1981 Death Justin Jud Strunk, Jr., comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48 1980 Death Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 1970 Death Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69 1958 Event "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 1950 Event 1st use of TV laugh track - Hank McCune 1936 Birthday Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show 1931 Event Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist, Draw Me a Laugh 1900 Birthday Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh 1897 Birthday Bernard Verhoeven, poet/literature, About the Laugh 1871 Birthday Leonid N Andrejev, Russian journalist and writer, Red Laugh
