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|    10 Apr 13 06:44:20    |
   
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   1921: CHUCK CONNORS, who played Captain McCloud of the HMS Nereid in   
   "Virus", is born in New York City. A former pro basketball and   
   baseball player, he is best remembered as Lucas McCain on the TV   
   series "The Rifleman" and also appeared in "Tourist Trap".   
      
   1930: LEE WEAVER, who played a homeless man in "Godzilla", is born in   
   Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.   
      
   1936: MILT KOGAN, who played the bald IXL man in "Solar Crisis", is   
   born in Camden, N.J.   
      
   1950: MATABEE WATABE, who was in "Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the   
   G8 Summit", is born in Otaru City, Hokkaido, Japan.   
      
   1954: NAOMASA MUSAKA, who played the doctors in “Tetsuo, the Iron Man”   
   and "Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City", Kiri in “The Princess Blade”,   
   Goro Kanno in “Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla” and “Godzilla: Tokyo   
   S.O.S.”, Kuromushi in “The Sword of Alexander”, the pawn shop owner in   
   “Kitaro”, and Father Nitani in “20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope”,   
   is born in Tokyo. He was also in “Sinking of Japan” and “Goemon”.   
      
   1960: "Denso ningen" ("The Electrically-Transmitted Man") a.k.a. "The   
   Secret of the Telegian" is released in Japan.   
    TOTA TARUMI, who played Jin/Red Flash on "Super Nova   
   Flashman" (appearing via stock footage in "Hundred Beast Squadron   
   Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai"), is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1963: CHUCK CONNORS, see above, marries Kamala Devi.   
      
   1966: Episode 15 of "Ultra Q", "Kanegon's Cocoon", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
    BRAD WILLIAM HENKE, who will play Miles in “Pacific Rim”, is born in   
   Columbus, NE.   
      
   1967: Episode 41 of "The Space Giants", "The Shock of Ghana", debuts   
   on Japanese TV.   
      
   1971: Episode 2 of "Kamen Rider", "Terrifying Bat-Man", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
    Episode 15 of "Spectreman", "Massive Earthquake Levels Tokyo!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: HARRY STRANG, who played the policeman with the tramp in "Mighty   
   Joe Young", dies in Los Angeles.   
      
   1976: Episode 46 of "Secret Squadron Goranger", "Black Super Express!   
   Locomotive Mask Great Reckless Driving", debuts on Japanese TV.   
    YOSHINO KIMURA, who played psychic Yukari Kamo in "Isola" and
Kazusa/   
   Aoi Monzen in "Orochi -- Blood", is born in London. She also
dubbed   
   for Debra Messing in "Open Season" and Angelina Jolie in "Kung
Fu   
   Panda", and starred in the Japanese stage versions of “Farewell My   
   Concubine” and "When Harry Met Sally..."   
      
   1980: CHARLIE HUNNAM, who will play Raleigh Antrobus in “Pacific Rim”,   
   is born in Newcastle, England. He was also in the films “Abandon”,   
   “Nicholas Nickleby”, “Cold Mountain”, “Green Street Hooligans”, and   
   “Children of Men”, and the TV series “Byker Grove”, “Queer as   
   Folk”,   
   and “Sons of Anarchy”.   
      
   1983: RYAN MERRIMAN, who played Jake in “The Ring Two”, is born in   
   Choctaw, Okla.   
      
   1988: Episode 26 of "Kamen Rider Black", "Saving ESP Girl", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
      
   1991: PAUL STADER, stuntman on "Mighty Joe Young", dies in Los   
   Angeles.   
      
   1992: CEC LINDER, who played Dr. Latour in "Virus", dies of a heart   
   attack in Toronto.   
    Episode 7 of “Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 2 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "The Secret of   
   Accepter", premieres on Japanese TV.   
      
   1999: Episode 10 of “Power Rangers Lost Galaxy”, “The Sunflower   
   Search”, debuts on Fox.   
      
   2004: Episode 10 of “Power Rangers Dino Thunder”, “Ocean Alert”,   
   debuts on U.S. TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 9 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: Episode 9 of "Power Rangers Mystic Force", "Stranger Within:   
   Part 2", debuts on U.S. TV.   
      
   2008: “Dragon Wars” is released in Germany on DVD.   
    KIKUMA SHIMOIIZAKA, who co-wrote “The Living Skeleton”, dies at 80 in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   2011: Episode 8 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
    Episode 1.9 of “Power Rangers Samurai”, “Test of the Leader”, debuts   
   on Nickelodeon.   
      
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