1904: KEYE LUKE, who dubbed the voices of Tsukioka in “Gigantis the Fire Monster” and Shigeru in “Rodan”, is born in Guangzhou, China. Best known as Charlie Chan’s #1 son, he was in the films “The Painted Veil”, “The Good Earth”, “Mr. Moto’s Gamble”, “Phantom of Chinatown”, “The Feathered Serpent”, “Sky Dragon”, and “Alice”, and the TV series “Kung Fu”, “Anna and the King”, “The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan”, and “M*A*S*H”; as an artist, his drawings were used in the pressbook for the original “King Kong”.

1917: RICHARD BOONE, who played Masten Thrust in “The Last Dinosaur”, is born in Los Angeles. Best remembered as Paladin on “Have Gun, Will Travel”, the descendant of Daniel Boone and cousin of Pat Boone also starred in the TV series “Medic”, “The Richard Boone Show”, and “Hec Ramsey”, and films like “Halls of Montezuma”, “The Robe”, “Vicki”, “Dragnet”, “Lizzie”, “The Alamo”, “A Thunder of Drums”, “Rio Conchos”, “Cheyenne Autumn”, and “The Night of the Following Day”.
ROSS ELLIOTT, who played George Ritchie in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” and Joe Burch in “Tarantula”, is born in New York City.

1932: CLIFF HARRINGTON, who played a helicopter pilot in “King Kong vs. Godzilla”, is born in Seattle. He was also in “Mothra”.

1934: MITSUTERU YOKOYAMA, who created “Tetsujin 28″ (“Gigantor”), “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, and “Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot”, is born in Kobe.

1937: STACY KEACH SR., who was the voice of Walter on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”, marries Mary Cain Peckham.

1944: BAKU HATAKEYAMA, who played Police Chief Gebah in “Time of the Apes” and Daita Oiwa/Ki Ranger on “Secret Squadron Goranger”, is born in Nagano. He died in 1986.
CRAIG STEVENS, who played Col. Joe Parkman in “The Deadly Mantis”, marries Alexis Smith.

1955: KEVIN BURNS, executive producer of “Animal Icons: It Came from Japan”, is born in Schenectady, N.Y.

1956: SHUNICHI NAGASAKI, who directed “Shikoku”, is born in Japan.

1971: Episode 12 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Revenge of Monster Shugaron”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1972: Episode 12 of “Superhuman Barom-1″ debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: Episode 12 of “Zone Fighter”, “The Terror Beast Base — Invade the Earth!”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1976: FREDERICK HOLLANDER, who composed music used in “20 Million Miles to Earth”, dies in Munich.
1977: Episode 11 of “JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad”, “Thirteen Jackpots!! Burn! Friendship’s Fire”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1979: Episode 7 of “Megaloman, Warrior of Fire”, “Fighting the Warrior of Love”, debuts on Japanese TV.
YUMIKO KOBAYASHI, who did the voice of Masaru Komyoji on “Kikaider: The Animation”, is born in Chiba, Japan.

1980: TARA PLATT, the U.S. dubbing voice of Kyoko on “One Missed Call 2”, is born in Fairfax, Vir. She was also a dubber on “Naruto”.

1984: SORA TOMA, who played Kino in “Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto”, is born in Tokyo.

1988: MARJORIE CORSO, costume designer on “Earth vs. the Spider”, dies.

1989: Episode 33 of “Kamen Rider Black RX”, “The Decisive Battle of the Bridge Over the Straits”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1990: MITSUKI TANIMURA, who Yoshiko a.k.a. the title character in “Orochi — Blood”, is born in Osaka.

1993: Episode 17 of “Five Star Squadron Dairanger”, “The Heart-Throb Pretty Girl”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1995: TYRONE POWER JR., who played the U.S. battleship captain in “Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean”, marries DeLane Matthews.

1998: “Godzilla” is released in Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Russia.
EDWARD ELISCU, uncredited composer on “Son of Kong”, dies in Newtown, Conn.

2002: NAOZUMI YAMAMOTO, composer on “Space Giants” and “Operation: Mystery”, dies.

2005: TATSUO MATSUMURA, who played an official in “The Secret of the Telegian”, Editor Ikeda in “The Human Vapor”, and Dr. Makino in “King Kong vs. Godzilla”, dies from heart failure in Tokyo.
Episode 19 of “Power Rangers S.P.D.”, “Dismissed”, debuts on U.S. TV.

