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2003 Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards
2002 Roone Arledge, TV innovator, crated NFL Monday Night Football, dies at 71 1999 Bethel Leslie, actress/writer, Long Day's Journey into Night, dies at 70 1998 Phil Hartman, comic, Saturday Night Live, dies at 49 1998 Eddie Rabbitt, singer, I Love a Rainy Night, dies at 56 1998 Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming 1997 Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at 72 1997 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1996 Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1996 Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78 1996 "Midsummer Night's Dream" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 66 performances 1996 "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1996 "Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 66 performances 1996 "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1996 Phil Regan, actor (Las Vegas Night, Dames, Housewife), dies at 88 1995 Alison "Night Bird" Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer 1995 Howard Cosell, sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77 1995 Hugh Edward R O'Connor, actor (In the Heat of the Night), ODs at 32 1995 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins 1994 Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69 1994 Lina Basquette, actress (Night for Crime, Hard Hombre), dies at 87 1994 Patrick O'Neal, U.S. actor (King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66 1994 Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night 1994 Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games 1994 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 1994 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out 1994 Mai Zetterling, actress (Night is My Future), dies of cancer at 68 1994 Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at 68 1994 Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44 1994 "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances 1993 "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1993 Anna Stein, actress (Wedding Night), dies of heart attack at 88 1993 Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71 1993 Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71 1993 Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 1993 Actor Richard Moll (Night Court) weds Susan Brown 1993 Night Court actor Richard Moll (50) weds Susan Brown (32) 1993 "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV 1992 Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to Decemeber 1992 Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer 1992 Fox broadcasting adds Wednesday night TV programming 1992 Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV 1992 Youcca Troubatzkoy, actress (Flower of the Night), dies 1992 Elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia 1992 "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC 1991 Cyril Poitier, actor (Uptown Saturday Night), dies of cancer at 80 1991 Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75 1991 Julie Bovasso, actress (Saturday Night Fever), dies at 61 of cancer 1991 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances 1991 1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium, Mets beat Cubs 6-0 1991 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1991 Richard Thorpe, director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies 1991 Fons Jansen, Dutch night club performer, dies at 65 1991 Eddie Bartell, actor (Every Night at Eight), dies at 83 1990 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances 1990 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Rick Dee's "Into the Night," premieres on ABC-TV 1990 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay (Andrew Dice Clay hosts) 1990 Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor boycott Saturday Night Live to protest Andrew "Dice" Clay's hosting 1990 Palmer Deane, actor (Still of the Night), dies 1990 Final episode of Pat Sajak's late night TV show on CBS 1990 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 Aileen Pringle, actress (Age of Consent, Convicted, Night Parade), dies 1989 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 Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on Saturday Night Live 1988 1st Monday Night NFL game in Indianapolis, Colts beat Denver 55-23 1988 Christine Norden, actress (Little Shop of Horroers, Night Beat), dies 1988 Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field 1988 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 Nathan Cook, actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38 1988 New York Islanders celebrate Denis Potvin night 1988 New York Islanders celebrate Mike Bossy night 1988 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games 1987 Largest U.S. Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016 1987 Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies 1987 Wynne Gibson, actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby), dies 1987 C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, author (Judgment Night), dies at 76 1986 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts) 1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1986 Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies 1985 Joel Crothers, actor (Edge of Night), dies of a heart attack at 44 1985 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7 1985 Bob Prince, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), dies at 68 1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 Hugh Burden, actor (Night of Laughing Dead), dies at 72 1985 1st day/night game at the MCG, Australia vs. England 1985 Wilfrid Brambell, actor (Hard Day's Night, Boys), dies at 72 1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run 1984 Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football 1984 Ringo appears on Saturday Night Live 1984 "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 1984 Late Night's 1st Tower