What happened in history on this day: September 10?
On September 10 in ...
- 1950 - NBC premieres The Colgate Comedy Hour, a 60-minute variety show.
- 1955 - CBS premieres the Gunsmoke western TV show.
- 1957 - CBS-TV airs the last episode of Private Secretary.
- 1959 - CBS premieres the Checkmate TV show, a 60-minute mystery series.
- 1961 - NBC airs the last This is Your Life TV show.
- 1965 - NBC airs the last The Jack Benny Program TV show. A total of 39 episodes aired on NBC.
- 1965 - CBS begins airing the Hazel 30-minute TV show.
- 1970 - NBC airs the last Dragnet TV show.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs the last The Name of the Game TV show in the USA.
- 1975 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Starsky and Hutch.
- 1988 - The ABC TV network debuts The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1990 - The 2-hour The Disney Afternoon syndicated TV show premieres. Included is a new series, Tale Spin.
- 1990 - TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air debuts, starring Will Smith.
- 1993 - The syndicated TV series Bill Nye, the Science Guy begins.
- 1993 - The TV series The Crusaders first airs.
- 1993 - Fox debuts TV show The X-Files.
- 1994 - ABC premieres computer-animated cartoon Reboot.
Births on September 10
- 1893 - Birth of Al "Fuzzy" Saint John in Santa Ana, California, USA; actor (Lash of the West).
- 1915 - Birth of Edmond O'Brien in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight).
- 1939 - Birth of Greg Mullavey in Buffalo, New York, USA; actor (Tom - Mary Hartman, Rituals).
- 1945 - Birth of Tom Ligon in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Joyride).
- 1948 - Birth of Judy Geeson Arundei in Sussex, England; actress (To Sir With Love, Berserk).
- 1953 - Birth of Amy Irving in Palo Alto, California, USA; actress (Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy).
- 1957 - Birth of Brian Fitzpatrick in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Rick Alden - Loving).
- 1960 - Birth of Miranda Wilson in Nebraska, USA; actress (Sandra - Santa Barbara).
- 1965 - Birth of Allison Daughtry; actress (Guiding Light).
Deaths on September 10
- 1961 - Death of Leo Carrillo of cancer at age 80; actor (Pancho - Cisco Kid TV show).
- 1985 - Alexa Kenin, actress (Mousie - Coed Fever), dies at age 23.
- 1991 - Yves Montand, actor (Lets Make Love, Z), dies at age 70.
- 1996 - Death of Joanne Dru at age 74 of lymphedema; actress (Playhouse 90 TV show, Lux Video Theatre, Ford Television Theatre, Guestward Ho! TV show (1960)).
- 1997 - Death of George Schaefer at age 76; director (almost 100 television productions).
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