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   1922: SHIGERU MIZUKI, who created the "Gegege no Kitaro" manga which   
   was turned into "Kitaro" and "Kitaro and the Millenium Curse", and   
   played the Demon King and was a production consultant on "The Great   
   Yokai War", is born in Sakaiminato, Japan.   
      
   1924: SEAN MCCLORY, who played Major Kibbee in "Them!", is born in   
   Dublin. He also appeared in "The Quiet Man".   
      
   1938: MALI FINN, casting director for the U.S. version of "Dark   
   Water", is born in Danville, Ill.   
      
   1948: MIZUTANI KUNIHISA, who played Takeshi Yamato a.k.a. "Warrior of   
   Love Rainbowman" is born.   
      
   1956: ARIMASA OSAWA, who was in "The Great Yokai War", is born in   
   Nagoya.   
      
   1957: MITSUKO HORIE, who played the mother of Helen and "Space Sheriff   
   Sharivan" and was the voice of Meiko a.k.a. Bijinder on "Kikaider 01:   
   The Animation" and Beron on “Pirate Squadron Gokaiger the Movie: The   
   Flying Ghost Ship”, is born. She also sang the theme songs for "Kamen   
   Rider Stronger", "Secret Squadron Goranger", and "Ninja Captor", and   
   was on “Space Ironmen Kyodyne”.   
      
   1961: CAMRYN MANHEIM, who played the teacher in the U.S. version of   
   "Dark Water", is born in Caldwell, N.J.   
      
   1964: HIROSHI TSUBURAYA, who played Dan Sawamura a.k.a. "Space Sheriff   
   Shaider" on TV and in the movies "Space Sheriff Shaider: The Movie"   
   and "Space Sheriff Shaider: Pursuit! Shigi Shigi Abduction Plan", is   
   born. The grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya, he also played Col. Seiji Miyata   
   on "Ultraman Dyna" and KCB Director Kenji Tabata in "Ultraman Gaia",   
   played his father Hajime in Episode 49 of "Ultraman Tiga", and was in   
   "Ultra Q: The Movie".   
      
   1966: KATHY CHRISTOPHERSON, who played Michelle Walsh on “Kamen Rider   
   Dragon Knight”, is born in Chicago.   
      
   1968: RIKA KISHIDA, who played Rokumeikan Kaori a.k.a. White Swan on   
   "Birdman Squadron Jetman", is born. Also the singer of the show’s   
   theme song, she is married to co-star Kotaro Tanaka.   
      
   1974: Episode 23 of "Diamond Eye: Warrior of Light", "The Great Eye   
   Erasure Strategy", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1975: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider Amazon", "Frozen Rider Eating   
   Cannibalistic Beastman", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: MIYAKO KAWAHARA, who was in “Zebraman”, is born.   
      
   1977: Episode 33 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "The Ghost Car? Floor It --   
   Bibyun Car", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1978: "The War in Space" is released in France.   
      
   1980: BERT HOLLAND, who played Barney Russell in "Tarantula", dies of   
   cancer in Los Angeles.   
   	Episode 6 of “Electronic Squadron Denziman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: YUTA YAMAZAKI, who was on "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", is born in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1982: WALTER PLUNKETT, costume designer on "Son of Kong", dies in   
   Santa Monica, Calif.   
      
   1985: Episode 49, the final episode of "Space Sheriff Shaider", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 6 of “Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1986: Episode 2 of “Super Nova Flashman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	GOTA WATABE, who played Matsunaga in “Battle League Horumo” is born   
   in Ibaraki, Japan.   
      
   1987: ANDREW MEYER, who directed, wrote, and acted in the U.S. release   
    of "Tidal Wave", dies at 43 in Los Angeles.   
      
   1991: Episode 4 of “Birdman Squadron Jetman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: “Tetsuwan tantei Robotakku” (“Robotack”) premieres on Japanese   
   TV with Episode 1, “Dog on a Walk, the Wandering Detective”.   
      
   2003: TIFFANY GRANT, the U.S. dubbing voice of Dr. Naganime in   
   "Gamera 
the Guardian of the Universe" and "Gamera 3: Revenge of   
   Iris", marries 
Matt Greenfield.   
      
   2007: "The Host" is released in Australia.   
   	KYOJI KOBAYASHI, narrator and voice of Nebula on “Spectreman”, dies   
   at 75 in Tokyo.   
      
   2010: “Sinking of Japan” is released in the U.K. on DVD.   
      
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