- 1967 KSPS TV channel 7 in Spokane, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
George M!
1969 Musical "George M!", based on the life and songs of George M. Cohen, starring Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters, closes at Palace Theater, NYC, after 435 performances, and a Tony Award for choreography
Music History
1982 Rod Stewart is mugged, gunman steals his $50,000 Porsche on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
- 1987 "Barbara Cook: A Concert" closes at Ambassador NYC after 13 performances
- 1991 "Dinosaurs" premieres on ABC-TV
- 1992 "Growing Pains" final episode on ABC TV
- 1992 "Who's The Boss" final episode after 8 years on ABC TV
Film & TV History
1992 Revival of Henrik Ibsen's stage drama "The Master Builder", directed by Tony Randall, closes at Belasco Theater, NYC, after 45 performances
Music History
1993 Lynn Redgraves's one-woman show "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes Theatre, NYC; runs for 266 performances
Due South Premieres
1994 TV series "Due South" about Canadian Mounties starring Paul Gross premieres in Canada
- 1999 BBC presenter Jill Dando shot and killed outside her London home - launches Metropolitan Police's largest murder enquiry, crime remains unsolved [1]
- 2009 55th British Academy Television Awards: "Harry and Paul" Best Comedy, "Wallander" Best Drama
Music History
2013 Cory Monteith is reported to have completed treatment at a drug rehabilitation facility
Film & TV History
2018 Comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania
