Deaths

• January 28 – Burt Mustin, 92, actor.
• January 29 – Freddie Prinze, 22, actor and comedian.
• February 28 – Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, 71, comedian.
• August 16 – Elvis Presley, 42, musician.
• August 19 – Groucho Marx, 86, comedian, television host.
• August 22 – Sebastian Cabot, 59, actor.
• August 29 – Jean Hagen, 54, actress.
• October 14 – Bing Crosby, 74, singer.

      Births

• January 4 – Anna Breese, British television newscaster.
• January 4 – Jane McDougall, British television news reporter.
• January 5 – Helen Fospero, British television news reader.
• January 7 – Dustin Diamond, American actor and comedian.
• January 13 – Orlando Bloom, English actor.
• February 20 – Stephon Marbury, American basketball player.
• April 14 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress.

• April 21 - Jamie Salé pair skater, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion
• April 23 – John Cena, American professional wrestler.
• June 8 – Kanye West, American rapper.
• July 12 – Brock Lesnar, Pro wrestler.
• July 30 - Jaime Pressly, American actress.
• August 2 – Edward Furlong, American actor.
• August 6 - Teresa Young, American scholar.
• August 20 – Kristen Miller, American actress.
• October 13 – Paul Pierce, NBA star.

The 1970's in Canadian Television

• The Beachcombers (1972–1990)

• Celebrity Cooks (!975-1984)
• Coming Up Rosie (1975–1978)
• Definition (1974–1989)
• the fifth estate (1975–present)
• A Gift To Last (1976–1979)
• Grand Old Country (1975–1981)
• Headline Hunters (1972–1983)

• King of Kensington (1975–1980)
• Let's Go (1976–1984)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• Ombudsman (1974–1980)
• Science Magazine (1975–1979)
• Second City Television (1976–1984)

• Sidestreet (1975–1978)
• This Land (1970–1982)
• V.I.P. (1973–1983)
• The Watson Report (1975–1981)