Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 16th.

Events on this day: May 16th.

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 1887 – Bull Montana, actor - The Lost World, Flash Gordon.


Born on this day in 1916 – Bernard Braden, actor - The Day the Earth Caught Fire.


Born on this day in 1918 – Barry Atwater, actor - Star Trek, The Invaders, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.


In Star Trek he played the role of Surak in the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain"

This is the dialogue between Spock and Kirk:

"Surak."

"Who?"

"The greatest of all who ever lived on our planet, captain. The father of all we became."
– Spock and James T. Kirk, 2269 ("The Savage Curtain")

Surak was a legendary Vulcan philosopher, scientist, and logician, considered the greatest of all who ever lived on Vulcan and the father of the modern Vulcan civilization. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")

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

Born on this day in 1944 – Danny Trejo, actor -The X-Files, Eyeborgs, Predators, Rise of the Zombies, Zombie Hunter, Volcano Zombies.


On this day in 2002 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones was released.



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