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   1897: CONSTANTINE ROMANOFF, who played Bill the sailor in "The Son of Kong",   
   is born in St. Petersburg, Russia.    
      
   1929: SAKAE UMEZU is born in Toyama, Japan.. He played Hirokawa on Episode 13   
   of "Ultraman", Takemura on Episode 41 of "Ultraseven", Ichiro's dad on Episode   
   6 of "Mirrorman", Nakamura on Episode 82 of "Kamen Rider", Mr. Sasaki on   
   Episode 22 of "Kikaida    
   01", Tanabe on Episode 27 of "Kamen Rider X", Yamazaki on "Space Ironmen   
   Kyodyne", Makiguchi on Episode 22 of "Pro Wrestling Star Aztecizer",   
   Necromancer on Episode 15 of "Superhuman Bibyuun", Fujiwara on Episose 26 of   
   "Ultraman 80", and Dr. Kameda on     
   Episode 18 of "Space Sheriff Gavan", Choro In "Kitaro and the Millenium   
   Curse", and the theater owner in "20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope", and was   
   in "Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa the Dark Angel"    
      
   1932: KYOKO TERASE, who played Sphinx on "Magic Squadron Magiranger", is born   
   in Tokyo.    
      
   1938: TETSUO KINJO, writer on "Ultraman", "Ultra Seven", and “Operation:   
   Mystery”, is born in Tokyo. He also wrote the lyrics for the theme to   
   "Operation: Mystery".   
      
   1943: BIN FURUYA, who wore the "Ultraman" costume and played Amagi on   
   "Ultraseven", a military officer in “Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8   
   Summit”, and an inhabitant of the Land of Light in "Mega Monster Batte:   
   Ultra Galaxy Legends", is born in    
   Tokyo. He also did stunts and monster costume work on "Ultra Q", "Akio   
   Jissoji's Ultraman", "Ultraman 80", and "Ultraman: Big Monster Battle".    
      
   1947: YASUNORI MORITANI, the voice of Dorodoro on "Hundred Beast Squadron   
   Gaoranger", Kamen Rider Scissors on "Kamen Rider Decade", and Cosmic Kenpo   
   Master Pachacamac XIII on "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", is born in Sapporo. He   
   could also be heard on "   
   Armitage III", "Death by Degrees", and "Warriors Orochi".   
      
   1950: Bandai Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest toy manufacturer and maker of   
   hundreds of figures from Japanese monster films and superhero series, is   
   founded.    
      
   1956: "Byaku fujin no yoren" ("Bewitched Love of the White Wife") a.k.a.   
   "Madame White Snake" is released in Japan.    
      
   1967: Episode 14 of "Masked Ninja Red Shadow", "Riddle of the Manji Clan",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1973: Episode 14 of "Robot Detective", "Terror of the Twinkling Eyes!!",   
   debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1975: Episode 13 of "Secret SquadronGoranger", "Secret of Pink! Push Down the   
   Human Bomb", debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	Episode 14 of "Kamen Rider Stronger", "Puzzle of the Great Leader Shadow   
   Appearance", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1985: Episode 23 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
   	JUN TAKANOMAKI, who played on Lady Diana on "Dimensional Warrior Spielban"   
   and Reiko Shirotori on "Kamen Rider Black RX" and was on "Super Manchine:   
   Metalder", marries Hiroshi Watari.   
      
   1986: Episode 19 of "Super Nova Flashman" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1990: FELIX RYAN, who plays Spike Skullovitch on 'Power Rangers Samurai", is   
   born.   
      
   1991: NOBUO NAKAMURA, who played Dr. Munakata in "Dogora", the skeptical   
   museum chief in "Frankenstein Conquers the World", and Dr. Kita in "War of the   
   Gargantuas", dies.                
   	"Honto ni atta kowai hanashi" a.k.a. "Scary True Stories -- Ten Haunting   
   Tales from the Japanese Underground", is released in Japan on video.    
   	Episode 21 of “Birdman Squadron Jetman” debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2004: NORMAN VAN HAWLEY, who played Ian Matthews in “The Manster”, dies at   
   86 in Las Vegas.   
      
   2007: "Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film", featuring
appearances by   
   Shusuke Kaneko and Sion Sono, begins in New York City. Sion's "Exte: Hair   
   Extensions" has its U.S. premiere here.    
      
   2008: "Girara no gyakushu: Toya-ko Samitto kikiippatsu" ("Guilala's   
   Counterattack: Lake Toya Summit Crisis") a.k.a. "Monster X Strikes Back:   
   Attack the G8 Summit" has its world premiere in Hokkaido.   
      
   2011: SHINJI WADA, creator of the "Sukeban Deka" manga which was turned into   
   several films and TV series, dies in Tokyo.   
      
   No year given: DEREK WADE, the U.S. dubbing voice of Jiro Kimuro in "Yo-Yo   
   Girl Cop", is born.   
      
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