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1900 – Emerson Treacy, actor (Science Fiction Theatre)

1902 – Roy Barcroft, actor, (Radar Men from the Moon, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, Destination Inner Space )

Roy Barcroft in Commando Cody: Radar Men From the Moon

1937 – John Phillip Law, actor (Alienator, Barbarella)

1950 – Julie Kavner, actress (Revenge of the Stepford Wives)

1953 – The 11th World Science Fiction convention opens in Philadelphia, and is the first to present the Science Fiction Achievement Awards, informally known as Hugos. Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man wins best novel, and a Hugo for Best New Writer goes to Philip José Farmer.

1954 – Michael Emerson, actor (The X-Files)

1954 – Doug Bradley, actor (Proteus)

1954 – Corbin Bensen, actor (They Are Among Us, Beings, Atomic Twister, Spacejacked, Menno’s Mind, Inhumanoid, Aurora: Operation Intercept, Star Trek: TNG)

1955 – Mira Furlan, actor (Babylon 5, Space Command)

1957 – Stewart Finlay-McLennan, actor (E.A.R.T.H. Force)

1957 – The 15th annual World Science Fiction convention in London is the first held outside North America and draws an attendance of 268. John W. Campbell, Jr., the editor of Astounding Science Fiction, becomes the first three-time guest of honor (he had previously been guest of honor in 1947 and 1954).

1959 – The 17th annual World Science Fiction convention is held in Detroit, with an attendance of 371. James Blish wins the best novel Hugo for A Case of Conscience.

1958 – Queen of Outer Space released

1960 – Christopher Villiers, actor (Triassic Attack, From Time to Time, Doctor Who, Ultraviolet)

Christopher Villiers in Doctor Who

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1962 – Cliff Simon, actor (Stargate)

1963 – W. Earl Brown, actor (The X Files, Deep Impact, Project: ALF)

1967 – Toby Jones, actor (The Hunger Games, Doctor Who, The Mist)

Toby Jones in Doctor Who

1969 – Angie Everhart, actress (Bugs, 3rd Rock from the Sun)

1969 – Diane Farr, actress (Collision Earth, Roswell)

1973 – Alex Kurtzman, writer (Star Trek, Transformers, Fringe, Cowboys & Aliens, The Island)

1974 – Noah Huntley, actor (28 Days Later…, The Omega Code 2, Event Horizon)

1977 – Monique Gabriela Curnen, actress (Contagion)

1987 – Evan Rachel Wood, actor (S1m0ne)

1987 – Harry Locke, actor d @ 73 (The Creeping Flesh)

1996 – Bibi Besch, actress, d @ 56 (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Tremors, The Day After, The Six Million Dollar Man, Meteor)

1997 – Elisabeth Brooks, actress, d @ 46 (Deep Space, The Six Million Dollar Man)

2004 – Caitlin Clarke, actress, d @ 52 (The Stepford Husbands)

2009 – Ed Valigursky, artist, d @ 82 (Pulp magazines such as Saga, etc)

2010 – Glenn Shadix, d @ 58 (Planet of the Apes, Multiplicity, Demolition Man)