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What happened in history on this day: September 5?
On September 5 in ...
- 1949 - The Voice of Firestone radio program of classical and semiclassical music is first simulcast on television.
- 1958 - First color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- 1966 - CBS airs the last Hazel TV show. A total of 154 episodes aired.
- 1971 - ABC airs the last Discovery TV show.
- 1971 - The CBS TV network airs the last The Sonny and Cher Show 60-minute variety TV show in the USA.
- 1973 - NBC airs the last Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom TV show.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs the first Laugh-In 60-minute variety TV show in the USA.
- 1983 - Tom Brokaw becomes lead anchor for NBC Nightly News.
Births on September 5
- 1897 - Birth of Luella Gear in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Joe and Mabel).
- 1897 - Birth of Morris Carnovsky; actor (Dead Reckoning).
- 1917 - Birth of Jack Buetel in Dallas, Texas, USA; actress (The Outlaw, Half Breed).
- 1929 - Birth of Bob Newhart in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; comedian, actor, (Bob Newhart Show, Newhart).
- 1934 - Birth of Carol Lawrence in Illinois, USA; dancer/actress (Dean Martin Summer Show).
- 1937 - Birth of William Devane in Albany, New York, USA; actor (Family Plot, Missles of October).
- 1940 - Birth of Raquel Welch in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC, 100 Rifles).
- 1950 - Birth of Kathy Cronkite; actress (Annie - Hizzonner).
- 1951 - Birth of Michael Keaton in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Gung Ho, Batman).
- 1956 - Birth of Sandra Guiboard at US Air Force Base, German Federal Republic; actress (Donna - One Life to Live).
- 1964 - Birth of Kristian Alfonso; actress (Days of Our Lives, Falcon Crest).
- 1973 - Birth of Tina Yothers; actress (Family Ties).
Deaths on September 5
- 1969 - Death of Mitchell Ayres at age 58 when struck by an automobile in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; musical director for Columbia records, orchestra director for Perry Como's TV career, and on The Hollywood Palace.
- 1980 - Barbara Loden, actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at age 48.
- 2003 - Death of Marie LaFeche AKA Gisele MacKenzie at age 76; singer and program host (CBC radio show, Your Hit Parade TV show, Jack Benny Show TV show, "Hard to Get" song).
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