1998 Event "Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform 1996 Death Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1996 Event "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances 1982 Event ABC national music radio network scheduled premiere (never happened) 1981 Death Rene Clair, French director (It Happened Tomorrow), dies at 82? 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 156 performances 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 156 performances 1964 Event "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1963 Event 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1962 Event "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1940 Birthday Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65 1940 Death Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1934 Event "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1926 Birthday Reginald Marsh, actor, Sicilians, It Happened Here 1922 Birthday Frankie Howerd, British actor/comedian, A Funny Thing Happened 1898 Birthday Rene Clair, director, I Married a Witch, It Happened Tomorrow 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1284 Event Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin away (actually happened)