Drop 1984 "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV 1983 "Friday Night Videos" premieres on NBC TV 1983 Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother," premieres in New York City 1982 Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live 1982 New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game 1982 "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1982 John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1982 "Late Night with David Letterman" premieres on NBC 1982 "Late Night With David Letterman," debuts on NBC-TV 1981 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1981 Verne Rowe, actor (Verne-Fernwood 2 Night), dies at 59 1980 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 Paul and Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live 1980 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1979 Amedeo Nazzari, actor (Lure of Sila, Night of Cabiria), dies at 71 1979 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1979 "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 Lazarus and Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood and night in Ukraine," premieres 1979 Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71 1978 Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park 1978 Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London 1978 Bee Gees' "Saturday Night Fever" album goes #1 for 24 weeks 1977 "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City 1977 Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore 1977 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night" 1977 Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live" 1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live 1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host 1975 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin 1975 Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host 1975 Pamela Brown, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett, Night Digger), dies at 58 1975 1st night match at U.S. Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith) 1975 Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50 1975 "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances 1975 Shirley Ross, actress (Night Vision, Mindkiller), dies at 62 1975 "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances 1974 John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" 1974 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 Bumper Robinson, actor, Webster, Night Court 1974 Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs 1974 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 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers announce night games will start at 7:30 instead of 8 1973 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium 1973 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium 1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway 1973 Max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82 1973 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win 1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1972 Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Germany night club performer/singer, dies 1972 Elton Britt, country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54 1971 Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure 1971 Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 1971 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) 1970 Naunton Wayne, actor (Dead of Night), dies at 69 1970 "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1970 M. Night Shyamalan, American Director 1969 Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night) 1969 Traci Lin-Tavi, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2 1968 Ming Na-Wen, actress, ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns 1968 Amy Louise Taylor, Kallested, actress, Silent Night Deadly Night 5 1968 "Night of the Living Dead" premieres in Pittsburgh 1968 40th Academy Awards - "Heat of the Night," Rod Steiger and K Hepburn win 1967 Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 1967 Lori Loughlin, born in Queens, actress, Edge of Night, New Kids, Full House 1967 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night, Michele wins 1967 Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together" 1966 Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64 1966 National Guard mobilizes in Omaha after 3rd night of rioting 1966 Nan Woods, actress, 1 More Saturday Night 1965 Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne, Saturday Night Live 1965 Rob Schneider, actor, Saturday Night Live, Men Behaving Badly 1964 Cole Porter, composer (Still of the Night), dies at 73 1964 On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City 1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks 1964 Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album 1964 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 Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd 1964 A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day and Night), dies at 46 1963 Richard Marx, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Hold on to the Night 1963 1st U.S. TV appearance of Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC) 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0 1963 Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game 1963 Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1962 Pat Rooney, vaudevillian (Night club), dies at 82 1962 Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60 1962 Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift 1962 Corey Hart, Montreal Canada, vocalist, I Wear My Sunglasses at Night 1962 Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor, actor, In the Heat of the Night 1961 Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City 1961 Louis-Ferdinand Celine, born in Courbevoie, France, novelist, 'Journey to End of Night', dies in Paris, France, at age 67 1961 Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie 1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1961 