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2004 Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74
2001 Arlene Francis, actress, What's My Line?, dies at 93 1999 Shirley Hemphill, actress, What's Happening!, dies at 52 1999 Mabel King, actress, What's Happening!, dies at 66 1997 Wally Bruner, journalist (ABC, What's My Line), dies at 66 1996 Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62 1994 "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf 1994 "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per 1993 Wensley Pithey, actor (Oh What a Lovely War), dies at 79 1993 "What's Love Got to Do with It", premieres 1993 Marv Johnson, U.S. soul singer (You Got What it Takes), dies at 54 1993 Marian Anderson, U.S. contralto (My Lord, What a Morning), dies at 96 1992 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in U.S. Open history (5hr 26min) 1991 Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman 3, What's Up Nurse), dies at 72 1986 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1 1984 "(What) In Name Of Love" by Naked Eyes peaks at #39 1984 Esther Phillips, U.S. singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 1982 "I Know What Boys Like," by The Waitresses hits #62 1981 Carleton Coon, anthropology professor (What in the World), dies at 76 1981 Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be 1980 Tex Avery, cartoon director (What's up, doc?), dies at 72 1980 22nd Grammy Awards: What a Fool Believe, Streisand-Diamond duet 1979 "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" by Stephanie Mills peaks at #22 1978 Charlie Korsmo, actor, Dick Tracy, What About Bob 1977 Louis Untermeyer, poet/critic/TV panelist (What's My Line), dies at 92 1976 Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer 1975 Max Lamberty, Flemish sociologist (What is Culture?), dies at 81 1975 Larry Blyden, actor (Joe and Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 1975 Wings release "Listen to What the Man Said" in UK 1974 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 1971 Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 1971 Dick Kollmar, actor (Broadway Spotlight, Guess What), dies at 60 1969 David Hollander, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Lewis and Clark, What's Happenings? 1969 Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw," premieres in London 1968 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1967 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly 1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1965 Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52 1965 Glen Goldsmith, rocker, What You See is What You Get 1965 "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1965 "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances 1964 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances 1964 "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 540 performances 1963 Kingston Trio are mystery guest on "What's My Line?" 1963 Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby" 1961 Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" 1960 Amy Grant, vocalist, That's What Love Is, Baby Baby 1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1958 Angela Bassett, born in New York City, actress, What's Love Got to Do With It 1955 Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist, Zebra-Tell Me What You Want 1954 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist, Heart-Never, What about Love 1953 Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About 1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Peggy Noonan, author, What I Saw at the Revolution 1950 Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS 1950 1st broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV 1948 Michael Peters, choreographer, What's Love Got to Do with It 1947 Tom Sullivan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, blind actor, If You Could See What I Hear 1946 Sydne Rome, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, What?, Candy 1945 Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean' 1944 Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is 1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker, Is This What You Want 1943 Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 1941 Homer Banks, U.S. singer and songwriter, Be What You Are 1941 Lonnie Mack, born in Aurora, Indiana, rocker, Baby What's Wrong 1941 Barrett Strong, Detroit, vocalist, Money, That's What I Want 1940 Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65 1940 Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1940 Tom Jones, born in Pontypridd, Wales, singer, What's New Pussycat 1939 Billy Henderson, rocker, Spinners-That's What Girls Are Made For 1939 Jimmy Ruffin, vocalist, What Becomes of Broken Hearted 1938 Clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life," premieres in New York City 1937 Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records 1936 Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night 1935 Folke Rabe, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, electronic drone pieces, works include 'What??' 1933 Joe Tex, singer and songwriter, Hold What You've Got 1933 Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia 1929 Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1928 Tom Aldredge, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor in What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers 1924 L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in New York City 1924 Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer, What a Difference a Day Makes 1924 Johanna M van de Berg, actress, What See I? 1918 Ronnie Brody, England, actor, Superman 3, What's Up Nurse, Ritz 1914 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host, What's My Line 1913 Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line? 1912 Willard Parker, New York City, actor, Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman 1910 Dick Kollmar, Rigewood, New Jersey, actor, Broadway Spotlight, Guess What 1908 James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London 1908 Tex Avery, cartoon director, What's up, Doc? 1907 Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? 1907 Froelich Rainey, born in Wisconsin, quiz moderator, What in the World 1905 Dolores Del Rio, born in Durango, Mexico, actress, What Price Glory? 1904 Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology, What in the World 1899 Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory 1898 Bennett Cerf, publisher, Random House, panelist, What's My Line 1888 Richard Courant, German/U.S. mathematician, What is mathematics? 1884 Police seize all copies of Tolstoy's "What I Believe In" 1881 Leon Errol, Australian actor, Ziegfeld Follies, What a Blonde! 1881 Lois Weber, 1st U.S. woman film director, What Do Men Want? 1879 National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter 1872 Ludwig A Feuerbach, German philosopher (Man what he eats), dies at 68 1844 Samuel FB Morse taps out "What hath God wrought" (1st telegraph msg) 1804 Ludwig A. Feuerbach, German philosopher, Man is what he eats 1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1674 Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago 1628 1st deportation from what is now U.S., Thomas Morton from Mass 1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees |
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