2008: MIYUKE KANBE, who played Hinaka Tachibana on “Kamen Rider Hibiki”, dies from heart failure in Kawasaki, Japan.

1866: REGINALD BARLOW, who played the engineer in the original “King Kong”, is born in Cambridge, Mass

1920: SETSUKO HARA, who was Amaterasu the Sun Goddess in “The Three Treasures”, is born Masae Aida in Yokohama. Her other films include “No Regrets for Our Youth” and “Chushingura”.

1921: EARL HAMMOND, voice actor on the U.S. dubs of “The Space Giants” and “Ultraman”, is born. He also lent his vocal talents to “Thundercats”.

1925: JERRY A. BAERWITZ, who directed the U.S. version of “Varan the Unbelievable”, is born in New York City.

1926: SEIZO KATO is born in Tokyo. He was on “Kamen Rider Black RX”, played General Jark on “Kamen Rider Decade the Movie: All Riders vs. Great Shocker”, and was the voice of Satan on “Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger”.

1948: SHO KOSUGI, who played “Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero”, is born in Tokyo. He was also in the films “Revenge of the Ninja”, “Ninja III: The Domination”, “NIne Deaths of the Ninja”, and “Black Eagle”, and the TV series “The Master”.

1951: JOE PISCOPO, who had a bit part in the 1976 remake of “King Kong”, is born in Passaic, N.J. He is best known as a former cast member on “Saturday Night Live”.

1959: KAZUMI YAO, who played Buzuma on “Voiceslugger”, is born in Ishikawa, Japan.

1961: KOICHI YAMADERA, who played the kids’ TV host in “Godzilla vs. Megaguirus”, the TV studio producer in “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack”, and was the narrator in “Godzilla: Final Wars”, is born in Miyagi, Japan. He is a voice actor on such anime programs as “Soreike! Anpanman”.

1972: Episode 64 of “Kamen Rider”, “Demon Miminga — Song of Extermination”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 12 of “Vigilante Lion Maru” debuts on Japanese TV.

1974: FRANCOIS AUDOUY, who did graphics on “The Ring”, is born in Toulouse, France.

1978: KUMIKO ASO, who played Etsuko Tachihara in “Ringu 0″, Michi Kudo in “Pulse”, a newscaster in “Zebraman”, and Luna Kozuki in “Casshern”, is born in Sanbu-gun, Chiba, Japan. She was also in “Red Shadow”.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, who played the first state trooper in “The Giant Claw”, dies in Orange County, Calif.

1984: NOBUO NAKAGAWA, who directed and co-wrote “Jigoku”, dies.

1988: DARAN NORRIS, who was the U.S. dubbing voice of the astronomy teacher in “Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis” and Zangetsu the Mid-day in “Giant Robo: The Animation”, marries Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.

2003: REN YAMAMOTO, who played Masaji Sieji in “Godzilla, King of the Monsters” and other monster victims, dies of cerebral apoplexy.

2004: “Rasen” is released in Germany on DVD.

2006: “Desu noto” (“Death Note”) is released in Japan.

1925: SHIGEO KATO is born. He was in Episodes 3 & 10 of “Ultra Q”, Episode 20 of “Ultraman”, Episodes 1 & 5 of “Ultra Seven”, Episode 4 of “Return of Ultraman”, Episodes 26 & 49 of “Jumborg Ace”, Episode 49 of “Ultraman Leo”, Episode 16 of “Ultraman Tiga”, and several episodes of “Fireman”.

1926: SEIZO KATO is born in Tokyo. He was the voice of Satan on “Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger” and was on “Kamen Rider Black RX”.
TAKETOSHI NAITO, who was in “The Last Days of Planet Earth” and played Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami in “Godzilla 1985″, is born in Fukuoka. He was also in the “Sukeban Deka” film.

1932: HARRY RAYBOULD, who played the M.P. at the main gate in “The Amazing Colossal Man”, is born.

1934: KEISUKE FUJIKAWA, writer on “Super Robot: Red Baron”, is born.

1938: MICKEY FINN, who played road foreman Sam Haskel in “Earth vs. the Spider”, is born in Hugo, Okla.

