Shanghai Express
1932 "Shanghai Express" directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook and Anna Mae Wong premieres in Los Angeles
- 1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released
- 1953 J Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show
- 1971 KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast
Harrigan 'n Hart
1985 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, closes at Longacre Theater, NYC, after 4 performances
Pixar Animation
1986 Pixar Animation Studios (Toy Story; The Incredibles) headed by Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith, is spun off from Lucasfilm, Ltd as an independent film production company, with backing of Steve Jobs
- 1989 Baseball's National League announces New York Yankees broadcaster Bill White will become its 1st African American President
- 1993 General Hospital actor Tristan Rogers (46) convicted of drunk driving in Beverly Hills, California
Spector Murders Clarkson
2003 Actress Lana Clarkson is shot and killed by Phil Spector at Spector's house in Alhambra, California
- 2005 51st National Film Awards (India): "Shwaas" wins the Golden Lotus
Film & TV History
2014 Léa Seydoux receives the Lumières Award for Best Actress for the film "Grand Central"
