What happened in history on this day: June 10?
On June 10 in ...
- 1982 - ABC airs the TV sitcom Taxi for the final time.
- 1983 - MGM releases the film Octopussy to theaters.
- 1983 - Paramount releases the film Trading Places to theaters.
- 1989 - Home Box Office debuts the TV anthology Tales From The Crypt.
- 1991 - ABC airs TV serial drama Twin Peaks for the final time.
- 1994 - Fox releases the film Speed to theaters.
- 2005 - Fox releases the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith to theaters.
Births on June 10
- 1895 - Birth of Hattie McDaniel in Wichita, Kansas, USA; actress (Mammy - Gone With The Wind (1939, supporting actress Oscar award), Amos and Andy radio show, Eddie Cantor radio show, Beulah radio show (1947-51), Beulah TV show (1950-52)).
- 1922 - Birth of Judy Garland AKA Frances Gumm in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; actress/singer (The Wizard of Oz (1939, Academy Award)).
- 1923 - Birth of Earl Hamner Junior in Schuyler, Virginia, USA; TV narrator (The Waltons).
- 1926 - Birth of June Haver; actress (Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door).
- 1932 - Birth of Gardner McKay in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Pleasure Seekers, Boots and Saddles).
- 1939 - Birth of Alexandra Stewart in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; actress (Sins, Mistral's Daughter, In Praise of Older Women).
- 1945 - Birth of Ron Glass in Evansville, Indiana, USA; actor (Ron - Barney Miller, New Odd Couple).
- 1955 - Birth of Andrew Stevens in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; actor (Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury, Dallas, Emerald Point NAS).
- 1959 - Birth of Timothy Van Patten in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (White Shadow, Master, The Sopranos, Now and Again).
- 1962 - Birth of Gina Gershon; actress (Ugly Betty, The Batman, Tripping the Rift).
- 1963 - Birth of Jeanne Tripplehorn; actress (Big Love).
- 1966 - Birth of Doug McKeon in New Jersey, USA; actor (Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial, From Earth to the Moon).
- 1973 - Birth of David Friedman in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Jason - Little House on the Prairie).
- 1978 - Birth of Shane West; American actor (ER, Now and Again).
- 1982 - Birth of Leelee Sobieski; actress (Joan of Arc, Uprising, Hercules).
Deaths on June 10
- 1971 - Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at age 61.
- 1981 - Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at age 68.
- 1983 - Death of Larry Hooper, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1917).
- 1985 - Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at age 68.
- 1985 - Death of George Chandler at age 87 of Alzheimer's disease; actor (Uncle Petrie Martin - Lassie TV show (1950-59)).
- 1989 - Death of Richard Quine at age 68 of self-inflicted gunshot wound; actor/director (The Mickey Rooney Show, Hec Ramsey, Project UFO, How to Murder Your Wife, Bell Book and Candle, Sex and the Single Girl).
- 2000 - Death of Judd Rose at age 44 from a brain tumor; broadcast journalist (ABC, CNN anchor).
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