Sci-Fi Trivia: May 7th.

Events on this day: May 07

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 – Valentine Dyall - Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Stranger from Space.

In Doctor Who he played the Black Guardian in the Doctor Who stories The Armageddon Factor, Mawdryn Undead, Terminus and Enlightenment.

Dyall also recorded the voice of Slarn for the radio play Slipback, which unfortunately was not broadcast until after his death.

He was also one of the few actors considered for the role of the Second Doctor; Dyall, like the other actors, declined the offer to play the role because he didn't want to commit to a long-running role.

Thanks to the Tardis Data Core(http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Doctor_Who_Wiki) for the above information.

Born on this day in 1911 – Ishiro Honda, director - Godzilla 1977, Mecha Godzilla, Ultraman Returns, Godzilla’s Revenge, Yog: Monster from Space, Latitude Zero, Destroy All Monsters, The War of the Gargantuas, Invasion of the Astro Monster, Frankenstein Conquers the World, Ghidorah, Motrha vs. Godzilla, Atrtagon, Matango, Varan, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Gorath, Mothra, Battle in Outer Space, The H-Man, The Mysterians, Rodan, Godzilla, King of the Monsters!, Godzilla 1954

Born on this day in 1931 – author Gene Wolfe.

On this day in 2007 – Nicholas Worth, actor, died aged 69 - Star Trek: Voyager, Starforce, The X Files, Sliders, Star Trek: DS9, Timelock, Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II, Darkman, Swamp Thing, Coma, The Invisible Man, The Six Million Dollar Man.

He has appeared four times in the Star Trek universe, twice on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and twice as Lonzak on Star Trek: Voyager.

Source: Memory Alpha(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/)

On this day in 2013 – Aubrey Woods, actor, died aged 87 - Blakes 7, Doctor Who.

In Doctor Who he played the Controller in the Doctor Who story Day of the Daleks.

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

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1939 - Ruggero Deodato (director of many horror films) was born.