- 1895 British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race
Film and TV Awards
1946 3rd Golden Globes: "The Lost Weekend", Ray Milland, & Ingrid Bergman win

Ingrid Bergman

Ray Milland
Film Awards
1955 27th Academy Awards: "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando & Grace Kelly win

Grace Kelly

Marlon Brando
- 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
Event of Interest
1966 Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS

Barbra Streisand
- 1970 Soap opera "Somerset" premieres
Assassination Attempt
1981 US President Ronald Reagan is shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.; three others are also wounded

Ronald Reagan
- 1981 "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)
Film Awards
1987 59th Academy Awards: "Platoon", Paul Newman & Marlee Matlin win

Paul Newman

Marlee Matlin
Music Awards
1988 2nd Soul Train Music Awards: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston win

Michael Jackson

Whitney Houston
Film Awards
1992 64th Academy Awards: "The Silence of the Lambs", Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster win

Anthony Hopkins

Jodie Foster