1943: JOAN VAN ARK, who played Francesca “Frankie” Banks in “The Last Dinosaur”, is born in New York City. She is best known for her TV work on the series “Temperatures Rising”, “We’ve Got Each Other”, “Wonder Woman”, “Dallas”, “Knots Landing”, “The Nanny”, “Twice in a Lifetime”, “Son of the Beach”, and “The Young and the Restless”; the telefilms “My First Love”, “Shakedown on the Sunset Strip”, “Terror on Track 9″, “Tainted Blood”, “Menu for Murder”, “In the Shadows: Someone’s Watching”, “Moment of Truth: A Mother’s Deception”, “When the Dark Man Calls”, “Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac”, “Boys Will Be Boys”, and “Loyal Opposition”; and the films “Held for Ransom”, “UP, Michigan!”, “Net Games”, and “Diamond Zero”.

1947: TOM WYNER, the U.S. dubbing voice of Crabor, Metalbot, and others on “V.R. Troopers”; the Plague Sentry on Saban’s “Masked Rider”; Master Vile on “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” and “Power Rangers Zeo”; Graxxis and Green Cannon Machine on “Big Bad Beetleborgs”; General Havoc and Electrovolt on “Power Rangers Turbo”; Cannonbrawl, Furio, and the PA announcer on “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”; Fatcatfish on “Power Rangers Time Force”; Fujiwara no Motokata in “Onmyoji”; and Lion Tamer Org, Samurai Org, and Plug Org on “Power Rangers Wild Force”, is born. He was also a writer on MMPR.

1949: GEOFFREY PIERSON, who played the Secretary of Defense in “Dragon Wars”, is born in Chicago. He also appeared on TV on “Ryan’s Hope”, “Texas”, “Another World”, “One Life to Live”, “Kate & Allie”, “Against the Law”, “Law & Order”, “Grace Under Fire”, “Party of Five”, “New York Undercover”, “The West Wing”, and “Undercover”, and was in the film “Two Bits”.

1950: FUMIE MOTEGI is born. She played the DARK Central Committee secretary in Episode 25 of “Kikaida” and a nurse in Episode 2 of “Kikaida 01″.

1968: Episode 37 of “Ultra Seven”, “The Stolen Ultra Eye” (a.k.a. “The Devil’s Angel”), debuts on Japanese TV.

1971: “Noroi no yakata: chi o suu me” (“Cursed House: Bloodsucking Eyes”) a.k.a. “Lake of Dracula” is released in Japan.

1972: Episode 11 of “Transforming Ninja Arashi” debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: Episode 6 of “Kikaida 01″, “Black Magic vs. 01’s Secret Power!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 18 of “Kamen Rider V3″, “V3, Beware the Evil Traitor!”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1975: Episode 11 of “Condorman — Symbol of Justice” debuts on Japanese TV.

1977: MICHAEL LEMBECK, who was the voice of Scott on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”, marries Barbara Deutsch.

1979: Episode 20 of “Battle Fever J”, “Dangerous Ghost to Hunt”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1987: KOJI TSURUTA, who played younger Kumaso in “The Three Treasures” and reporter Kirioka in “Secret of the Telegian”, dies of cancer.

1995: Episode 16 of “Superpower Squadron Ohranger”, “Mischievous!! The Future Child”, debuts on Japanese TV.

2003: CARLOS RIVAS, who played Artur Ramos in “The Black Scorpion”, dies from prostate cancer in Los Angeles.

2004: Episode 11 of “Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”, “The Eyes of the Totem”, debuts on TV Tokyo.

2008: Episode 16 of “Power Rangers Jungle Fury”, “Friends Don’t Fade Away”, debuts on U.S. TV.

1928: FAY WRAY, who played Ann Darrow in the original “King Kong”, marries John Monk Saunders.
RYUNOSUKE KANEDA, who played Azuka’s father in “Godzilla vs. Biollante”, is born.

1934: SHINGO HIRAMATSU is born. He played Kuroki on Episode 55 of “Kamen Rider”, a Green Project member in Episodes 25-26 of “Kikaida”, Constable Heisa Zeniyama on Episode 36 of “Kikaida 01″, Kiyoshi’s dad in Episode 17 of “Inazuman”, a CEO in Episode 12 of “Ultraman Taro”, Oshima on Episode 5 of “Kamen Rider Amazon”, Dr. Gaigan on Episode 9 of “Kamen Rider Super-1″, and the human form of Kazenoid in Episode 7 of “Mobile Sheriff Jiban”. He was also in Episode 81 of “Secret Squadron Goranger”.

1956: CHIHIRO KAMEYAMA, who produced “Kitaro”, is born in Shizuoka.

