza Sayalero, 18, of Venezuela, crowned 28th Miss Universe
2001 34th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at San Diego Convention Center