


Katie Sagona (ex-Tammy, Guiding Light) - 28ĮDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email. Peter Facinelli (ex-Rupert, Glee ex-Jimmy, Six Feet Under) - 44īrandon Buddy (ex-Cole, One Life to Live) - 31 Kristin Bauer van Straten (ex-Pam, True Blood ex-Jack's Mom, The Secret Life of the American Teenager) - 51 Garcelle Beauvais (ex-Cynthia, Models Inc.) - 51 Marcy Walker (ex-Liza, All My Children ex-Eden, Santa Barbara ex-Tangie, Guiding Light) - 55Īllyson Rice (ex-Connor, As the World Turns) - 54 Jamie Rose (ex-Vickie, Falcon Crest) - 59 Scott Jacoby (ex-Hubcap, One Life to Live) - 62 Susanne Zenor (ex-Margo, Days of our Lives) - 71Įlizabeth Savage (ex-Fiona, Santa Barbara ex-Gwyneth, Loving ex-Lynx, General Hospital) - 62 Tandy Cronyn (ex-Charlotte, Guiding Light) - 73 Mark Margolis (ex-Harry, Guiding Light ex-Helmut, Santa Barbara) - 79 Later, Nicole heard Rex fighting with his lover, Monique Berajacques (Tracy Kolis), and saw him push Monique to her death.ġ993: On The Young and the Restless, Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) asked Hope Wilson (Signy Coleman) about the time Victor spent on the farm.ġ996: On Guiding Light, while on her deathbed Sarah Shayne (Audrey Peters ) confessed to her daughter, Reva (Kim Zimmer), that she had another child she had kept secret from the family.ġ999: On Passions, Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills) made sure the torch used on a tied-up Charity Standish (Molly Stanton) had real fire on it.Ģ008: On One Life to Live, Viki Buchanan (Erika Slezak) had a meltdown Victor's crypt.Ģ013: Actor Tony Musante, who played Rose's father Joe D'Angelo on As the World Turns, died at age 77.īarry Coe (ex-Joel, General Hospital) - 84 Visiting her mother in Bluefield, Rita Bauer (Lenore Kasdorf) decided again having an abortion.ġ984: On Days of our Lives, when Bo Brady (Peter Reckell) returned to the beach where he found his brother's "dead" body, Roman (Wayne Northrop) was no longer there.ġ985: On Ryan's Hope, Frank Ryan was disappointed when his true love, Jillian Coleridge (Nancy Addison), couldn't remember him.ġ987: On Another World, a captive Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schnetzer) came face-to-face with his evil lookalike, Rex Allingham, who was pretending to be Cass and about to marry Nicole Love (Anne Marie Howard). Ewing (Larry Hagman) to get a record deal, and when a heartbroken Ray discovered her infidelity, he ended their relationship for good.ġ979: On As the World Turns, Hester Pierce (Ann Stanchfield) visited her brother, Martin, in the hospital His doctor told him Martin was now able to say two words: "Bennett" and "Seller" (really meaning cellar).ġ979: On Guiding Light, Holly Thorpe (Maureen Garrett) underwent hypnosis to help her remember what happened when her husband, Roger (Michael Zaslow), was shot.
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Mac told Iris to leave Clarice alone or he would use the taped confession against her.ġ978: On Dallas, Ray Krebbs (Steve Kanaly) fell for country singer Garnet McGee (guest star Kate Mulgrew), who rejected his marriage proposal to focus on her career. Meanwhile, the staff at Hope Memorial showed nurse Carolee Simpson (Carolee Campbell) with gifts as she prepared to begin her new job.ġ969: On Dark Shadows, a mysterious stranger (Dennis Patrick) introduced himself to Carolyn (Nancy Barrett) as her father, Paul Stoddard.ġ976: On Another World, after Therese Lamonte's funeral, Mac Cory (Douglass Watson) accused daughter, Iris (Beverly McKinsey), of harassing Clarice Hobson. Steve Aldrich (David O'Brien) after Nick's wife, Althea, walked out on him. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) clashed with Dr. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.ġ957: On The Edge of Night, Billy (Pud Flanagan) asked Mary (Anne Sargent) and Roger (Allan Nourse) Harper to legally adopt him.ġ963: General Hospital introduced a new opening sequence.ġ969: On The Doctors, Dr. "Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. "The best prophet of the future is the past." 1976: Another World's Mac told Iris to leave Clarice alone.ġ978: Dallas' Ray fell for country singer Garnet McGee.ġ984: Days' Bo found Roman dead but the body disappeared.ġ985: Ryan's Hope's Jillian couldn't remember Frank.
