Sci-Fi Trivia: May 31st.

Events on this day: May 31^st.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1895 – science fiction author George R. Stewart.

Born on this day in 1929 – Menahem Golan, producer - American Cyborg: Steel Warrior, Prison Planet, Night of the Living Dead (1 990), Cyborg, Doin’ Time on Planet Earth, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1 988), Alien from L.A., Masters of the Universe, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Invaders from Mars, America 3000, Lifeforce.

Born on this day in 1956 – Nikolai Sotirov, actor - Annihilation Earth, Star Runners, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon.

On this day in 1956 – X: The Unknown released.

On this day in 1960 – The Electronic Monster released in US.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 30th.

Events on this day: May 30^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1896 – Howard Hawks, director of The Thing from Another World.

On this day in 1919 – The First Men in the Moon, released.

Born on this day in 1922 science fiction author Harry Clement.

Born on this day in 1953 – Colm Meaney, actor - Alice, Stargate: Atlantis, Zenon: Z3, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation.

On this day in 1967 – Claude Rains, actor, died aged 77 - Invisible Man, The Lost World.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 29th.

Events on this day: May 29^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1905 – Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor - Chimera, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Out of the Unknown.

In Star Wars Episode VI he briefly played the redeemed Anakin Skywalker.

On this day in 1957 – James Whale, director, died aged 67 - The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1942 – Kevin Conway, actor - Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, Star Trek: TNG.

In Star Trek he played the clone of Kahless the Unforgettable in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "Rightful Heir" in 1993.

Source: Memory Alpha Star Trek Wikia(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main)

Born on this day in 1928 – Frederick Jaeger, actor - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Doctor Who, One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing.

He appeared in several Doctor Who stories: as Jano in The Savages, Sorenson in Planet of Evil, and Prof. Marius in The Invisible Enemy.

Source: Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 28th.

Events on this day: May 28^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1910 – Rachel Kempson, actress - Curse of the Fly.

Born on this day in 1919 – Frank Middlemass, actor - The Invisible Man, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed.

Born on this day in 1925 – Martha Vickers, actress - Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman.

Born on this day in 1932 – Shane Rimmer, actor - Autopsy, The War of the Starfighters, Space Truckers, Year of the Comet, Space Police, Morons from Outer Space, Space, Superman II, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Space: 1999, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Rollerball, UFO, Doctor Who.

In Doctor Who he played Seth Harper in the story The Gunfighters, and also read the audiobook of the serial's novelisation.

Source: Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1944 – Patricia Quinn, actress - Doctor Who, in which she played Belazs in the Doctor Who television story Dragonfire and Angvia in the Big Finish Productions audio story Bang-Bang-a-Boom!. She is best known for playing Magenta in the 1975 cult musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Source: Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Born on this day in 1944 – Faith Brown, actress - Doctor Who, in which she played Flast in the story Attack of the Cybermen.

Source: Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

Sci-Fi Trivi: May 27th.

Events on this day: 27^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1911 – Vincent Price, actor - The Invisible Man Returns, Lights Out, Science Fiction Theatre, The Tingler, The Fly, Return of the Fly, The Last Man on Earth, Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bomb, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Edward Scissorhands.

Born on this day in 1922 – Christopher Lee, actor - Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, The Tomorrow People, Cyber Eden, Starship Invasions, End of the World, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, She, I Monster, Space: 1999.

Born on this day in 1949 – Michelan Sisti, actor -Star Trek: TNG in which he played the Ferengi Tol in the seventh season episode "Bloodlines" in 1994.

Source: Memory Alpha - Star Trek Wiki(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main)

Born on this day in 1958 – Linnea Quigley, actress - The Naked Monster, The Monster Man, Horrorvision, The Killer Eye, Creepozoids, Dr. Alien.

On this day in 2011 – Jeff Conaway died aged 60 - Babylon 5.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 26th.

Events on this day: 26^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1913 – Peter Cushing, actor - The Mystery on Monster Island, Star Wars, At the Earth’s Core, Space: 1999, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, The Beast Must Die, The Creeping Flesh, I, Monster, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, The Blood Beast Terror, Frankenstein Created Woman, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 21 50 A.D., Island of Terror, Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Man Who Finally Died, The Revenge of Frankenstein, The Curse of Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1923 – James Arness, actor - Them!, The Thing from Another World, Two Lost Worlds.

Born on this day in 1935 – Sheila Steafel, actress - Five Million Years to Earth, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD.

Born on this day in 1963 – Musette Vander, actress - Planet Raptor, Forbidden Warrior, Mansquito, Stargate SG-1 , Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, The Dark Mist, Oblivion, Monolith, Super Force.

On this day in 2013 – science fiction author Jack Vance died aged 96.

And in the horror genre:

Born on this day in 1964 - Caitlin R. Kiernan - horror author.

On this day in 1990 - Friday the 13th: The Series ends its run on television

On this day in 2000 - Resident Evil Code: Veronica was released for the Dreamcast in Europe.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 25th.

Events on this day: 25^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1888 – Miles Malleson, actor - First Men in the Moon, The Brain.

Born on this day in 1926 – Claude Akins, actor - Eerie, Indiana, Monster in the Closet, Tentacles, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone, Adventures of Superman.

Born on this day in 1935 – Ann Robinson, actress - War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds (TV), Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, The War of the Worlds, The Naked Monster.

On this day in 1953 – It Came From Outer Space was released.

On this day in 1977 – Star Wars IV: A New Hope was released.

On this day in 1979 – Alien was released.

On this day in 1983 – Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi was released.

On this day in 1990 – Back to the Future: Part III was released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 24th.

Events on this day: 24^th.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1907 – Willis Bouchey, actor - The Munsters, Twilight Zone, Panic in Year Zero!, Them!, Red Planet Mars.

Born on this day in 1927 – Richard Garland, actor - Mutiny in Outer Space, Panic in Year Zero!, Attack of the Crab Monsters, Adventures of Superman.

Born on this day in 1949 – Jim Broadbent, actor - Cloud Atlas, Harry Potter, Comic Relief: Doctor Who – The Curse of Fatal Death, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Brazil, Time Bandits.

Born on this day in 1952 – Sybil Danning, actress - Virus X, Superboy, The Phantom Empire, Amazon Women on the Moon, V, Battle Beyond the Stars, Meteor.

Born on this day in 1967 – Dana Ashbrook - Welcome to Paradox, W.E.I.R.D. World, Return of the Living Dead II, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1979 - Dawn of the Dead was released theatrically.

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 23rd.

This is a small selection of science fiction and horror related events that have happened on this day over the years.

Born on this day in 1908 – Linda Watkins, actress - From Hell it Came.

Born on this day in 1912 – Marius Goring, actor - He played Theodore Maxtible in the Doctor Who story The Evil of the Daleks.

Born on this day in 1921 – science fiction author James Blish.

Born on this day in 1942 – Zalman King, actor - Galaxy of Terror, Land of the Giants.

Born on this day in 1945 – Andrew Burt, actor - Super Gran, Doctor Who, Blakes 7.

In Doctor Who he played Valgard in the television story Terminus.

Source: TARDIS Data Core - Doctor Who Wiki(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki)

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1980 - The Shining was released theatrically.

On this day in 1986 - Poltergeist II was released theatrically.

On this day in 2003 - Silent Hill 3 was released on the PlayStation and PC in Europe.