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What happened in history on this day: July 17?
On July 17 in ...
- 1955 - At 4:30 PM, the ABC Television network airs the 90-minute Dateline Disneyland show, broadcasting the opening of Disneyland park. An estimated 90 million people watch the show, the largest live TV broadcast to date, with over twenty cameras and a staff of hundreds. Hosts of the show are Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings, and Ronald Reagan. The official dedication is made by Walt Disney and California Governor Goodwin Knight.
- 1957 - ABC airs the last Make Room For Daddy TV show.
- 1968 - The Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine premieres in London, England.
- 1971 - NBC airs the last The Andy Williams Show TV show.
- 1981 - Warner Bros. releases the film Arthur to theaters.
Births on July 17
- 1905 - Birth of William Gargan in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dynamite, Ellery Queen).
- 1912 - Birth of Art Linkletter in Saskatchwan, Canada; TV host (People are Funny, House Party).
- 1914 - Birth of Lucille Benson in Scottsboro, Alabama, USA; actress (Lilly - Bosom Buddies).
- 1917 - Birth of Phyllis Diller in Lima, Ohio, USA; comedien (Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number).
- 1920 - Birth of Bill Monroe in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report).
- 1934 - Birth of Pat McCormick; comedian (Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show).
- 1935 - Birth of Donald Sutherland in New Brunswick, Canada; actor (M*A*S*H, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dirty Sexy Money, Commander in Chief).
- 1935 - Birth of Diahann Carroll in the Bronx, New York, USA; actress/singer (Julia, Claudine, Dominique - Dynasty, The Colbys).
- 1940 - Birth of Phyllis Davis in Port Arthur, Texas, USA; actress (Love American Style, Vega$).
- 1951 - Birth of Lucie Arnaz in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Kim - Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer, Sons and Daughters, The Lucy Show).
- 1952 - Birth of David Hasselhoff in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Knight Rider, Baywatch).
- 1952 - Birth of Phoebe Snow; singer (theme from It's a Different World).
- 1960 - Birth of Mark Burnett; television producer (Survivor, The Apprentice).
- 1960 - Birth of Nancy Giles; actress (China Beach, Hey Joel).
- 1963 - Birth of Denise Miller in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Billie - Archie Bunker's Place).
- 1964 - Birth of Heather Langenkamp; actress (Marie - Just the 10 of Us).
- 1968 - Birth of Bitty Schram; actress (Monk).
- 1968 - Birth of Andre Royo; actor (The Wire).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason Clarke; actor (Brotherhood, Home and Away).
Deaths on July 17
- 1971 - Death of Cliff Edwards AKA Ukulele Ike at age 76; singer (54th Street Revue), the voice of Disney's Jiminy Cricket, national radio show from 1932, and thrice-weekly TV show from 1949.
- 1980 - Death of Donald Barry at age 68 by suicide; actor (Mr. Gallo - Mr Novak TV show, Police Woman TV show, Little House on the Prairie TV show).
- 1990 - Death of Bernard Cowan at age 68 from kidney disease; Canadian TV announcer (Front Page Challenge TV show, Wayne and Schuster TV show).
- 1998 - Death of Hugh Reilly at age 82 of emphysema; actor (Paul Martin - Lassie TV show).
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