1960: HIROKO SAITO, who played Kumie Suzuki on “Superhuman Barom-1″, Yurika on “Time of the Apes”, and Polya on “Star Wolf”, is born. She played Miyuki on Episode 22 and Masako on Episode 55 on “Kamen Rider”, Hikari Togawa on Episode 4 and Kaoru on Episode 29 of “Kikaida”, Rumi on Episode 3 of “Inazuman”, Toshiko Miyata on Episode 31 of “Kamen Rider V3″, Megumi Awaji on Episode 14 of “Kikaida 01″, Saeko Kogura on Episode 4 of “Kamen Rider X”, Ken Hayakawa’s sister on Episode 21 of “Vigilante Zubat”, and Akane Inoue on Episode 20 of Toei’s “Spiderman”, and was in “Kamen Rider vs. Shocker” and “Jumping Out, Inazuman”.

1968: DAL-SU OH, who provided the voice of “The Host”, is born in Taegu, South Korea.

1973: Episode 37 of “Warrior of Love Rainbowman”, “X Zone Destruction Order!”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1974: Episode 18 of “Kamen Rider X”, “Scary!! It’s Government of Darkness’ Betwitching Cat Strategy!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 11 of “Electroid Zaborger”, “Jumbo Mecha Tokyo Mission of Destruction”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1975: Episode 50 of “Electroid Zaborger”, “Gargantuan Explosion!! Zaborger Base”, debuts on Japanese TV.

ASAMI JO, who played Shibolena on “Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger” and Hizumina on “Star Beast Squadron Gingaman vs. Megaranger”, is born in Tokyo.

1976: Episode 36 of “Akumaizer 3″, “Why!? Gabura Cho is Swallowed Up”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1977: Episode 20 of “Vigilante Zubat”, “Lady Dragon — Pledge of Tears”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1983: TOM ROWE, who co-wrote “The Green Slime”, dies.

KOHEI TAKEDA, who played Ken Shido a.k.a. Sazer Lion of the Fire Tribe on “Super Star God Granseizar” and Otoya Kurenai on “Kamen Rider Kiva”, “Kamen Rider Kiva: The Movie”, and “Kamen Rider Decade” (also appearing as Hirohiko Sato/Kamen Rider Ryuga), is born in Tokyo.

1984: MIMURA, who played Kyoko Okudera in “One Missed Call 2″ and Kazumi Aoki in “A Heartful of Love”, is born in Fukaya City, Saitama, Japan.

1987: Episode 13 of “Super Manchine: Metalder”, “The Runaway”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1990: Episode 16 of “Earth Task Force Fiveman”, “The Little Hero”, debuts on Japanese TV.
LEONARD SACHS, who played a scientist in “The Giant Behemoth” and Bob’s father in “Konga”, dies in London.

1995: Episode 18 of “Electromagnetic Task Force Megaranger”, “Defend! Mystery Boy’s Forest”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1998: LEON M. LEON, who did the sound on “The Deadly Mantis”, dies in North Hollywood, Calif.

2001: The Asian Fantasy Film Expo 2 begins at the Holiday Inn & Conference Center in Saddle Brook, N.J. Hiroko Sakurai, Tomoo Haraguchi, Carl Craig, and Peter Fernandez are among the featured guests, and “Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II” has its U.S. theatrical premiere.

2002: The Asian Fantasy Film Expo 3 begins in Saddle Brook, N.J. Shusuke Kaneko, Teruyoshi Nakano, and Carl Craig are among the guests.

2004: “Ultraman Tiga Vol. 3: Guts Headquarters Under Attack”, is released on DVD in the U.S.

2007: “The Host” is released in Denmark.
SOSUKE TAKAOKA, who was in “Tetsujin 28″, marries Aoi Miyazaki.

1893: JOSEPH FORTE, who played Putnam the coroner in “Them!”, is born.

1905: ARTHUR DAVIS, producer of the U.S. version of “The Final War”, is born in Yonkers, N.Y.

1909: BURL IVES, who played Dr. Paulis in “The Bermuda Depths”, is born in Hunt, Ill. Perhaps best remembered as the snowman narrator in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, he was also in the films “Smoky”, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, and “The Big Country”, for which he won an Oscar.

1910: TAKEO MURATA, who co-wrote “Godzilla, King of the Monsters”, “Half-Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman”, “Godzilla Raids Again”, and “Rodan”, is born in Tokyo.

1918: FRANKLYN FARNUM, who played a ballet-goer in “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms”, marries Alma Rubens.

