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|    8/3: Today in G-History    |
|    03 Aug 13 07:11:02    |
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1883: LOUIS GRUENBERG, who composed stock music in "20 Million Miles to   
   Earth", is born in Brzesc, Poland.   
      
   1902: DAVID BUTTOLPH, composer on "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is born in   
   New York City.    
      
   1906: ROBERT EMMETT DOLAN, who composed stock music used in the U.S. release   
   of "King Kong vs. Godzilla", is born in Hartford, Conn.    
      
   1919: YUNOSUKE ITO, who was in "Evil of Dracula", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1920: TEPPEI TAKASUGI is born. He played Professor Fukunaga in Episode 14 of   
   "Iron King", and was in Episode 79 of "Secret Task Force Goranger", Episodes 7   
   & 31 of "Super-God Bibyuun", Episodes 4 & 20 of Toei's "Spiderman", and   
   Episodes 5 & 46 of "Great    
   Squadron Goggle V".    
      
   1927: HIDEO KANZE, who played the Mikado in "Kuroneko", is born in
Tokyo.    
      
   1949: PHILIP CASNOFF, who played Aaron in "Message from Space", is born in   
   Philadelphia. He also starred in the TV miniseries "Sinatra".   
      
   1956: SHINGO IPPONGI, who was in “Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant   
   Monsters All-Out Attack” and “Yatterman”, is born in Japan.   
      
   1969: TAKEHIRO MUROZONO, the voice of Kabados on “Robotack”, is born in   
   Kanagawa, Japan.   
      
   1973: Episode 44 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Rainbow
Combination   
   Technique", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1974: "Nostradamus no daiyogen" ("Great Prophecies of Nostradamus" a.k.a.   
   "Prophecies of Nostradamus" a.k.a. "The Last Days of Planet Earth" is released   
   in Japan.    
    Episode 25 of "Kamen Rider X", "The Riddle of the Phantom Thief: Horned   
   Beetle Lupin!?", debuts on Japanese TV.   
    Episode 18 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Absolute Death Arm-Gun
Green Beret",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: HIDEAKI ITO, who played Tada Kazuki in "Pyrokinesis", Minamoto no   
   Hiromaki in "Onmyoji" and "Onmyoji 2", and Takashi in "The Princess Blade", is   
   born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.    
      
   1976: Episode 4 of "Super-God Bibyuun", "A Midsummer Icicle? Bashaan Goes   
   Berserk", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1977: Episode 26 of “Vigilante Zubat”, “Forgive Him! My Son”, debuts   
   on Japanese TV.    
      
   1982: NOZOMI ANDO, who played Miyuki Moribe in "Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris" and   
   starred in "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons", is born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.    
      
   1985: Episode 27 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: TETSU NAKAMURA, who played Nelson's henchman in "Mothra", Dr. Okada in   
   "Latitude Zero", and Dr. Kawamoto in "The Last Dinosaur", dies at 83.   
      
   1996: A Godzilla film festival is held as part of Nisei Week in the
Little   
   Tokyo district of Los Angeles. The star (played by an American stuntman in a   
   Toho promotional suit) is greeted by Mayor Richard Riordan.    
      
   1997: Episode 24 of "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger", "New Face of   
   Silver", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1999: "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II", "Rebirth of Mothra", and "Rebirth of   
   Mothra II" are released on VHS in the U.S.    
      
   2002: "Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet" is released in Japan.    
      
   2003: "Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet" premieres in Canada at   
   the
FanTasia film festival in Montreal.    
    Episode 23 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: "Casshern" premieres in Germany at the Munich Fantasy Filmfest.    
      
   2007: “The Host” is released in Uruguay.   
      
   2008: "Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects"   
   has its world premiere in Hollywood.    
    Episode 24 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   --   
   Reaper G   
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