Sci-Fi Trivia: July 31st.

Events on this day: July 31st.

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 1914 – Mario Bava, director, - Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs, Planet of the Vampires, The Immortal Monster.

Born on this day in 1918 – Basil Henson, actor - The Final Programme, Out of the Unknown, The Frozen Dead.

Born on this day in 1919 – author Primo Levi.

Born on this day in 1929 – Don Murray, actor - The Stepford Children, Radioactive Dreams, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.

Born on this day in 1932 – Ted Cassidy, actor - Man From Atlantis, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Genesis II, Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Angry Red Planet.

Born on this day in 1935 – Geoffrey Lewis, actor - Odyssey 5, The X-Files, The Lawnmower Man, Annihilator, Amazing Stories, Night of the Comet, Mork & Mindy, Quark, The Six Million Dollar Man.

 

On this day in 1955 – Creature with the Atomic Brain released

Born on this day in 1956 – Michael Biehn, actor - Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Planet Terror, Clockstoppers, Megiddo: The Omega Code 2, Asteroid, The Abyss, The Seventh Sign, Aliens, The Terminator, Logan’s Run (TV), Alien 5.

On this day in 1957 – The 27th Day released

Born on this day in 1958 – Greg Travis, actor - Night of the Living Dead 3D, Starship Troopers, Humanoids from the Deep

On this day in 1981 The Day Time Ended released

On this day in 1959 – Return of the Fly released

On this day in 2001 – Poul Anderson, sci-fi author died aged 75

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 30th

Events on this day: July 30th.

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 1882 – Holmes Herbert, actor - The Son of Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Invisible Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1947 – William Atherton, actor - Defiance, Stargate SG-1, Headspace, Race to Space, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor - Terminator, Terminator II, Terminator: Rise of the Machines, Terminator: Genisys, The 6th Day, Total Recall, The Running Man, Predator.

Born on this day in 1948 – Carel Struycken, actress - Men in Black, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV), Star Trek: TNG, Ewoks: The Battle of Endor

Born on this day in 1953 – Philip Davis, actor - Doctor Who, Alien³.

Born on this day in 1961 – Laurence Fishburne, actor - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel, The Signal, The Colony, Predators, The Matrix, Cherry 2000, Repo Men.

On this day in 1986 Flight of the Navigator is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 29th.

Events on this day: July 29th.

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 1876 – Maria Ouspenskaya, actress - Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Born on this day in 1907 – Melvin Mouron Belli, actor - Star Trek

Born on this day in 1922 – Frank Marth, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Marooned, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, My Favorite Martian

Born on this day in 1925 – Lloyd Bochner, actor Superboy, Millennium, Manimal, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, The Starlost, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1933 – Robert Fuller, actor - The Brain from Planet Arous

Born on this day in 1941 – David Warner, actor - Doctor Who, Cyber Wars, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Planet of the Apes, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Total Recall 2070, Wing Commander, Perversions of Science, Babylon 5, Lois & Clark, The Lost World, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Frankenstein, TRON, Time Bandits, Time After Time

Born on this day in 1958 – Marcus Gilbert, actor - Army of Darkness, Doctor Who

On this day in 1970 Invasion of the Astro-Monster released

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 28th.

Events on this day: July 28th.

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 – Ann Doran, actress - Twilight Zone, Project U.F.O., It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Adventures of Superman

Born on this day in 1931 – Darryl Hickman, actor - The Tingler, Space Stars, Sky Commanders

Born on this day in 1940 – Phil Proctor, actor - Lobster Man from Mars, The Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1950 – Tony Carroll, actor - Masters of the Universe, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Born on this day in 1954 – Bruce Abbott, actor - Black Scorpion, Bride of Re-Animator, Re-Animator, Interzone, The Last Starfighter

On this day in 1996 Space Marines is released

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 27th.

Events on this day: July 27th.

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 1916 – Keenan Wynn, actor - Twilight Zone, The Dark, Manimal, Hyper Sapien: People from Another StarManimal, The Clonus Horror, The Lucifer Complex, Piranha, The Bionic Woman, Laserblast, The Girl with Something Extra

Born on this day in 1931 – Robert Gunner, actor - Planet of the Apes

Born on this day in 1946 – Maury Chaykin, actor - Eureka, Stargate SG-1, Andromeda, Lexx, Twilight Zone, Def-Con 4, WarGames

Born on this day in 1950 – Simon Jones, actor - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Twelve Monkeys, Brazil

On this day in 1950 – Destination Moon released

Born on this day in 1969 – Brian Fuller, writer - Heroes, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9

On this day in 1984 – James Mason, actor, died aged 75 - The Boys from Brazil, Frankenstein: The True Story, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 26th.