1942: HIROSHI MIYAUCHI, who played Shiro Kazami a.k.a. “Kamen Rider V3″ in his own series (for which he also sang the theme song) and in “Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron”, “5 Kamen Riders vs. King Dark”, “Kamen Rider: All Back Again! 7 Riders”, “8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King”, “Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie”, “Kamen Rider 10’s Birth! Riders Unite!”, and guest appearances on “Kamen Rider X”, “Kamen Rider Stronger”, and “Sky Rider”, is born in Chiba, Japan. He also played Akira Shinmei the Blue Ranger on “Secret Squadron Goranger”; Ken Hayakawa a.k.a. “Vigilante Zubat”; Shokichi Banba/Big One on “JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad” and “Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai”; Morrei in “The War in Space”; Go Tachibana on Toei’s “Spider-Man”, Masaki Tosuke in “Special Police: Winspector”, “Special Rescue Command Solbrain”, and “Special Investigator Exceedraft”; Captain Miura in “Superpower Squadron Ohranger”, “Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger”, and “Highspeed Squadron Carranger vs. Ohranger”; and Tachibana Toubei in “Kamen Rider: The First”.

1967: Episode 11 of “Masked Ninja Red Shadow”, “Kinenbu’s Iron Vehicle”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: Episode 11 of “Robot Detective”, “The Secret of BAD’s Hideout!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
“Godzilla vs. Megalon” premieres in South Korea on TV.

1975: Episode 10 of “Secret Squadron Goranger”, “Red Balloon! Wind Velocity 100 Meters”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 11 of “Kamen Rider Stronger”, “Camera On!! Film Devil”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1981: JIMMY CROSS, who played the sergeant at the reception desk in “The Amazing Colossal Man”, dies at 74 of a stroke in Los Angeles.

1982: JOHN TOWEY, who appeared on “Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero”, marries Henrietta Valor.

1983: AYUMI BEPPU, who played Hoka Ozu a.k.a. Magi Pink on “Magic Squadron Magiranger”, “Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie: Bride of Infershia”, and “Magic Squadron Magiranger vs. Dekaranger”, is born.

1994: HENRY MANCINI, who composed stock music used in “Tarantula”, “The Deadly Mantis”, and the U.S. release of “King Kong vs. Godzilla”, dies of cancer in Los Angeles at 70.

1997: RICHARD JAECKEL, who played Perry Lawton in “Latitude Zero” and Vince Elliott in “The Green Slime”, dies of malignant melanoma in Woodland Hills, Calif. at 70.

1998: JENNIFER BEALS, who played Trish in “The Grudge 2″, marries Ken Dixon.

2002: TAKAYASU SUGIURA, star of “Ultraman Cosmos”, is arrested on charges of assault and extortion. The show is temporarilty pulled from TV as a result.

2003: AAGE WILTRUP, cinematographer on “Reptilicus”, dies in Horsholm, Denmark.
SHANNON COCHRAN, who played Anna Morgan in “The Ring”, marries Michael Canavan.

2004: NORIAKI YUASA, director of “Gamera”, “Gamera vs. Gaos”, “Destroy All Planets”, “Gamera vs. Guiron”, “Gamera vs. Monster X”, “Gamera vs. Zigra”, and “Gamera Super Monster”, dies in Japan from a stroke. Born in Tokyo in 1933, the former child actor also directed the special effects for “Gamera vs. Barugon” and helmed episodes of “Iron King”, “Electroid Zaborger”, and “Ultraman 80″.

2006: “Casshern” is released on DVD in Finland.

1888: HARRY TYLER, who played an inmate in “Them!” and Manhattan Tunnel spectator in “The Deadly Mantis”, is born in New York City.

1918: BEN JOHNSON, who played Gregg in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Foraker, Okla. The former rodeo star won an Oscar for “The Last Picture Show”, and also appeared in “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, “Rio Grande”, “Wagon Master”, “Cheyenne Autumn”, and “The Wild Bunch”.

1920: EIJI OKADA, who played project leader Dr. Kato in “The X From Outer Space”, is born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He also played Salabad in “ESPY” and was in “Deathquake”. Okada was best known in the West for “Hiroshima mon amour”, “The Ugly American”, “Woman in the Dunes”, and “Traffic Jam”.

1953: “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” is released in the U.S.

1962: ALONZO BODDEN, who was the voice of Ultivore on Saban’s “Masked Rider” and Thunderon on “Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue”, is born in New York City.

1964: KAORI MIZUSHIMA, who played Eleven in “Gunhed” and Hikari Enokida on “Kamen Rider Kuuga”, is born in Tokyo.

