- 1886 Comedy opera "Dorothy" first produced in London
The Distaff Side
1934 John Van Druten's comedy play "The Distaff Side" premieres in NYC
2nd Cannes Film Festival
1947 2nd Cannes Film Festival ends with six different awards presented including Best Musical for Vincente Minnelli's" Ziegfeld Follies" and Walt Disney's "Dumbo" Best Animation
The Mummy
1959 Hammer horror film "The Mummy" starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing is first released in the UK
Beaucoups of Blues
1970 Ringo Starr releases his 2nd solo album "Beaucoups of Blues", a collection of country music recorded in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
Music History
1979 Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical "Evita", starring Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, and Bob Gunton, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 1568 performances and wins 7 Tony Awards
Film & TV History
1980 Comedian Chevy Chase calls Cary Grant a homo on "Tomorrow" show, a $10M defamation lawsuit follows, settled out-of-court for an undisclosed sum
- 1983 35th Emmy Awards: "Hill Street Blues", "Cheers", Ed Flanders & Shelley Long win
Theatrical Finale
1988 Neil Simon's stage play "Broadway Bound", starring Linda Lavin, Jonathan Silverman, and Jason Alexander, closes at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC, after 756 performances
- 2017 TV show "Young Sheldon", prequel to "The Big Bang Theory" premieres, starring Iain Armitage
Bill Cosby Sentenced
2018 Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, first celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era
- 2019 Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige reported to have been asked to develop a Star Wars film by the Walt Disney Company
