2003 Death Gregory Hines, dancer/actor, White Nights, dies at 57 1991 Death Khigh Dhiegh, actor (Forbidden Nights), dies of heat failure at 75 1987 Death Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 4 performances 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 4 performances 1984 Event Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights" 1981 Event "Nightline" extends from 4 nights to 5 nights a week (Friday) 1973 Birthday Romane Bohringer, Pont-Sainte-Maxene France, actress, Savage Nights 1972 Event Moody Blues release "Nights in White Satin" 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' 1965 Birthday Nicholas Sparks, born in Omaha, Nebraska, bestselling author, writer, novelist, wrote, 'A Walk to Remember', author of novels including, 'Nights in Rodanthe', 'The Last Song', 'The Notebook' 1964 Birthday Don Cheadle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, producer, author, appeared in film, 'Boogie Nights' and Academy Award-nominated 'Hotel Rwanda' 1957 Birthday Jan Rot, Dutch composer/writer, Wrong Nights 1956 Birthday Luis Guzman, born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, actor, voice-over actor, cast in "Boogie Nights", "Magnolia", Punch-Drunk Love" 1952 Birthday Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights 1951 Death Maria Montez, actress (Arabian Nights), dies of heart seizure at 33 1951 Death Maria Montez, actress, 'Arabian Nights', 'Sudan', dies at 31 1949 Birthday Victor Garber, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1945 Birthday Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps 1941 Birthday Michael Lerner, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, 8 Men Out, Harlem Nights 1940 Event German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights 1929 Event 1st regularly scheduled TV broadcasts (3 nights per week) 1918 Birthday Maria Montez, Dominican Rep, actress, Arabian Nights 1909 Birthday Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist, 7 Nights of Rock 1821 Birthday Richard Burton, explorer/translator, Arabian Nights 1801 Birthday Edward William Lane, translator, Thousand and 1 Nights