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What happened in history on this day: April 16?
On April 16 in ...
- 1987 - NBC airs the final episode of Remington Steele TV show.
- 1989 - NBC launched the cable channel CNBC as the "Consumer News & Business Channel."
- 1991 - The Disney-produced TV series STAT first airs.
Births on April 16
- 1868 - Birth of Spottiswoode Aitken in Edinburgh, Scotland; actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home).
- 1889 - Birth of Charlie Chaplin in Lambeth, London, England; comedian/actor/director (City Lights) (dies 1977).
- 1912 - Birth of David Langton in Scotland; actor (Quintet, Saint Joan, Abandon Ship).
- 1913 - Birth of Les Tremayne in London, England; actor (Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds, First Nighter radio show, The Thin Man radio show, The Falcon radio show, One Man's Family TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Rin Tin Tin TV show, General Hospital TV show).
- 1914 - Birth of John Hodiak in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Haakon Nielsen AKA Barry Nelson AKA Barry Nielsen in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (My Favorite Husband TV show, The Hunter TV show, Hudson's Bay TV show).
- 1918 - Birth of Spike Milligan in Ahmed Nagar, India; actor/comedian (Digby, The Three Musketeers).
- 1921 - Birth of Peter Ustinov in London, England; actor (Death on the Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd).
- 1924 - Birth of Geoffrey Johnson Smith; actor (Norman Loves Rose, Drinking Games).
- 1924 - Birth of Henry Mancini in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; pianist, composer, orchestra leader (Glenn Miller-Tex Beneke orchestra, worked on over 100 films, "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", Peter Gunn TV show theme, The Pink Panther movie theme, over 90 albums, "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" album (1969)).
- 1927 - Birth of Peter Mark Richman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Andrew - Dynasty, Dallas, Santa Barbara).
- 1930 - Birth of Frank Page; British broadcaster/actor (Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer).
- 1931 - Birth of Edie Adams [Elizabeth Edith Enke] in Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA; actress/Mrs Ernie Kovacs (Ernie Kovacs Show, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Haunting of Harrington House).
- 1933 - Birth of Joseph Bottoms in Santa Barbara, California, USA; actor (Blind Date, Braker).
- 1934 - Birth of Robert Stigwood; producer (Saturday Night Fever, Grease).
- 1940 - Birth of Paul Cox; actor (Exile, Golden Braid, Touch Me).
- 1943 - Birth of Ruth Madoc; actress (Hi Di Hi).
- 1950 - Birth of David Graf in Lancaster, Ohio, USA; actor (Police Academy 2, Police Academy 3, Police Academy 4, Police Academy 6, Councilman Nash - He's the Mayor).
- 1953 - Birth of Jay O Sanders in Austin, Texas, USA; actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski).
- 1955 - Birth of Ellen Barkin in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress (The Big Easy, Sea of Love, Switch, Before Women Had Wings, Clinton and Nadine).
- 1963 - Birth of Jimmy Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Donnie and Marie Show).
- 1963 - Birth of Nick Berry in Britain; actor (Wicksy - EastEnders).
- 1965 - Birth of Jon Cryer; actor (Pretty in Pink, Superman IV, Two and A Half Men, Hey Joel).
- 1965 - Birth of Martin Lawrence; actor, comedian (Martin, What's Happening Now).
- 1970 - Birth of Fran Robinson in California, USA; actress (Lauren - Charlie and Company).
- 1976 - Birth of Lukas Haas in West Hollywood, California; actor (Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box, Testament, Leap of Faith, Ryan White Story).
- 1978 - Birth of Lara Dutta, Indian actress and Miss Universe 2000.
- 1980 - Birth of Jesse Tendler in Madison, Wisconsin; actor (Nick - Ellen Burstyn Show).
- 1987 - Birth of Milton J Cross in New York City, New York; TV announcer (Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air).
Deaths on April 16
- 1968 - Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at age 76.
- 1980 - Death of Morris Stoloff at age 81; film composer and conductor (musical director of Columbia Pictures for over 20 years, three Academy Awards, "Moonglow and Theme From Picnic" (1956)).
- 1985 - Scott Brady [Gerald Tierney], actor (Shotgun Slade), dies at age 60.
- 1992 - Death of Andy Russell at age 72 of complications from a stroke in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; drummer, singer (Your Hit Parade, "Besame Mucho", "Laughing on the Outside", "Anniversary Song").
- 1992 - Neville Brand, actor (Stalag 17), dies of emphysema at age 71.
- 1994 - Ron Vawter, US actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at age 45.
- 1997 - Michael Stroka, actor (Aristede - Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at age 57.
- 2001 - Death of Michael Ritchie at age 62 of prostate cancer; director (Dr. Kildare TV show, Felony Squad, The Outsider, Beggars and Choosers).
- 2002 - Death of Robert Urich at age 55 from a rare form of cancer; actor (Spenser: For Hire, Vega$).
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