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   Reaper G to All   
   8/21: Today in G-History   
   21 Aug 14 06:20:27   
   
   From: reaperg@aol.com   
      
   1904: MARTIN BERKELEY, who co-wrote "Tarantula" and "The Deadly Mantis", is   
   born in New York City. He died in May, 1979 in Brandon, Fla.    
      
   1913: ROBERT GORDON, who directed "It Came from Beneath the Sea", is born in   
   Pittsburgh.   
      
   1931: JACK BANNING, who played Professor Phenomenous Ingenious on "Power   
   Rangers in Space" and "Power Rangers Lost Galaxy', is born in New York City.   
      
   1953: TSUTOMU SEKINE, who played a truck driver on "Secret Task Force   
   Goranger" and the Conductor on the "Train Squadron ToQger" franchise, is born   
   in Tokyo. He was also in "Erik the Viking", "The Toxic Avenger Part II", and   
   "The Toxic Avenger Part III:    
   The Last Temptation of Toxie".   
      
   1959: SHOJI KAWAMORI, designer on "The Ultraman" and "Sayonara Jupiter", is   
   born in Toyama, Japan.   
      
   1966: Episode 6 of "Ultraman", "The Coastal Patrol Command", debuts on   
   Japanese TV.         
   	KAZUHIKO NISHIMURA, who played Jou Ohara on "Super Animal Squadron Liveman"   
   and "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger", is born in Kyoto.    
      
   1969: SAMUEL POP ANING, who played an Earth Defense Force operator in   
   "Godzilla: Final Wars", is born in Ghana. He also played Whacker Wilson on   
   "Power Rangers Dino Thunder".    
      
   1970: TAKASHI NISHINA, who played Joshu in "Ringu 2" and AD Aki Maruo in   
   "Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack", and Ken   
   Horii in "Zombie TV", is born in Kyoto. He was also in "Gamera 3: Revenge of   
   Iris", "Battle Royale II", "Yo-   
   Yo Girl Cop", "Yakuza Weapon", "Bailout!", and "Dead Sushi".   
      
   1971: Episode 21 of "Kamen Rider", "Dokugander, Confrontation at Osaka   
   Castle", debuts on Japanese TV.         
   	MASATO HAGIWARA, who played Sawara-Shin'nou in "Onmyoji" and Umihito in   
   "Kitaro and the Millenium Curse", is born in Kanagawa, Japan. He was also in   
   "The Cure", "Many Happy Returns", and "The Place Promised in Our Early Days".   
   	Episode 34 of "Spectreman", "The Wrath of Moonthunder!!", debuts on Japanese   
   TV.   
      
   1973: "Son of Godzilla" premieres in Sweden on TV.    
      
   1974: URAWA AWATA, who played Sayoko Fukasawa on "Kamen Rider Blade" and was   
   in "Mail", is born in Kanagawa, Japan.    
      
   1976: CHANE'T JOHNSON, who played the adoption counselor in "The Ring Two", is   
   born in Dallas.   
      
   1984: RICHARD DEACON, who played a reporter at the L.A. news conference in   
   "Them!", dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles.    
      
   1987: ANGELO FRANCESCO LAVAGNINO, who composed the score to "Gorgo", dies in   
   Gavi, Italy.    
      
   1988: Episode 45 of "Kamen Rider Black", "The Death of Beshium -- the Demonic   
   Flower", debuts on Japanese TV.    
   	Episode 31 of "World Ninja War Jiraiya" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1992: Episode 26 of "Dinosaur Squadron Zyuranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   1993: Episode 20 of "Electronic Superhuman Gridman", "Colors Are Disappearing   
   from Earth?!", debuts on Japanese TV.    
      
   1998: "Godzilla" is released in Iceland.    
      
   2001: "Reptilian" is released in the U.S. on video.    
      
   2002: "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" is released on DVD in Japan.    
      
   2003: "Destroy All Monsters" is released on DVD in Japan.    
      
   2004: "Izo" is released in Japan.   
   	Episode 26 of "Power Rangers Dino Thunder", "Disappearing Act", debuts on ABC   
   Family.   
   	Episode 45 of "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", "Act 45", debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2005: Episode 25 of "Magic Squadron Magiranger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2007: The "Toho Pack Box Set", including "The Mysterians", "Varan the   
   Unbelievable", and "Matango", is released on DVD in the U.S.    
      
   2008: "Dragon Wars" is released in Kuwait.   
      
   2009: "Jaws in Japan" a.k.a. "Psycho Shark" is released in Japan on DVD.   
   	"20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope" premieres in the U.S. in San Francisco.   
      
   2011: Episode 26 of "Pirate Squadron Gokaiger" debuts on Japanese TV.   
      
   2012: TAKETOSHI NAITO, who played Chief Cabinet Secretary Takegami in   
   "Godzilla 1985", dies at 86 in Yokohama.   
      
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