"Harlequin and Mother Goose"
1806 Thomas Dibdin's pantomime "Harlequin and Mother Goose" starring Joseph Grimaldi, in his most famous clown performance, opens at the Covent Garden Theatre, London
- 1913 1st movie serial "Adventures of Kathlyn" premieres in Chicago
"Flying Down to Rio"
1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' 1st movie together "Flying Down to Rio", directed by Thornton Freeland, premieres in NYC
"Sons of the Desert"
1933 "Sons of the Desert" film directed by William A. Seiter starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is released
- 1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis Bridgeport, Connecticut
"You'll Never Know"
1955 Barbra Streisand's 1st recording "You'll Never Know" at age 13
"Thunderball"
1965 "Thunderball", 4th James Bond film starring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger premieres in Tokyo, Japan
- 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year
"My World is Empty Without You"
1965 The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"
Film & TV History
1974 Murray Schisgal's stage comedy "All Over Town", directed by Dustin Hoffman, opens at the Booth Theatre, NYC; runs for 233 performances
- 1989 Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show
"A Christmas Carol"
1991 "A Christmas Carol", starring Patrick Stewart, in a one-man show, closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after a limited run of 14 performances
- 1991 12th United Negro College Fund "Parade of Stars" telethon, hosted by Lou Rawls airs from Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood, and The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NYC
Theatrical Finale
1996 David Copperfield's magic show "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 55 performances
Theatrical Finale
1996 David Hare's stage drama "Skylight" starring Michael Gambon, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 116 performances
- 2003 50th National Film Awards (India): "Mondo Meyer Upakhyan" wins the Golden Lotus
