2013 Event Author J.K. Rowling announces she is producing a play based on the life of her character Harry Potter; the play tells the previously untold story of life before the boy wizard goes to Hogwarts; the play will premiere in London's West End within the next two years 2012 Event Despite an initial ban on the film 'Borat,' Kazakhstan issues and official 'thank you' to actor Sacha Baron Cohen for his character, Borat Sagdiyev 2012 Event The world's oldest Charles Dickens film, dating from 1901, featuring a depiction of a Bleak House character, is rediscovered by the British Film Institute 2004 Death Bob Bemer, Pioneering geek, ", helped to develop the ASCII character set, COBOL and the ESC sequence, ", dies at 84 2001 Death Roy Brocksmith, character actor, Picket Fences, dies at 56 2001 Death Anne Haney, character actress, Mrs. Doubtfire, dies at 67 1991 Event Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character) 1987 Death Pam Ewing, (Victoria Principal) character on Dallas, is killed off 1986 Event "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character 1982 Death Jo Lagrilliere, Joke, Flemish cartoon character, dies at 47 1976 Birthday Alicia Witt, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, born Alicia Roanne Witt, film, stage and television actress, singer, played role of Cybill Shepherd's character in sitcom Cybill, 1995 - 1998 1976 Death Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live, dies 1965 Death Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer (Character), dies at 80 1964 Event GI Joe character created 1952 Birthday Paul Reubens, born in Peekskill, New York, born Paul Rubenfeld, actor, comedian, famous character, Pee-Wee Herman, creator of 'The Pee-wee Herman Show' 1949 Event Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane 1947 Birthday Jack Arnold, character on Wonder Years 1942 Birthday Tweety Bird, cartoon character 1942 Birthday Archie Andrews, comic book character, Archie 1936 Event Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer 1933 Event Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1930 Birthday Colin Dexter, born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, author, crime writer of 13 detective novels and 33 episode television series featuring fictional character Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse, portrayed by John Thaw 1929 Birthday Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure 1925 Birthday Fritz Behrendt, German/Dutch cartoon character, The Slogan 1922 Birthday Little Orphan Annie, comic strip character 1917 Birthday Felix the Cat, cartoon character 1916 Birthday Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live 1916 Birthday Mary Wickes, character actress, Sister Act 1909 Birthday Leo Malet, born in Montpelier, France, writer, novelist, aligned with Surrealists, friends with Renee Magritte, Andre Breton, famous for crime novel character Nestor Burma 1899 Birthday Roel [Martinus F] Houwink, Dutch literary, 1 Man Without Character 1897 Birthday Wilhelm Reich, Austrian/U.S. psycho analysist, character analysis 1888 Birthday Vesey D'Davoren, character actor 1812 Birthday Samuel Smiles, born in Scotland, author, Self-Help, Character, Duty 1633 Birthday George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author, Character of a Trimmer
