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What happened in history on this day: January 4?
On January 4 in ...
- 1934 - First Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's Willem of Orange premieres.
- 1954 - TV soap opera The Brighter Day premieres.
- 1959 - CBS premieres The General Electric College Bowl 30-minute TV game show.
- 1966 - CBS airs the last episode of Rawhide.
- 1970 - Walter Cronkite hosts the final episode of the weekly documentary The Twentieth Century after a 13-year run on CBS TV.
- 1984 - NBC TV premieres the zany sitcom Night Court starring Harry Anderson.
- 1993 - In the UK, BBC Two TV network airs the world's first virtual reality game show, Cyberzone, in which players battle in a sybertown, run on an network of Intel 486-based computers.
- 1994 - The last episode of the TV show Bakersfield P.D. airs.
Births on January 4
- 1877 - Birth of Gibson Gowland in England; actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera).
- 1889 - Birth of Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum; actor/director (Abandoned Child).
- 1903 - Birth of Joris Diels; Flemish actor/director (Haagsche Comedy).
- 1905 - Birth of Sterling Holloway in Cedartown, Georgia, USA; actor (Rin Tin Tin, Willy, Waldo - The Life of Riley, The Baileys of Balboa, Adventures of Superman, Gilligan's Island, That Girl, F-Troop), voice of Winnie the Pooh in TV and film.
- 1916 - Birth of Robert Parrish in Columbus, Georgia, USA; director (Casino Royale).
- 1917 - Birth of Jesse Marc Weidenfeld AKA Jesse White in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Maytag Repairman in commercials, Bedtime for Bonzo, Million Dollar Mermaid, Private Secretary, Make Room for Daddy).
- 1918 - Birth of Norman Dale Baker AKA Buddy Baker in Missouri, USA; musician, composer for hundreds of Disney attractions, movies, TV shows, The Mickey Mouse Club, The Monkey's Uncle, named a Disney Legend in 1998.
- 1927 - Birth of Barbara Rush in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Marsha - Peyton Place, Flamingo Road, Seventh Heaven).
- 1930 - Birth of Iain Cuthbertson; British actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB).
- 1930 - Birth of Sorrell Booke in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Bye Bye Braverman, Black Like Me, Boss Hogg - Dukes of Hazzard).
- 1932 - Birth of Richard Stahl in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Howard - It's a Living).
- 1937 - Birth of Dyan Cannon in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actress (Heaven Can Wait, Three Sisters, Ally McBeal, The Practice).
- 1939 - Birth of Oliver Clark in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Bob Newhart Show, Two of Us).
- 1940 - Birth of Anthony Skooter Teague in Texas, USA; actor (How to Succeed in Business).
- 1941 - Birth of John Bennett Perry in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; singer/actor (Falcon Crest).
- 1956 - Birth of Ann Magnuson in Charleston, West Virginia, USA; actress (Anything But Love, Hunger, Wanda at Large).
- 1958 - Birth of Matt Frewer in Washington DC, USA; actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor, Intelligence, Star Trek: The Next Generation).
- 1959 - Birth of Vanity [Denise Marquardt] in Ontario, Canada; actress (52 Pick Up).
- 1961 - Birth of Lee Curreri in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Bruno Martelli - Fame).
- 1962 - Birth of Patrick Cassidy in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall, Smallville, Dirty Dancing).
- 1963 - Birth of Dave Foley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor/comedian (Kids In The Hall, Robson Arms, Dave Nelson - News Radio).
- 1965 - Birth of Julia Ormond in London, England; actress (Sabrina, Legends of the Fall, Traffik, Young Catherine).
- 1965 - Birth of Rick Hearst Howard Beach, New York City, New York, USA; actor (Alan-Michael - Guiding Light).
- 1969 - Birth of Lindsay Kennedy in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (Jeb - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1971 - Birth of Jeremy Licht in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Mark - Valerie, Hogan Family).
- 1975 - Birth of Jill Marie Jones; actress-singer (Girlfriends).
Deaths on January 4
- 1931 - Art Acord, American western actor (Set Free, Spurs and Saddles), dies at age 40.
- 1953 - Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at age 78.
- 1961 - Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at age 72.
- 1964 - Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at age 64.
- 1976 - Jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at age 84.
- 1991 - Berry Kroeger, actor (Demon Seed), dies of kidney failure at age 78.
- 1991 - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon), suicide at age 94.
- 1992 - William Walker, stuntman/actor (Our Man Flint), dies at age 74.
- 1993 - Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at age 69.
- 1994 - Jim Booth, New Zealand producer (Heavenly Creatures), dies at age 48.
- 1995 - Dorothy Granger, US actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about age 80.
- 2001 - Death of Les Brown at age 88 of lung cancer; bandleader (Band of Renown, Bob Hope, "Sentimental Journey", "My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time", "Leap Frog", "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"), musical director (Dean Martin).
- 2023 - Death of Fay Weldon at age 91; novelist, screenwriter (The Life and Loves of a She-Devil).
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