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What happened in history on this day: April 1?
On April 1 in ...
- 1955 - NBC-TV airs the final episode of One Man's Family.
- 1956 - CBS airs the last Omnibus TV show.
- 1963 - ABC-TV begins airing daily TV serial General Hospital.
- 1963 - NBC-TV debuts 30-minute The Doctors TV show.
- 1969 - CBS airs the final episode of The Andy Griffith Show.
- 1978 - CBS airs the final episode of The Bob Newhart Show.
- 1990 - The Comedy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting in the US.
- 2001 - Fox airs the 100th episode of TV show King of the Hill.
Births on April 1
- 1883 - Birth of Lon Chaney in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; actor (High Noon, Phantom of Opera).
- 1886 - Birth of Wallace Beery in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actor (Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8, Ah Wilderness).
- 1893 - Birth of Cicely Courtneidge in Sydney, Australia; actress (Double Exposure).
- 1898 - Birth of Nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Blood and Sand).
- 1906 - Birth of Ned Glass in Poland; actor (Sol - Julia, Uncle Moe - Bridget Loves Bernie).
- 1909 - Birth of Abner Biberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; director/actor (Imhook - Kodiak).
- 1917 - Birth of Leon Janney in Ogden, Utah, USA; actor (Hawk).
- 1920 - Birth of Toshiro Mifune Tsing-tao in China; writer/actor (Shogun).
- 1923 - Birth of Bobby Jordan in Harrison, New York, USA; actor (Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild).
- 1926 - Birth of Lyndon Brook; actor (Invasion, Reach for the Sky).
- 1928 - Birth of George Grizzard in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA; actor (Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica).
- 1928 - Birth of Jane Powell in Portland, Oregon, USA; singer/actress (7 Brides for 7 Brothers).
- 1930 - Birth of Grace Lee Whitney in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; actress (Yeoman Rand - Star Trek).
- 1931 - Birth of George Baker in Bulgaria; actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Curse of the Fly).
- 1932 - Birth of Alex[ander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka] Tetteh-Lartey; broadcaster, lawyer and actor (Caught, Laughter of God).
- 1932 - Birth of Debbie Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, USA; actress (Singin' in the Rain).
- 1932 - Birth of Gordon Jump in Dayton, Ohio, USA; actor (Arthur Carlson - WKRP, Growing Pains).
- 1934 - Birth of Don Hastings in Brooklyn, New Yorkm USA; actor (Captain Video, Bob - As the World Turns).
- 1935 - Birth of Hans H Boswinkel; actor/director (Surprise Attack, Tutorials in Love).
- 1938 - Birth of Ali MacGraw in Pound Ridge, New York, USA; actress (Love Story, Goodbye Columbus).
- 1944 - Birth of Carol White in England; actress (Daddy's Gone a Hunting).
- 1945 - Birth of Heather Young in Bremerton, Washington, USA; actress (Betty - Land of Giants).
- 1952 - Birth of Annette O'Toole in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Cat People, Superman III).
- 1953 - Birth of Barry Sonnenfeld; director (When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery).
- 1961 - Birth of Jennifer Runyon; actress (Cindy - A Very Brady Christmas, Gwendolyn - Charles in Charge).
- 1962 - Birth of Phillip Schofield; TV personality/designer (Nightfire).
- 1969 - Birth of Traci Lin-Tavi in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2).
- 1971 - Birth of Jessica Collins [Capogna]; actress (Dinah Lee Mayberry - Loving).
- 1980 - Birth of Bryan Buffinton in Ridgewood, New Jersey; actor (Bill Lewis Junior - Guiding Light).
- 1982 - Birth of Sam Huntington; American actor (Jungle 2 Jungle).
Deaths on April 1
- 1946 - Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at age 62.
- 1993 - Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at age 68.
- 1995 - Sampson DeBrier, actor (Inauguration of Pleasure Dome), dies at age 86.
- 1996 - Mario Viegas, actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy), dies at age 47.
- 2005 - Death of Philip J Amelio II of internal infection at age 27; actor (Kevin Life With Lucy, Scott - All My Children).
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