Events in Film & TV
Historic Publication
1996-08-01 George R.R. Martin publishes the epic fantasy novel "A Game of Thrones", the first in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
- 2011-04-17 "Game of Thrones", based on the fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin premieres on HBO
Film & TV History
2013-06-10 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards: The Big Bang Theory wins Best Comedy Series, Breaking Bad & Game of Thrones win Best Drama Series (tie)
Emmy Awards
2015-09-21 67th Emmy Awards: hosted by Andy Samberg, "Game of Thrones", Viola Davis, John Hamm win
Emmy Awards
2016-09-19 68th Emmy Awards: hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, "Game of Thrones", Julia Dreyfus, Rami Malek win
Television Debut
2019-04-28 TV series "Game of Thrones: The Long Night" episode debuts with the longest battle ever screened (nearly 80 mins), surpassing "Lord of the Rings" Battle of Helm's Deep (44 mins)
Emmy Awards
2019-09-22 71st Emmy Awards: "Fleabag", "Game of Thrones", "Chernobyl", Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jharrel Jerome win
- 2020-05-02 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, the Icelandic actor who played Ser Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane in Game of Thrones, sets a world deadlifting record by lifting 501kg (1,104lb)
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1923-04-04 Peter Vaughan, British actor (Porridge, Game of Thrones), born in Wem, Shropshire, England (d. 2016)
Max Von Sydow (1929-2020)
1929-04-10 Swedish actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Game of Thrones), born in Lund, Sweden
- 1938-07-20 Diana Rigg, English actress (Emma Peel-Avengers, Game of Thrones), born in Doncaster England (d. 2020)
- 1942-04-17 David Bradley, British actor (Walder Frey-Game of Thrones), born in York, Yorkshire
- 1945-03-24 Patrick Malahide [Duggan], British actor (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries; Minder; Game Of Thrones), born in Reading, England
- 1946-05-06 Susan Brown, English actress (The Iron Lady, Game of Thrones), born in Bristol, England
- 1946-10-10 Charles Dance, British actor (Alien 3; Game Of Thrones; Jewel in the Crown), born in Redditch, Worcestershire
- 1959-04-17 (Shaun) "Sean" Bean, English actor (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Game of Thrones), born in Handsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
- 1961-06-02 Liam Cunningham, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1961-06-24 Iain Glen, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones, Resident Evil), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1968-04-24 Aidan Gillen [Aidan Murphy], Irish actor (Queer as Folk, Game of Thrones), born in Dublin, Ireland
- 1970-07-27 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Rudkøbing, Denmark
- 1973-10-03 Lena Headey, British actress (Game of Thrones), born in Hamilton, Bermuda
- 1974-07-19 Ramin Djawadi, Iranian-German Emmy Award-winning film and television composer (Iron Man; GAme of Thrones; A Wrinkle in Time), born in Duisburg, West Germany
- 1974-07-28 Hannah Waddingham, British actress (Ted Lasso; Game of Thrones, 2015-16), and musical theater singer, born in London, England
- 1975-04-02 (José) Pedro Pascal, Chilean-American actor (Game of Thrones; Narcos; The Mandalorian), born in Santiago, Chile
- 1976-09-05 Carice van Houten, Dutch actress (Black Book, Game of Thrones), born in Leiderdor
- 1978-10-28 Gwendoline Christie, English actress (Game of Thrones), born in Worthing, England
Jason Momoa (43 years old)
1979-08-01 American actor (Game of Thrones, Aquaman), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1986-09-12 Alfie Allen, English actor (Game of Thrones), born in London, England
Emilia Clarke (36 years old)
1986-10-23 English actress (Game of Thrones), born in London, England
Kit Harington (36 years old)
1986-12-26 English actor (Game of Thrones), born in London, England
- 1987-02-09 Rose Leslie, Scottish actress (Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1987-06-22 Joe Dempsie, English actor (Game of Thrones), born in Liverpool, England
- 1988-03-24 Finn Jones, English actor (Game of Thrones, Iron Fist, The Defenders, Luke Cage), born in London
- 1988-11-26 Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Icelandic weightlifter (World's Strongest Man 2018; deadlifting WR 501kg 2020) and actor ("The Mountain" Game of Thrones), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- 1989-07-01 Hannah Murray, English actress (Game of Thrones), born in Bristol. England
- 1992-05-20 Jack Gleeson, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Cork
- 1996-02-21 Sophie Turner, English actress (Game of Thrones), born in Northampton, England
Maisie Williams (25 years old)
1997-04-15 English actress (Game of Thrones), born in Bristol, England
- 1999-04-08 Isaac Hempstead Wright, English actor (Bran in Game of Thrones), born in Surrey, England
Weddings in Film & TV
Kit Harington
2018-06-23 "Game of Thrones" actors Kit Harington (31) and Rose Leslie (31) marry in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Divorces in Film & TV
- 2012-07-20 "Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey (38) divorces musician Peter Loughran due to irreconcilable differences
Deaths in Film & TV
- 2016-12-06 Peter Vaughan, British actor (Porridge, Game of Thrones), dies at 93
Max Von Sydow (1929-2020)
2020-03-08 Swedish actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Game of Thrones), dies at 90
- 2020-09-10 Diana Rigg, English actress (Emma Peel-Avengers, Game of Thrones), dies at 82