Events on this day: July 26th.

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 1894 – Brave New World author Aldous L Huxley.

Born on this day in 1901 – John Bleifer, actor - Men Into Space, Queen of Outer Space, The 27th Day

Born on this day in 1918 – Stacy Harris, actor - Men into Space, The Adventures of Superboy

Born on this day in 1926 – James Best, actor - The Twilight Zone, The Killer Shrews, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

Born on this day in 1928 – Stanley Kubrick, director - A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey

 

Born on this day in 1945 – Linda Harrison, actress (Planet of the Apes, Cocoon, Beneath the Planet of the Apes)

Born on this day in 1954 – author Lawrence Watt-Evans

On this day in 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball is released

On this day in 2012 – Mary Tamm, actress in Doctor Who, died aged 62

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 25th.

Events on this day: July 25th.

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 1933 – Ken Swofford, actor - Max Headroom, The Incredible Hulk, Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Andromeda Strain, The Intruders

Born on this day in 1948 – author Brian Michael Stableford

Born on this day in 1952 – Nina Thomas, actress - Doctor Who

Born on this day in 1954 – Lynne Frederick, actress - Space: 1999, Phase IV, No Blade of Grass.

Born on this day in 1955 – Iman, actress - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

On this day in 1959 – The Head released

Born on this day in 1967 – Matt LeBlanc, actor - Lost in Space.

On this day in 1969 The Valley of Gwangi is released

On this day in 1984 – Akihiko Hirata, actor, died aged 56(Godzilla, Rodan, The Mysterians, The H-Man, Mothra, King Kong vs. Godzilla, Atragon, Ghidorah, Ultraman, Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster, Son of Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla)

On this day in 2008 The X-Files: I Want To Believe is released

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 24th.

Events on this day: July 24th.

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 1914 – Robert Emhardt, actor - Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1909 – Sydney Bromley, actor - Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Prehistoric Women, Night Creatures, Quatermass and the Pit, Quatermass II, 1984

Born on this day in 1936 – Mark Goddard, actor (Lost in Space, Strange Invaders

Born on this day in 1940 –Dan Hedaya, actor - Alien Resurrection, Twilight Zone, BuckarooBanzie, Earthlings)

Born on this day in 1942 – Chris Sarandon, actor - Star Trek: DS9, The Outer Limits, Perversions of Science, Frankenstein

On this day in 1957 – Nevil Shute’s On the Beach is published in the U.S. 

On this day in 1991 – Isaac Bashevis Singer author of The Golem died aged 88

On this day in 1997 – Brian Glover, actor, died aged 63  - Alien 3, Doctor Who

On this day in 2002 – Maurice Denham, actor, died aged 92 - Doctor Who, Blood Beast from Outer Space, Out of This World, Project M7

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 23rd.

Events on this day: July 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 1901 – Hank Worden, actor - Ice Pirates, UFOria, Space Rage.

Born on this day in 1912 – Michael Wilding, actor - Frankenstein: The True Story.

Born on this day in 1914 – artist Virgil Finlay,

Born on this day in 1938 – Ronny Cox, actor - Age of Dinosaurs, Stargate SG-1, Deep Blue Sea, Time Trax, Star Trek: TNG, Total Recall, Martians Go Home, RoboCop.

Born on this day in 1961 – Woody Harrelson, actor - The Hunger Games, 2012, Zombieland, A Scanner Darkly.

On this day in 2002 – Leo McKern, actor, died aged 82 - Space: 1999, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, X the Unknown.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 22nd

Events on this day: July 22^nd.

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 1889 – James Whale, director - The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein.

Born on this day in 1924 – Joseph Sargent, director/actor - Tomorrow’s Child, Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Immortal, Star Trek / Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1926 – Brian Forbes, actor - Quatermass II: Enemy from Space, Satellite in the Sky.

