2013 Event Heavy snowfall in Great Britain and Ireland causes Heathrow airport in London to cancel 100 flights; many passengers spend the night sleeping on the floor in the terminal 2011 Event The music video for the single, 'Marry the Night' is released by pop singer Lady Gaga; the song is from her 2011 album 'Born This Way' 2011 Event Scientists in New Britain discover the first orchid known to flower at night, Bulbophyllum nocturnum, over the cost of Papua New Guinea 2011 Event In Tripoli, the compound of leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted with more bombing raids during the third night of international intervention in Libya 2010 Event The brightest object in the night sky next to the Moon is the planet Jupiter, as it makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963 2010 Event Santiago, Nuevo Leon's mayor, Edelmiro Cavazos is found dead, handcuffed and blindfolded after being abducted Sunday night 2003 Event Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards 2002 Death Roone Arledge, TV innovator, crated NFL Monday Night Football, dies at 71 1999 Death Bethel Leslie, actress/writer, Long Day's Journey into Night, dies at 70 1998 Death Phil Hartman, comic, Saturday Night Live, dies at 49 1998 Death Eddie Rabbitt, singer, I Love a Rainy Night, dies at 56 1998 Event Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming 1997 Death Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at 72 1997 Event 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 Event "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1996 Death Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1996 Death Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78 1996 Event "Midsummer Night's Dream" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 66 performances 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1996 Event "Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 66 performances 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1996 Death Phil Regan, actor (Las Vegas Night, Dames, Housewife), dies at 88 1995 Death Alison "Night Bird" Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer 1995 Death Howard Cosell, sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77 1995 Death Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), ODs at 32 1995 Event 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins 1994 Death Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69 1994 Death Lina Basquette, actress (Night for Crime, Hard Hombre), dies at 87 1994 Death Patrick O'Neal, U.S. actor (King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night 1994 Event Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games 1994 Event 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 1994 Event 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out 1994 Death Mai Zetterling, actress (Night is My Future), dies of cancer at 68 1994 Death Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1994 Death Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44 1994 Event "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances 1993 Event "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1993 Death Anna Stein, actress (Wedding Night), dies of heart attack at 88 1993 Death Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71 1993 Death Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71 1993 Death Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 1993 Event Actor Richard Moll (Night Court) weds Susan Brown 1993 Event Night Court actor Richard Moll (50) weds Susan Brown (32) 1993 Event "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV 1992 Event Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to Decemeber 1992 Death Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer 1992 Event Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming 1992 Event Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV 1992 Death Youcca Troubatzkoy, actress (Flower of the Night), dies 1992 Death Elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia 1992 Event "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC 1991 Death Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80 1991 Death Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75 1991 Death Julie Bovasso, actress (Saturday Night Fever), dies at 61 of cancer 1991 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances 1991 Event 1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium, Mets beat Cubs 6-0 1991 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1991 Death Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1991 Death Fons Jansen, Dutch night club performer, dies at 65 1991 Death Eddie Bartell, actor (Every Night at Eight), dies at 83 1990 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances 1990 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Event Rick Dee's "Into the Night," premieres on ABC-TV 1990 Event 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay (Andrew Dice Clay hosts) 1990 Event Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor boycott Saturday Night Live to protest Andrew "Dice" Clay's hosting 1990 Death Palmer Deane, actor (Still of the Night), dies 1990 Event Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1990 Event Steve Briers of Wales recited the entire lyrics of Queen's album "A Night At The Opera" in 9 minutes and 58.44 seconds backwards! 1989 Death Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies 1989 Event 1st NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football 1989 Event Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on Saturday Night Live 1988 Event 1st Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 1988 Death Christine Norden, actress (Little Shop of Horroers, Night Beat), dies 1988 Event Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field 1988 Event Cubs and Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1 1988 Death Nathan Cook, actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38 1988 Event New York Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night 1988 Event New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night 1988 Event Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games 1987 Event Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 1987 Death Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies 1987 Death Wynne Gibson, actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies 1987 Death C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76 1986 Event 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts) 1986 Event Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1986 Death Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies 1985 Death Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44 1985 Event On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1985 Death Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68 1985 Event "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 Death Hugh Burden, actor (Night of Laughing Dead), dies at 72 1985 Event 1st day/night game at the MCG, Australia vs. England 1985 Death Wilfrid Brambell, actor (Hard Day's Night, Boys), dies at 72 1984 Event TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run 1984 Event Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football 1984 Event Ringo appears on Saturday Night Live 1984 Event "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 