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What happened in history on this day: April 12?
On April 12 in ...
- 1961 - In the Crystal Ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and in the main ballroom of the Hotel Astor at Times Squers in New York City, New York, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the Year: Percy Faith for "The Theme From A Summer Place";
Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Female: Ella Fitzgerald for "Mack The Knife";
Best Vocal Performance Single Record or Track, Male: Ray Charles for "Georgia On My Mind";
Best Country and Western Performance: Marty Robbins for "El Paso";
Best Performance by a Pop Single Artist: Ray Charles for "Georgia On My Mind".
- 1964 - CBS airs the 100th episode of the talking horse show Mr. Ed.
- 1987 - The first episode of TV show 21 Jump Street airs, starring Johnny Depp.
- 1991 - 2,500th episode of Entertainment Tonight airs on US TV.
- 1994 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of the Disney TV series The Good Life.
- 1995 - The CBS TV network airs the last episode of Disney's The George Wendt Show.
- 1998 - The Learning Channel airs the pilot episode of Junkyard Wars, a US version of a UK show called Scrapheap Challenge.
Births on April 12
- 1908 - Birth of Virginia Cherrill; actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious).
- 1912 - Birth of Eric Feldary in Budapest, Hungary; actor (16 Fathoms Deep).
- 1912 - Birth of Georges Franju in France; director (Judex, L'homme sans visage).
- 1923 - Birth of Ann Miller [Lucille Ann Collier] in Houston, Texas, USA; dancer/actress (On the Town).
- 1925 - Birth of Johnny Jordan in England; cameraman (You Only Live Twice).
- 1926 - Birth of Jane Withers; actress (Josephine the Plumber).
- 1927 - Birth of Jane Withers in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actress (All Together Now, Josephine the Plumber).
- 1928 - Birth of Hardy Kruger in Berlin, Germany; actor (Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right).
- 1929 - Birth of Elspet Gray (Lady Rix); actress (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko).
- 1930 - Birth of Betty Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky, USA; singer (Clooney Sisters, Robert Q. Lewis Show TV show, Jack Paar Show).
- 1936 - Birth of Charles Napier; actor (Night Stalker, Rambo, War and Remembrance, The Critic).
- 1942 - Birth of Frank Bank in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Lumpy - Leave it to Beaver).
- 1943 - Birth of Charles Ludlam in New York City, New York, USA; playwright/actor (Big Easy).
- 1946 - Birth of Ed[ward] O'Neill in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; actor (Michael Mooney - Big Apple, Al Bundy - Married With Children, Modern Family).
- 1946 - Birth of Peter L de Baan; Dutch actor/director/playwright (Leonce and Lena).
- 1947 - Birth of Dan Lauria; actor (Jack Arnold - The Wonder Years, Ed, JAG).
- 1947 - Birth of David Letterman in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; comedian (Late Night).
- 1947 - Birth of Wayne Northrop in Sumner, Washington, USA; actor (Michael - Dynasty).
- 1950 - Birth of David Cassidy in New York City, New York, USA; singer/actor (Keith - The Partridge Family).
- 1952 - Birth of Fred McCarren in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Free Country, Amanda's).
- 1956 - Birth of Andy Garcia [Andrés Arturo García Menéndez] in Havana, Cuba; actor (Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die, For Love or Country: Arturo Sandoval Story).
- 1956 - Birth of Doris Baaten; Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien).
- 1957 - Birth of Suzzanne Douglass; actress (The Parent 'Hood).
- 1959 - Birth of Elissa Leeds in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Cissy - Dorothy).
- 1967 - Birth of Mellow Man Ace [Ulpiano Sergio Reyez] in Havana, Cuba; Spanish rapper/actor (Only the Strong).
- 1968 - Birth of Alicia Coppola; actress (Lorna Devon - Another World).
- 1971 - Birth of Shannen Doherty in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actress (Little House on the Prairie, Beverly Hills 90210, Charmed, North Shore).
- 1971 - Birth of Nicholas Brendon; actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
- 1978 - Birth of Eddie Robinson; actor (Neil Atwater - Swan's Crossing).
- 1979 - Birth of Claire Danes in New York City, New York; actress (Angela - My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet).
- 1979 - Birth of Jennifer Morrison, American actress (House MD).
Deaths on April 12
- 1959 - Death of James Gleason at age 76 from asthma; actor (Playhouse 90, Leave It to Beaver).
- 1965 - Linda Darnell, US actress (Dakota Incident), dies at age 43.
- 1976 - Death of Paul Ford at age 74; actor (Colonel Hall - The Phil Silvers Show).
- 1984 - Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at age 76.
- 2004 - Death of Norman Campbell of a stroke at age 80; TV producer/director (CBC TV, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, One Day at a Time).
- 2022 - Death of Gilbert Gottfried at age 67 from a heart condition; actor (Beverley Hills Cop II movie, Problem Child movie), comedian (Hollywood Squares TV show), voice actor (Iago - Aladdin movie (1992), Aflac commercials).
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