Richard Caruthers Little is a Canadian-American comedian, impressionist and voice actor. Sometimes known as the "Man of a Thousand Voices", Little has recorded nine comedy albums and made numerous television appearances, including three HBO specials.
"Rich Little Show" debuts on NBC-TV
Richard Caruthers Little is a Canadian-American comedian, impressionist and voice actor.
Historical Significance
Richard Caruthers Little is a Canadian-American comedian, impressionist and voice actor.
Events Before
TV game show "Wheel of Fortune" debuts on NBC
Wheel of Fortune (often known simply as Wheel) is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 6, 1975.
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (57) weds toy inventor Jack Ryan (48) (div. 1976)
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (57) weds toy inventor Jack Ryan (48) (div. 1976)
Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for leadership of the British Conservative Party
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
Colour television transmission begins in Australia
Television broadcasting in Australia began officially on 16 September 1956, with the opening of TCN-9, quickly followed by national and commercial stations in Sydney and Melbourne, all these being in…
"Mirror," a Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and starring Margarita Terekhova and Ignat Daniltsev, is released
Mirror is a 1975 Soviet avant-garde drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and written by Tarkovsky and Aleksandr Misharin.
Events After
Erroll Garner dies
Erroll Garner dies
Belgium undergoes a major municipal reorganization and reapportions 2,359 communities into 596
Belgium undergoes a major municipal reorganization and reapportions 2,359 communities into 596
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc.
Apple Inc., originally Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation that creates and markets consumer electronics and attendant computer software, and is a digital distributor of…
American film director Martin Scorsese (34) divorces Julia Cameron (28) after 1 year of marriage
Megalopolis is a 2024 American epic science fiction drama film written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC
Miniseries "Roots" premieres on ABC
More from the 1970s
death
Erroll Garner dies
Erroll Garner dies
birth
Chai Jing is born
Chai Jing, Chinese journalist and environmental activist, known for chinese journalist and environmental activist, was born on 1976-01-01. Chai Jing is a Chinese journalist.
Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes the President of Major League Baseball's National League
Charles Stoneham "Chub" Feeney (August 31, 1921 – January 10, 1994) was an Irish-American front office executive in Major League Baseball.
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
Cigarette advertisements are banned from broadcast media in the US
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- Richard Caruthers Little is a Canadian-American comedian, impressionist and voice actor.