1984 Event Late Night's 1st Tower Drop 1984 Event "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1984 Event "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV 1983 Event "Friday Night Videos" premieres on NBC TV 1983 Event Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother," premieres in New York City 1982 Birthday Lucas Black, born in Decatur, Alabama, actor, appeared in film, 'Sling Blade', 'Jarhead', 'Friday Night Lights' and television series, 'American Gothic' 1982 Event Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live 1982 Event New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1982 Death John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1982 Event "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1982 Event "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC 1982 Event "Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV 1981 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1981 Death Verne Rowe, actor (Verne-Fernwood 2 Night), dies at 59 1980 Death Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1980 Event Paul and Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live 1980 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1979 Death Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 1979 Event 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1979 Event "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1979 Event Lazarus and Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood and night in Ukraine," premieres 1979 Death Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71 1978 Event Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park 1978 Event Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London 1978 Event Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks 1977 Event "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City 1977 Event Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore 1977 Event Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" 1977 Event Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live" 1976 Event George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live 1975 Event 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host 1975 Event "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin 1975 Event Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host 1975 Death Pamela Brown, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett, Night Digger), dies at 58 1975 Event 1st night match at U.S. Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith) 1975 Death Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances 1975 Death Shirley Ross, actress (Night Vision, Mindkiller), dies at 62 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances 1974 Event John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" 1974 Birthday Jimmy Fallon, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, actor, television host of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon', appeared on 'Saturday Night Live' television show 1974 Event "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 Birthday Bumper Robinson, actor, Webster, Night Court 1974 Event Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs 1974 Event 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field and cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th 1974 Birthday Eva Mendes, born in Miami, Florida, actress, known for movie, 'Training Day', and films, 'Hitch', 'The Spirit', 'We Own the Night' 1973 Event Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 1973 Event Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium 1973 Event Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway 1973 Death Max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82 1973 Event 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Event Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1972 Death Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Germany night club performer/singer, dies 1972 Death Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 1971 Event Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure 1971 Death Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 1971 Event 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) 1971 Birthday Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls' 1971 Birthday Mark Wahlberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, rapper, known as 'Marky Mark', starred in film, 'Invincible', 'We Own the Night', 'The Lovely Bones' 1970 Death Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69 1970 Event "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1970 Birthday M. Night Shyamalan, American Director 1970 Birthday Tina Fey, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actress, writer, producer, Emmy Award winner, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', '30 Rock' television shows 1969 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night) 1969 Birthday Traci Lin-Tavi, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2 1968 Birthday Ming Na-Wen, actress, ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns 1968 Birthday Owen Wilson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, writer, comedian, appeared in film, 'You, Me and Dupree', 'Starsky & Hutch', 'I Spy', 'Night at the Museum', 'The Darjeeling Unlimited' 1968 Birthday Amy Louise Taylor, Kallested, actress, Silent Night Deadly Night 5 1968 Event "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh 1968 Event 40th Academy Awards - "Heat of the Night," Rod Steiger and K Hepburn win 1967 Death Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 1967 Birthday Lori Loughlin, born in Queens, actress, Edge of Night, New Kids, Full House 1967 Birthday Will Ferrell, born in Irvine, California, actor, writer, cast member, 'Saturday Night Live', starred in films, 'Elf', 'Archorman', 'Talladega Nights', 'Blades of Glory' 1967 Birthday Ana Gasteyer, born in Washington, D.C., actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' television show, appeared in 'Mean Girls' film and 'Wicked' musical 1967 Event 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night, Michele wins 1967 Event Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" 1966 Death Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64 1966 Event National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting 1966 Birthday Nan Woods, actress, 1 More Saturday Night 1965 Birthday Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne, Saturday Night Live 1965 Birthday Rob Schneider, actor, Saturday Night Live, Men Behaving Badly 1964 Death Cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73 1964 Event On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Event Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Event Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album 1964 Event WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Event Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd 1964 Death A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day and Night), dies at 46 1963 Birthday Richard Marx, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Hold on to the Night 1963 Event 1st Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 1963 Event Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game 1963 Birthday Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1962 Death Pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82 1962 Death Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 1962 Birthday Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift 1962 Birthday Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist, I Wear My Sunglasses at Night 1962 Birthday Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor, actor, In the Heat of the Night 1961 Event Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City 1961 Birthday Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1961 Death Louis-Ferdinand Celine, born in Courbevoie, France, novelist, 'Journey to End of Night', dies in Paris, France, at age 67 1961 Event Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie 1961 Death Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1961 Birthday Tim Meadows, born in Highland Park, Michigan, actor, comedian, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', films include, 'Coneheads', Wayne's World 2', 'Mean Girls' 1961 Birthday William Ragsdale, AK, actor, Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk 1960 Birthday Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 Birthday Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show 1960 Birthday Anne-Marie Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, In the Heat of the Night 1959 Birthday Colin Quinn, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', host of 'Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn' 1959 Birthday Ben Elton, London, UK, actor, Stark, Friday Night Live 1959 Birthday Dianne Brill, born in Tampa, fashion designer and party girl, Queen of the Night 1958 Birthday Alain Chabat, actor, French Twist, Six Days Six Night 1958 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Birthday Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress, Night of Demons, Virgin High 1958 Death Walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76 1958 Birthday Julian Sands, actor, One Night Stand 1957 Event Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" 1957 Birthday Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger 1957 Birthday Jeff Wincott, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Night Heat 1957 Event 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win 1957 Birthday Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1956 Birthday Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night 1956 Birthday Jeff Watson, rock guitarist, Night Ranger 1956 Event Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV 1956 Event Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville 1955 Birthday Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1955 Event Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 1954 Birthday David Paymer, actor, Love Mary, Mr. Saturday Night 1954 Birthday James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Birthday Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 Birthday Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker 1953 Birthday Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer, Late Night with David Letterman 1953 Birthday Tony Shalhoub, actor, Antonio Scarpacci-Wings, Big Night 1953 Birthday Jean-Claude Lauzon, Montreal, director and writer, Leola, Night Zoo 1953 Birthday Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1953 Birthday Carl Wolfson, born in Washington D.C., comedian, Thicke of the Night 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 Event Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Birthday Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court 1952 Death Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno and the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies 1952 Death Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 1952 Birthday Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist, Night Ranger 1952 Birthday David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch 1952 Birthday Alan Autry, NFLer for the Green Bay Packers/actor, Heat of the Night 1952 Birthday Isabella Rossellini, born in Rome, Italy, actress, Big Night, Blue Velvet 1952 Birthday Laraine Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, comedienne and actress on Saturday Night Live 1952 Birthday Tim[othy] Powers, U.S., sci-fi author, Epitaph in Rust, Night Moves 1952 Birthday Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Edge of Night, Another World 1951 Event 1st televised opera (Amahl and Night Visitor) 1951 Event AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games 1951 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 1951 Event Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1950 Birthday Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night 1950 Birthday Pamela Stephenson, Auckland New Zealand, actress, Superman 3, Sat Night Live 1950 Birthday Raymond van het Groenewoud, Belgian vocalist/actor, Brussels by Night 1949 Birthday Maurice Gibb, Manchester Eng, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Birthday Robin Gibb, born in Manchester, England, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Death Sam Wood, U.S. communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 1949 Event "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway New York City after 76 performances 1949 Birthday Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Night Ranger 1949 Event "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway New York City for 76 performances 1949 Birthday Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1949 Birthday Jack Ryland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1949 Birthday Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1948 Event 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's 1948 Birthday Tessa Wyatt, actress, Beast in the Cellar, Wedding Night 1947 Birthday Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1947 Event 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) 1947 Event 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) 1947 Birthday David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1947 Birthday Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1947 Birthday Alan Thicke, born in Ontario, actor and host, Thicke of the Night, Growing Pains 1947 Death Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 1947 Death Grace Moore, U.S. soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45 1947 Death Grace Moore, soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at 45 1946 Birthday Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 Event 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night 1946 Birthday Sue Lyon, born in Davenport, Iowa, actress, Lolita, Night of the Iguana 1946 Event 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1946 Event 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) 1946 Birthday Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Birthday Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist, Poco-Heat of the Night 1946 Birthday Charlotte Rampling, born in England, actress, Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict 1945 Birthday Karl Edward Wagner, U.S., sci-fi author, Bloodstone, Night Winds 1945 Birthday Al Michaels, Brooklyn, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football 1945 Birthday Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Event Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing 1944 Birthday Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer, I