Portal:Television/Anniversaries/April

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April 1

Events

• 1979 – The Pinwheel Network changes its name to Nickelodeon (current logo pictured) and begins airing on various Warner Cable systems beginning in Buffalo, New York, expanding its audience reach.
• 2000 – A sister channel of Cartoon Network, Boomerang launches in the United States.

Television series debuts

• 1997 – Pokémon on TV Tokyo (Japan, anime series)

Television series endings

• 1966 – The Flintstones on ABC (United States, animated series)

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April 2

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April 3

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April 4

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April 5

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April 6

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April 7

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April 8

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April 9

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April 10

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April 11

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April 12

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April 13

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April 14

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April 15

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April 16

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April 17

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April 18

Events

• 1983 - The Disney Channel, an American television channel launches.

Television series debuts

• 1997 - Legend on UPN (United States)

Television series endings

• 1965 - The Rogues on NBC (United States)

Births

• 1947 – James Woods, American actor
• 1963 - Eric McCormack, Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer
• 1963 - Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host

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April 19

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April 20

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April 21

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April 22

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April 23

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April 24

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April 25

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April 26

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April 27

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April 28

Events

• 1962 - Taiwan Television was founded.

Television series debuts

• 2010 - Happy Town on ABC (United States)

Television series endings

• 1958 - Adventures of Superman on ABC (United States)
• 1964 - The Greatest Show on Earth on ABC (United States)
• 1999 - Payne on CBS (United States)
• 2010 - Trauma on NBC (United States)

Television specials

• 1965 - My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand's first TV special, airs on CBS

Births

• 1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (d. 1995)
• 1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress
• 1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress
• 1950 - Jay Leno, American stand-up comedian and television host
• 1952 - Mary McDonnell, American film, stage, and television actress

Deaths

• 2007 - Dabbs Greer, American actor (b. 1917)

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April 29

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April 30

Events

• 1939 – Franklin D. Roosevelt, appearing at the opening ceremony of the 1939 New York World's Fair, becomes the first President of the United States to give a speech that is broadcast by television.
• 1993 – Cartoon Network is launched in Latin America.

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