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   1892: RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA, who wrote the serial which was the basis   
   for "Portrait of Hell", is born in Tokyo. He also wrote the story   
   which was the basis for "Rashomon".   
      
   1909: MOGENS BRANDT, who played Police Chief Hassing in "Reptilicus",   
   is born in Copenhagen.   
      
   1928: HYOE ENOKI, who was in "The Last Dinosaur", is born in Mie   
   Prefecture, Japan.   
      
   1933: YOKO MINAMIDA, who played Obasan in "House", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1940: SHIN ROPPONGI, who played Yuichi Wakayama in "Terror of   
   Mechagodzilla", is born in Gunma, Japan.   
      
   1944: FRANK FANNING, who played a police officer in the original "King   
   Kong", dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1948: VERNON L. WALKER, cinematographer on "King Kong" and "Son of   
   Kong", dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1954: In an incident that helped inspire the original "Gojira", the   
   trawler SS Lucky Dragon #5 gets too close to nuclear test at Bikini   
   Atoll. Many of the crew would die of radiation poisoning.   
      
   1955: CLAUDE PAYTON, who played a sailor and a suspenders peddler in   
   "The Son of Kong", dies at 72 in Los Angeles.   
   	SHINJI TODO, who played Takuya Yamashiro a.k.a. Toei's "Spiderman",   
   General Hedrer on "Electronic Squadron Denziman", and Gozo Kirihara on   
   "Super Manchine Metalder", is born in Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   1962: ROSCOE ATES, who played a press photographer in the original   
   "King Kong", dies of lung cancer in Hollywood, Calif.   
      
   1968: HARUKO SAGARA, who played a TV reporter in "Godzilla vs.   
   Biollante", is born in Koriyama, Japan. She also played Kyoko "Okyo"   
   Nakamura in the "Sukeban Deka II" TV series and feature film.   
      
   1974: Episode 22 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "Princess Cobra's   
   Desperate Fight", premieres on Japanese TV.   
   	JASON H. KARNIOL, who played a college student in the U.S. version of   
   “One Missed Call”, is born in New York City.   
      
   1975: Episode 20 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Mole Beastman -- Last   
   Activity" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: Episode 32 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "Shindo Dies? Demon Lord's   
   Triumph", premieres on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: Episode 5 of "Electronic Squadron Denziman" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   1984: CARROLL L. SHIPPHIRD, technician on the original "King Kong" and   
   "Son of Kong", dies in Orange County, Calif.   
      
   1985: SALVATORE BILLITTERI, dubbing supervisor on "Destroy All   
   Monsters" and "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster" and co-producer on the   
   U.S. release of "Yog, Monster from Space", dies at 63 in Los Angeles.   
      
   1986: DESMOND DICKINSON, cinematographer on "Konga", dies.   
   	"Choshinsei Furasshuman" ("Super Nova Flashman") premieres on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: Episode 3 of "Birdman Squadron Jetman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: Episode 50 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers",   
   "Return of an Old Friend: Part 2", debuts on Fox.   
      
   2001: A rememberance ceremony is held for Jun Fukuda. Koichi Kawakita,   
   Teruyoshi Nakano, Fumio Tanaka, Yuriko Hoshi, and Yasuhiko Saijyo are   
   among the attendees.   
      
   2004: "Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S." premieres in the U.S. at the American   
   Film Market
 Trade Show in Santa Monica, Calif.   
      
   2005: "The Mysterians" is released on DVD in the U.S.   
      
   2009: Episode 3 of “Samurai Squadron Shinkenger” debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
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