Born on this day in 1928 – Orson Bean, actor - Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe, Alien Autopsy, Being John Malkovich, Monsters, Innerspace, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1931 – Perry Lopez, actor - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Trek, Time Tunnel, The Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Born on this day in 1930 – Marcia Henderson, actress - Men Into Space.

Born on this day in 1934 – Louise Fletcher, actress - The Genesis Code, Strange Invaders, Brainstorm, Invaders From Mars, Star Trek: DS9, VR.5, Frankenstein and Me, The Stepford Husbands, Virtuosity, The Ray Bradbury Theater.

Born on this day in 1938 – Terence Stamp, actor - Smallville, Elektra, Red Planet, Star Wars: Episode I, Alien Nation, Superman I and II, HU-Man.

Born on this day in 1944 – Nick Brimble, actor - Frankenstein Unbound, Cosmic Princess, Blakes 7, Space: 1999.

Born on this day in 1944 – Peter Jason, actor - Robosapien: Rebooted, Planet Raptor, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2006], Alien Apocalypse, Raptor Island, Carnivale, Ghosts of Mars, Perversions of Science, Escape from L.A., Mortal Kombat, Congo, Village of the Damned, Quantum Leap, Arachnophobia, They Live, Alien Nation, Prince of Darkness, Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star, Amazing Stories, Dreamscape, The Incredible Hulk, The Amazing Captain Nemo, Shadow on the Land, Land of the Giants.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 21st.

Events on this day: July 21^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 1924 – Don Knotts, actor - The Reluctant Astronaut.

Born on this day in 1926 – Paul Burke, actor - Adventures of Superman, Men Into Space.

Born on this day in 1929 – John Woodvine, actor - Doctor Who, Tripods.

Born on this day in 1948 – Art Hindle, actor - The Clone Master, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Mutant X, Total Recall 2070.

On this day in 1956 – Satellite in the Sky released

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 20th.

Events on this day: July 20^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 1925 – Lola Albright, actress - The Monolith Monsters, The Incredible Hulk.

Born on this day in 1926 –Patricia Cutts, actress - The Tingler.

Born on this day in 1938 – Natalie Wood, actress - Meteor, Brainstorm, Altered States.

Born on this day in 1938 – Diana Rigg, actress - Doctor Who.

On this day in 2005 – James Doohan, actor, died aged 85 - Tales of Tomorrow, Space Command, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Satan Bug, Star Trek series & 1-5, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: Generations, Homeboys in Outer Space.

On this day in 2006 – Robert Cornthwaite, actor, died aged 89 - The Thing, War of the Worlds, The Naked Monster, Time Trackers, Futureworld, The Six Million Dollar Man, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone, Destination Space, Men into Space.

On this day in 2012 – Simon Ward, actor, died aged 70 - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Supergirl.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 19th.

Events on this day: July 19^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 1931 actress Beth Rogan - Mysterious Island

Born on this day in 1937 actor Richard Jordan - Dune, Logan’s Run, Solarbabies.

Born on this day in 1946 author Stephen Coonts.

Born on this day in 1949 – Ivar Kants, actor - Escape From Jupiter, Farscape.

This day in 1952 saw the beginning of the Washington DC UFO Incident, a series of UFO sighting which lasted until 29th July.

Born on this day in 1976 actor Benedict Cumberbatch - Star Trek Into Darkness.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 18th.

Events on this day: July 18^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 Cocoon actor Hume Cronyn. He also starred in *batteries not included.

Born on this day in 1913 – Marvin Miller, actor - Empire of the Ants, Fantastic Planet, Fantastic Voyage, Invasion of Astro-Monster, The Phantom Planet, The Invisible Boy, The Deadly Mantis, Forbidden Planet, King Dinosaur, Godzilla Raids Again, Space Patrol, Red Planet Mars.

Born on this day in 1930 – Burt Kwouk, actor - Space Precinct, Doctor Who, The Tomorrow People, Curse of the Fly.

Born on this day in 1938 director Paul Verhoeven - Hollow Man, Robocop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers.

Born on this day in 1940 – James Brolin, actor - Category 7: The End of the World, Terminal Virus, Capricorn One, Westworld, Fantastic Voyage, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Born on this day in 1948, Martian Chronicles actor James Faulkner.

On this day in 1986 - Aliens released theatrically

On this day in 1990 - Arachnophobia released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 17th.

