|
What happened in history on this day: July 3?
On July 3 in ...
- 1958 - ABC-TV premieres The Andy Williams Show.
- 1985 - Universal releases the film Back to the Future to theaters.
- 1989 - The movie Batman sets record of quickest US$100 million (10 days).
- 1991 - TriStar releases the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day to theaters.
- 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of Almost Home.
- 1996 - Fox releases the film Independence Day to theaters.
- 1997 - The ABC TV network airs the last show of the series Vital Signs.
- 2002 - Sony releases the film Men in Black II to theaters.
- 2007 - Paramount releases the film Transformers to theaters.
- 2013 - Universal releases the film Despicable Me 2 to theaters.
Births on July 3
- 1906 - Birth of George Sanders in Russia; actor (All About Eve - Academy Award 1950).
- 1920 - Birth of Louise Allbritton in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Celia - Stage Door, Got a Secret).
- 1927 - Birth of Ken Russell in England; director (Crimes of Passion).
- 1939 - Birth of Jay Tarses in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor/writer (Open All Night, Duck Factory).
- 1945 - Birth of Michael Cole in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Pete - The Mod Squad).
- 1947 - Birth of Betty Buckley in Big Springs, Texas, USA; actress (Abby - Eight is Enough, 1776, Cats).
- 1949 - Birth of Jan Smithers in North Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Bailey - WKRP).
- 1952 - Birth of Alan Autry; NFL player (Green Bay Packers) / actor (The Heat of the Night).
- 1962 - Birth of Tom Cruise in Syracuse, New York, USA; actor (Risky Business, Color of Money, Rainman).
- 1968 - Birth of Jeff Phillips in Westwood, New Jersey, USA; actor (Hart Jessup - Guiding Light).
- 1975 - Birth of Keri Houlihan in Pennsylvania; actress (Molly - Our House).
Deaths on July 3
- 1978 - Death of James Daly at age 59 of heart failure; actor (Foreign Intrigue TV show, Medical Center TV show).
- 1981 - Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at age 61.
- 1989 - Jim Backus, American actor (Mr. Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies at age 76 of pneumonia (born 1913).
- 1993 - Death of Joe DeRita AKA Joseph Wardell of complications of diabetes at age 83; actor (Curly - The Three Stooges (1958-)).
|
|
vvv advertisement vvv
^^^ advertisement ^^^
You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history.
Bookmark this URL: http://kpolsson.com/thisday/tvmovie/ and revisit each day.
(this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events)
Or, visit my Timelines of History page.
|