William Ragsdale, AK, actor, Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk 1960 Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist, Bring on the Night, Tonight Show 1960 Anne-Marie Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, In the Heat of the Night 1959 Ben Elton, London, UK, actor, Stark, Friday Night Live 1959 Dianne Brill, born in Tampa, fashion designer and party girl, Queen of the Night 1958 Alain Chabat, actor, French Twist, Six Days Six Night 1958 AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress, Night of Demons, Virgin High 1958 Walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76 1958 Julian Sands, actor, One Night Stand 1957 Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" 1957 Brad Gillis, rock guitarist and vocalist, Night Ranger 1957 Jeff Wincott, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Night Heat 1957 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win 1957 Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1956 Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night 1956 Jeff Watson, rock guitarist, Night Ranger 1956 Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV 1956 Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville 1955 Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1955 Night express train in Guadalajara derails, killing 300 1954 David Paymer, actor, Love Mary, Mr. Saturday Night 1954 James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Jack Blades, rock bassist, Damn Yankees-Coming of Age, Night Ranger 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker 1953 Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer, Late Night with David Letterman 1953 Tony Shalhoub, actor, Antonio Scarpacci-Wings, Big Night 1953 Jean-Claude Lauzon, Montreal, director and writer, Leola, Night Zoo 1953 Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1953 Carl Wolfson, born in Washington D.C., comedian, Thicke of the Night 1953 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 Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court 1952 Maire O'Neill, actress (Juno and the Paycock, Glamorous Night), dies 1952 Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 1952 Kelly Keagy, rock vocalist, Night Ranger 1952 David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch 1952 Alan Autry, NFLer for the Green Bay Packers/actor, Heat of the Night 1952 Isabella Rossellini, born in Rome, Italy, actress, Big Night, Blue Velvet 1952 Laraine Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, comedienne and actress on Saturday Night Live 1952 Tim[othy] Powers, U.S., sci-fi author, Epitaph in Rust, Night Moves 1952 Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Edge of Night, Another World 1951 1st televised opera (Amahl and Night Visitor) 1951 AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games 1951 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0 1951 Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1950 Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night 1950 Pamela Stephenson, Auckland New Zealand, actress, Superman 3, Sat Night Live 1950 Raymond van het Groenewoud, Belgian vocalist/actor, Brussels by Night 1949 Maurice Gibb, Manchester Eng, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Robin Gibb, born in Manchester, England, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Sam Wood, U.S. communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway New York City after 76 performances 1949 Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Night Ranger 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway New York City for 76 performances 1949 Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1949 Jack Ryland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1949 Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1948 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's 1948 Tessa Wyatt, actress, Beast in the Cellar, Wedding Night 1947 Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) 1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3) 1947 David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1947 Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1947 Alan Thicke, born in Ontario, actor and host, Thicke of the Night, Growing Pains 1947 Albert JM Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at 82 1947 Grace Moore, U.S. soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45 1947 Grace Moore, soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at 45 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night 1946 Sue Lyon, born in Davenport, Iowa, actress, Lolita, Night of the Iguana 1946 1st night game at Yankee stadium (Senators 2, Yankees 1) 1946 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1) 1946 Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist, Poco-Heat of the Night 1946 Charlotte Rampling, born in England, actress, Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict 1945 Karl Edward Wagner, U.S., sci-fi author, Bloodstone, Night Winds 1945 Al Michaels, Brooklyn, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football 1945 Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing 1944 Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer, I Love a Rainy Night 1944 Tim Rice, lyricist, Chess Moves, 1 Night in Bangkok 1944 Billy Vera, musician, & Beaters-At This Moment, Into the Night 1944 Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941 1944 Boudouin de Groot, Dutch singer, Good night mister president 1944 U.S. begins night bombing of Truk 1943 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 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 Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes 1943 Richard Moll, Cal, actor, Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor 1942 Linda G Miller, born in New York City, actress, Night of the Juggler, Mississippi 1942 Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 German occupiers set night curfew on Jews in Netherlands 1942 Bing Cosby records "Silent Night" 1942 