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What happened in history on this day: October 7?
On October 7 in ...
- 1950 - The Frank Sinatra Show debuts on TV.
- 1952 - WFIL-TV Philadelphia first airs Bob Horn's Bandstand.
- 1956 - ABC begins airing the Omnibus 60-minute educational TV show.
- 1957 - CBS premieres The Danny Thomas Show 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1957 - NBC changes the Alcoa Theatre show from 60 minutes to 30.
- 1957 - ABC-TV begins airing American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark.
- 1959 - A U.S. House subcommittee begins investigations of allegedly rigged TV quiz shows.
- 1960 - In the USA, the CBS television network debuts the Route 66 show, starring George Maharis and Martin Milner. The show features two young men driving a 1960 Corvette around the US in search of adventure.
- 1991 - The ABC TV network begins exclusive airing of Disney's Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.
- 1996 - The Fox News Channel debuts on US cable systems.
Births on October 7
- 1887 - Birth of Jack Mulhall in Wappinger Falls, New York, USA; actor (Ken Murray Show).
- 1889 - Birth of Clarence Muse in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Sam - Casablanca).
- 1905 - Birth of Andy Devine [Jeremiah Schwartz] in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA; actor (Andy's Gang).
- 1914 - Birth of Alfred Drake; singer/actor (Kiss Me Kate).
- 1914 - Birth of Sarah Churchill; actress (All Over Town, Royal Wedding).
- 1917 - Birth of Helmut Dantine in Vienna, Austria; actor (Shadow of the Cloak).
- 1917 - Birth of June Allyson in The Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas).
- 1919 - Birth of Gabriel Dell in Barbados; actor (Steve Allen Show).
- 1926 - Birth of Diana Lynn; actress (Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go).
- 1927 - Birth of Al Martino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Here in My Heart"), actor (The Godfather).
- 1933 - Birth of Paul B Price in Cataret, New Jersey, USA; actor (Busting Loose).
- 1938 - Birth of Robert Drivas in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Cool Hand Luke, Illustrated Man).
- 1953 - Birth of Christopher Norris in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Summer of '42, Eat My Dust).
- 1956 - Birth of James Van Patten in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Bo - Chisholms).
- 1961 - Birth of Judy Landers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Vega$, BJ and the Bear, Madame's Place).
- 1974 - Birth of Alexander Polinsky in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Adam - Charles in Charge).
Deaths on October 7
- 1959 - Death of Mario Lanza AKA Alfred Cocozza at age 38 after a heart attack; singer/actor ("Be My Love", "The Loveliest Night of the Year", "Because You're Mine").
- 2001 - Death of Polly Rowles at age 87; actress (The Defenders TV show, The Nurses TV show, Somerset TV show, US Steel Hour TV show, Alcoa Hour TV show, Philco TV Playhouse TV show, Kraft TV Theatre TV show, Studio One TV show).
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