Events in Film & TV
- 1986-09-15 1st broadcast of legal drama "L.A. Law" created by Steven Bochco, with ensemble cast including Corbin Bersen, Jill Eikenberry and Harry Hamlin on NBC
Emmy Awards
1987-09-20 39th Emmy Awards: LA Law, Bruce Willis & Sharon Gless win
- 1989-09-17 41st Emmy Awards: "LA Law", "Cheers", Dana Delany & Candice Bergen win
- 1990-09-16 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk & Patricia Wettig win
- 1991-08-25 43rd Emmy Awards: "LA Law", "Cheers", Kirstie Alley & Patricia Wettig win
- 1994-05-19 Final episode of American TV drama "LA Law" after 8 year run
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1929-03-30 Richard Dysart, American actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA Law, The Last Days of Patton), born near Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1938-08-19 Diana Muldaur, American actress (McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law), born in NYC, New York
- 1943-03-28 Conchata Ferrell, American actress (LA Law, Two and a Half Men), born in Loudendale, West Virginia (d. 2020)
- 1943-12-16 Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, born in New York City (d. 2018)
- 1944-02-06 Michael Tucker, American actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1946-12-20 John Spencer, American actor (LA Law, West Wing), born in New York City (d. 2005)
- 1947-01-21 Jill Eikenberry, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1947-10-03 Alan Rachins, American actor (Douglas-LA Law), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1948-09-27 A Martinez, American actor (L.A. Law; Santa Barbara), born in Glendale, California
- 1949-07-05 Benny Stolovitz, fictional character on LA Law
- 1949-09-16 Susan Ruttan, American actress (Roxanne Melman-LA Law), born in Oregon City, Oregon
- 1950-03-02 Mitchel Laurance, actor (LA Law, Not Necessarily the News)
- 1950-07-24 Sam Behrens, actor (Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law)
- 1951-10-04 Alan Rosenberg, American actor (Civil Wars, LA Law, Cybill), born in Passaic, New Jersey
- 1951-10-30 Harry Hamlin, American actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law), born in Pasadena, California
- 1952-12-10 Susan Dey, American actress (1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law), born in Pekin, Illinois
- 1954-09-07 Corbin Bernsen, American actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law), born in North Hollywood, California
- 1955-07-09 Jimmy Smits, American actor (LA Law - "Victor"; Running Scared; NYPD Blue), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1957-02-03 Michele Greene, American actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 1960-01-06 Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer, born in London, England
- 1962-06-29 Amanda Donohoe, English actress (CJ Lamb-LA Law), born in London, England
- 1964-08-13 Debi Mazar, American actress (Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law), born in Queens, New York
- 1964-08-25 Blair Underwood, American actor (Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident), born in Tacoma, Washington
Weddings in Film & TV
- 1980-02-20 American "LA Law" and "The Partridge Family" actress Susan Dey (27) weds American television producer Bernard Sofronski
- 1985-03-09 Actors Laura Johnson (Falcon Crest) & Harry Hamlin (LA Law) wed
- 1988-11-19 LA Law's Corbin Bernsen marries actress Amanda Pays
- 1992-06-30 Actress Cecil Hoffman (Zoe-LA Law) marries Paul Slye
- 1994-09-17 "L.A. Law" actor Blair Underwood (30) weds freelance talent coordinator Desiree DaCosta (29)
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1990-05-02 David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38
- 1992-10-12 John Hancock, American actor (LA Law, Love & War), dies of a heart attack at 51
- 1994-02-25 Wladyslaw Sila-Nowicki, Polish lawyer and adviser to Solidarity labor union, dies of heart disease at 80
- 2015-04-05 Richard Dysart, American actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA Law, The Last Days of Patton), dies at 86
- 2018-04-01 Steven Bochco, American TV producer and co-creator of Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, dies at 74
- 2020-10-13 Conchata Ferrell, American actress (LA Law, Two and a Half Men), dies at 77