Today in Soap Opera History (July 30) - SANTA BARBARA Premiered, The Slut of Springfield

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1968: On DARK SHADOWS, after trying and failing to kill Barnabas (Jonathan Frid), Cassandra (Lara Parker) continued to age rapidly, thanks to Nicholas.

1984: NBC soap opera SANTA BARBARA, created by Bridget and Jerome Dobson, debuted. The show lasted 2,137 episodes before finishing its run in the U.S. in 1993. The show continued to air around the world and became an international hit.



1984: On GUIDING LIGHT, Reva declared herself the Slut of Springfield. You can buy this episode as well as the next one at SoapClassics.com.



1996: The Chieftains appeared in ONE LIFE TO LIVE.



2001: Mexican telenovela AMIGAS Y RIVALES debuted on Televisa.

2001: On THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Brooke begged Thorne for another chance.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Ilene Kristen (Liza, THE BAY; ex-Roxy, ONE LIFE TO LIVE; ex-Delia, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-Norma, LOVING; ex-Madeline, ANOTHER WORLD) -60
Richard Burgi (ex-Chad, ANOTHER WORLD; ex-Karl, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES; ex-Philip, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Glenn, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Randy, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 54
Laurence Fishburne (ex-Josh, ONE LIFE TO LIVE) - 51
Vivica A. Fox (ex-Maya; GENERATIONS; ex-Carmen, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 48
Lilly Melgar (Janice, THE BAY; ex-Lily, GENERAL HOSPITAL; ex-Claudia, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL) - 43
Simon Baker (ex-James, HOME AND AWAY) - 43
Ben (Jorgensen) Monk (ex-Chris, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Kevin, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 43
Victor Alfieri (ex-Giovanni, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL; ex-Gianni, PASSIONS; ex-Franco, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) - 41

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