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What happened in history on this day: October 8?
On October 8 in ...
- 1956 - ABC-TV debuts the TV show Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent.
- 1958 - The NBC TV network airs the first The Kraft Music Hall 30-minute musical variety TV show in the USA.
- 1958 - NBC-TV debuts the Bat Masterson TV series, starring Gene Barry.
- 1981 - ABC-TV airs the Cagney and Lacey made-for-TV movie.
- 1988 - The NBC TV network debuts the Disney-produced TV show Empty Nest, a spin-off from The Golden Girls.
- 1993 - CBC TV debuts the Royal Canadian Air Farce TV show in Canada.
- 1998 - NBC airs the 100th episode of TV show Friends.
- 2000 - NBC debuts the television series Ed.
Births on October 8
- 1897 - Birth of Rouben Mamoulian; movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause).
- 1913 - Birth of Walter Schumann in New York City, New York, USA; choral director (Ford Show), composer (Rhenish, "Dragnet theme" (Emmy award)).
- 1920 - Birth of Ron Randell in Sydney, Australia; actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera).
- 1930 - Birth of James Olsen; actor (Andromeda Strain, The Spell).
- 1936 - Birth of Rona Barrett AKA Rona Burstein in New York City, New York, USA; gossip columnist and broadcaster (Good Morning America, Today, Entertainment Tonight, Tomorrow Show).
- 1939 - Birth of Paul Hogan in Australia; actor (Crocodile Dundee).
- 1943 - Birth of Chevy Chase in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Saturday Night Live, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack, Community).
- 1948 - Birth of Sarah Purcell in Richmond, Indiana, USA; actress/TV hostess (Real People, Home Show).
- 1949 - Birth of Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver in Louisiana, USA; actress (Alien, Working Girl, Somerset, The Best of Families).
- 1952 - Birth of Edward Zwick; producer-writer (Once and Again, Thirtysomething).
- 1954 - Birth of Michael Dudikoff; actor (Cobra, Blood Sweat and Tears).
- 1955 - Birth of Darrell Hammond; comedian (Saturday Night Live).
- 1956 - Birth of Stephanie Zimbalist in New York City, USA; actress (Remington Steele, Centennial).
- 1957 - Birth of James DePaiva; actor (Max - One Life to Live).
- 1968 - Birth of Emily Procter; actress (CSI Miami, West Wing).
- 1979 - Birth of Kristanna Loken; actress (Philly, Pensacola: Wings of Gold).
- 1980 - Birth of Nick Cannon; rapper, host, actor (America's Got Talent, Star Cannon, The Nick Cannon Show).
- 1985 - Birth of Max Crumm; actor (Grease: You're The One That I Want).
- 1993 - Birth of Angus T. Jones; actor (Two and a-Half Men).
Deaths on October 8
- 1953 - Death of Nigel Bruce at age 58 following a heart attack; actor (Dr. Watson - Sherlock Holmes radio broadcasts and movies).
- 1969 - Eduardo Ciannelli, actor (Waldo - Johnny Staccato), dies at age 81.
- 1978 - Death of Karl Swenson at age 70; actor (Lorenzo Jones radio show, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Dr. Kildare TV show, Gunsmoke, Maverick, Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Lars Hanson - Little House on the Prairie, Cimarron Strip).
- 1982 - Death of Fernando Lamas at age 67 of cancer; actor (Run for Your Life TV show, It Takes a Thief TV show, Mission Impossible TV show, The Mod Squad TV show, Switch TV show, The Love Boat TV show).
- 1983 - Death of Joan Hackett at age 49 of ovarian cancer; actress (Another Day TV show, Young Dr. Malone TV show).
- 1996 - Death of William Prince at age 83; actor (Young Dr. Malone (1958-63, Another World TV show, The Edge of Night TV show, Search for Tomorrow TV show, A World Apart TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Burt Young at age 83 in Los Angeles, California; boxer, actor (Paulie Pennino - Rocky movie (1976), Once Upon a Time in America movie (1984)).
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