2014 Event American ice dancing pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis win the Olympic gold medal - the first gold won by the U.S. in this sport 1993 Death Emile Ardolino, director (Dirty Dancing), dies at 50 of AIDs 1992 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 421 performances 1992 Event 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win 1991 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 421 performances 1990 Event Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa," premieres in Dublin 1989 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence 1984 Event British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1983 Death Dorothy Cummings, actress (Dancing Mothers), dies at 84 1982 Event John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances 1979 Birthday Kelly Brook, born in Rochester, England, model, actress, appeared in 'Strictly Come Dancing' celebrity dance competition, appeared in film, 'Sorted' 1973 Event University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing 1970 Birthday Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp 1960 Birthday Jennifer Grey, actress, Dirty Dancing 1956 Birthday Lisa Niemi, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies 1953 Birthday Heather Watts, born in Los Angeles, California, ballerina, Dancing on My Grave 1952 Birthday Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost 1948 Birthday Leo Sayers, rocker, You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 1948 Birthday Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing 1947 Birthday Priscilla Yates, director, Royal Academy of Dancing 1946 Birthday David Wall, English ballet dancers/director, Royal Academy of Dancing 1945 Birthday Bjorn Ulvaeus, rock vocalist and guitarist, ABBA-Waterloo, Dancing Queen 1944 Birthday Ray Davies, London, singer/guitarist, Kinks-Come Dancing 1936 Event RCA shows 1st real TV program (dancing, film on locomotives, Bonwit Teller fashion show and monologue from Tobacco Road and comedy) 1935 Birthday Jerry Ohrbach, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Law and Order, Dirty Dancing 1933 Event Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released 1912 Event 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break 1904 Death Antonin Dvorak, Czechoslovakian composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62 1898 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men" 1883 Birthday Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet, Dancing Lamp 1883 Birthday Florence Reed, Philadelphia, silent film actress, Dancing Girl 1879 Event Antonin Dvorak's "Slavic Dancing," premieres 1874 Birthday Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer, The World a Dancing Party 1844 Birthday Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer, Spanish Dancing