Love a Rainy Night 1944 Birthday Tim Rice, lyricist, Chess Moves, 1 Night in Bangkok 1944 Birthday Billy Vera, musician, & Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night 1944 Event Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941 1944 Birthday Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer, Good night mister president 1944 Event U.S. begins night bombing of Truk 1943 Birthday Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Birthday Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Birthday Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes 1943 Birthday Richard Moll, Cal, actor, Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor 1942 Birthday Linda G Miller, born in New York City, actress, Night of the Juggler, Mississippi 1942 Birthday Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 Event German occupiers set night curfew on Jews in Netherlands 1942 Event Bing Cosby records "Silent Night" 1942 Event New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1942 Birthday Carol Lynley, New York City, actress, Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal 1942 Birthday Cory Wells, born in Buffalo, New York, born Emil Lowendowski, musician, rocker, toured with Sonny and Cher, formed Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton 1942 Event Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942 1942 Birthday Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1941 Birthday Don Nix, U.S. saxophonist, Last Night 1941 Birthday Mariangela Melato, Milan Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Summer Night 1941 Event 1st night game at Washington D.C., Griffith stadium (Yankees 6, Senators 5) 1941 Event New York Yankees nip Washington Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium 1941 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night) 1941 Birthday Joel Crothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Edge of Night 1940 Birthday Michael Gambon, English actor, Singing Detective, Paris at Night 1940 Event 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) 1940 Event German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London 1940 Death E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56 1940 Event 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1940 Event 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1940 Death Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1940 Event 1st night game at New York's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) 1940 Event 1st night game at St. Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1940 Event New York Giants rip Boston Bees 8-1 in 1st night game at Polo Grounds 1940 Event Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Susan Clark, born in Sarnia, Ontario, actress, Night Moves, Webster 1939 Birthday Tony Roberts, New York City, actor, Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show 1939 Birthday Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 Event In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2 1939 Event 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) 1939 Birthday James Victor, born in Puerto Rico, actor, Boulevard Night, Streets of LA 1939 Birthday Seth Gaaikema, Dutch night club performer 1939 Birthday Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory 1939 Event 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) 1939 Event 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2) 1939 Birthday Dixie Carter, Tennessee, actress, Designing Women, Edge of Night 1939 Event 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1939 Birthday Nancy Kwan, born in Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, Night Creature 1938 Event AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games 1938 Birthday Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker, Teen Beat, All Night Long 1938 Event Crystal Night - Germans break windows owned by Jews 1938 Birthday Billy Storm, singer, Valiants-This is the Night 1938 Event 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1938 Birthday Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1937 Birthday Robert Moran, born in Denver, Colorado, composer, operas include 'The Juniper Tree' co-composed with Philip Glass 'Night Passage' 1936 Event AL OKs night baseball for St. Louis 1936 Birthday Jan Nemec, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, director, Diamonds of the Night 1936 Birthday Charles Napier, actor, Night Stalker, Rambo 1936 Birthday Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night 1936 Event 1st electron tube to enable night vision described, St. Louis, Missouri 1935 Birthday Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli, Georgian composer, Night Prayers 1935 Event 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 1935 Event 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1935 Birthday Mark McManus, actor, Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night 1934 Event NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 Birthday Ann Flood, Jamaica, New York, actress, Edge of Night 1934 Birthday Robert Lang, actor, Night Watch, director 1934 Event "Night of Long Knives," Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party 1934 Event Hitler flies to Essen, Night of Long Knifes 1934 Birthday Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night 1934 Birthday Robert Stigwood, producer, Saturday Night Fever, Grease 1934 Event "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1932 Birthday Dakota Staton, Rabia Aliyah, U.S. jazz singer, In the Night 1932 Birthday Richard Lester, movie director, Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia 1931 Birthday Jaye P Morgan, Mancos, Colorado, singer and actress, Gong Show, Night Patrol 1931 Birthday Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia 1931 Event John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on 1931 Event Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1930 Event 1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach 1930 Birthday Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci 1930 Birthday Sally Ann Howes, born in London, England, actress, Dead of Night 1930 Event 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1930 Birthday Thomas Schippers, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, conductor, Amahl and Night Visitors 1930 Death Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 1930 Birthday John Junkin, actor and writer, A Hard Day's Night 1929 Birthday Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch 1929 Event Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night" 1928 Birthday Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football 1928 Event Katharine Hepburn's New York stage debut in "Night Hostess" 1928 Birthday Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back, Rams, Cards, Lions 1927 Birthday Jim Simpson, Washington D.C., sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1927 Birthday Patrick O'Neal, actor, King Rat, Night of the Iguana 1927 Birthday Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet, Lady of the Night: A flower 1927 Birthday Henry Slesar, born in Brooklyn, New York, headwriter, Edge of Night 1927 Birthday Donald May, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45 1925 Birthday Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1925 Event Night of