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What happened in history on this day: April 9?
On April 9 in ...
- 1914 - First full-color feature film shown, in London, England: The World, The Flesh and the Devil.
- 1953 - TV Guide publishes first issue.
- 1990 - ABC-TV debuts David Milch's Capital News, starring Lloyd Bridges.
- 1993 - Paramount releases the film Indecent Proposal to theaters.
- 2000 - USA Cable channel airs the final episode of Pacific Blue, episode 101.
Births on April 9
- 1891 - Birth of John Gobau; Flemish/Dutch actor (Electricity, Hostage Rights).
- 1900 - Birth of Allen Jenkins in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit).
- 1903 - Birth of Ward Bond in Benkelman, Nebraska, USA; actor (Quiet Man, Fort Apache, Seth - Wagon Train TV show).
- 1904 - Birth of Lyle Latell in Elma, Iowa, USA; actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon).
- 1909 - Birth of Robert Murray Helpmann in Mount Gambier, Australia; dancer, actor (Second Time Lucky).
- 1910 - Birth of Sharon Lynn in Weatherford, Texas, USA; actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast).
- 1911 - Birth of Albert Remy in Sevres, France; actor (Grand Prix, Gigot, Train).
- 1921 - Birth of Frankie Thomas in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tom Corbett Space Cadet).
- 1932 - Birth of Jim Fowler in Albany, Georgia, USA; naturalist (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom).
- 1933 - Birth of Gian Maria Volontè [John Welles] in Milan, Italy; actor (A Fistful of Dollars).
- 1933 - Birth of Jean-Paul Belmondo in Paris, France; actor (Casino Royale, Magnifique).
- 1935 - Birth of Avery Schreiber in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor/comedian (Burns and Schreiber, Doritos ads, My Mother The Car, Chico and the Man, Match Game, Days of Our Lives, The Muppet Show).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael Learned in Washington DC, USA; actress (Olivia - The Waltons, Nurse).
- 1941 - Birth of Hannah Gordon; actress (Oh Alfie).
- 1942 - Birth of Brandon De Wilde in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky).
- 1950 - Birth of Nathan Cook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Milton - White Shadow, Billy - Hotel).
- 1954 - Birth of Dennis Quaid in Houston, Texas, USA; actor (The Big Easy, Dreamscape, The Right Stuff).
- 1955 - Birth of Jimmy Tingle; humorist (60 Minutes II).
- 1965 - Birth of Paulina Porizkova in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia; model, Sports Illustrated swimsuit covergirl, actress.
- 1966 - Birth of Cynthia Nixon in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Addams Family Values, The Pelican Brief, Sex and the City).
- 1971 - Birth of Austin Peck in Hawaii, USA; actor (Austin Reed - Days of Our Lives).
- 1979 - Birth of Keshia Knight Pulliam in Newark, New Jersey; actress (Rudy - The Cosby Show).
- 1980 - Birth of Ryan Northcott in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; actor (The Beach Boys: An American Family).
- 1987 - Birth of Jesse McCartney; singer, actor (Summerland, All My Children).
- 1998 - Birth of Elle Fanning; actress (Taken, CSI: Miami).
Deaths on April 9
- 1923 - Mauritius H Binger, director/producer (Living Ladder), dies.
- 1940 - Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies.
- 1991 - Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond movies), dies at age 73.
- 2004 - Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
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