On this day in 1976, Deidre Hall made her debut in the role of Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of our Lives. Hall has said that she thought she had no chance to land the role, given that she was competing against so many other soap opera veterans for the part. Today is her 50th anniversary on the show as she continues to play the role to this day - Congrats!
In 1994 - Joshua Morrow made his first appearance in the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless. Cast in the part of patriarch Victor Newman's (Eric Braeden) son, will his character eventually take Victor's place? Morrow has been playing the role for over 30 years now.
In 2011 - As the World Turns star, Anthony Herrera (James Stenbeck), passed away. Diagnosed with cancer in 1997, Herrera received a stem cell transplant using bone marrow donated from his brother and went into remission for nine years. Herrera would testify before the U.S. Congress about the importance of stem cell research, as well as write a book about his experience. The cancer would return and Herrera died at the age of 67 in Argentina.