2004 Death Danny Dark, voice, Superman in the '70s and '80s, dies at 63 2001 Death Louis Edmonds, actor, Dark Shadows, dies at 77 1997 Death Richard Jaeckel, actor, Starman, The Dark, dies of cancer at 70 1996 Death Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70 1994 Death Elizabeth Lefanu Maconchy, English composer (My Dark Heart), dies at 87 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1993 Death Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72 1992 Death Jacquelyn Hyde, actress (Dark, House of Terror), dies at 61 1991 Death Angelo Rossitto, dwarf known as "Little Moe"/actor (Dark), dies at 83 1991 Death Marie Madeline Sullivan, actress (Elvira Mistress of Dark), dies at 80 1989 Event George Harrison releases "Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989" album 1987 Death Alfred Bester, sci-fi author (Dark Side of Earth), dies at 73 1985 Death Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 1982 Event Dark Side of the Moon, is on charts for 402nd week 1981 Birthday Jessica Alba, born in Pomona, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Dark Angel', films include, 'Sin City', 'Into the Blue', 'Good Luck Chuck' 1979 Death Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1979 Death George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 1978 Death Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 1978 Event Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1975 Death Bob Considine, newscaster (Tonight! America After Dark), dies at 68 1974 Event George Harrison releases his "Dark Horse" album in the United Kingdom 1971 Death Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51 1971 Event Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run 1970 Birthday Natasha Gregson Wagner, actress, Dark Horse, SFW, Robert's daughter 1969 Event Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in New York City 1968 Death Franchot Tone, actor (Advise and Consent, Dark Waters), dies at 63 1967 Event Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's 1966 Event 1st sci-fi soap opera, "Dark Shadows," premieres on ABC-TV 1966 Death Herbert Marshall, actor (Dark Angel, Duel in the Sun), dies at 75 1964 Birthday John Leguizamo, born in Columbia, actor, Mambo Mouth, Whispers in the Dark 1961 Birthday Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1961 Birthday Fabio [Lanzoni], born in Italy, romance novels model, Fabio After Dark 1958 Birthday Greg Chaisson, heavy metal rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark 1958 Death Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 1957 Event William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in New York City 1957 Birthday Paul Merton, born in Parsons Green, London, writer, actor, comedian, known for deadpan, dark comedic style, appeared in BBC's, 'Have I Got News for You' 1957 Birthday Richard Powers, born in Evanston, Illinois, author, wrote novel, 'The Time of Our Singing', 'Plowing the Dark', 'The Echo Maker', 'Generosity: An Enhancement' 1957 Birthday Jake E Lee, rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark 1957 Event "Tonight! America After Dark" premieres, with Jack Lescoulie and Al (Jazzbo) Collins on NBC (between Steve Allen and Jack Paar) 1957 Birthday Frank Miller, U.S., comicbook writer, Batman-The Dark Knight Returns 1953 Event 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 1952 Event Dutch minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death 1948 Birthday Nicholas Broomfield, director/editor, Dark Obsession, Heidi Fleiss 1947 Death Sidney Toler, actor (Charlie Chan, Dark Alibi), dies at 72 1946 Birthday Jane Birkin, born in London, England, actress, Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust 1946 Birthday Tom Monteleone, U.S. writer, Dark Star and Illumination 1946 Birthday Jerry Lacy, actor, 'Reverend Trask', 'Dark Shadows' 1945 Birthday Nikita Mikhalkov, director, Dark Eyes, Slave of Love 1944 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the dark) 1939 Birthday George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy 1934 Birthday Jean Marsh, born in London, England, actress, Dark Places, Eagle has Landed 1934 Birthday Alan Arkin, born in New York City, actor, Catch 22, In-Laws, Simon, Wait Until Dark 1933 Birthday Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1931 Birthday Barbara Steele, England, actress, Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows 1930 Birthday Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor, Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer 1927 Birthday [Herman] Junior Parker, rocker, Driving Wheel, In the Dark 1926 Birthday Jayne Meadows, Wu Chang China, Mrs. Steve Allen, actress, Dark Delusion 1926 Event Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street 1925 Birthday Barry Linehan, actor, Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft 1924 Birthday Lauren Bacall, born in New York City, actress, Dark Passage, Key Largo 1924 Birthday Victor Herbert, Irish/US composer, Kiss in Dark 1923 Birthday Betty Page, born in Kingsport, Tennessee, playmate, Jan, 1955, model, Dark Angel 1922 Birthday Adele Jergens, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man 1922 Birthday Robert Urquhart, actor, Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed, Dark Avenger 1922 Birthday Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Dark City, Desert Fury 1922 Birthday Sheila Burrell, actress, Black Orchid, Paranoiac, Laughter in Dark 1922 Birthday Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Birthday Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1920 Birthday Christopher Dark, born in New York, actor, Suddenly, Tenderfoot 1920 Birthday Hayes Gordon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Sky Pirates, Dark Room 1920 Birthday Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark Universe, Last Leap 1919 Birthday Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark 1917 Event 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1917 Event 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1915 Birthday Brenda Marshall, Philippines, actress, Sea Hawk, Paris After Dark 1915 Birthday Henry Kuttner, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark World, As You Were 1914 Birthday Kenneth B Clark, Canal Zone, civil rights activist, Dark Ghetto 1914 Birthday Rose Hill, singer and actress, Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark 1914 Birthday David Ignatow, U.S. poet, Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead 1912 Birthday Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1907 Birthday Ben Carter, born in New York City, actor, Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill 1905 Birthday Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides 1903 Birthday Manly Wade Wellman, Angola, sci-fi author, After Dark, Devil's Planet 1894 Birthday Jean Rhys, Ella Williams, Dominica, writer, Voyage in the Dark 1883 Birthday E E Clive, Monmouthshire Wales, actor, Night Must Fall, Dark Hour 1883 Birthday Shiga Naoya, Japan, novelist, Road Through Dark Night 1871 Event Jules Janssen discovers dark lines in solar corona spectrum 1864 Death Dirk Dark Curtius, attorney/liberal minister of Justice, dies at 71
