2012 Event The broadway show, 'The Lion King', becomes the highest grossing show of all time, overtaking 'Phantom of the Opera' 1993 Death Mary Philbin, actress (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 89 1989 Birthday Jake Lloyd, born in Fort Collins, Colorado, actor, played young Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' and 'ER' television show 1988 Event 42nd Tony Awards: M Butterfly and Phantom of the Opera win 1988 Event "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000+ performances 1986 Event "Phantom of the Opera" premeires in London 1984 Death Dorothy Arnold, actress (House of Fear, Phantom Creeps), dies at 66 1979 Death Ronald Adam, actor (Phantom Shot), dies at 82 1975 Birthday Asia Argento, born in Rome, Italy, actress, director, films include, 'La Chiesa', 'Trauma', 'The Phantom of the Opera', 'Scarlet Diva', 'Red Siren' 1973 Death Ken Maynard, actor (Phantom Rancher, $50,000 Reward), dies at 77 1971 Event Air West filght 706 collides with Navy Phantom jet over LA, 50 die 1967 Death Nelson Eddy, U.S. baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 1966 Death Soledad Jiminez, Spanish actor (Phantom ofthe Range), dies at 91 1961 Birthday Sarah Brightman, actress and singer, Phantom of the Opera 1961 Birthday Slim MacDonnell, Jim Phantom rock percussionist, Stray Cats 1961 Birthday Slim Jim Phantom, Jim Mcdonnell, rock drummer, Stray Cats 1960 Death Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66 1956 Death Norman Kerry, actor (Air Eagles, Phantom of Opera), dies at 61 1951 Death Ivor Novello, actor and writer (Lodger, Phantom Fiend), dies at 58 1948 Birthday Andrew Lloyd Webber, born in London, Phantom 1942 Birthday Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star, Phantom of the Opera 1937 Death Snitz Edwards, actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75 1936 Event "Phantom" cartoon strip by Lee Falk debuts 1925 Birthday Corinne Calvet, born in Paris, France, actress, Phantom of Hollywood 1908 Birthday Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief 1908 Birthday Eddie Acuff, actor, Guns of the Pecos, Phantom Creeps, Outer Gate 1903 Birthday Mary Philbin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Phantom of the Opera 1900 Birthday Luis Brunel, Calanda Spain, director, Tristana, Phantom of Liberty 1897 Birthday Julien Carette, Paris, France, actor, Sylvia and the Phantom 1896 Birthday Ronald Adam, Herefordshire England, actor, Phantom Shot 1894 Birthday Norman Kerry, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Phantom of the Opera 1893 Birthday Ivor Novello, born in Cardiff, Wales, actor, Lodger, Phantom Fiend 1888 Birthday Miles Malleson, writer and actor, Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock 1883 Birthday Lon Chaney, CO, man of 1000 faces, actor, High Noon, Phantom of Opera 1878 Birthday George M. Cohan, actor/singer, Phantom President, Give My Regards to Broadway 1877 Birthday Gibson Gowland, England, actor, Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera 1874 Birthday Soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor, Phantom ofthe Range 1862 Birthday Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor, College, Phantom of the Opera
