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What happened in history on this day: April 10?
On April 10 in ...
- 1944 - Patrolling the Ether is shown on three TV stations simultaneously.
- 1953 - House of Wax, first 3-D movie, is released (New York City, New York).
- 1956 - Philips broadcasts first Dutch color TV programs.
- 2001 - Kevin Olmstead of Ann Arbor, Michigan, wins US$2,180,000 on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire TV show, largest prize ever given out on a TV game show.
- 2005 - MTV airs the final episode of The Osbournes in the UK, after a three-year run.
Births on April 10
- 1868 - Birth of George Arliss in London, England; actor (Devil, Green Goddess).
- 1886 - Birth of Valentine Paul in Denver, Colorado, USA; silent film actor (Red Red Heart, Lair of the Wolf).
- 1906 - Birth of Lili Darvas in Budapest, Hungary; actress (Szerelem, Cimmaron).
- 1908 - Birth of Aidan Crawley; CEO (London Weekend TV).
- 1915 - Birth of Harry Morgan in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (December Bride, Colonel Potter - MASH, Dragnet).
- 1921 - Birth of Chuck Connors in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (The Rifleman TV show, Arrest and Trial TV show), host (Thrill Seekers TV show, Branded, Cowboy in Africa).
- 1921 - Birth of Sheb Wooley near Erick, Oklahoma, USA; singer/songwriter (Hee-Haw TV show theme song, "The Purple People Eater", CMA Comic of the Year), actor (Rawhide TV show).
- 1923 - Birth of Floyd M Simmons; actor/decathlete (Olympics-bronze-1948, 1952).
- 1924 - Birth of Johanna M van de Berg; actress (What See I?).
- 1924 - Birth of Lee Bergere in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Joseph - Dynasty).
- 1927 - Birth of "Alvin" Junior Samples in Cummings, Georgia, USA; country performer (Hee Haw TV show).
- 1929 - Birth of Liz Sheridan; actress (Seinfeld TV show, Alf TV show).
- 1929 - Birth of Max [Carl Adolf] Von Sydow in Lund, Sweden; actor (Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape).
- 1932 - Birth of Delphine Seyrig in Beirut, Lebanon; actress (Freak Orlando, Reperages).
- 1932 - Birth of Hari Rhodes in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Mike - Daktari, Roots).
- 1932 - Birth of Omar Sharif AKA Michael Shalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt; actor (Dr Zhivago, Top Secret, Peter the Great, Mysteries of the Great Pyramids).
- 1933 - Birth of [Ponciano] Poncie Ponce in Maui, Hawaii; actor (Kazuo Kim - Hawaiian Eye).
- 1935 - Birth of Patrick Garland; director (Doll House).
- 1936 - Birth of John Madden; NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX).
- 1938 - Birth of Don Meredith in Mount Vernon, Texas, USA; NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys), sportscaster (Monday Night Football).
- 1940 - Birth of Gloria Hunniford; British broadcaster/actress (Old Curiosity Shop).
- 1951 - Birth of Steven Seagal in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Above the Law, Hard to Kill).
- 1954 - Birth of Peter MacNicol in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (John Cage - Ally McBeal TV show, Alan Birch - Chicago Hope, TV show Dragonslayer movie, Sophie's Choice movie, Numb3rs TV show).
- 1960 - Birth of Julie Fulton in Evanston, Illinois, USA; actress (Lime Steel).
- 1961 - Birth of Jeb Adams in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Lieutenant Jeb Pruitt- Baa Baa Black Sheep, Once Upon a Texas Train).
- 1961 - Birth of Olivia Brown in Frankfurt, German Federal Republic; actress (Detective Trudy Joplin - Miami Vice).
- 1964 - Birth of Felicia Collins in Albany, New York, USA; guitarist (Late Night with David Letterman).
- 1968 - Birth of Orlando Jones; Actor-comedian (The Evidence, Mad TV).
- 1969 - Birth of Billy Jacoby in Flushing, New York, USA; actor (Brad - Silver Spoons, Maggie).
- 1969 - Birth of William Jayne; actor (Mikey Randall - Parker Lewis Can't Lose).
- 1982 - Birth of Chyler Leigh; actress (That 80's Show, The Practice, Reunion).
- 1983 - Birth of Ryan Merriman; actor (The Pretender, Veritas: The Quest).
- 1984 - Birth of Mandy Moore; singer, actress (Entourage, Mad TV).
- 1988 - Birth of Haley Joel Osment in Los Angeles, California; actor (Cole Sear - The Sixth Sense, Murphy Brown, Thunder Alley, Trevor 'Trev' McKinney - Pay It Forward).
- 1991 - Birth of Amanda "AJ" Michalka; American singer (Aly and AJ), actress.
Deaths on April 10
- 1961 - Irene Warfield, silent screen actress (Satan Sanderson), dies at age 65.
- 1975 - Marjorie Main, actress (Ma and Pa Kettle), dies at age 85.
- 1975 - Sophia JW "Sophie" Hermse, actress (But a Dream), dies at age 86.
- 1979 - Henriëtte P "Hetty" Beck, actress (Dodendans), dies at age 91.
- 1980 - Death of Kay Medford at age 65 of cancer; actress (Dean Martin Show TV show, To Rome With Love TV show, Barney Miller TV show, Love American Style Tv show).
- 1991 - Death of Kevin Peter Hall at age 35 of AIDS; actor (Harry - Harry and the Hendersons TV show).
- 1991 - Death of Natalie Schafer at age 90 from cancer; actress (Lovey Wentworth Howell - Gilligan's Island TV show).
- 1992 - Death of Sam Kinison at age 38 in a motor vehicle accident near Needles, California, USA; screaming comedian, actor.
- 1995 - Death of Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards dies at age 44; singer/actor (Colorado Ranger).
- 1999 - Death of Jean Vander Pyl at age 78 of lung cancer; voice actress (Margaret - Father Knows Best radio show, The Jetsons TV show, The Flintstones TV show).
- 2000 - Death of Larry Linville at age 60 of pneumonia after a cancer operation; actor (Major Frank Burns - M*A*S*H TV show).
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