- 1938 6th Venice Film Festival opens
1939 7th Venice Film Festival opens with a United States boycott due to Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italian regime
- 1956 WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins
- 1964 N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "110 in the Shade", based on Nash's drama "The Rainmaker", closes at Broadhurst Theater, NYC after, 330 performances
The Rink
1984 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Rink", based on Terrence McNally's novel, and starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, closes at Martin Beck Theater, NYC, after 204 performances and a Tony Award for Rivera,
Lawsuit Over Rocky Inspiration Settled
2006 Actor Sylvester Stallone and former heavyweight boxing contender Chuck Wepner settle lawsuit out of court for an undisclosed sum; Wepner claims he was the inspiration for the "Rocky" movies
Chennai Express
2013 Hindi film "Chennai Express" premieres directed by Rohit Shetty, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Fastest Bollywood film to earn $1 billion.
- 2017 The Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, cancelling ties with Netflix
- 2018 Academy of Motion Pictures reveals new "Popular Film" category for the Oscars
Simon Cowell's Horror Bike Accident
2020 British music mogul and television personality Simon Cowell breaks his back riding an electric exercise bike
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