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What happened in history on this day: October 12?
On October 12 in ...
- 1950 - CBS-TV debuts The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.
- 1960 - ABC begins airing the Naked City crime drama TV show in 60-minute episodes.
- 1991 - The Nashville Network debuts the Statler Brothers Show.
- 2005 - In San Jose, California, Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger announces the availability of Disney- and ABC-owned TV show episodes through Apple Computer's online iTunes store. Certain TV shows will be available for download for US$1.99 one day after initial airing on broadcast TV.
Births on October 12
- 1927 - Birth of Antonia Rey; actress (Who's the Boss, Secret Storm).
- 1932 - Birth of Dusan Makavejev in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; director (Man is Not a Bird).
- 1936 - Birth of Tony Kubek; shortstop (New York Yankees)/sportscaster (NBC-TV).
- 1947 - Birth of Chris Wallace in Chicago, Illinois, USA; newscaster (NBC Weekend News, Fox News Sunday).
- 1950 - Birth of Susan Anton in Oak Glen, California, USA; actress-singer (Golden Girl, Spring Fever, Baywatch, Stop Susan Williams).
- 1962 - Birth of Carlos Bernard; actor (24, Sunset Beach).
- 1964 - Birth of Jo Ann Willette; actress (Constance - Just 10 of Us, Real Genius).
- 1968 - Birth of Adam Rich in New York City; actor (Nicholas - Eight is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy).
- 1968 - Birth of Hugh Jackman; actor (Viva Laughlin, Making the Grade).
- 1970 - Birth of Kirk Cameron in Panorama City, California, USA; actor (Mike - Growing Pains).
- 1974 - Birth of Marie Wilson in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (As the World Turns, General Hospital, Port Charles).
- 1986 - Birth of Marcus T. Paulk; actor (Moesha, Proud Family).
Deaths on October 12
- 1958 - Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson - I Lived Three Lives), dies at age 30.
- 1984 - Jon-Erik Hexum, TV actor (Cover-Up), dies of accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound from a blank cartridge.
- 1985 - Death of Johnny Olsen of a cerebral hemhorrage at age 75; TV game show announcer (The Price is Right).
- 1989 - Death of Jay Ward at age 79 of cancer; animation producer (Rocky and His Friends).
- 1992 - Death of John Hancock at age 51 of a heart attack while filming sitcom Love and War; actor (LA Law).
- 1993 - Death of Leon Ames at age 91 of a stroke; actor (Life with Father, Father of the Bride, Mr. Ed).
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