1977: SELWYN WARD, who played T.J. Johnson a.k.a. the Red Turbo Ranger on “Power Rangers Turbo”, “Power Rangers Wild Force”, and “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, and the Blue Space Power Ranger on “Power Rangers in Space” and “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, is born in Kokomo, Ind. He has also appeared on “Moesha” and “Passions”.

1978: MIKAKO ICHIKAWA, who played Natsuko Aki in “Cutie Honey”, is born in Tokyo.

1980: Episode 37 of “Sky Rider” debuts on Japanese TV.

1981: Episode 32 of “Kamen Rider Super-1″ debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 19 of “Solar Squadron Sunvulcan”, “The Dangerous 100-Point Boys”, debuts on Japanese TV.

2003: MARGARET CHO, who played Det. Mickey Lee in the U.S. version of “One Missed Call”, marries Al Ridenour.

2004: Episode 19 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “Lost and Found in Translation”, debuts on U.S. TV.

“This is such a strange feeling, I feel as though I’m leaving a world of untold tomorrows for a world of countless yesterdays.”

1896: JAMES ADAMSON, who played a native in the original “King Kong”, is born in Toledo, Ohio.

1909: TOM STEELE, stuntman on “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Scotland. He also worked on “The Masked Marvel” and “The Thing from Another World”.

1918: SAMUEL Z. ARKOFF, co-founder of American International Pictures with James H. Nicholson, is born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was executive producer for the stateside releases of “Reptilicus”, “Atragon”, “The Lost World of Sinbad”, “Dogora the Space Monster”, “Frankenstein Conquers the World”, “Yog — Monster from Space”, and “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster”, along with “The Amazing Colossal Man”, “War of the Colossal Beast”, “Earth vs. the Spider”, and over 300 B-movies.

1941: ITTETSU SASAKI is born. He played Tatsuo Ito in Episode 74 of “Kamen Rider”, Toshio’s brother in Episode 4 and a Destron Victim in Episode 26 of “Kamen Rider V3″, a taxi driver in Episode 6 of “Inazuman”, Dr. Kawamura in Episode 12 of “Kamen Rider X”, and a constable in Episode 49 of “Ultraman Leo”, and was in Episode 5 of “Kamen Rider Amazon” and Episode 27 of “Sky Rider”.

1948: LEN WEIN, writer on “Godzilla: The Series”, is born in New York City.

1952: MAYASA OKI, who was in “The War in Space”, is born in Beppu, Oita, Japan.

1966: Episode 24 of “Ultra Q”, “The Idol of Goga”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1967: Episode 50 of “The Space Giants”, “Fury in Space”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1971: Episode 11 of “Kamen Rider”, “Vampiric Demon Gebacondor”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: JACQUES BELASCO, who composed music used in “The Giant Claw”, dies.

1974: Baseball player HIDEKI MATSUI, who appeared as himself in “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla”, is born in Ishikawa, Japan. The MVP for the 2009 World Series, he is currently playing with the Los Angeles Angels.
HARRY SHEARER, who played anchorman Charles Caiman in “Godzilla”, marries Penelope J. Nichols.

1978: YUMIKO SHAKU, who played Yuki in “The Princess Blade”, Akane Shakiro in “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” and “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.”, and Mina Saeki/Izuko in “Sky High” (both film and TV series), is born in Tokyo.

1979: HENRY BERMAN, assistant editor on “Son of Kong”, dies in Los Angeles.

1988: Episode 35 of “Kamen Rider Black”, “A Fight of the Two”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1989: PHILLIP J. ROTH, who co-produced “The Grudge 3”, marries his first wife, Leslie Crawford.

1993: Episode 11 of “Electronic Superhuman Gridman”, “Pocket Money is 100,000 Yen?”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1996: MARY FIELD, who played O’Hara’s secretary in “Mighty Joe Young”, dies from a stroke in Fairfax, Vir.

1999: “The Ring Virus” is released in South Korea.

2004: Episode 18 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “Bully for Ethan”, debuts on U.S. TV.

2006: Episodes 14 and 15 of “Power Rangers Mystic Force”, “Long Ago” and “Inner Strength”, debut on U.S. TV.

1890: JAMES BASEVI, production designer on “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Plymouth, England.

1909: PAUL SCHREIBMAN, Toho’s U.S. attorney who helped bring “Godzilla, King of the Monsters” to the U.S. and co-produced the stateside release of “Gigantis the Fire Monster”, is born in Bayonne, N.J.

