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What happened in history on this day: February 9?
On February 9 in ...
- 1953 - The Adventures of Superman TV series premieres in syndication.
- 1964 - First appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (73.7 million viewers, about 40 percent of US population).
- 1971 - Probably first gay theme TV episode - All in the Family.
- 1990 - The Bradys return to TV for six episodes on CBS TV.
- 1994 - FOX airs the 100th episode of TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
- 1997 - Fox TV cartoon series The Simpsons airs 167th episode in the USA, making it the longest-running animated series in cartoon history (beating record-holder The Flintstones).
Births on February 9
- 1865 - Birth of Beatrice Patrick Campbell in England; actress (Pygmalion, Sean O'Casey's mistress).
- 1874 - Birth of Vsevolod Meyerhold; Russian theatrical producer/director/actor (Houligan).
- 1891 - Birth of Ronald Colman in England; actor (The Halls of Ivy radio and TV show, Tale of Two Cities (1947 Academy Award)), host (Favorite Story radio show).
- 1892 - Birth of Peggy Wood in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (One Life to Live, Mama).
- 1901 - Birth of Brian Donlevy in Portadown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island, Dangerous Assignment).
- 1902 - Birth of Chester H. Lauck in Allene, Arkansas, USA; actor (Lum & Abner radio show, Dreaming Out Loud, Two Weeks to Live).
- 1909 - Birth of Carmen Miranda [Maria do Carmo Miranda Da Cunha] Marco de Canavezes in Portugal; vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy).
- 1909 - Birth of Heather Angel in Oxford, England; actress (Informer, Last of Mohicans).
- 1914 - Birth of Bill Justice in Ohio, USA; joined Disney studio 1937, animator, programmer, parade designer, Imagineer, designer of attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland, retired 1979, author of Justice for Disney (1992), named a Disney Legend 1996.
- 1923 - Birth of Kathryn Grayson in North Carolina, USA; vocalist/actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate).
- 1928 - Birth of Roger Mudd in Washington DC, USA; news anchor (CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News).
- 1933 - Birth of Ronnie Claire Edwards in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Corabeth - The Waltons TV show, Eight Seconds, Sweet Bird of Youth).
- 1936 - Birth of Clive Swift in Liverpool, England; actor (Frenzy, Passage to India).
- 1939 - Birth of Janet Suzman in South Africa; actress (Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run).
- 1941 - Birth of Sheila James Kuehl; actress (Zelda - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis), politician.
- 1943 - Birth of Joe Pesci in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Half Nelson, Goodfellas, Pink Panther).
- 1943 - Birth of Squire Fridell in Oakland, California, USA; actor (Rosetti and Ryan).
- 1945 - Birth of Mia (Maria) Farrow in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Rosemary's Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo, Third Watch, Peyton Place).
- 1949 - Birth of Judith Light in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; actress (Angela - Who's The Boss?, One Life to Live, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Ugly Betty).
- 1951 - Birth of Penny Peyser in Irvington, New York, USA; actress (Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing).
- 1953 - Birth of Antonius GM "Toon" Agterberg; Dutch actor (Hunk).
- 1955 - Birth of Charles Shaughnessy in London, England; actor (Maxwell Sheffield - The Nanny, Shane - Days of Our Lives).
- 1955 - Birth of James Jackson "Jm J" Bullock in Casper, Wyoming, USA; actor (Monroe - Too Close for Comfort).
- 1965 - Birth of Julie Warner; actress (Nip/Tuck TV show, Hidden Howie, Family Law).
- 1971 - Birth of Sharon Case in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Sharon Collins - The Young and the Restless).
- 1972 - Birth of Jason George; actor (Michael Bourre - Sunset Beach, What About Brian, Off Centre).
- 1976 - Birth of Charlie Day; actor-producer (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
- 1977 - Birth of A.J. Buckley; actor (CSI: NY).
- 1985 - Birth of David Gallagher; American actor (Seventh Heaven).
- 1990 - Birth of Camille Winbush; actress (Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Bernie Mac Show).
Deaths on February 9
- 1964 - Death of Willie Bryant at age 55; singer and bandleader (Sugar Hill Times TV show (1949)).
- 1966 - Death of Sophie Tucker at age 79 of lung and kidney disease; burlesque entertainer (Ed Sullivan Show TV show, The Good Life TV show).
- 1968 - Barbara Everest, actress (Inquest, Madeleine), dies at age 77.
- 1969 - Death of George Hayes AKA Gabby Hayes at age 83 from a heart ailment; actor (The Gabby Hayes Show TV show, Albuquerque movie, Colorado movie).
- 1993 - Death of Kate Wilkinson at age 76 of cancer; actress (Guiding Light TV show, Clara - Another World TV show).
- 1995 - Death of David Wayne AKA Wayne Mcmeekan of lung cancer at age 81; actor (Batman TV show, Dallas TV show, House Calls TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Matt Houston TV show, Disneyland TV show).
- 1996 - Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at age 86.
- 1997 - Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton - Doctor in the House), dies at age 53.
- 2007 - Death of Ian Richardson at age 72 after a heart attack; film and TV actor (Francis Urquhart - House of Cards TV mini-series (1990), To Play the King TV mini-series (1993), The Final Cut TV mini-series (1995)).
- 2022 - Death of Jeremy Giambi at age 47 of suicide in Claremont, California, USA; baseball player (Major League Baseball), actor (Moneyball movie (2011)).
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