American actor and director (died 1993)

Bill Bixby

Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III was an American actor and television director. His career spanned more than three decades, including appearances on stage, in films, and on television series. He is known for his roles in the CBS sitcom My Favorite Martian as Tim O'Hara, in the ABC sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Tom Corbett, in the NBC crime drama series The Magician as stage illusionist Anthony Blake, in the ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man as Willie Abbott, and the CBS science-fiction drama series The Incredible Hulk as Dr. David Bruce Banner.

Born

1934

January 22

Died

1993

Era

1930s

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1934 Born
1993 Died

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613 Eight-month-old Heraclius Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople.
871 Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing.
1506 The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
1517 The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.

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The world in 1934

When Bill arrived

april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 22

Francis Bacon 1561–1992 Irish painter (born 1909) Alf Ramsey 1920–1999 English footballer and manager (born 1920) August Strindberg 1849–1912 Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912) Beatrice Webb 1858–1943 English sociologist and economist (born 1858) Bill Durnan 1916–1972 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972) Cameron McConville 1974– Australian racing driver and sportscaster Carl F. H. Henry 1913– American theologian and publisher (died 2003) John Wesley Shipp 1955– American actor Ray Rice 1987– American football player

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1934

Amiri Baraka 1934–2014 American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934) Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 American actor (died 2024) Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas 1934– Mexican politician Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Dave Mackay 1934–2015 Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934) Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Edward Bond 1934– English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)

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