1914: GERALD MOHR, who played Colonel Thomas O’Bannion in “The Angry Red Planet”, is born in New York City. He was the voice of the Lone Ranger, Phillip Marlowe, Johnny Dollar, and the Lone Wolf on the radio, and starred on the TV series “Foreign Intrigue”.

1936: CHAD EVERETT, who was the voice of Chuck on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”, is born in South Bend, Ind. Best known for the TV series “Medical Center”, he was also in the films “Get Yourself a College Girl”, “Made in Paris”, “Johnny Tiger”, “Return of the Gunfighter”, “Psycho”, “Mulholland Drive”, and “View from the Top”, and on TV in “The Dakotas”, “Centennial”, “Hagen”, and “Manhattan, AZ”.

1942: VERNON L. WALKER, cinematographer on “King Kong” and “Son of Kong”, divorces his wife, Lottie.

1945: ADRIENNE BARBEAU, the voice of Lt. Beth O’Brien on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”, is born in Sacramento, Calif. The sister-in-law of Little Steven Van Zandt, she was on the TV series “Maude” and in the films “Fiddler on the Roof”, “The Fog”, “Escape from New York”, “The Cannonball Run”, and “Swamp Thing”.

1946: LUTHER RACKLEY, who played Bunta in “The Last Dinosaur”, is born in Bainbridge, Geo.

1962: TOSHIHIKO SEKI, the voice of Momotaros/Den-O Sword Form in “Kamen Rider Den-O: The Movie”, “Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Battleship”, “Kamen Rider Decade”, and “Kamen Rider Decade the Movie: All Riders vs. Great Shocker”, is born in Tochigi, Japan.

1965: YASUKO SAWAGUCHI is born in Sakai, Japan. She played Naoko Okamura in “Godzilla 1985″, Princess Kaguya in “Princess from the Moon”, Erica Shiragami in “Godzilla vs. Biollante”, and Oto Tachibana in “Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon”.

1971: BRIAN MAGERKURTH, sound recordist on “The Ring” and “Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean”, is born in East Moline, Ill.

KENJIRO TSUDA, who played Dr. Yamaguchi in “Long Dream”, is born in Osaka.

Episode 11 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Poison Gas Monster Appears”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1972: Episode 11 of “Superhuman Barom-1″ debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: Episode 11 of “Zone Fighter”, “In a Hair’s Breadth — The Roar of Godzilla!”, is shown on Japanese TV. Gigan makes an appearance in this episode.
EI HAMURA, who played Shoji Tenjyosei a.k.a. Pegasus Ranger on “Five Star Squadron Dairanger”, is born.

1974: Episode 10 of “Inazuman Flash”, “Udespar Siblings’ Defiant Shape”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1977: MAMI HIGASHIYAMA, who played Miku Imamura a.k.a. Mega Pink on “Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger”, “Star Beast Squadron Gingaman vs. Megaranger”, “Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger vs. Carranger”, and “Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai”, is born in Hyogo, Japan.
Episode 10 of “JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad”, “Eleven Collections!! Invitation to Happiness”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1978: T.A. MOORE JR., sound re-recording mixer on “Power Rangers Turbo”, marries Diane Marie Moore.

1979: Episode 6 of “Megaloman”, “Order: Operation Invasion”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1985: AN, who played a girl on “Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger” and was in “School of Ghosts 3″, is born in Itoman City, Okinawa.

1988: YUI ARAGAKI, who played Ema on “Shibuya Fifteen”, is born in Naha City, Okinawa.

1989: Episode 22 of “Kamen Rider Black RX”, “The Sky of Love and Hope”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1993: Episode 16 of “Five Star Squadron Dairanger”, “Child Stones Lying About”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1994: “Solar Crisis” is released in South Korea.

1995: NOBORU TSUBURAYA, son of Eiji Tsuburaya and producer at Tsuburaya Productions, dies. Born in 1939, he produced “Space Warriors 2000″, “The Last Dinosaur”, “Star Wolf” (a.k.a. “Fugitive Alien”), “The Ultraman”, “Ultraman: Monster Big Battle”, “Attack of the Super Monsters” (“Dinosaur War Aizenborg”), “The Ultraman Story”, “Ultraman: Towards the Future”, and “Gridman” (“Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad”), and wrote the original story for “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”.

1998: “Godzilla” is released in Australia.

