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What happened in history on this day: January 22?
On January 22 in ...
- 1947 - KTLA TV channel 5 in Los Angeles, California (IND) begins broadcasting (first commercial TV station west of Mississippi).
- 1955 - ABC begins airing the Pantomime Quiz TV game show.
- 1968 - NBC-TV debuts weekly one-hour comedy show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.
- 1972 - NBC TV debuts action/adventure Emergency, starring Robert Fuller.
- 2010 - Conan O'Brien signs a US$45 million "exit" deal with NBC to cease hosting The Tonight Show after only seven months, allowing Jay Leno to return as regular host.
Births on January 22
- 1875 - Birth of David W Griffith; movie producer/director (Birth of a Nation).
- 1875 - Birth of Thomas W Ross; actor (Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm).
- 1878 - Birth of Constance Collier in Windsor, England; actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool).
- 1893 - Birth of Conrad Veidt in Potsdam, Germany; actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari).
- 1894 - Birth of Matt McHugh in Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair).
- 1907 - Birth of Marie Dressler; actress (Anna Christie, Dinner at 8).
- 1909 - Birth of Ann Sothern AKA Harriette Lake in rural North Dakota, USA; comedic actress (Lady in a Cage, My Mother the Car, Private Secretary TV show, The Ann Sothern Show TV show, Here's Lucy TV show).
- 1918 - Birth of Richard Eastham in Opelousas, Louisiana, USA; actor (Wonder Woman TV show, Bright Promise TV show, Falcon Crest TV show).
- 1920 - Birth of George Breakston in Paris, France; actor/director (Jungle Stampede).
- 1923 - Birth of Diana Douglas in Devonshire, Bermuda; actress (The Cowboys, Paper Chase, Days of Our Lives).
- 1930 - Birth of Roy Cooper in London, England; actor (Amistad, Julian Po, Trevor - Beacon Hill).
- 1932 - Birth of Piper Laurie [Rosetta Jacobs] in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Twin Peaks, Traps, Skag).
- 1934 - Birth of Bill Bixby in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (The Incredible Hulk TV show, My Favorite Martian TV show, The Courtship of Eddie's Father TV show, The Magician TV show).
- 1934 - Birth of Graham Kerr; chef (Galloping Gourmet TV show).
- 1935 - Birth of Seymour Cassel in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Faces, Plain Clothes, Valentino, Heist, Good Company, Under Suspicion).
- 1940 - Birth of John Hurt in England; actor (The Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express, I Claudius, Watership Down).
- 1945 - Birth of Michael Cristofer; actor/writer (Little Drummer Girl).
- 1946 - Birth of Andrew Rubin in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Hometown, Joe Bash).
- 1954 - Birth of Chris Lemmon in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Brothers and Sisters, Duet).
- 1956 - Birth of John Wesley Shipp; actor (The Flash, Dawson's Creek, Kelly - Guiding Light).
- 1959 - Birth of Linda Blair in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; actress (Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St, Scariest Places on Earth, Sarah T: Portrait of a Teenaged Alcoholic).
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Hutchence in Australia; rock vocalist/actor (INXS - "Need You Tonight", Dogs in Space).
- 1962 - Birth of Robert Mailhouse in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actor (Brian - Days of Our Lives).
- 1963 - Birth of Diane Lane in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Cotton Club, 6 Pack, Big Town).
- 1964 - Birth of Maria Ellingsen in Reykjavik, Iceland; actress (Katrina - Santa Barbara).
- 1965 - Birth of Diane Lane; actress (Lonesome Dove, Cool Women of History).
- 1967 - Birth of Olivia d'Abo in London, England; actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy).
- 1970 - Birth of Brian Gaskill; actor (David Michaels - Models Inc, Bob - All My Children).
- 1972 - Birth of Gabriel Macht; actor (The Others).
- 1975 - Birth of Balthazar Getty; actor (Brothers and Sisters, Alias, Into the West).
- 1976 - Birth of Balthazar Getty; actor (Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies).
- 1980 - Birth of Christopher Kennedy Masterson; actor (Malcolm in the Middle, The Road Home).
- 1981 - Birth of Beverley Mitchell; actress (Seventh Heaven).
- 1982 - Birth of Kevin Sheridan; actor (Soul Man).
Deaths on January 22
- 1950 - Alan Hale Sr, actor (The Seahawk, Yellowstone), dies at age 57.
- 1959 - A J Else Mauhs, German/Dutch actress (Hamlet, Nora), dies at age 73.
- 1966 - Death of Herbert Marshall at age 75 after a heart attack; actor (The Man Called X radio show, Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun).
- 1967 - Jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at age 66.
- 1969 - Judy Garland, singer/actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at age 48 of an overdose.
- 1974 - Leon Lontoc, actor (Henry - Burke's Law), dies at age 64.
- 1980 - Iris Meredith, actress (Lawless Land, Gambling Terror), dies at age 64.
- 1988 - Death of Parker Fennelly at age 96; American comedian, actor (Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm, Titus Moody - Fred Allen Radio Show).
- 1992 - A J Antoon, director (That Championship Season), dies at age 47.
- 1994 - Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor (La Ronde), dies at age 83.
- 1994 - Death of Telly Savalas at age 70 of prostate cancer; actor (Kojak TV show).
- 2008 - Death of Heath Ledger at age 28, found dead of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication, and other prescription drugs, in a Manhattan apartment, New York, USA; actor (Brokeback Mountain movie, The Dark Knight movie, Sweat TV show, Home and Away TV show, Roar TV show).
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