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   1564: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, whose "Hamlet" was quoted in the U.S.   
   version of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in Stratford-upon-Avon,   
   England.   
      
   1616: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE dies. See above.   
      
   1875: LEE TUNG FOO, who played a waiter in "Mighty Joe Young", is born   
   in California.   
      
   1930: ALAN OPPENHEIMER, who played Dr. Contrare in the U.S. release of   
   "Gammera the Invincible", is born in New York City. He is a veteran of   
   sitcoms and cartoons, and was the voice of Mighty Mouse and Skeletor.   
      
   1931: HAJIME TSUBURAYA, the eldest son of Eiji Tsuburaya, is born. He   
   was director and special effects director on "Ultra Q", "Ultraman",   
   "Ultra Seven", "Operation: Mystery", "Return of Ultraman", "The   
   Ultraman", "Ultraman 80", and "Ultraman: Monster Big Battle", as well   
   as producer of "Mirrorman", "Daigoro vs. Goliath", and "Jumborg   
   Ace".He also was an assistant cameraman on "Godzilla, King of the   
   Monsters".   
      
   1938: KATSUO NAKAMURA, who played Hoichi the Earless in "Kwaidan", the   
   fisherman in Yaizu Harbor in "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant   
   Monsters All-Out Attack", and the commentator in "Godzilla: Tokyo   
   S.O.S.", is born in Tokyo. He also played Lise in "Princess from the   
   Moon" and God in the “20th Century Boys” trilogy, and was in "Tetsujin   
   28”.   
      
   1956: WAKIKO KANO, who played Maria Nagisa a.k.a. Miss America II on   
   "Battle Fever J" and Mimi on "Space Sheriff Gavan", "Space Sheriff   
   Sharivan", and "Space Sheriff Shaider", is born in Hokkaido.   
      
   1957: KENJI KAWAI, composer on “Mikadroid”, "The Red Spectacles",   
   "Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops", "Ringu", "Ringu 2", "Avalon",   
   "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons", "The Princess Blade", "Dark Water",   
   "Ultraman Nexus", "Reincarnation", "Death Note", "Death Note: The Last   
   Name", “Orochi – Blood”, "Assault Girls", “Gantz”, "Gantz: Perfect   
   Answer", "Unoffical Squadron Akibaranger", "Sadako 3D", and "The   
   Complex", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1958: JERZY GUDEJKO, who played Murphy in “Avalon”, is born in Gdansk,   
   Poland.   
      
   1970: SADAO ABE, who played Mitsuru Yamaguchi in "Uzumaki", Kawatoro   
   the kappa in "The Great Yokai War", and Dr. Kaieda in "Yatterman", is   
   born in Chiba, Japan.   
      
   1971: Episode 4 of “Return of Ultraman”, “Certain Death! Comet Kick”,   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1972: Episode 4 of "Superhuman Barom-1" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	CARLTON HOLDER, writer on "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy", is born in New   
   York City. He also wrote "Bridge of Dragons" and "El Padrino".   
   	Episode 20 of "Mirrorman", "Bodyguard from the Deep (Enter, Two Giant   
   Monsters)", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1973: Episode 4 of "Zone Fighter", "Invasion! Garoga’s Grand Army:   
   Godzilla Appears", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1974: Episode 3 of "Inazuman Flash", "500 Hydron Bomb! Ground Base   
   Great Battle", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1976: JAMES FLAVIN, who played Second Mate Briggs in the original   
   "King Kong" and Schultz in "Mighty Joe Young", dies of a ruptured   
   aorta in Los Angeles.   
      
   1977: Episode 4 of "JAKQ Blitzkrieg Squad", "One Joker!! The Perfect   
   Crime's Assassin", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1980: KUON SAYAKA, who was on "Kamen Rider Ryuki", is born in Tokyo.   
      
   1983: Episode 12 of "Science Squadron Dynaman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1988: Episode 9 of "Super Animal Squadron Liveman" debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
   	EITARO OZAWA, who played Inspector Miyashita in "The H-Man" and   
   Finance Minister Kanzaki in "Godzilla 1985", dies at 79.   
      
   1989: Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider Black RX", "The Bride of the Scorpion   
   Seat", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: "The Space Giants" is released on laserdisc in Japan.   
      
   1993: Episode 9 of "Five Star Squadron Dairanger", "Don't Be Vain",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1998: AKIRA OIZUMI, who played a policeman on "Ultraman Taro", dies in   
   Tokyo.   
      
   1999: "The Mighty Peking Man" has a limited re-release in the U.S.   
      
   2000: Episode 13 of "Kamen Rider Kuuga", "Suspicion", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 11 of “Future Squadron Timeranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2003: "Dark Water" is released in Belgium.   
   	CHERNEY BERG, story editor on “The King Kong Show”, dies at 80 in New   
   York.   
      
   2004: Volume 6 of “Operation: Mystery” is released on DVD in Japan.   
      
   2005: Episode 12 of "Power Rangers S.P.D.", "Shadow: Part 2", debuts   
   on U.S. TV.   
      
   2009: TADAO NAKAMARU, who played a policeman in “Godzilla Raids   
   Again”, 1st Lieutenant Yamamoto in “The Mysterians”, Detective Seki in   
   “The H-Man”, Sudo a.k.a. Goro Nakamoto in “The Secret of the   
   Telegian”, the Chancellor in “The Lost World of Sinbad”, Kuni-eda of   
   the Intelligence Bureau in “Tidal Wave”, Interpol Chief Tagawa in   
   “Terror of Mechagodzilla”, Dr. Shibata in “Super-Electron Bioman”, and   
   Yamafugi in “8-Man”, dies in Hiroshima.   
      
   2010: “Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy” is released on DVD and Blu-   
   Ray in Japan.   
   	Episode 4 of “Daimajin Kanon”, “Excess Drink”, debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2011: "Gantsu: Pafekuto Ansaa” ("Gantz: Perfect Answer") is released   
   in Japan.   
      
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