2000: Episode 20 of “Kamen Rider Kuuga”, “Smiling Face”, debuts on Japanese TV.

2005: “Sengoku jieitai 1549″ (“Samurai Commando Mission 1549″) a.k.a. “Time Slip 1549” is released in Japan.
Episode 18 of “Power Rangers S.P.D.”, “Samurai”, debuts on U.S. TV.

1873: VERA LEWIS, who played a theater patron who screamed when “King Kong” escaped, is born in New York City.

1889: CLIFF CLARK, who played police guard Moran in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in New York City.

1908: OTTO LUND, set decorator and designer on “Reptilicus”, is born in Copenhagen.

1909: MARY FIELD, who played O’Hara’s secretary in “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in New York City.

1910: BUD WOLFE, who was a stuntman in “Mighty Joe Young” and played a bus driver in “Tarantula”, is born in New York City.

1921: GARRY WALBERG, who played an army general in the 1976 remake of “King Kong”, is born in Buffalo, N.Y.

1935: KOJI TAKAHASHI, who played Rohan Koda in “Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis” and Dr. Genichiro Shiragami in “Godzilla vs. Biollante”, is born in Niigata, Japan.

1937: LUCIANA PALUZZI, who played Dr. Lisa Benson in “The Green Slime”, is born in Rome. She was also in “Thunderball”.

1946: ED BLAYLOCK, the voice of Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori in the English dub of “Shinobi”, is born in Dallas.

1947: YURIKO HISHIMI, who played Anne Yuri on “Ultraseven” and Tomoko Tomoe in “Godzilla on Monster Island”, is born in Tokyo. She also appeared in “Watashi ga aishita Ultraseven” and “Ultraman Zearth 2″.

1959: PHILIP J. ROTH, who co-produced “The Grudge 3”, is born in Portland, Ore. He also produced “Bad Trip” and “Total Reality”.

1966: NED LE FEVRE, who played an announcer in “The Deadly Mantis”, dies of cancer in Sun Valley, Calif.

1972: Episode 63 of “Kamen Rider”, “Demon Rhino Gang — Auto Race of Death”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 11 of “Vigilante Lion Maru” debuts on Japanese TV.

1983: PAUL YAWITZ, who wrote the story for “The Black Scorpion”, dies in Oklahoma City.

1996: FRANKIE SAKAI, who played reporter Bulldog Fukuda in “Mothra”, dies at 67.

1999: “Ringu 2″ is released in Hong Kong.

2000: “Kurosufaia” (“Cross Fire”) a.k.a. “Pyrokinesis” is released in Japan.

2003: “Gamera: Revenge of Irys” is released on DVD in the U.S.

2004: KOTARO TOMITA, who played a villager in “Ghidrah — the Three-Headed Monster”, the lead Seatopian agent in “Godzilla vs. Megalon”, and Professor Ota in “Terror of Mechagodzilla”, dies from pneumonia in Tokyo.

2008: HARUO MIZUNO, who was in “Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit”, dies from liver failure in Tokyo.

1925: ROBERT BLEES, co-writer of “The Black Scorpion”, is born in Lathrop, Missouri.

1935: PETER RENADAY, voice actor on “Ultraman: The Adventure Begins”, is born in Louisiana.

1951: JAMES NEWTON HOWARD, composer on the 2005 remake of “King Kong”, is born in Los Angeles.

1964: HIROKO YAKUSHIMARU, who played the young Takeda samurai in “G.I. Samurai”, is born in Tokyo. He was also in “Tetsujin 28”.

1968: Episode 32 of “Ultra Seven”, “The Deadly 0.1 Second” (a.k.a. “Sharpshooter Showdown”), debuts on Japanese TV.

1972: Episode 10 of “Transforming Ninja Arashi” debuts on Japanese TV.

1973: Episode 5 of “Kikaida 01″, “Terror! The Laughing Egg on Aowani Island!!”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 17 of “Kamen Rider V3″, “The Devilspray is the Reaper’s Weapon”, debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 9 of “Storn Cloud Lion Maru” debuts on Japanese TV.

1979: Episode 19 of “Battle Fever J”, “The World’s Strongest Beauty”, debuts on Japanese TV.

1995: Episode 15 of “Superpower Squadron Ohranger”, “Friend, Sleep Hotly!!” debuts on Japanese TV.

2003: “Kikaider: The Animation” premieres in the U.S. on the Cartoon Network.

2004: Episode 10 of “Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy”, “Ceremonial Bonfire”, debuts on TV Tokyo.