Kersten - Colijn Dutch government falls by SGP-amendement 1925 Birthday Forrest Compton, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night 1925 Birthday Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Event After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1925 Birthday Richard Vernon, born in England, actor, Servant, Gandhi, Hard Days Night 1925 Birthday Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist, A Walk in the Night 1925 Birthday Dorothy Malone, Chic, actress, At Gunpoint, Night and Day, Peyton Place 1924 Birthday Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery 1924 Birthday Martha Hyer, Texas, actress, Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly 1924 Birthday Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1924 Birthday Brian Rix, born in Cottingham, England, born Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, actor, appeared in film, The Night We Got The Bird, charity worker for Mencap 1923 Birthday Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1923 Birthday Italo Calvino, born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler 1923 Birthday Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1923 Birthday Anita Bjorak, actress, Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People 1922 Birthday Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana 1922 Event B Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany 1922 Birthday Carroll O'Connor, New York City, actor, All in the Family, Heat of the Night 1922 Birthday Lois Kibbee, actress, Edge of Night 1922 Birthday Darren McGavin, Spokane, Washington actor, Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182 1922 Birthday Pamela Mason, born in London, actress, Navy vs. Night Monsters 1920 Birthday Ralph Meeker, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker 1920 Birthday Jean Carmet, actor, Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic 1919 Birthday Jan Elburg, Joannes G, Dutch poet, Through the Night 1918 Birthday Howard Shanet, born in Brooklyn, New York, conductor, Night of the Tropics 1918 Birthday Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1917 Birthday Ilona Ference, actress, Quatermass II, Star of My Night 1917 Event 1st night bombing of London by German fighter planes 1917 Birthday Elton Britt, Marshall, Arkansas, country singer, Sat Night Jamboree 1917 Birthday Bill Finegan, born in Newark, New Jersey, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1916 Birthday Bernard Braden, broadcaster/actor, All Night Lone, Full Treatment 1916 Event Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in New York City 1916 Event Temp falls from 44 degrees F (7 degrees C) to -56 degrees F (49 degrees C) night of 23-24, Browning, Montana 1914 Birthday Eddie Sauter, Brooklyn, musician, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1912 Birthday Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night 1912 Birthday Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night 1911 Birthday Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in Finian's Rainbow 1911 Birthday Russ Hodges, born in Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights 1911 Birthday C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, U.S., sci-fi author, Judgment Night 1910 Event Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park 1910 Event 1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England) 1907 Birthday Bill Stern, born in Rochester, New York, sportscaster, Saturday Night Fights 1907 Birthday Paul Douglas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Adventure Theater, Clash by Night 1906 Birthday Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night 1906 Birthday Walter Sande, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Navy vs Night Monsters 1906 Birthday Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere 1906 Birthday Erik Rhodes, Ernest Sharpe, actor, Top Hat, Night at the Ritz 1906 Birthday Hildegarde, Adell Wisconsin, night club vocalist, I'll Be Seeing You 1903 Birthday Anthony Veiller, born in New York City, writer, Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge 1902 Event 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 1901 Birthday Grace Moore, U.S., soprano, One Night to Live 1901 Birthday Ted Husing, New York City, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1901 Birthday Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night 1901 Birthday Florence Elridge, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Days Journey into the Night 1901 Birthday Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse 1900 Event 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids) 1897 Birthday Basil Radford, born in Chester, England, actor, Whiskey Galore, Night Train 1897 Birthday Nils Asther, Malmo Sweden, actor, Bluebeard, Night Monster 1894 Birthday Louis-Ferdinand Celine, born in Courbevoie, France, novelist, 'Journey to End of Night' 1893 Birthday Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue, New York, composer, Good Night Harvard 1893 Event New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1892 Birthday Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer, Night Watch 1889 Death William Allingham, Irish poet (Day and Night Songs), dies at 68 1887 Birthday Charles D. Brown, born in Iowa, actor, Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor 1886 Event Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia 1886 Event Modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia 1883 Birthday Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress, Terror by Night 1883 Birthday E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour 1883 Event 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana 1883 Birthday Shiga Naoya, Japan, novelist, Road Through Dark Night 1880 Birthday Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer, French governess 1880 Birthday Pat Rooney, vaudevillian/actor, Night Club 1864 Birthday Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor, Teun the night watch 1863 Death Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 1853 Birthday Jaroslav Vrchlicky, Emil Frida, Czechoslovakian poet, 1 night on Karlstein 1839 Birthday Modest Mussorgsky, composer, Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt 1834 Event Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1829 Event Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1818 Event 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria) 1818 Event "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day 1818 Event Franz Xaver Gruber composes "Silent Night" 1801 Death Novalis, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night', dies from tuberculosis in the Germany, at age 28 1787 Birthday Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1779 Birthday Clement Clarke Moore, U.S., author, 'Twas the Night Before Xmas 1772 Birthday Novalis, born in Oberwiederstedt, Germany, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night' 1697 Event Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night 1621 Event Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1613 Birthday Gerard Dou, Dutch painter, Night School 1606 Birthday Rembrandt van Rijn, born in Leiden, Netherlands, painter, Night Watch 779 Death Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies 610 Event Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth
