From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1904: HARRIS ASHBURN, co-music supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in   
   Wisconsin.    
      
   1917: TORU ABE, who played Hidanokami Arakawa in “Wrath of Daimajin”, is   
   born in Fukuoka. He was also in “Tokyo Story”, “The Human Condition I:   
   No Greater Love”, and “Shogun”.   
      
   1918: JAY A. MORLEY JR., costume supervisor on "The Deadly Mantis", is
born.    
      
   1936: JUN FUMIYAKI, who played Kogenta in "Daimajin" and Yasutaro in "Yokai   
   Monsters: 100 Monsters", is born.    
      
   1939: MOEKO EZAWA, who played the widow Yui in "G.I. Samurai" and the old   
   woman in "Sakuya: Slayer of Demons", is born in Hyogo, Japan.    
      
   1940: NORIKO MAKI, who was on “Horror Theater Unbalance”, is born in   
   China. She was also in “Our Marriage”, “An Autumn Afternoon”, and   
   “Dragon Tattoo: Full of Blood”.   
      
   1949: MASATO IBU, who played Motohiko Sugiura in "Godzilla vs. Megaguirus" and   
   the Xilian general in "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born in Tokyo. He also played   
   Hattori in “Sukeban Deka: The Movie”, Eitaro Narazaki in "Lorelei: The   
   Witch of the Pacific    
   Ocean" and Dosan Saito
in "Time Slip 1549", was in “Mikadroid” and   
   "Tetsujin 28”, and was the voice of Deslar in the “Space Battleship   
   Yamato” anime and live action film and Ultraman Jonias on “The   
   Ultraman”. His other films include “   
   Empire of the Sun”, “Taboo”, and “Sway”.   
      
   1962: "The Manster" is released in the U.S. 
        
   	DEBRA ROGERS, the U.S. dubbing voice of Gin Rei/Falmelle on "Giant Robo: The   
   Animation" and Miki Asuka on the "Ambassador Magma" anime, is born in Burbank,   
   Calif.    
      
   1969: KOJI MATOBA, who played Yoda in “Samurai Commando Mission 1549", is   
   born in Saitama, Japan. 
        
   	SCOTT OSHITA, mechanical designer and puppeteer on "Godzilla", is born in Los   
   Angeles.    
      
   1970: MAKI MIZUNO, who played newscaster Anna Otonashi in "Godzilla Final   
   Wars", is born in Tokyo. She was also in “Rainbow Bridge” and “Waga   
   kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji monogatari”.   
      
   1971: TOMOE TANABE, who played Kunoichi Ran on “Ninja Squadron Kakuranger”   
   and Dappu on “Highspeed Squadron Carranger”, is born. She also appeared on   
   “Rescue Squadron Go Go V”.    
      
   1974: DAISUKE KISHIO, the voice of Bakuryu Dime on "Blast Dragon Squadron   
   Abaranger", is born in Matsusaka, Japan.    
      
   1976: Episode 51, the final episode of "Ultraman Leo" premieres on
Japanese   
   TV.    
      
   1978: EMI IKEHATA, who played Naoko in “The Grudge 3”, is born in Tokyo.   
   She is the daughter of Yuzo Kayama and granddaughter of Ken Uehara.    
      
   1980: Episode 26 of "Sky Rider" debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1981: CHIKA FUJIMURA, who played Yoko Hino in "Misa the Dark Angel", is born   
   in Gifu, Japan.         
   	Episode 8 of "Solar Squadron Sunvulcan", "The Song of Diligence Sung by   
   Father", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1985: MIU TAKEUCHI, who played Sae Taiga a.k.a. Gao White on the "Hundred   
   Beast Squadron Gaoranger" franchise, is born.    
   	MICHI NISHIJIMA, who played Emiri Imanaka/Abare Pink on "Blast Dragon   
   Squadron Abaranger", "Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger: Deluxe", "Rumbling   
   Squadron Boukenger", and "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger”, is born in Japan.    
      
   1987: Episode 5 of "Aura Squadron Maskman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1989: JOHN MCCURRY, who played A1C Hopkins in "Gammera the Invincible", dies   
   in Rockaway, N.Y.    
      
   1991: RIN ASUKA, who played Wakana Sonozaki on "Kamen Rider Double" and "Kamen   
   Rider Double: Forever A to Z", is born in Osaka.   
      
   1993: HARRY SHEARER, who played WDIF anchorman Charles Caiman in "Godzilla",   
   marries Judith Owen.    
   	NAOKI TAKESHI, who played Shingo Tsukino on “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon”   
   and “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Special Act”, is born in Japan.    
      
   1997: Episode 7 of "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger", "Persistent Annoying   
   Girl", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1998: ROBERT G. TAPERT, co-producer of "The Grudge" and "The Grudge 2",   
   marries Lucy Lawless. He was born in 1955 and was the roommate of Sam   
   Raimi’s brother Ivan.    
      
   1999: GIL PERKINS, who played a sailor and was the stunt double for Bruce   
   Cabot in "King Kong" and did stunts in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", dies   
   of natural causes in Woodland Hills, Calif.    
      
   2004: "The Ultra Q Club" ends its run on TBS Radio in Japan.       
   	TOMIO SAGISU, co-creator, writer, and/or producer of "Spectreman", "Vigilante   
   Lion Maru" and "Fu-un Lion Maru", dies from heart failure in Tokyo.    
   	Episode 7 of "Special Police Squadron Dekaranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 12, the final episode of "Sh15uya", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2006: The special "Monster Edition" of "Godzilla"; two volumes of "Godzilla:   
   The Series", "Monster Mayhem" and "Mutant Madness"; and the original and 2005   
   versions of "King Kong" are released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2008: The "Godzilla DVD Collection III", featuring rereleases of "Godzilla vs.   
   the Smog Monster", "Godzilla on Monster Island", "Godzilla vs. Megalon",   
   "Godzilla vs. the Cosmic Monster", and "Terror of Mechagodzilla", is released   
   in Japan.    
      
   2009: Episode 13 of "Kamen Rider Dragon Knight", "Thrill of the Hunt", debuts   
   on the CW Network.   
      
   2010: Episode 7 of "Heavenly Armament Squadron Goseiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
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