Births[]
- April 15 — Chris Gersbeck
- September 2 — Thomas Smith
- September 16 — Angela Greenblatt
- November 22 — Weston Roberts
- December 14 — James C. Morris
Deaths[]
- Arpad DeRiso
- Aldo Fiorelli
- Leslie Parkin
- January 1 — Steven Clensos
- January 1 — Leonard J. Shapiro
- January 13 — Arthur Space
- January 17 — Doodles Weaver
- February 2 — Antonio Padilla "Pícoro"
- February 14 — Wally Veevers
- March 1 — Steve Carruthers
- March 16 — Arthur Godfrey
- March 17 — John More
- April 23 — Selena Royle
- April 27 — Murray De Atley
- May 8 — Fay Spain
- May 8 — Viktor Vitkovich
- May 20 — Harry Keatan
- May 26 — Charles Keane
- June 1 — Alfredo de Soto
- June 16 — Ofelia Montesco
- June 19 — Stanley Fraser
- June 29 — John Bradford
- June 30 — Gene Kauer
- July 10 — Paul Blaisdell
- August 21 — William G. Troiano
- September 2 — Nino Marchetti
- September 4 — Bob Wehling
- September 8 — Richard Viktorov
- September 14 — Alberto Dalbés
- September 16 — Henry Grace
- September 17 — Massimo Righi
- October 4 — Aldo Fiorelli
- November 5 — John Gallaudet
- November 8 — Robert Agnew
- November 9 — Lester D. Guthrie
- November 13 — Jamison "Jam" Handy
- December 17 — Hal Pereira
- December 18 — Carl Berger
- December 23 — Walter Greene
Movie Premieres[]
- Warrior of the Lost World (Italy)
- March 4 — Carnival Magic
- March 11 — Ator, the Fighting Eagle (U.S.)
- August 15 — Escape 2000 (Italy)
- December 13 — Pod People (France)
Television Premieres[]
Events[]
- Patrick Wright and Tallie Cochrane get divorced.
- January 19 — Marie Windsor receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1549 Vine St.
- January 26 — Beverly Garland receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
- February 12 — The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film is published.
- February 15 — Joel Hodgson makes his first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.
- April 11 — At the 55th Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- John Williams wins the Best Original Score Award for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- Henry Mancini and Leslie Briscue win the Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation Award for Victor/Victoria.
- Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Will Jennings win the Best Original Song Award for "Up Where We Belong" in An Officer and A Gentleman.
- Don Digirolamo, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, and Gene S. Cantamessa win the Best Sound Award for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Muren, and Kenneth F. Smith win the Best Visual Effects Award for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- Walter Mirisch receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
- May 19 — William Shatner receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6901 Hollywood Blvd.
- November 12 — Joel Hodgson makes his first appearance on Saturday Night Live.
In-Show Continuity[]
- Mike Nelson graduates high school.