On this date in...
1979: Nashville's Opryland theme park (which has since been replaced by a mall, Opry Mills) kicked off a Soap Opera Festival featuring Charita Bauer, Deidre Hall, John McCook, Josh Taylor and others.
1987: DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) gave birth to her first child, Danny.
1994: On GENERAL HOSPITAL, Bobbie, Tony and Lucy are all sad because it's BJ's birthday.
2008: BRZYDULA debuted in Poland. The soap lasted just over a year.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Michael Durrell (ex-John, BEVERLY HILLS 90210; ex-Alex, SANTA BARBARA; ex-Peter, GUIDING LIGHT; ex-Mike, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW) - 68
Lamman Rucker (ex-Marshall, AS THE WORLD TURNS/ex-Garrett, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 40
Wes Ramsey (Max, THE PLAYBOY CLUB; ex-Van, VENICE; ex-Owen, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Sam, GUIDING LIGHT) - 34
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