2015 Event A pending merger between telecommunication giants Comcast and Time Warner Cable is canceled after regulators indicate that there are concerns regarding competitive and public interest issues 2014 Event Movie studio Warner Brothers announces plans to lay off employees and reduce costs in order to improve efficiency; parent company Time Warner Inc. is seeking improvements across its divisions after rejecting a buyout offer by Rupert Murdoch earlier this year 2014 Event Twenty-First Century Fox, headed by Rupert Murdoch, rescinds its offer to buy Time Warner Inc. after the latter's resistance to the proposal 2014 Event Time Warner, Inc. may be offered $75 billion by Twenty-First Century Fox in a proposed merger deal that would create the world's largest media company; Time Warner rejected an earlier proposal by Fox 2013 Event At the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Time Warner Inc. film 'Argo' wins for best drama and best director 1998 Event Warner Brothers TV Network begins Tueday night programming 1995 Death Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat, dies at 77 1995 Event 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City) 1994 Event Warner Brothers announces a 5th TV network to begin on Jan 11, 1995 1994 Death Joseph H Hazen, U.S. producer/Vice President (Warner Bros), dies at 96 1994 Death Nicholas Warner, test Pilot, dies at 51 1992 Event Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner 1989 Death Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81 1984 Death Silvia A Warner, writer, dies 1982 Event Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner) 1981 Death Jack Warner, Waters, actor (Captive Heart), dies at 84 1978 Death Jack L Warner, U.S. movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86) 1978 Death Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Novelist 1977 Birthday Brad Delson, born in Agoura, California, musician, guitarist, member of Linkin Park, Grammy-Award winning band, A&R Representative for Warner Bros.' Machine Shop Recordings 1976 Event Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner 1976 Death Warner Anderson, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Peyton Place), dies at 65 1970 Birthday Malcolm Jamal Warner, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Theodore-Cosby Show 1962 Birthday Bonny Warner, born in Mount Baldy, California, lugist 1961 Event Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records 1961 Birthday Les Warner, rocker, Cult-Fire Woman 1958 Death H[arry] B[yron] Warner, actor (10 Commandments, New Moon), dies at 83 1958 Death Warner Fabian, S Adams, U.S. author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 1958 Death Harry Warner, U.S. movie pionier (Warner Bros), dies at 81 1954 Birthday Mark Warner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, politician, 69th Governor of Virginia 2002-2006, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1954 Event Tasmanian Devil, debuts in "Devil May Hare" by Warner Bros 1951 Death Warner Baxter, dies at 62 1947 Birthday Alan Warner, rocker, Foundations 1945 Event Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty" 1944 Birthday Ted Templeman, born in Santa Cruz, musician, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, drummer, produced 'The Doobie Brothers' for Warner Brothers, 'Montrose', Carly Simon's 'Another Passenger', Van Halen's first album 1943 Birthday Nicholas Warner, test Pilot 1941 Birthday David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits 1938 Death Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57 1937 Birthday Warner Wolf, Washington D.C., sportscaster, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV 1934 Event Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City 1931 Birthday Gerald Warner, deputy secretary, Cabinet Office 1931 Birthday William Warner Westenra, born in Ireland, born William Warner Westenra, Lord Rossmore, 7th Baron Rossmore, Peerage of Ireland 1927 Birthday John Warner, American Politician 1926 Event Warner Bros premieres Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system 1926 Event 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, New York 1926 Event Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner 1924 Birthday Jean-Pierre Warner, British high court judge 1918 Birthday Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat 1911 Birthday Edward Warner, diplomat 1911 Birthday Warner Anderson, born in Brooklyn, actor, Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place 1905 Birthday Isadore I Friz Freleng, born in Kansas City, Missouri, animator, Warner Bros cartoons 1905 Birthday Rex Warner, English poet and writer, Wild Goose Chase 1900 Death Charles Dudley Warner, U.S. writer (As We Go), dies at 70 1899 Event Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs. South Africa Johannesburg) 1896 Birthday Jack Warner, born in London, England, actor, Christmas Carol 1893 Birthday Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Novelist 1892 Birthday Jack Warner, U.S. movie studio head, Warner Bros 1889 Birthday Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1884 Birthday Albert Warner, U.S. producer, Warner Bros 1880 Birthday Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1875 Birthday H[arry] B[yron] Warner, born in London, England, actor, King of Kings 1873 Birthday Pelham Warner, cricketer, England 1898-1912, later notable official 1871 Birthday Warner Fabian, Samuel H Adams, U.S. journalist and writer, Average Jones 1836 Birthday James Meech Warner, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1829 Birthday Charles Dudley Warner, Massachusetts, newspaperman/author, Being a Boy 1827 Birthday Henry Warner Slocum, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday Henry Warner Birge, Major General Union volunteers
