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April 3rd in TV History
Birthdays
 | Iron Eyes Cody | 1907 in Gueydan, LA | |
| Robert Karvelas | 1921 in New York City, NY | - Get Smart |
| Doris Day | 1922 in Cincinnati, OH | - The Doris Day Show |
| Kevin Hagen | 1928 in Chicago, IL | - Little House on the Prairie, Land of the Giants |
| Robert Dornan | 1933 in New York City, NY | |
| Marsha Mason | 1942 in St. Louis, MO | |
| Doreen Tracey | 1943 in St Pancras, London, England, UK | - Mickey Mouse Club Mousketeer |
| Alec Baldwin | 1958 in Massapequa, Long Island, NY | - Knots Landing, 30 Rock |
| David Hyde Pierce | 1959 in Saratoga Springs, NY | - Frasier |
| Eddie Murphy | 1961 in Brooklyn, NY | - Saturday Night Live |
| Jennie Garth | 1972 in Urbana, IL | - Beverly Hills, 90210 |
Deaths
| Warren Oates | 1982 in Los Angeles, CA | |
TV Episode Debuts
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "The Orchid and the Violet" | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | "The Hawaiian Party" | 1957 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | "The Grandma Caper" | 1959 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | "Bilko's Godson" | 1959 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | "A Plaque for Mayberry" | 1961 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | "Jed Pays His Income Tax" | 1963 |
| The Dick Van Dyke Show | "Racy Tracy Rattigan" | 1963 |
| The Twilight Zone | "Sounds and Silences" | 1964 |
| Gilligan's Island | "New Neighbor Sam" | 1965 |
| Gunsmoke | "Dry Road to Nowhere" | 1965 |
| Doctor Who | "The Knight of Jaffa (The Crusade, Part Two)" | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | "The Lady from Mesa" | 1967 |
| Gilligan's Island | "The Pigeon" | 1967 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | "My Master, Napoleon's Buddy" | 1967 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | "Opie's Most Unforgettable Character" | 1967 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | "Cousin Roy" | 1968 |
| Bewitched | "Daddy Does His Thing" | 1969 |
| Doctor Who | "The Claws of Axos, Part Four" | 1971 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | "The Hack of Hazzard" | 1981 |
| Dallas | "Ewing vs. Ewing" | 1981 |
| The Cosby Show | "Theo's Holiday" | 1986 |
| Airwolf | "Mime Troupe" | 1987 |
| Amazing Stories | "Moving Day" | 1987 |
| Dallas | "War and Peace" | 1987 |
| Columbo | "Sex and the Married Detective" | 1989 |
| Night Court | "Harry's Fifteen Minutes" | 1991 |
