Events
- 1985 – The Live Aid concerts air from London and Philadelphia. In the U.S., the concerts air on MTV and over-the-air syndication, with ABC joining in on a 3-hour prime-time block.
- 2002 – Fox News Channel overtakes CNN as the #1 cable TV news service in the US.
Television series debuts
- 2011 – The Franchise on Showtime (United States, 2011-)
Television series endings
Births
- 1895 – Sidney Blackmer, American actor (d. 1973)
- 1901 – Eric Portman, English actor (d. 1969)
- 1924 – Michel Constantin, French actor (d. 2003)
- 1928 – Bob Crane, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1940 – Patrick Stewart, English actor
- 1941 – Robert Forster, American actor
- 1942 – Harrison Ford, American actor
- 1951 – Didi Conn, American actress
- 1953 – Gil Birmingham, American actor
- 1962 – Tom Kenny, American comedian and actor
- 1966 – Gil Birmingham, American actor