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What happened in history on this day: October 2?
On October 2 in ...
- 1946 - The Dumont Network debuts the first TV soap opera, Faraway Hill.
- 1949 - NBC-TV begins airing TV's first situation comedy, The Aldrich Family.
- 1952 - NBC-TV debuts the TV show This is Your Life, with host Ralph Edwards.
- 1953 - CBS debuts the interview TV program Person to Person, with Edward R Murrow.
- 1955 - CBS debuts the Alfred Hitchcock Presents weekly suspense TV show.
- 1957 - CBS TV begins airing The Armstrong Circle Theatre 60-minute TV show in the USA.
- 1959 - CBS-TV debuts The Twilight Zone 30-minute TV series, hosted by Rod Serling.
- 1961 - NBC-TV debuts the 60-minute hospital TV drama show Ben Casey, starring Vince Edwards.
- 1962 - ABC debuts the the World War II TV drama show Combat, starring Vic Morrow.
- 1971 - TV show Soul Train premieres in syndication.
- 1983 - The 10th season of CBS-TV show The Jeffersons begins.
Births on October 2
- 1890 - Birth of Julius Marx AKA Groucho Marx in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life) (dies 1977).
- 1895 - Birth of Bud Abbott in Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA; comedian (Abbott and Costello) (dies 1974).
- 1914 - Birth of Charles Ruppert AKA Charles Drake in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Air Force, Glenn Miller Story).
- 1928 - Birth of George "Spanky" McFarland; actor (Little Rascals).
- 1929 - Birth of Moses Gunn in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actor (Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft).
- 1938 - Birth of Rex Reed in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; movie critic/actor (Myra Breckinridge).
- 1946 - Birth of Roger Jett in Maryland, USA; actor (Smithereens).
- 1950 - Birth of Persis Khambatta in Bombay, India; actress (Star Trek, Megaforce).
- 1951 - Birth of Romina Power in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Justine).
- 1951 - Birth of Gordon "Sting" Sumner; rocker (Police - "Roxanne") / actor (Dune).
- 1954 - Birth of Lorraine Bracco; actress (Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team).
- 1962 - Birth of Esai Morales; actor (Bad Boys, La Bamba).
- 1965 - Birth of Jill Powell in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; actress (Marcy - As the World Turns).
- 1970 - Birth of Kelly Ripa; actress (Hayley Vaughan - All My Children).
Deaths on October 2
- 1952 - Death of Hattie McDaniel at age 57 from breast cancer; actress (Mammy - Gone With The Wind (1939, supporting actress Oscar award), Amos and Andy radio show, Eddie Cantor radio show, Beulah radio show (1947-51), Beulah TV show (1950-52)).
- 1962 - Death of Frank Lovejoy at age 50 after a heart attack; actor (Gangbusters radio show, Night Beat radio show, Mr. and Mrs. North radio show, Murder and Mr. Malone radio show, This is Your FBI radio show, The Blue Beetle radio show, Damon Runyon Theater radio show, Man Against Crime TV show, Meet McGraw TV show).
- 1973 - Paul Hartman, actor (Bert - Petticoat Junction), dies at age 68.
- 1985 - Death of George Savalas at age 58; American actor (Kojak).
- 1985 - Death of Rock Hudson AKA Roy Harold Scherer Junior at age 59 of complications from AIDS; actor (McMillan and Wife TV show).
- 1985 - Sidney Clute, actor (Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey), dies at age 69.
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