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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
On October 10 in ...
- 1956 - CBS premieres the Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 30-minute western anthology TV show.
- 1958 - ABC TV debuts the 77 Sunset Strip TV show.
- 1958 - CBS begins airing the Your Hit Parade 30-minute variety TV show.
- 1980 - Warner Bros. releases the film Private Benjamin to theaters.
- 1982 - PBS debuts TV series Nature.
- 2000 - ABC-TV debuts The Geena Davis Show.
Births on October 10
- 1900 - Birth of Helen Hayes AKA Helen Brown in Washington DC, USA; actress actor (The Sin of Madelon Claudet film (1931, Best Actress Oscar award), Airport film (1970, Best Supporting Actress Oscar award), Happy Birthday show (1947, Leading Actress Tony award)), writer (A Gift of Joy book, On Reflection book).
- 1913 - Birth of Johnny Downs in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Manhattan Showcase).
- 1926 - Birth of Richard Jaeckel on Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Baywatch TV show, Spenser For Hire TV show, Banyon TV show, 3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima).
- 1933 - Birth of Daniel Massey in London, England; actress (Vault of Horror).
- 1941 - Birth of Peter Coyote; actor (The 4400, Commander in Chief).
- 1946 - Birth of Ben Vereen in Miami, Florida, USA; actor/dancer (Pippin, Roots, Webster, Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1946 - Birth of Charles Dance in England; actor (Plenty, Bleak House, Jewel in the Crown).
- 1949 - Birth of Jessica Harper; actress (It's Garry Shandling's Show, Little Women).
- 1950 - Birth of Dennis Holmes; actor (Mike - Laramie).
- 1958 - Birth of Tanya Tucker in Seminole, Texas, USA; country singer/actress (Follow that Car).
- 1959 - Birth of Bradley Whitford; actor (West Wing, Studio 60).
- 1959 - Birth of Julia Sweeney in Spokane, Washington, USA; actress (Maybe It's Me, Saturday Night Live).
- 1965 - Birth of Rebecca Pidgeon; actress (The Unit, In Justice).
- 1969 - Birth of Wendi McLendon-Covey; actress (Reno 911!).
- 1973 - Birth of Mario Lopez in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Slater - Saved by the Bell, The Other Half, Pet Star).
- 1978 - Birth of Jodi Lyn O'Keefe; actress (She's All That, Nash Bridges).
- 1979 - Birth of Mýa; American singer and actress (Dancing With the Stars).
- 1982 - Birth of Eddie J Peck in Lynchburg, Pennsylvania; actor (Sutton - Wildside).
- 1989 - Birth of Aimee Teegarden; actress (Friday Night Lights).
Deaths on October 10
- 1964 - Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at age 72.
- 1964 - Russ Case, orchestra leader (Julius La Rosa Show), dies at age 52.
- 1985 - Death of Yul Brynner at age 70 of lung cancer; actor (The King and I, Studio One TV show), director (Danger, Sure As Fate, Life with Snarky Parker, Mr. I. Magination).
- 1985 - Death of Orson Welles at age 70 of a heart attack; American film director/actor (Citizen Kane movie, The War of the Worlds radio show (1938), The Shadow, Campbell Playhouse, The Lives of Harry Lime, The Black Museum).
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