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What happened in history on this day: September 16?
On September 16 in ...
- 1961 - CBS premieres The Defenders 60-minute crime drama TV show.
- 1963 - ABC-TV premieres the science-fiction anthology series The Outer Limits.
- 1964 - ABC-TV premieres TV show Shindig. The first show features Sam Cooke, The Everly Brothers, and The Righteous Brothers.
- 1965 - NBC-TV debuts the weekly variety show The Dean Martin Show.
- 1968 - CBS airs the last The Andy Griffith Show TV show. A total of 249 episodes aired since 1960.
- 1968 - CBS airs the last The Lucy Show TV show. A total of 198 episodes aired.
- 1970 - The ABC TV network airs the last The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour TV show in the USA.
- 1972 - CBS premieres The Bob Newhart Show 30-minute comedy TV show.
- 1972 - First TV series about mixed marriage - Bridgit Loves Bernie.
- 1973 - CBS airs the first episode of The New Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr.
- 1975 - CBC TV debuts the newsmagazine The Fifth Estate in Canada.
- 1984 - The first episode of US TV show Miami Vice debuts.
- 1987 - The CBS TV network debuts the Disney-produced show The Oldest Rookie.
- 1987 - CBS airs the first episode of TV show Wiseguy.
- 1993 - NBC airs the first episode of TV show Frazier.
- 1993 - The Fox TV network begins airing Disney's The Sinbad Show.
- 1995 - The ABC TV network begins airing the Touchstone Television TV series Maybe This Time.
- 1995 - The NBC TV network debuts the Touchstone Television TV series Brotherly Love.
Births on September 16
- 1922 - Birth of Janis Paige in Tacoma, Washington, USA; actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD).
- 1924 - Birth of Lauren Bacall in Staten Island, New York, USA; actress (Dark Passage, Key Largo).
- 1927 - Birth of Jack Kelly in Astoria, Queens, New York, USA; actor (Bart - Maverick, Get Christie Love).
- 1927 - Birth of Peter Falk in Ossining, New York, USA; actor (Colombo, Scared Straight).
- 1932 - Birth of Anne Francis in Ossining, New York, USA; actress (Honey West, Pancho Villa).
- 1933 - Birth of George Chakiris in Norwood, Ohio, USA; actor (West Side Story).
- 1941 - Birth of Jim McBride in New York City, New York, USA; director/actor (Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy).
- 1942 - Birth of Linda G Miller, New York City, New York, USA; actress (Night of the Juggler, Mississippi).
- 1949 - Birth of Ed Begley Junior in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Eating Raoul, St. Elsewhere, Parenthood).
- 1949 - Birth of Susan Ruttan in Oregon City, Oregon, USA; actress (Roxanne - L.A. Law).
- 1958 - Birth of Jennifer Tilly in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Let it Ride, Off Beat, Psycho II).
- 1965 - Birth of Katy Kurtzman in Washington DC; actress (Lindsay - Dynasty).
- 1971 - Birth of Charlie Fields in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Shannon).
- 1972 - Birth of Shalane McCall; actor (Charlie Wade - Dallas).
Deaths on September 16
- 1973 - Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at age 63.
- 2003 - Death of Sheb Wooley at age 82 from leukemia; singer/songwriter (Hee-Haw TV show theme song, "The Purple People Eater", CMA Comic of the Year), actor (Rawhide TV show).
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