New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1942 Carol Lynley, New York City, actress, Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal 1942 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 Baseball owners agree to permit each club up to 14 night games in 1942 1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1941 Don Nix, U.S. saxophonist, Last Night 1941 Mariangela Melato, Milan Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Summer Night 1941 1st night game at Washington D.C., Griffith stadium (Yankees 6, Senators 5) 1941 New York Yankees nip Washington Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium 1941 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night) 1941 Joel Crothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Edge of Night 1940 Michael Gambon, English actor, Singing Detective, Paris at Night 1940 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) 1940 German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London 1940 E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) 1940 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2) 1940 Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1940 1st night game at New York's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) 1940 1st night game at St. Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1940 New York Giants rip Boston Bees 8-1 in 1st night game at Polo Grounds 1940 Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City 1940 Susan Clark, born in Sarnia, Ontario, actress, Night Moves, Webster 1939 Tony Roberts, New York City, actor, Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show 1939 Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2 1939 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) 1939 James Victor, born in Puerto Rico, actor, Boulevard Night, Streets of LA 1939 Seth Gaaikema, Dutch night club performer 1939 Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory 1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0) 1939 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2) 1939 Dixie Carter, Tennessee, actress, Designing Women, Edge of Night 1939 1st AL night game, Philadelphia Shribe Park (Indians 8, Athletics 3 in 10) 1939 Nancy Kwan, born in Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, Night Creature 1938 AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games 1938 Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker, Teen Beat, All Night Long 1938 Crystal Night - Germans break windows owned by Jews 1938 Billy Storm, singer, Valiants-This is the Night 1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter 1938 Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1937 Robert Moran, born in Denver, Colorado, composer, operas include 'The Juniper Tree' co-composed with Philip Glass 'Night Passage' 1936 AL OKs night baseball for St. Louis 1936 Jan Nemec, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, director, Diamonds of the Night 1936 Charles Napier, actor, Night Stalker, Rambo 1936 Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night 1936 1st electron tube to enable night vision described, St. Louis, Missouri 1935 Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli, Georgian composer, Night Prayers 1935 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1) 1935 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1935 Mark McManus, actor, Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 Ann Flood, Jamaica, New York, actress, Edge of Night 1934 Robert Lang, actor, Night Watch, director 1934 "Night of Long Knives," Hitler stages bloody purge of Nazi party 1934 Hitler flies to Essen, Night of Long Knifes 1934 Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night 1934 Robert Stigwood, producer, Saturday Night Fever, Grease 1934 "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1932 Dakota Staton, Rabia Aliyah, U.S. jazz singer, In the Night 1932 Richard Lester, movie director, Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia 1931 Jaye P Morgan, Mancos, Colorado, singer and actress, Gong Show, Night Patrol 1931 Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia 1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on 1931 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1930 1st Eastern Canada night CF game: Oshawa vs Toronto Balmy Beach 1930 Phillipe Leroy, Paris, France, actor, Night Porter, Leonardo da Vinci 1930 Sally Ann Howes, born in London, England, actress, Dead of Night 1930 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1930 Thomas Schippers, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, conductor, Amahl and Night Visitors 1930 Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74 1930 John Junkin, actor and writer, A Hard Day's Night 1929 Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch 1929 Rudy Vallee recorded "Deep Night" 1928 Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football 1928 Katharine Hepburn's New York stage debut in "Night Hostess" 1928 Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back, Rams, Cards, Lions 1927 Jim Simpson, Washington D.C., sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1927 Patrick O'Neal, actor, King Rat, Night of the Iguana 1927 Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet, Lady of the Night: A flower 1927 Henry Slesar, born in Brooklyn, New York, headwriter, Edge of Night 1927 Donald May, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45 1925 Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1925 Night of Kersten - Colijn Dutch government falls by SGP-amendement 1925 Forrest Compton, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night 1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 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 Richard Vernon, born in England, actor, Servant, Gandhi, Hard Days Night 1925 Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist, A Walk in the Night 1925 Dorothy Malone, Chic, actress, At Gunpoint, Night and Day, Peyton Place 1924 Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery 1924 Martha