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   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1902: CLAIRE CRAMER, who did the women's wardrobes on "Son of Kong",   
   is born in California.   
      
   1911: WILLIAM LAVA, co-composer on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in St.   
   Paul, Minn.   
      
   1931: HIROSHI MIYAGAWA, who composed the song "Call Happiness" for   
   "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster", is born in Rumoe, Hokkaido,   
   Japan.   
    ASAO KOIKE, who played Koizumi Yukinaga in "G.I. Samurai", is born in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1934: MAKOTO SATO is born in Japan. He played Uchida the gangster in   
   "The H-Man", the Black Pirate in "The Lost World of Sinbad", Urocco in   
   "Message from Space", and Sendo in "Shikoku".   
      
   1938: MACHIKO SOGA, who played Bandora on "Dinosaur Squadron   
   Zyuranger" (a.k.a. Rita Repulsa on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"),   
   is born in Tokyo. She also played God-Iguana on "Warrior of Love   
   Rainbowman", Dr. Kate on "Kamen Rider Stronger", Cyborg Queen Hedrian   
   on "Electromagnetic Squadron Denziman", "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan" and   
   "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan: The Movie", Kiba on "Space Sheriff Gavan",   
   Pandora on "Dimensional Warrior Spielban", Aracnin Morgana on “World   
   Ninja War Jiraiya”, Desponda on "V.R. Troopers", and Magiel on "Magic   
   Squadron Magiranger" (a.k.a. Mystic Mother on "Power Rangers Mystic   
   Force") and "Magic Squadron Magiranger the Movie: Bride of   
   Infershia".   
      
   1949: J.G. HERTZLER, who appeard on the "Tails from the Crypts"   
   episode of "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", is born in Savannah, Geo. He   
   also appeared on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", "Star Trek: Voyager",   
   and "Enterprise".   
      
   1950: JIM KNOBELOCH, who played the thuggish studio guy in the 2005   
   remake of "King Kong", is born in Belleville, Ill.   
    BRAD DOURIF, who played the thin bookish guy in the U.S. version of   
   "Pulse", is born in Huntington, W.V. His other films include "W.W. and   
   the Dixie Dancekings", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Eyes of   
   Laura Mars", "Wise Blood", "Heaven's Gate", "Ragtime", "Dune", "Blue   
   Velvet", "Fatal Beauty", "Mississippi Burning", "Hidden Agenda", and   
   "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", on TV in "The Mound   
   Builders", "The X Files", "Babylon 5", "Star Trek: Voyager", and   
   "Ponderosa", and was the voice of Chucky in the "Child's Play" films.   
      
   1952: FRANCOIS GIRODAY, who played Jean-Philippe in "Godzilla", is   
   born in Oxford, England.   
      
   1960: TAKEHIRO MURATA, who played company man Kenji Ando in "Godzilla   
   vs. Mothra: Battle for the Earth" and GPN Director Yuji Shinoda in   
   "Godzilla 2000", is born in Tokyo. He also played Yukari's editor in   
   "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah", a jet fighter pilot in "Godzilla, Mothra,   
   King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", and a man picking up   
   cans in "Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla", and appeared in the films "I   
   Came This Far Away", "Minbo -- or the Gentle Art of Japanese   
   Extortion", "The Big Patient", and "Marutai No Onna".   
    MICHAEL DEAK, producer, co-director, and miniature effects director   
   on “Zarkorr! The Invader”, is born in New Jersey.   
      
   1962: ETSUSHI TOYOKAWA, who played Lord Yasunori Kato in "The Great   
   Yokai War"; Dr. Yusuke Tadokoro in "Sinking of Japan"; and Choji   
   "Occho" Ochiai in the “20th Century Boys” trilogy is born in Osaka.   
      
   1965: YORIKO DOGUCHI, who played Saeko in "Mikadroid", Nakamura in "Ju-   
   on", and Donkey’s wife in “20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End”   
   and “20th Century Boys 3: Redemption”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1967: TAITEN KUSUNOKI, the voice of Steamroid on “Special Ops Squadron   
   Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1968: SHINICHIRO MIKI, who was the voice of Sieg/Den-O Wing Form in   
   “Kamen Rider Den-O: The Movie”, “Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown”,   
   “Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima   
   Battleship”, and “Kamen Rider Decade”, is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1971: TIMOTHY NIELSEN, sound effects editor on "Lorelei: The Witch of   
   the Pacific Ocean", is born.   
      
   1972: Episode 51 of "Kamen Rider", "Stone Demon Unicornos vs. Double   
   Rider Kick", debuts on Japanese TV.   
    "Kamen Raidaa tai Shokkaa" ("Kamen Rider vs. Shocker") is released in   
   Japan.   
    Episode 62 of "Spectreman", "This Is Gori's Final Death-Match!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: LUCI CHRISTIAN, the voice of Asagi Kusanagi in the U.S. dubs of   
   "Gamera 2: Attack of Legion" and "Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris", is born   
   in Houston. She also did several voices on the "Dark Water" dub.   
      
   1975: "Terror of Mechagodzilla" is released in South Korea.   
      
   1977: "Daitetsujin Wan-Sebun" ("Giant Ironman 1-7") premieres on   
   Japanese TV with Episode 1, "Terrifying Revolt of the Mu Primordials",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1981: Episode 49 of "Ultraman 80", "80's Ultimate Pinch! Transform!   
   Female Ultraman!", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1982: REI YOSHII, who played Yuki Onna in "The Great Yokai War", is   
   born in Tokyo. She was also in “Masked Angel Rosetta the Movie:   
   Rosetta vs. Freia”.   
      
   1989: Episode 4 of "High Speed Squadron Turboranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1994: "Gunhed" is released in the U.K.   
      
   1997: HARRY RAYBOULD, who played the M.P. at the main gate in "The   
   Amazing Colossal Man", dies at 64 in Los Angeles.   
      
   2000: Episode 129 of "Godzilla: The Series", "Vision", debuts on   
   Fox.   
    Episode 6 of "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", "Wheels of   
   Destruction", debuts on Fox.   
    “Ju-on” has its Japanese theatrical debut at the Box Higashi-Nagano.   
      
   2001: Episode 5 of "Hundred Beast Squadron Gaoranger" debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe" is released on DVD in the   
   U.S.   
      
   2005: "Ju-on: The Grudge 2" is released theatrically in the U.K.   
    "The Ring Two" is released in the United States, Denmark, Estonia,   
   Greece, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, and Turkey.   
      
   2006: Episode 38 of "Ultraman Max", "Overture to Earth's Destruction",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2008: "Sukeban Deka" and "Sukeban Deka: Counter-attack of the Kazama   
   Sisters" are released in a two-pack on DVD in the U.S.   
    "Dragon Wars" premieres in Italy on DVD.   
    “Death Note” premieres in the Netherlands on DVD.   
      
   2012: Episode 27 of "Kamen Rider Fourze" debuts on Japanese TV.   
    Episode 4 of "Special Ops Squadron Go-Busters" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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