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   1910: AKIRA KUROSAWA, director of "Sanshiro Sugata", "Drunken Angel",   
   "Stray Dog", "Rashomon", "Ikiru", "Seven Samurai", "The Lower Depths",   
   "Throne of Blood", "The Hidden Fortress", "The Bad Sleep Well",   
   "Yojimbo", "Sanjuro", "Red Beard", "Dodes'ka-den", "Dersu Uzala",   
   "Ran", "Rhapsody in August", and "Madadayo", is born in Tokyo. While   
   Japan's most famous director had no direct involvement in kaiju eiga,   
   he was a fan of Godzilla, was a good friend of Ishiro Honda (who   
   served as assistant director on Kurosawa’s early and later films), and   
   many cast and crew (actors Takashi Shimura and Yoshio Tsuchiya,   
   composer Masaru Sato) worked in both kinds of films.   
      
   1919: KENNETH TOBEY, who played Colonel Jack Evans in "The Beast from   
   20,000 Fathoms" and Pete Mathews in "It Came from Beneath the Sea", is   
   born in Oakland, Calif. He starred on the TV series "Whirlybirds".   
      
   1929: HIROSHI INUZUKA, who was in "Don't Call Me a Con Man" and   
   "Daigoro vs. Goliath", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1952: MIYUKI KOJIMA, who was on "Sukeban Deka", is born.   
      
   1954: HIDEYUKI HORI, narrator on "Future Squadron Timeranger" and the   
   voice of Kamerock on "Robotack"; Zuban on "Rumbling Squadron   
   Boukenger", "Rumbling Squadron Boukenger vs. Super Sentai", and "Beast   
   Fist Squadron Gekiranger vs. Boukenger"; Battle Nizer in "Mega Monster   
   Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends"; and Baseball Mask and Black Cross King   
   on "Kamen Rider x Super Sentai: Super Hero War", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1956: "Tarantula" is released in West Germany.   
      
   1958: MICHAEL SORICH is born in Burbank, Calif. He played Woody   
   Stocker on "V.R. Troopers" and was the voice of Squatt and Crabby   
   Cabbie on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers", Double Face on Saban's   
   "Masked Rider", Cog Changer on "Power Rangers Zeo", Mums and Grenade   
   Guy on "Big Bad Beetleborgs", Shrinkasect on "Power Rangers Turbo",   
   Crocotoxes on "Power Rangers in Space", Triskull and Gatekeeper on   
   "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue", Brickneck on "Power Rangers Time   
   Force", and Retinax on "Power Rangers Wild Force", and was a dubber on   
   "Cutie Honey".   
      
   1969: ROY LEE, producer or executive producer of "The Ring", "The   
   Grudge", the
U.S. version of "Dark Water", "The Ring Two", "The Grudge   
   2", “The
Grudge 3”, and Legendary Pictures’ “Godzilla”, is born in   
   New   
   York City.   
      
   1973: Episode 25 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "In the Morning Sun,   
   the Witch Disappeared", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 6 of "Kamen Rider X", "The Japanese Islands --   
   Fragmentation Tactics", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 45 of "Kikaida 01", "Samurai Waruda Dies at Dawn", debuts 
on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	AYUMI ASO, who played Nijo Juri a.k.a. Ohyellow on "Superpower   
   Squadron Ohranger", "Superpower Squadron Ohranger vs. Kakuranger" and   
   "Highspeed Squadron Carranger vs. Ohranger", is born in Saitama.   
      
   1979: KYU NOBUO, who played Isshu Kasumi/Kuwagata Raijar on “Stealth   
   Wind Squadron Hurricanger”, “Stealth Wind Squadron Hurricanger: The   
   Movie”, “Stealth Wind Squadron Hurricanger vs. Gaoranger”, and “Blast   
   Dragon Squadron Abaranger vs. Hurricanger”, is born in Himeji, Hyogo,   
   Japan.   
      
   1975: Episode 25 of "Army of the Apes", "Is the Computer Greater Than   
   the Human?", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: Episode 25 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? Gabura's Transformation   
   into 
a Bird", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1977: Episode 8 of "Vigilante Zubat", "The Tearful Propane Explosion",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1985: ASAO KOIKE, who played Koizumi Yukinaga in "G.I. Samurai",   
   dies.   
   	Episode 8 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1987: Episode 2 of "Super Manchine Metalder", "I Am the Universe",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: SUSUMU FUJITA, who played military leaders in "The Mysterians",   
   "Atragon", "Godzilla vs. the Thing", "Dagora, the Space Monster", and   
   "Frankenstein Conquers the World", dies of liver cancer in Tokyo.   
      
   2003: HIDEYO (EISEI) AMAMOTO, who played Princess Salno's servant in   
   "Ghidrah -- the Three-Headed Monster", Dr. Who in "King Kong Escapes",   
   Shinpei the toymaker in "Godzilla’s Revenge", and Iseyama the prophet   
   in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack",   
   dies at 77 of acute pneumonia in Fukuoka.   
   	“Attack from Space” is released on DVD in the U.S. by Alpha
Video.   
   	Episode 6 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” and "Ultraman Tiga: Fugitive   
   from Beyond" are released on DVD in the U.S.   
   	Volume 7 of "Kikaida" is released on DVD in Hawaii.   
      
   2005: "Ringu" is released in Hungary on DVD.   
   	"Casshern" premieres in Belgium at the Brussels International   
   Festival of Fantasy Films.   
      
   2006: "Godzilla: Final Wars" is released in Poland on DVD.   
      
   2008: Episode 6 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
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