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What happened in history on this day: May 11?
On May 11 in ...
- 1928 - General Electric opens first TV-station (Schenectady New York).
- 1929 - First regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week).
- 1956 - NBC-TV airs the final episode of kids TV show The Pinky Lee Show.
- 1967 - ABC airs the last ABC Stage '67 TV show. A total of 28 programs aired.
- 1976 - The ABC TV network airs the last Marcus Welby, M.D. TV show in the USA. 172 episodes aired.
- 1983 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show Quincy, M.E..
- 1989 - ABC airs the 217th and final episode of TV show Dynasty.
- 1992 - CBS airs the 100th episode of Murphy Brown TV show.
- 1993 - Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire.
- 2011 - Uruguary issues a 12-peso postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Monte Carlo TV Channel 4.
Births on May 11
- 1892 - Birth of Margaret Rutherford Balham in London, England; actress (Murder Most Foul, Murder She Said, Arabella).
- 1907 - Birth of Kent Taylor [Louis Weiss] in Nashua, Iowa, USA; actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders).
- 1911 - Birth of Phil Silvers AKA Philip Silversmith in New York City, New York, USA; comedian (Sargeant Bilko - You'll Never Get Rich: The Phil Silvers Show, The Beverly Hillbillies).
- 1912 - Birth of Foster Brooks in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; comedian/actor (Miles - Mork and Mindy).
- 1913 - Birth of Tutti Camarata in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, USA; trumpet player (Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman), musical arranger (Glen Gray, Casa Loma Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington), musical director (Startime TV show, The Vic Damone Show, The Alcoa Hour).
- 1920 - Birth of Denver Pyle in Bethune, Colorado, USA; actor (Uncle Jesse - The Dukes of Hazzard TV show, Code 3, Tammy, The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, The Doris Day Show, Andy Griffith Show).
- 1926 - Birth of Frank Thring in Melbourne, Australia; actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur).
- 1935 - Birth of Doug McClure in Glendale, California, USA; actor (Trampas - The Virginian TV show (1962-66), Backtrack! (1969), Checkmate, Roots).
- 1942 - Birth of Terry McGovern in Berkley, California, USA; actor (Jim - Charlie and Company, Nine Months, Darkwing Duck).
- 1949 - Birth of Joâo Botelho in Lamego, Portugal; director (Trafico, Hard Times).
- 1952 - Birth of Shohreh Aghdashloo; actress (24).
- 1952 - Birth of Frances Fisher; actress (Lyon's Den, Glory Days, Becker).
- 1952 - Birth of Darrow Igus in Newark, New Jersey, USA; comedian (Fridays, Roll Out).
- 1953 - Birth of Boyd Gaines in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (Mark - One Day at a Time, Sure Thing, Angela's Eyes).
- 1959 - Birth of Martha Quinn in Albany, New York, USA; MTV VJ/actress (Tracey - Bradys).
- 1963 - Birth of Natasha Richardson in London, England; actress (Gothic, Handmaid's Tale).
- 1975 - Birth of Coby Bell; actor (Third Watch, LA Doctors, The Game).
- 1980 - Birth of Austin O'Brien; actor (Touched By an Angel).
- 1980 - Birth of Matthew Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; actor (Dynasty, Matthew - Brotherly Love).
- 1981 - Birth of Austin O'Brien; actor (Apollo 13, My Girl 2, Lawnmower Man).
- 1982 - Birth of Cory Monteith in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; actor (Glee, Kyle XY).
- 1982 - Birth of Jonathan Jackson in Orlando, Florida; actor (Lucky - General Hospital).
Deaths on May 11
- 1979 - Death of Lester Flatt at age 64; country musician (Flatt and Scruggs - "Ballad of Jed Clampett").
- 1982 - Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies of cancer at age 51.
- 1985 - Jorja Curtright, actress (Whistle Stop), dies of a heart attack.
- 1995 - Arthur Lubin, director (Francis the Talking Mule, Mr Ed), dies at age 96.
- 1995 - William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at age 80.
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