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What happened in history on this day: January 24?
On January 24 in ...
- 1964 - CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for US$28.2 million.
- 1975 - Hot l Baltimore situation comedy premieres on ABC TV.
- 1984 - The ABC network agreed to pay a record US$386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
- 2006 - CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. announce they would merge the struggling UPN and The WB TV networks into a new entity called The CW.
Births on January 24
- 1883 - Birth of Estelle Winwood [Goodwin] in England; actress (Miracle on 34th Street).
- 1902 - Birth of Walter Keirnan in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; TV panelist (I've Got a Secret).
- 1909 - Birth of Ann Todd in Hartford, England; actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil).
- 1915 - Birth of Ernest Borgnine in Hamden, Connecticut, USA; actor (Ice Station Zebra, McHale's Navy, Marty).
- 1918 - Birth of John McLiam in Alberta, Canada; actor (Parker - Men From Shiloh).
- 1920 - Birth of Jerry Maren; actor (munchkin - Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese).
- 1924 - Birth of Marvin Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Top Cat, Henry - Alice).
- 1925 - Birth of William Hudson in California, USA; actor (I Led Three Lives).
- 1927 - Birth of Marvin Kaplan; actor (Becker, Alice, Top Cat).
- 1941 - Birth of Neil Diamond in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer/actor (Jazz Singer, "Coming to America").
- 1943 - Birth of Julie Bennett in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Hey There It's Yogi Bear).
- 1943 - Birth of Sharon Tate in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Valley of the Dolls).
- 1946 - Birth of Michael Ontkean in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks, North Shore).
- 1949 - Birth of John Belushi in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers).
- 1950 - Birth of Daniel Auteuil in Algeria; actor (Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring).
- 1953 - Birth of Brian Matthews in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (The Burning).
- 1960 - Birth of Nastassja Kinski in Berlin, Germany; actress (Tess, Cat People).
- 1969 - Birth of Stephanie Romanov; actress (Teri Spencer - Models Inc)/model (Elite).
- 1970 - Birth of Matthew Lillard; actor (Scream).
- 1971 - Birth of Saalman Raelyn in Fostoria, Ohio, USA; actress (Attack of 60-foot Centerfold).
- 1971 - Birth of Tonya Crowe in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (Olivia - Knots Landing).
- 1971 - Birth of Merrilee McCommas; actress (Friday Night Lights, Family Law).
- 1975 - Birth of Ed Helms; actor (The Office).
- 1979 - Birth of Tatyana M Ali in New York City, New York; actress (Sesame Street, Fresh Prince of Bel Air).
- 1986 - Birth of Mischa Barton in England; actress (The O.C.).
Deaths on January 24
- 1950 - Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at age 62.
- 1960 - John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at age 66.
- 1962 - Tom Shirley, actor/TV announcer (They're Off), dies at age 62.
- 1964 - Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank, Joseph Schildkraut Presents), dies at age 68.
- 1972 - Death of Jerome Cowan at age 74; character actor (Mr. Dithers - Blondie, The Tab Hunter Show, The Tycoon, Valiant Lady, Not for Publication).
- 1973 - Death of J. Carrol Naish at age 72 of emphysema; actor (Life with Luigi radio and TV show, New Adventures of Charlie Chan TV show).
- 1975 - Larry Fine, actor (The Three Stooges), dies at age 72.
- 1979 - Jerry Damon, comedian (That Was The Week That Was), dies at age 51.
- 1979 - Mabel Taliaferro, actress (My Love Come Back), dies at age 91.
- 1986 - Death of Gordon MacRae at age 64 of mouth cancer in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; singer/actor (Railroad Hour radio show, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Desert Song), host (Colgate Comedy Hour TV show, Lux Television Theatre TV show).
- 1990 - Madge Bellamy, actress (White Zombie), dies at age 87.
- 1991 - Lawrence Lott, actor (Real Men, Philadelphia Experiment), dies of AIDS at age 40.
- 1992 - Charles Moulin, French actor (French Tarzan), dies.
- 1992 - John Bleifer, actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at age 90.
- 2023 - Death of Lance Kerwin at age 62 in San Clemente, California, USA; actor (James at 15 TV series).
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