2015 Event At the 67th Annual Emmy Awards, Viola Davis is the first black woman to win outstanding lead drama actress; Jon Hamm wins outstanding lead drama actor, Peter Dinklage wins best supporting actor, and 'Game of Thrones' wins for outstanding drama 2015 Event 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy Award drama nominations with 24, giving network HBO the lead with 124 nominations overall; ABC ranks second with 42 total nominations for this year's awards, to be held in September 2014 Event Seth Meyers hosts the 66th Annual Emmy Awards; winning series include 'Modern Family' for best comedy and 'Breaking Bad' for best drama; winning actors include Julianna Margulies ('The Good Wife') and Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad') 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2013 Event At the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Time Warner Inc. film 'Argo' wins for best drama and best director 2011 Event The 63rd Emmy Awards for U.S television programs is held in Los Angeles, California: Mad Men wins for the outstanding drama series 1996 Death Jack Tinker, drama critic, dies at 58 1996 Death Rosemary Tsay, drama critic/SOE operator, dies at 76 1995 Death Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90 1990 Event General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC 1989 Event Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1987 Event August Wilson's "Fences" wins 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama 1986 Birthday Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1981 Event 1st live radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC) 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1973 Birthday Molly Sims, born in Murray, Kentucky, actress, model, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' issues, appeared in 'Las Vegas' television drama 1971 Death Maude Fealy, drama coach, dies at 90 1970 Birthday Skeet Ulrich, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, actor, played Billy Loomis in Scream, starred in Jericho, a CBS drama 1967 Birthday Sherry Strinfield, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, actress, known for role as Dr. Susan Lewis on medical television drama, ER 1965 Birthday Joely Richardson, born in London, England, actress, known for film, '101 Dalmatians', appeared in 'Nip/Tuck' television drama 1964 Birthday Peter Berg, born in New York City, New York, actor, film director, producer, known for role as Dr. Billy Kronk on television medical drama 'Chicago Hope', directed films 'The Kingdom', 'Hancock' 1961 Event "Detectives," TV Crime Drama; moves to NBC-TV 1961 Event Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1960 Event "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Event "Outlaws," TV Western Drama; debuts on NBC-TV 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1958 Event "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1953 Event "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1949 Event "They Stand Accused" courtroom drama premieres on CBS (later DuMont) 1947 Birthday Michael Coveney, drama critic 1946 Death Arthur van Schendel, writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72) 1941 Birthday Jeremy Clyde, born in Dorney, England, musician, television actor, appearing in action series, Crossbow, drama series, The Alan Clark Diaries 1940 Birthday Anne Campbell, born in England, politician, Labor Member of Parliament for Cambridge, portrayed by Harriet Walter in 10 Days to War, a BBC drama on events leading up to the Iraq War 1938 Birthday Jack Tinker, drama critic 1931 Birthday Charles Nelson Reilly, born in New York, American actor, director, comedian, drama teacher, game show panelist 1927 Birthday Clive Barnes, drama critic, New York Times, New York Post 1927 Birthday Robert Brustein, born in New York City, dean, Yale School of Drama 1922 Birthday GMcC Kitson, British principal, Central School of Speech/Drama 1917 Event "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in New York City 1913 Birthday Walter Kerr, New York drama critic, Sad Clowns 1912 Birthday Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1905 Birthday Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher 1900 Birthday David Wynne, born in Penderyn, Wales, composer, studied at University of Wales, Cardiff, University of Bristol, Head of Music, Lewis School Pengam, professor of composition, Cardiff College of Music and Drama 1894 Birthday Brooks Atkinson, drama critic, Broadway theater namesake 1858 Event William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"
