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What happened in history on this day: February 3?
On February 3 in ...
- 1951 - NBC TV debuts the Victor Borge Show.
- 1967 - ABC airs the last Father Knows Best TV show.
- 2008 - In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
Births on February 3
- 1874 - Birth of Franklyn Dyall in Liverpool, England; actor (Easy Virtue).
- 1889 - Birth of Carl Theodor Dreyer; Danish movie director (Leaves from Satan's Body, Passion of Jeanne d'arc).
- 1890 - Birth of Charles [Andy] Correll in Peoria, Illinois, USA; actor (Calvin and the Colonel, Andy - Amos and Andy radio program).
- 1891 - Birth of Peter H "Paul" Huf; actor/director (Great Netherlands Stage).
- 1899 - Birth of Doris Speed in Manchester, England; actress (Annie Walker - Coronation Street TV show).
- 1910 - Birth of Nelson Case in Long Beach, California, USA; TV host (Trash or Treasure).
- 1910 - Birth of Russell Arms; singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1918 - Birth of Joseph Abraham Gottlieb AKA Joey Bishop in The Bronx, New York, USA; comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show).
- 1920 - Birth of Bibi Osterwald in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; actress (Bridget Loves Bernie, The Imogene Coca Show).
- 1925 - Birth of John Fiedler in Platville, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Mr Peterson - Newhart).
- 1926 - Birth of Shelley Berman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Son of the Blob, Love American Style, Boston Legal, Curb Your Enthusiasm, LA Law).
- 1930 - Birth of Joan Rice; actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up).
- 1932 - Birth of Peggy Ann Garner in Canton, Ohio, USA; actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon).
- 1934 - Birth of Jeremy Kemp in Chesterfield, England; actor (Winds of War).
- 1936 - Birth of Mariclare Costello; actress (The Waltons, Sara, The Fitzgeralds).
- 1938 - Birth of Victor Buono in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Batman TV show, Wild Wild West TV show, Man from Atlantis, Untouchables).
- 1940 - Birth of Jim Hartz; newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations, Today).
- 1941 - Birth of Bridget Hanley in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Here Come the Brides, Trial By Jury, Harper Valley PTA).
- 1943 - Birth of Blythe Danner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Butterflies are Free, Huff, Will and Grace).
- 1944 - Birth of Trisha Noble in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; actress (Deadline, Strike Force, Executive Suite).
- 1945 - Birth of Willeke Alberti [Verbruggen]; Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth).
- 1947 - Birth of Paul Auster; US author/poet/director (Mr Vertigo, Smoke).
- 1947 - Birth of Stephen McHattie in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada; actor (Call Me, Death Valley, Emily of New Moon, Cold Squad, Justice League).
- 1947 - Birth of Brenda Dickson-Weinberg; actress (The Young and The Restless).
- 1950 - Birth of Lizzie Borden; director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls).
- 1950 - Birth of Morgan Fairchild AKA Patsy McClenny in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road, Dallas).
- 1956 - Birth of Nathan Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Birdcage, Charlie Lawrence, Teacher's Pet, Encore! Encore! Timon - The Lion King, Mouse Hunt, One of the Boys, Frankie and Johnnie).
- 1959 - Birth of Thomas Calabro in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Michael Mancini - Melrose Place).
- 1960 - Birth of B J Jefferson in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (Ronnie Laurance - Another World).
- 1961 - Birth of Keith Gordon in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean).
- 1962 - Birth of Michele Greene in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; actress (Abby Perkins - L.A. Law, The Unit).
- 1965 - Birth of Kathleen Kimont in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade).
- 1965 - Birth of Maura Tierney in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Lisa - Newsradio, E.R.).
- 1977 - Birth of Maitland Ward in Torrance, California; actress (Jessica - The Bold and the Beautiful).
Deaths on February 3
- 1961 - Anna May Wong, actress (Thief of Baghdad, Gallery of Madame Lui-Tsang), dies at age 54.
- 1966 - June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at age 65.
- 1967 - Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at age 72.
- 1971 - Death of Jay C Flippen at age 72 of an aneurism during surgery; radio announcer for the New York Yankees, game show hosts, actor C.P.O. Nelson - Ensign O'Toole TV show (1962)).
- 1972 - John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at age 79.
- 1975 - John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at age 55.
- 1977 - Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at age 76.
- 1979 - Jody Gilbert, actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), dies.
- 1989 - Death of John Cassavetes at age 59 of cirrhosis of the liver; actor/director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen, Johnny Staccato).
- 1991 - Death of Nancy Kulp of cancer at age 69; actress (Miss Jane Hathaway - The Beverly Hillbillies TV show, The Brian Keith Show, Sanford and Son).
- 1996 - Death of Audrey Meadows at age 69 of lung cancer; actress (Alice Kramden - The Honeymooners).
- 2006 - Death of Al Lewis at age 95in New York, USA; actor (Grampa - The Munsters TV show, Leo Schnauser - Car 54 Where are You?).
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