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   1898: VAN NEST POLGLASE, who was an art director on the original "King Kong"   
   and did settings on "Son of Kong", is born in New York City.    
      
   1908: RAY HEINDORF, musical director on "Them!", is born in Haverstraw, N.Y.    
      
   1911: LOUIS PHILLIPI, makeup artist on "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", is   
   born in Masontown, Penn.    
      
   1928: MIKI SANJO, who played the singer in "The Invisible Man" and Ayumi Omori   
   in "Reincarnation", is born in Tokyo.    
      
   1930: BRUCE ALLPRESS, who played Master Phant the Elephant Ranger on "Power   
   Rangers Jungle Fury", is born.    
      
   1935: KOICHI TAKANO, special effects director on "Ultraman" and many of its   
   follow-ups ("Ultra Seven", "Return of Ultraman", "Ultraman Ace", "Ultraman   
   Taro", "Ultraman Leo", "Akio Jissoji's Ultraman", "Ultraman 80", "Ultraman:   
   The
Ultimate Hero", and †  
   œUltraman Tigaâ€�), is born. Beginning his career as an assistant cameraman on   
   "Godzilla Raids Again" (setting the camera at the wrong speed to inadvertently   
   creat the fast-paced monster battle), he was also a cameraman on "King Kong   
   vs. Godzilla" and "   
   Ultra Q"; special effects director on "Operation: Mystery", "Mirrorman", "Iron   
   King", "Jumborg Ace", "Tidal Wave", and "Megaloman"; director on "Super Robot   
   Red Baron", "Super Robot Mach
Baron", "Ultraman Zoffy", and "The Ultraman   
   Story"; and executive    
   producer of "Ultraman Zearth", "Ultraman Tiga", "Ultraman Dyna", "Ultraman   
   Tiga and Ultraman Dyna", "Ultraman Gaia", "Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in   
   Hyperspace", "Ultraman Cosmos", "Ultraman Cosmos: First Contact", and   
   "Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet".    
      
   1943: TAKASHI TSUMURA, who played Urabe in "Tokyo Blackout", is born in Tokyo.   
   He was also on "Ultraman Taro" and "Owl's Castle".    
      
   1948: KITARO, who played Tamasaburo Kazari on "Kamen Rider Kuuga", is born. He   
   was also in "School of Ghosts 2" and "Red Shadow", and was the voice of   
   Nuppefuhofu in "Kitaro".    
      
   1951: IKUYA SAWAKI, who was the narrator and voice of Master Head and Tensoder   
   on "Samurai Squadron Shinkenger vs. Go-onger", "Heavenly Armament Squadron   
   Goseiger", "Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger: Epic on the Movie", "Heavenly   
   Armament Squadron    
   Goseiger vs. Shinkenger", "Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger Returns: Last   
   Epic", and "Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle", is born in   
   Chiba, Japan.   
      
   1958: TIM BURTON, who gave Godzilla cameos in his films "Pee-Wee's Big   
   Adventure" and "Mars Attacks", is born in Burbank, Calif. His other films   
   include "Beetlejuice", "Batman", "Edward Scissorhands", "Batman Returns", "The   
   Nightmare Before Christmas", "   
   Ed Wood", "Sleepy Hollow", "The World of Stainboy", "Planet of the Apes", "Big   
   Fish", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of   
   Fleet Street", "9", and "Alice in Wonderland.    
      
   1963: BRIANNE SIDDALL is born in West Virginia. She was the U.S. dubbing voice   
   of Wolbot and Cobrot on "V.R. Troopers"; Sinister Simian, Vase Face, and   
   Soccadillo on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers"; Mechaterpillar on "Power   
   Rangers Zeo"; Big Burpa on "   
   Power Rangers Turbo"; Queen Machina on "Power Rangers in Space"; Maronda on   
   "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy"; a boy on "Kikaider: The Animation"; Circuit on   
   "Power Rangers Time Force" and "Power Rangers Wild Force"; and Akira on   
   "Kikaider 01: The Animation".    
      
   1967: NOBUYUKI HIYAMA, the voice of Boss Kamikaze on "Five Star Squadron   
   Dairanger", Gasha Skull on "Ninja Squadron Kakuranger", Bomber the Great on   
   "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", Sambash on "Star Beast Squadron Gingaman",   
   Gelnewt on "Kamen Rider Den-o &   
    Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Battleship", the younger Sneak Brother   
   on "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", and the narrator and Tachibana on "Kamen Rider   
   Fourze", is born in Hiroshima, Japan.   
      
   1968: Episode 47 of "Ultra Seven", "Home Sweet Home", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1971: KENJI MOTOMIYA, who played one of Mizoguchi’s henchmen in   
   â€œReturnerâ€�, an army soldier in “Gamera the Braveâ€�, Gat in “The World   
   Sinks except Japanâ€�, and a space cavalier in "Space Battleship Yamato", is   
   born in Ehime, Japan. He was    
   also in “Godzilla: Final Warsâ€� and “Big Man Japanâ€�.    
      
   1972: Episode 21 of "Transforming Ninja Arashi" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1973: Episode 16 of "Kikaida 01", "Terror! The Mummy's Nitro Bombs", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.         
   	Episode 28 of "Kamen Rider V3", "The Five Commandants' All-Out Attack!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 20 of “Storm Cloud Lion Maruâ€� debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 20 of "Condorman -- Symbol of Justice", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.         
   	YUNA NATSUO, who played Kondo in "Exte: Hair Extensions", is born in Miyagi,   
   Japan.    
      
   1979: Episode 30 of "Battle Fever J", "I Want to Eat -- the Cook of Strange   
   Foods", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1981: AMANDA WEAVER, L.A. set dresser on the U.S. version of "Pulse", is born   
   in Tulsa, Okla.    
      
   1984: Episode 30 of "Super Electron Bioman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1995: Episode 26 of "Superpower Squadron Ohranger", "The Six Hundred Million   
   Year Old Young Warrior", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1996: Episode 26 of "B-Fighter Kabuto", "B-Fighter vs. B-Fighter", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.         
   	STEVE TOM, who played the newscaster in the U.S. version of "Pulse", marries   
   Elaine Mudrick.    
      
   2002: Episode 27 of "Ninja Squadron Hurricanger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: Episode 21 of "Ultra Q: Dark Fantasy", "The Night Fog, This Evening...",   
   debuts on TV Tokyo.    
      
   2006: The U.S. version of "Pulse" is released in Estonia and Latvia.    
      
   2007: "The iDol" premieres in Japan at the Kansai International Film Festival.    
      
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