What happened in history on this day: October 9?
On October 9 in ...
- 1953 - CBS-TV debuts TV show Topper.
- 1986 - FOX network debuts Joan Rivers hosting The Late Show.
- 1988 - The NBC TV network begins airing The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights.
- 1995 - The CBS TV network airs the last episode of If Not For You.
- 2000 - CBS airs the 100th episode of Everybody Loves Raymond TV show.
Births on October 9
- 1888 - Birth of Hank Patterson in Alabama, USA; actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel - Green Acres).
- 1900 - Birth of Alastair Sims; actor (Christmas Carol, Stage Fright).
- 1904 - Birth of Wally Brown in Malden, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Jed Fame - Cimarron City).
- 1914 - Birth of Edward Andrews in Griffin, Georgia, USA; actor (Broadside, Harry - Supertrain).
- 1923 - Birth of Donald Sinden in England; actor (Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba).
- 1925 - Birth of Robert Finch; actor (Academy Theater).
- 1927 - Birth of Daniele Delorme in Paris, France; actress (Pardon My Affair Too).
- 1930 - Birth of David Rounds in Bronxville, New York, USA; actor (Terence - Beacon Hill).
- 1945 - Birth of Jeannie C Riley in Texas, USA; singer (Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw).
- 1950 - Birth of Gary Frank in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Sons and Daughters, Family).
- 1951 - Birth of Richard Chaves; actor (Cease Fire, Predator).
- 1951 - Birth of Robert Wuhl in Union, New Jersey, USA; actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam).
- 1954 - Birth of Scott Bakula; actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho).
- 1955 - Birth of Linwood Boomer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Adam - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1958 - Birth of Michael Paré in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights).
- 1961 - Birth of Jean Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Kate - Double Trouble, Grease 2).
- 1961 - Birth of Liz Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Allison - Double Trouble, Grease 2).
- 1967 - Birth of Carling Bassett-Seguso in Canada; tennis player/actress (Spring Fever).
Deaths on October 9
- 1972 - Death of Miriam Hopkins at age 69 of a heart attack; actress (The Outer Limits, Route 66, Studio One, Lux Video Theatre, The Flying Nun).
- 2007 - Death of Carol Bruce at age 87 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; actress (Lillian Carlson - WKRP in Cincinnati, General Hospital, Knot's Landing).
- 2016 - Death of Andrzej Wajda, Polish film director (born 1926).
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