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What happened in history on this day: April 4?
On April 4 in ...
- 1970 - The NET TV network airs the last The Forsyte Saga TV show in the USA.
- 1971 - CBS airs the final episode of the WWII prison camp sitcom Hogan's Heroes after running six seasons.
- 1988 - Last broadcast of Crossroads on British TV.
Births on April 4
- 1875 - Birth of Samuel S Hinds in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (The Bribe, The Egg and I, The Great Alaskan Mystery).
- 1892 - Birth of Cyril Smith in Peterhead, Scotland; actor (Adventures of Sir Lancelot).
- 1892 - Birth of Esther Howard in Montana, USA; actress (Born to Kill, Murder My Sweet, A Fool's Advice).
- 1895 - Birth of Arthur Murray in New York City, New York, USA; dancer (Arthur Murray Dance Party).
- 1897 - Birth of Pierre Fresnay in Paris, France; actor (Grand Illusion).
- 1914 - Birth of Richard Coogan in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA; actor (Captain Video).
- 1916 - Birth of David White; actor (Larry Tate - Bewitched).
- 1920 - Birth of Eric Rohmer in Nancy, France; director (Claire's Knee), actor (Six in Paris, Collector, Perceval).
- 1923 - Birth of Manon H E Alving; Dutch actress (Short American).
- 1924 - Birth of Peter Vaughan; actor (Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling).
- 1925 - Birth of Elizabeth Wilson in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; actor (Doc, East Side/West Side).
- 1928 - Birth of Maya Angelou [Marguerite Johnson] in Saint Louis, Missouri; poet (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), actress (Nyo - Roots).
- 1932 - Birth of Anthony Perkins in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison).
- 1945 - Birth of Caroline McWilliams in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Sally - Soap, Marcy - Benson).
- 1945 - Birth of Catherine Spaak; actress (Hotel, Weekend at Dunkirk, Circle of Love).
- 1945 - Birth of Walter Charles in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Fletch Lives, Weeds).
- 1946 - Birth of Craig T Nelson in Spokane, Washington, USA; actor (Chief Jack Mannion - The District, Hayden Fox - Coach, Poltergeist).
- 1948 - Birth of Luke Halpin in Astoria, New York, USA; actor (Sandy Ricks - Flipper).
- 1950 - Birth of Christine Lahti in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Dr Kathryn Austin - Chicago Hope, The Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift).
- 1954 - Birth of Julie Carmen in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; actress (Gloria, Last Plane Out).
- 1962 - Birth of Ava Fabian in Brewster, New York, USA; actress (Cafe Nostra).
- 1964 - Birth of Robbie Rist in California, USA; actor (Oliver - The Brady Bunch).
- 1965 - Birth of Robert Downey Junior in New York City, New York, USA; comedian/actor (Larry Paul - Ally McBeal, Saturday Night Live, Less than Zero, Back to School).
- 1966 - Birth of Nancy McKeon in Westbury, New York, USA; actress (Jo Polniazek - Facts of Life).
- 1976 - Birth of Alicia Silverstone in San Francisco, California; actress (Clueless).
- 1979 - Birth of Heathcliff Andrew Ledger AKA Heath Ledger in Perth, Western Australia; actor (Brokeback Mountain, Monster's Ball) (dies 2008).
Deaths on April 4
- 1963 - Jason Robards Sr, actor (Acapulco), dies at age 70.
- 1970 - Byron Foulger, actor (Captain Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at age 70.
- 1979 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (Uncle Joe - Petticoat Junction), dies at age 77 (born 1903).
- 1981 - Brad Johnson, actor (Annie Oakley), dies at age 56.
- 1983 - Gloria Swanson, American actress (Airport 1975), dies of a heart ailment at age 84 (born 1897).
- 1994 - Death of Virginia "Ginny" Simms at age 77; actress, singer (Kay Kyser Band).
- 1995 - Priscilla Lane, actress (Saboteur, Bodyguard), dies at age 77.
- 2013 - Death of Roger Ebert, American film critic and writer (born 1942).
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