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What happened in history on this day: October 4?
On October 4 in ...
- 1949 - CBS premieres the Pantomime Quiz 30-minute TV game show.
- 1953 - The TV show I Led Three Lives is first aired, in syndication.
- 1954 - CBS TV debuts December Bride TV series, starring comedienne Spring Byington.
- 1956 - CBS premieres the Playhouse 90 90-minute anthology drama TV show.
- 1957 - CBS-TV airs the first episode of TV show Leave it to Beaver.
- 1957 - TV show Blondie first airs.
- 1959 - ABC airs the last Pantomime Quiz TV show.
- 1963 - NBC premieres The Bob Hope Chrysler Theatre 60-minute anthology TV show.
- 1964 - In Canada, CBC TV first airs the news show This Hour has Seven Days, hosted by Patrick Watson and Laurier LaPierre.
- 1984 - NBC TV debuts the sitcom Night Court, starring Harry Anderson.
- 1990 - FOX begins airing TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
Births on October 4
- 1894 - Birth of Cliff Hall in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Sharlie - Baron Munchausen radio show, Crime Photographer).
- 1895 - Birth of Buster Keaton; actor (The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr).
- 1917 - Birth of Jan Murray AKA Murray Janofsky in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/TV host (Dollar a Second, Treasure Hunt, Songs for Sale, Sing It Again, Go Lucky, Blind Date, Who Killed Teddy Bear).
- 1923 - Birth of Charlton Heston; actor (Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes).
- 1932 - Birth of Felicia Farr in Westchester, New York, USA; actress (Charley Varrick, Kotch).
- 1935 - Birth of Eddie Applegate in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Richard - Patty Duke Show).
- 1941 - Birth of Lori Saunders in Kansas City, Missouri; actress (Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails).
- 1945 - Birth of Clifton Davis in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/singer ("That's My Mama", Amen).
- 1946 - Birth of Susan Sarandon [Tomaling] in Jackson Heights, New York, USA; actress (Bull Durham, Rescue Me, Children of Dune).
- 1949 - Birth of Armand Assante in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours, ER, The Doctors).
- 1950 - Birth of Alan Rosenberg; actor (Civil Wars, The Guardian).
- 1960 - Birth of Jennifer Anglin in Adrian, Michigan, USA; actress (Cheryl - General Hospital).
- 1961 - Birth of David W Harper in Abilene, Texas, USA; actor (Jim Bob - Waltons).
- 1965 - Birth of John Melendez; radio-TV personality (Tonight Show, Howard Stern).
- 1967 - Birth of Liev Schreiber; actor (CSI, American Masters).
- 1969 - Birth of Abraham Benrubi; actor (Men In Trees, ER).
- 1976 - Birth of Alicia Silverstone; actress (Miss Match).
- 1979 - Birth of Rachael Leigh Cook; American actress (Las Vegas).
- 1987 - Birth of Michael Charles Roman; actor (Normal, Ohio).
Deaths on October 4
- 1966 - Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at age 66.
- 1972 - Colin Gordon, actor (John - The Baron), dies at age 61.
- 1989 - Death of Graham Chapman at age 48 of spinal and throat cancer; comedian/writer (Monty Python's Flying Circus, Doctor at Large, The Two Ronnies, The Frost Report, That Was The Week That Was).
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