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What happened in history on this day: April 28?
On April 28 in ...
- 1957 - Weekly interview show The Mike Wallace Interview first airs.
- 1973 - ABC airs the last The Julie Andrews Hour TV show.
- 1994 - FOX airs the 100th episode of The Simpsons TV show.
- 2000 - CBS airs the final episode of the sitcom Cosby.
- 2004 - Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse in Iraq is revealed on the US television show 60 Minutes II.
Births on April 28
- 1874 - Birth of Sidney Toler in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA; actor (Madame X, Meeting at Midnight).
- 1878 - Birth of Lionel [Herbert Blythe] Barrymore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (A Free Soul, David Cooperfield, Dr Kildare).
- 1889 - Birth of Bryant Washburn in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga).
- 1908 - Birth of Michael T Fitzmaurice in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Reported Missing, 14 Hours).
- 1917 - Birth of Robert Cornthwaite in Saint Helen, Oregon, USA; actor (The Thing, War of the Worlds).
- 1923 - Birth of Adele Mara in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; actress/singer (Cool Million, Wheels).
- 1925 - Birth of Richard C Sarafian in New York City, New York, USA; director/actor (Foley Square).
- 1929 - Birth of Carolyn Jones in Amarillo, Texas, USA; actress (Morticia - Addams Family).
- 1938 - Birth of Madge Sinclair in Kingston, Jamaica; actress (Bell - Roots, Trapper John).
- 1941 - Birth of Ann-Margret [Olsson] in Valsjobya, Sweden; actress (Bye Bye Birdie, Carnal Knowledge, Viva Las Vegas, Tommy).
- 1948 - Birth of Marcia Strassman in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Julle Kotter - Welcome Back Kotter).
- 1950 - Birth of Willie Colon in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (The Last Flight).
- 1952 - Birth of Mary McDonnell in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Sneakers, Independence Day).
- 1958 - Birth of Nancy Lee Grahn in Skokie, Illinois, USA; actress (Julia - Santa Barbara).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris[topher Tyler] Young in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Bryce Lynch - Max Headroom, Great Outdoors).
- 1971 - Birth of Simbi Khali; actress (Nina - Third Rock From the Sun).
- 1978 - Birth of Nate Richert in Saint Paul, Minnesota; musician, actor (Harvey - Sabrina).
Deaths on April 28
- 1933 - Robin Irvine, actor (Easy Virtue), dies at age 31.
- 1966 - Ralph Bunker, actor (Ghost Goes West), dies of a stroke at age 77.
- 1970 - Death of Ed Begley at age 69 of a heart attack; actor (Charlie Chan on radio, Alan Young Show, Myrt and Marge, The Fat Man, Richard Diamond Private Detective, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Justice, Kraft TV Theatre, Burke's Law, Gunsmoke, Mr Koppel - Leave it to Larry, Alcoa Hour, Sweet Bird of Youth (Oscar award)).
- 1973 - Pat Henning, actor (Goodyear TV Playhouse), dies at age 62.
- 1974 - Paul Page, actor (Girl from Havanna, Moth), dies at age 70.
- 1977 - Ricardo Cortez, actor/director (Bad Company, Flesh), dies at age 87.
- 1980 - Dee Carroll [Betty Jean Marsh], actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies.
- 1999 - Death of Rory Calhoun AKA Francis McCown at age 76; actor (over 80 movies and 1,000 television episodes, The Texan, The Blue and the Grey mini-series, Capitol).
- 2007 - Death of Dabbs Greer, American actor (Little House on the Prairie) (born 1917).
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