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What happened in history on this day: January 12?
On January 12 in ...
- 1949 - US national debut of Chicago-based children's show, Kukla, Fran and Ollie, on NBC-TV.
- 1949 - CBS-TV begins airing Arthur Godfrey and His Friends on TV.
- 1959 - NBC premieres The Bell Telephone Hour, a 60-minute music program.
- 1965 - NBC-TV debuts the pop-music TV show Hullabaloo. Guests on the first show include the New Christy Minstrels, Gerry and the Pacemakers, the Zombies, and Woody Allen.
- 1966 - ABC-TV debuts the Batman TV show with Adam West (Batman) and Burt Ward (Robin).
- 1967 - US TV show Dragnet returns to NBC-TV after an eight year absence, with Harry Morgan as Jack Webb's sidekick.
- 1968 - NBC TV debuts the nighttime version of TV game show Hollywood Squares.
- 1971 - CBS debuts comedy TV show All In the Family, with Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, Rob Reiner as Meathead, Sally Struthers as Gloria, and Jean Stapleton as Edith.
- 1981 - ABC-TV debuts prime time soap opera Dynasty.
- 1997 - FOX airs the first episode of TV show King of the Hill.
Births on January 12
- 1886 - Birth of Dorothy Green in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Lavinia - Tammy).
- 1894 - Birth of Billy Gilbert in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actor (Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio).
- 1896 - Birth of Rex Ingram in Ireland; actor/director (Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre).
- 1902 - Birth of Ray Teal in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; versatile character actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee - Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Maverick, Cheyenne, Wide Country, Disneyland).
- 1905 - Birth Woodward Maurice Ritter AKA Tex Ritter in rural Texas, USA; country singer ("Five Star Jubilee", "The Wayward Wind", theme song to High Noon movie (1952), disk jockey (Nashville radio).
- 1906 - Birth of Henry Youngman AKA Henny Youngman in England; comedian (Ed Sullivan Show, Hollywood Palace, Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, Tonight Show).
- 1909 - Birth of Mauritz Hugo in Sweden; actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent).
- 1915 - Birth of Martin Agronsky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; print and TV journalist (NBC's Meet the Press, CBS's Face the Nation, PBS' Agronsky and Company).
- 1925 - Birth of Bill Burrud in Hollywood, California, USA; child actor, producer/host (Safari to Adventure TV show, The Challenging Sea TV show, Animal World TV show).
- 1928 - Birth of Lew Gallo in Mount Kisco, New York, USA; actor (12 O'Clock High).
- 1935 - Birth of Ron Harper in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Wendy and Me, Planet of the Apes, The Jean Arthur Show, Garrison's Gorillas).
- 1937 - Birth of Liliana Cavani in Bologna, Italy; director (Berlin Affair).
- 1937 - Birth of Marie Dubois in Paris, France; actress (Wise Guys, Jules and Jim).
- 1941 - Birth of Long John Baldry in England; blues singer ("Let the Heartaches Begin" (1967), "Don't try to Lay No Boogie"), voice actor (Dr. Robotnik - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show).
- 1943 - Birth of Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen, mime/director (Stinging Nettle King).
- 1948 - Birth of Anthony Andrews in London, England; actor (Under the Volcano, Brideshead Revisited, Danger UXB).
- 1949 - Birth of Wayne Wang; director (Chan is Missing, Slamdance).
- 1951 - Birth of Kirstie Alley in Wichita, Kansas, USA; actress (Star Trek II, Rebecca - Cheers).
- 1958 - Birth of Christiane Amanpour; CNN correspondent.
- 1960 - Birth of Oliver Platt; actor (Huff, West Wing).
- 1968 - Birth of Farrah Forke in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat, Wings).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommy Puett; actor/TV host (Life Goes On, America's Top 10).
- 1973 - Birth of Greg Morton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Scarecrow and Mrs King).
- 1987 - Birth of Will Rothhaar; actor (JAG, Listen Up).
- 1987 - Birth of Andrew Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (Andy Roman - Brotherly Love, Kids From Room 402).
- 1987 - Birth of Naya Rivera; actress (Cindy - Fresh Prince of Bel Air).
Deaths on January 12
- 1956 - Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at age 61.
- 1962 - Death of Ernie Kovacs at age 42 in an auto crash in West Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian (Tonight Show, The Ernie Kovacs Show).
- 1981 - Death of Beulah Bondi at age 89 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (It's a Wonderful Life).
- 1981 - Death of Isobel Elsom at age 87; actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal).
- 1991 - Death of Keye Luke after a stroke at age 86; actor (Kung Fu, MASH, Perry Mason, Dragnet, Star Trek, Cannon, Night Court, MacGyver).
- 1994 - Samuel Bronston, Romanian/US producer (El Cid), dies at age 85.
- 1997 - Death of Jill Summersat age 86; British actress (Agatha - Coronation Street TV show).
- 2017 - Death of William Peter Blatty, American writer and film director (born 1928).
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