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1891 – Gene Lockhart, actor (Science Fiction Theatre, Tales of Tomorrow, Lights Out)

1898 – John Stuart, actor (Space School, Quatermass II: Enemy From Space)

1911 – Hume Cronyn, actor (Cocoon, *batteries not included)

1913 – Marvin Miller, actor (Empire of the Ants, Fantastic Planet, Fantastic Voyage, Invasion of Astro-Monster, The Phantom Planet, The Invisible Boy, The Deadly Mantis, Forbidden Planet, King Dinosaur, Godzilla Raids Again, Space Patrol, Red Planet Mars)

 

 

 

 

 

1920 – Dolph Sweet, actor (Colossus: The Forbin Project)

1926 – Robert Sloman, writer (Doctor Who)

Robert Sloman, writer for Doctor Who

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1929 – Michael Medwin, actor (Spaceways)

1930 – Burt Kwouk, actor (Space Precinct, Doctor Who, The Tomorrow People, Curse of the Fly)

Burt Kwouk left in Curse of the Fly

1933 – Syd Mead sci-fi illustrator

1938 – Paul Verhoeven, director (Hollow Man, Starship Troopers, Total Recall, RoboCop)

1938 – Hampton Fancher, writer (Blade Runner)

1938 – Britt Leach, actor (The Last Starfighter, Quantum Leap, Weird Science)

1940 – James Brolin, actor (Category 7: The End of the World, Terminal Virus, Capricorn One, Westworld, Fantastic Voyage, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea)

1948 – James Faulkner, actor (The Martian Chronicles)

1951 – Margo Martindale (The Rocketeer)

 

1955 – Disneyland theme park opens in Anaheim, California. One of its principal themed areas, “Tomorrowland,” features corporate-sponsored exhibits such as the TWA Moonliner, a simulated voyage to the moon, and the Monsanto House of the Future. Another exhibit, “Autopia,” offers a preview of the planned Interstate Highway system.

1960 – Anne-Marie Johnson, actress (The X Files, Asteroid, Babylon 5, Robot Jox)

1960 – Travis McKenna, actor (Meego, Quantum Leap)

1962 – Lee Arenberg, actor (Star Trek: TNG, DS9, Enterprise & Voyager, Waterworld, The Apocalypse, Robocop 3, Martians Go Home)

1967 – Vin Diesel, actor (Pitch Black, Babylon A.D.)

1968 – Andre Royo, actor (Fringe, Heroes, The Sarah Connor Chronicles)

1968 – Grant Bowler, actor (Defiance, The Lost World, On the Beach, Farscape)

1975 – Jed Whedon, writer (Dollhouse)

1976 – Valerie Cruz, actor (Alphas, Dollhouse, The Dresden Files, Invasion)

1977 – Kelly Reilly, actress(A for Andromeda)

1980 – Kristen Bell, actress (Heroes)

1981 – Michael Huisman, actor (World War Z)

1984 – Rosalind Halstead, actress(The Day of the Triffids)

1986 – Aliens released

1986 – Buddy Baer, actor, d @ 71 (Giant from the Unknown, Adventures of Superman)

1993 – Davis Roberts, actor, d @ 76 (Westworld, Demon Seed, Ark II, Star Trek)

1997 – Brody Nicholas Lee, actor (Cloud Atlas)

1997 – Cody Benjamin Lee, actor (Cloud Atlas, Invasion)

2003 – Jurassic Park III released