Hyer, Texas, actress, Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly 1924 Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1924 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 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 Italo Calvino, born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler 1923 Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1923 Anita Bjorak, actress, Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People 1922 Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana 1922 B Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany 1922 Carroll O'Connor, New York City, actor, All in the Family, Heat of the Night 1922 Lois Kibbee, actress, Edge of Night 1922 Darren McGavin, Spokane, Washington actor, Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182 1922 Pamela Mason, born in London, actress, Navy vs. Night Monsters 1920 Ralph Meeker, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker 1920 Jean Carmet, actor, Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic 1919 Jan Elburg, Joannes G, Dutch poet, Through the Night 1918 Howard Shanet, born in Brooklyn, New York, conductor, Night of the Tropics 1918 Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1917 Ilona Ference, actress, Quatermass II, Star of My Night 1917 1st night bombing of London by German fighter planes 1917 Elton Britt, Marshall, Arkansas, country singer, Sat Night Jamboree 1917 Bill Finegan, born in Newark, New Jersey, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1916 Bernard Braden, broadcaster/actor, All Night Lone, Full Treatment 1916 Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in New York City 1916 Temp falls from 44 degrees F (7 degrees C) to -56 degrees F (49 degrees C) night of 23-24, Browning, Montana 1914 Eddie Sauter, Brooklyn, musician, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1912 Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night 1912 Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night 1911 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 Russ Hodges, born in Dayton, Tennessee, sportscaster, Wednesday Night Fights 1911 C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, U.S., sci-fi author, Judgment Night 1910 Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park 1910 1st night air flight (Claude Grahame-White, England) 1907 Bill Stern, born in Rochester, New York, sportscaster, Saturday Night Fights 1907 Paul Douglas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Adventure Theater, Clash by Night 1906 Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night 1906 Walter Sande, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Navy vs Night Monsters 1906 Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere 1906 Erik Rhodes, Ernest Sharpe, actor, Top Hat, Night at the Ritz 1906 Hildegarde, Adell Wisconsin, night club vocalist, I'll Be Seeing You 1905 Clara Bow, silent screen actress, It, Saturday Night Kid 1903 Anthony Veiller, born in New York City, writer, Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge 1902 1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 1901 Grace Moore, U.S., soprano, One Night to Live 1901 Ted Husing, New York City, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1901 Lee Strasberg, Austria, acting coach/actor, Somewhere in the Night 1901 Florence Elridge, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Days Journey into the Night 1901 Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse 1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids) 1897 Basil Radford, born in Chester, England, actor, Whiskey Galore, Night Train 1897 Nils Asther, Malmo Sweden, actor, Bluebeard, Night Monster 1894 Louis-Ferdinand Celine, born in Courbevoie, France, novelist, 'Journey to End of Night' 1893 Douglas Stuart Moore, Cutchogue, New York, composer, Good Night Harvard 1893 New Mexico State University cancels it's 1st graduation ceremony, its only graduate Sam Steele was robbed and killed the night before 1892 Ludwig Strauss, German/Israeli writer, Night Watch 1889 William Allingham, Irish poet (Day and Night Songs), dies at 68 1887 Charles D. Brown, born in Iowa, actor, Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor 1886 Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia 1886 Modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain," premieres in Russia 1883 Mary Forbes, Hornsey England, actress, Terror by Night 1883 E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour 1883 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana 1883 Shiga Naoya, Japan, novelist, Road Through Dark Night 1880 Jean-Louis Pisuisse, Dutch night club performer, French governess 1880 Pat Rooney, vaudevillian/actor, Night Club 1864 Albert J M Bakker, Dutch actor, Teun the night watch 1863 Clement Clarke Moore, ('Twas the Night Before Xmas), dies at 83 1853 Jaroslav Vrchlicky, Emil Frida, Czechoslovakian poet, 1 night on Karlstein 1839 Modest Mussorgsky, composer, Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt 1834 Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1829 Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1818 1st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria) 1818 "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day 1818 Franz Xaver Gruber composes "Silent Night" 1801 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 Franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer, Silent Night 1779 Clement Clarke Moore, U.S., author, 'Twas the Night Before Xmas 1772 Novalis, born in Oberwiederstedt, Germany, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night' 1697 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night 1621 Sir Francis Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night 1613 Gerard Dou, Dutch painter, Night School 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn, born in Leiden, Netherlands, painter, Night Watch 779 Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies 610 Lailat-ul Qadar, night koran descended to Earth |
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