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What happened in history on this day: October 16?
On October 16 in ...
- 1950 - CBS premieres The Garry Moore Show 30/45/60-minute variety TV show.
- 1952 - NBC premieres the Victory at Sea 30-minute documentary TV show.
- 1976 - CBS airs the 100th episode of The Bob Newhart Show.
- 1987 - The last episode airs of the TV sci-fi adventure Max Headroom.
- 2001 - The WB network debuts TV series Smallville.
Births on October 16
- 1900 - Birth of Lloyd Corrigan in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Papa Dodger - Willy, Prof McKillup - Hank).
- 1913 - Birth of Alice Pearce in New York City, New York, USA; comedienne/actress (Gladys Kravitz - Bewitched).
- 1921 - Birth of Linda Darnell in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Unfaithfully Yours, Second Chance).
- 1921 - Birth of Michael Conrad in Washington Heights, New York, USA; actor (Delvecchio, Hill Street Blues).
- 1922 - Birth of Max Bygraves in London, England; actor (Tom Brown's School Days).
- 1925 - Birth of Angela Brigid Lansbury in London, England; actor (Gaslight film (1944), Aunt Adelaide - Nanny McPhee film (2005), Blithe Spirit play (2009), The Vest Man play (2012), Sibyl Vane - The Picture of Dorian Gray film (1945), The Manchurian Candidate film (1962), Bedknobs and Broomsticks film (1971), Mrs. Lovett - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street film (1979), Jessica Fletcher - Murder, She Wrote TV show, Mame film (1966)), voice actor (Mrs. Pots - Beauty and the Beast film (1991)), knighted (2014), Oscar award winner (2013), Tony award winner.
- 1927 - Birth of Lee Montague in London, England; actor (Uncle Sasha - Holocaust).
- 1937 - Birth of Tony Anthony in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA; actor (Treasure of Four Crowns).
- 1944 - Birth of Johnny Washbrook in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Ken - My Friend Flicka).
- 1946 - Birth of Suzanne Mahoney in San Bruno, California; actor (Chrissy Snow - Three's Company TV show (1977-1981), She's the Sheriff TV show, Step by Step TV show (1991-1998)).
- 1951 - Birth of Daniel Gerroll in London, England; actor (Big Business).
- 1955 - Birth of Ellen Dolan in Iowa, USA; actress (Guiding Light, Margo Hughes - ATWT).
- 1958 - Birth of Tim Robbins; actor (Bull Durham, Cadillac Man).
- 1984 - Birth of Shayne Ward; British singer (The X Factor TV show winner).
Deaths on October 16
- 1972 - Death of Leo G. Carroll at age 85; actor (Topper, The Man From UNCLE).
- 1978 - Death of Dan Dailey at age 64 of anemia; actor/singer/dancer (Faraday and Company TV show, Governor Drinkwater - The Governor and JJ).
- 1983 - Death of George Liberace of leukemia at age 72; conductor and violinist, conducted orchestra for brother pianist Wladziu Liberace.
- 1984 - Ken Carpenter, TV announcer (Lux Video Theater), dies at age 84.
- 1985 - Claude Stroud, actor (Hobart - Ted Knight Show, Duke), dies at age 78.
- 2000 - Death of Rick Jason at age 74 of self-inflicted gunshot; actor (Case of the Dangerous Robin TV show, Combat! TV show, Matt Houston TV show, Police Woman TV show, Murder She Wrote TV show, Wonder Woman TV show, Fantasy Island TV show, Airwolf TV show, Dallas TV show, The Young and the Restless TV show).
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