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Events in Film & TV on March 30

  • 1895 British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race

Film tv awardsGolden Globes

1946 3rd Golden Globes: "The Lost Weekend", Ray Milland, & Ingrid Bergman win

Actress Ingrid Bergman
Actress
Ingrid Bergman
Actor Ray Milland
Actor
Ray Milland

Film tv awardsAcademy Awards

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

Actress Grace Kelly
Actress
Grace Kelly
Actor Marlon Brando
Actor
Marlon Brando
  • 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

Event of interestEvent of Interest

1966 Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand
Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Barbra Streisand
  • 1970 Soap opera "Somerset" premieres
  • 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 tv awardsAcademy Awards

1987 59th Academy Awards: "Platoon", Paul Newman & Marlee Matlin win

Actor & Entrepreneur Paul Newman
Actor & Entrepreneur
Paul Newman
Deaf Actress Marlee Matlin
Deaf Actress
Marlee Matlin

Film tv awardsAcademy Awards

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

Actor Anthony Hopkins
Actor
Anthony Hopkins
Actress Jodie Foster
Actress
Jodie Foster
  • 1992 CBS TV premieres overnight news program "Up To The Minute"
  • 1994 ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe
  • 2003 WrestleMania XIX, Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (54,097): Brock Lesnar wins WWE Heavyweight Championship against Kurt Angle

Sport defeatWrestleMania

2008 WrestleMania XXIV, Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL: Kane defeats Chavo Guerrero; Randy Orton beats Triple H and John Cena in a title Triple Threat match; The Undertaker downs Edge

Professional Wrestler and Actor John Cena
Professional Wrestler and Actor
John Cena

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2019 Swedish gamer and YouTuber PewDiePie overtaken by Indian channel T-Series as YouTube channel with most subscribers (both on 92 million)

YouTube Star PewDiePie
YouTube Star
PewDiePie

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