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What happened in history on this day: January 19?
On January 19 in ...
- 1953 - CBS-TV airs episode of I Love Lucy in which Lucy Ricardo gives birth to a baby boy, just as the actress does in real life. 68 percent of all TV sets in the U.S. are tuned in to watch.
- 1955 - CBS TV debuts The Millionaire TV program.
- 1988 - CBS-TV debuts TV newsmagazine 48 Hours.
Births on January 19
- 1866 - Birth of Harry Davenport in New York City, New York, USA; actor/director (Her Unborn Child, My Sin).
- 1877 - Birth of Charles Coburn in Savannah, Georgia, USA; actor (Devil and Miss Jones).
- 1887 - Birth of Alexander Woollcott in New Jersey, USA; short story writer/critic (The Man Who Came to Dinner).
- 1907 - Birth of Lillian Harvey in London, England; actress (Invitation to the Waltz).
- 1919 - Birth of Walter Fleischmann AKA Anthony Dexter AKA Tony Dexter AKA Walter Craig in New Brunswick, Canada; actor (Valentino).
- 1922 - Birth of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley in Bakersfield, California, USA; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
- 1922 - Birth of Ken Hughes in Liverpool, England; director (Casino Royale).
- 1923 - Birth of Jean Stapleton in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Damn Yankees, Klute, Edith Bunker - All in the Family).
- 1924 - Birth of Nicholas Colasanto in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Coach Ernie - Cheers).
- 1926 - Birth of Fritz Weaver in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Josef - Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin, Against the Law, Dream West, All My Children).
- 1929 - Birth of Ulu Grosbard in Belgium; actor (Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love).
- 1930 - Birth of Tippi Hedren; actress (Fashion House, Providence, Dream On).
- 1931 - Birth of Robert MacNeil in Montréal, Québec, Canada; news anchor (NBC Weekend News 1965-67, MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour).
- 1932 - Birth of Richard Lester; movie director (A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia).
- 1933 - Birth of Marc F A Andries; Flemish actor (Central Station).
- 1934 - Birth of Lloyd Robertson; CTV news anchor.
- 1935 - Birth of Tippi Hedren in Minnesota, USA; actress (The Birds, Marnie, The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1942 - Birth of Shelly Fabares in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Donna Reed Show, Coach).
- 1944 - Birth of Shelley Fabares; actress (Coach, Mary Hartman, Donna Reed Show).
- 1945 - Birth of Vadim Abdrashitov; director (Fox Hunt, Parade of Planets).
- 1947 - Birth of Alessandro Haber; actor (China is Near).
- 1947 - Birth of Ann Compton; news reporter (ABC TV).
- 1951 - Birth of Linda Hayden in Middlesex, England; actress (Blood on Satan's Claw, Shattered).
- 1953 - Birth of Desi Arnaz Junior in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Craig - Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride, Automan).
- 1954 - Birth of Katey Sagal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Peg Bundy - Married With Children).
- 1957 - Birth of Katey Sagal; actress (Married...With Children, Eight Simple Rules).
- 1961 - Birth of Paul McCrane; actor (Hotel New Hampshire, We're Fighting Back, ER, Champs, 24).
- 1961 - Birth of William Ragsdale in Alaska, USA; actor (Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk).
- 1962 - Birth of Anthony Edwards in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actor (Mike Monroe - Northern Exposure).
- 1967 - Birth of Christine Tucci; actress (Amanda Cory - Another World).
- 1970 - Birth of Ghetty Chasun in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Red Lips).
- 1971 - Birth of Shawn Wayans; actor (The Wayans Brothers, In Living Color).
- 1972 - Birth of Drea de Matteo; actress (Joey, The Sopranos).
- 1976 - Birth of Marsha Thomason; actress (Las Vegas, Lost).
- 1977 - Birth of Taliesin Jaffe in Venice, California; actor (Willy - Hail to the Chief).
- 1982 - Birth of Jodie Sweetin; American actress (Stephanie Tanner - Full House, Pants-off Dance off).
- 1992 - Birth of Logan Lerman; actor (Jack and Bobby).
Deaths on January 19
- 1954 - Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at age 74.
- 1962 - Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at age 72.
- 1965 - Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at age 89.
- 1967 - Grace Cunard, actress (Untamed, Ressurection), dies at age 73.
- 1970 - Death of Hal March at age 49 of lung cancer; comedian/actor/host (Sweeney and March radio show, Burns and Allen TV show, The Imogene Coca Show, I Love Lucy, $64,000 Question).
- 1973 - Max Adrian, actor (Boy Friend, Her Favorite Husband), dies at age 69.
- 1976 - Kevin Coughlin, actor (T R Ryan - Mama), killed in hit-and-run at age 30.
- 1977 - Geraldine Brooks, actress (Faraday and Co, Dumplings), dies at age 51.
- 1979 - Paul Meurisse, actor (Diabolique, Truth, Suspects, Monocle), dies.
- 1988 - Ballard Berkeley, actor (East meets West), dies at age 83.
- 1989 - Norma Varden, actress (Loose in London), dies.
- 1991 - Don Beddoe, actor (Bullwhip, Loophole, Texas), dies at age 87.
- 1991 - Glenn Langan, actor (Big Chase, Jungle Heat, Rapture), dies at age 73.
- 1991 - Death of John (William Lawrence) Russell of emphysema at age 70; actor (Apache Uprising, Yellow Sky, Marshal Dan Troop - Lawman TV series, recurring roles in It Takes a Thief, Alias Smith and Jones, Jason of Star Command).
- 1993 - William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at age 76.
- 2006 - Death of Tony Franciosa AKA Anthony Papaleo at age 75 of a stroke; actor (Valentine's Day, The Name of the Game, Matt Helm, Finder of Lost Loves).
- 2008 - Death of Don Wittman at age 71 of cancer; Canadian sports broadcaster for 47 years.
- 2008 - Death of Suzanne Pleshette at age 70 of lung cancer; actress (The Bob Newhart Show).
- 2022 - Death of Gaspard Ulliel at age 37 of a skiing accident in French Alps; French actor (Moon Knight).
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