On Sept. 29, 1959, “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” made its premiere on CBS.

In 1976, Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass player, Norman “Butch” Owens, while trying to shoot at a soda bottle with a .357 Magnum in Lewis' bedroom. Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within city limits.

In 1977, James Brown’s band walked out on him in Hallendale, Florida, complaining that he underpaid them.

In 1985, “MacGyver,” starring Richard Dean Anderson, made its debut on ABC.

In 1989, Zsa Zsa Gabor was convicted of slapping a police officer during a stop in Beverly Hills.

In 2020, singers Mac Davis and Helen Reddy died the same day. Davis died in Nashville, Tennessee, after having heart surgery at the age of 78. Reddy died of undisclosed causes in Los Angeles at the age of 78.

Today’s birthdays: Filmmaker Robert Benton (“Kramer vs. Kramer”) is 92. Actor Ian McShane ("John Wick," “Deadwood”) is 82. Jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty is 82. TV theme composer Mike Post is 80. Actor Patricia Hodge is 78. Singer-guitarist Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad is 76. TV personality Bryant Gumbel is 76. Guitarist Mike Pinera (Blues Image, Iron Butterfly) is 76. Country singer Alvin Crow is 74. Actor Drake Hogestyn (HOH’-geh-stin) (“Days of Our Lives”) is 71. Singer Suzzy Roche (SUH’-zee ROHCH) of The Roches (ROH’-ches) is 68. Comedian Andrew “Dice” Clay is 67. Actor Roger Bart (“Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” ″Desperate Housewives”) is 62. Singer-bassist Les Claypool of Primus is 61. Actor Ben Miles (“The Crown”) is 58. Actor Jill Whelan (WEE’-lan) (“Love Boat”) is 58. Bassist Brad Smith of Blind Melon is 56. Actor Erika Eleniak (eh-LEN’-ee-ak) (“Baywatch”) is 55. Singer Devante (deh-VAHN’-tay) Swing of Jodeci (JOH’-deh-see) is 55. Actor Emily Lloyd is 54. Actor Natasha Gregson Wagner is 54. Actor Rachel Cronin (“Ed”) is 53. Guitarist Danick Dupelle of Emerson Drive is 51. Actor Alexis Cruz (“Shark,” “Touched by an Angel”) is 50. Actor Zachary Levi (“Chuck”) is 44. Actor Chrissy Metz (“This Is Us”) is 44. Actor Kelly McCreary (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 43. Guitarist Josh Farro (Paramore) is 37. Actor Doug Brochu (broh-SHOO’) (“Sonny With A Chance”) is 34. Singer and “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips is 34. Singer Halsey is 30.