1993 Event 274th and final "Cheers" on NBC 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1992 Event NBC announces that "Cheers" will go off the air in May, 1993 1991 Event 43rd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Kirstie Alley and Patricia Wettig 1990 Event Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI 1989 Event 41st Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Dana Delany and Candice Bergen win 1987 Event Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers 1984 Event 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly 1983 Event 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long 1982 Event 1st broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1950 Birthday Dan Hedaya, actor, Cheers, Marvin's Room, Clueless 1949 Birthday Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown 1940 Birthday James Burrows, TV producer/director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers 1794 Death Robespierre, and 22 other terrorists executed to thunderous cheers