Events on this day: July 17^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 1935 – Donald Sutherland, actor - The Hunger Games, Frankenstein (2004), Space Cowboys, Virus, The Lifeforce Experiment, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Born on this day in 1944 – Catherine Schell, actress - Doctor Who, Space: 1999, Moon Zero Two.

Born on this day in 1952 – David Hasselhoff, actor - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Starcrash, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!.

Born on this day in 1952 – author Robert R McCammon.

Born on this day in 1954 – J. Michael Straczynski, writer - World War Z, Thor, Babylon 5, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1956 – Tim Rose, actor - voice of General Ackbar.

Born on this day in 1956 – Margot Rose, actress - Hollow Man, Star Trek: DS9, Lois & Clark, Star Trek: TNG.

On this day in 1987 Robocop was released.

2002 - Eight Legged Freaks released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 16th.

Events on this day: July 16^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 1882 – Edward Earle, actor - The She-Creature, Science Fiction Theatre, Flight to Mars.

Born on this day in 1911 – Sonny Tufts, actor - Cat-Women of the Moon.

Born on this day in 1921 – Jane Hylton, actress - Manster, Journey to the Unknown, Doctor Who.

Born on this day in 1928 –author Robert Sheckley.

Born on this day in 1946 actor Richard LaParmenter who primary claim to sci-fi fame is that he was choked by Darth Vader using The Force in Star Wars IV. The first demonstration of the powers wielded by a master of The Force.

Born on this day in 1946 actress Ann Turkel who appeared in several cult films of the late 1970's and 1980's including Humanoids of the Deep, Ravagers, Deep Space, Robocop(TV), Highlander and Deja Vu'

Born on this day in 1951 author Esther Mona Friesne Stutzman.

On this day in 1952 Zombies of the Stratosphere was first screened.

On this day in 1955 Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe aired on TV for the first time.

On this day in 1958 - The Fly (1958) released theatrically

On this day in 1959 The Alligator People was released.

On this day in 1966 The third season of Doctor Who ended with the fourth episode of The War Machines.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 15th.

Events on this day: July 15^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 – Ken Lynch, actor - Battlestar Galactica, Galactica 1980, The Invaders, Star Trek, The Munsters, Men into Space, Twilight Zone, I Married a Monster from Outer Space.

Born on this day in 1911 – Robert H Harris, actor, - Tales of Tomorrow, How to Make a Monster, Science Fiction Theatre, The Invisible Boy, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Invaders, Land of the Giants, The Six Million Dollar Man.

Born on this day in 1927 – Nan Martin, actress - The Invisible Man, Star Trek: TNG, The Twilight Zone, The Invaders, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1939 – Patrick Wayne - They Came from Outer Space, Beyond Atlantis, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

On this day in 1956 – It Conquered the World released

Sc-Fi Trivia: July 14th.

Events on this day: July 14^th.

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

Born on his day in 1939 – Sid Haig, - Star Trek, Beyond Atlantis, Mimesis, Creature, Night of the Living Dead 3D, Misfits of Science, Automan, Galaxy of Terror, Zombex, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Jason of Star Command, The Six Million Dollar Man, Beware! The Blob, THX 1138.

Born on this day in 1939 – Peter Duryea, actor - Star Trek, The Outer Limits.

On this day in 1955, the Science Fiction radio serial X Minus One aired "Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitorium."

On this day in 1990 Solar Crisis is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 13th.

Events on this day: July 13^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 1940 – Patrick Stewart, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Lifeforce, Dune.

Born on day in 1942 – Harrison Ford, actor - Star Wars, Ender’s Game, Cowboys & Aliens, Blade Runner.

Born on this day in 1955 – Lance E. Nichols, actor - Creature, Swamp Shark, The Invisible Man, K-PAX, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Alien Nation, Project X, Twilight Zone.

On this day in 1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau is released.

On this day in 1984 The Last Starfighter is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia July 12th.

Events on this day: July 12^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 1906 – Lon Chaney Jr, actor - Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, The Alligator People, The Cyclops, Indestrutible Man, Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Man Made Monster.

Born on this day in 1923 – author James E Gunn.

Born on this day in 1930 – Gordon Pinsent, actor - Ray Bradbury Theatre, Colossus: The Forbin Project.

On this day in 1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - the movie was released.

On this day in 1985 The Explorers is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 11th.

Events on this day: July 11^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 – author Cordwainer Smith.

Born on day in 1922 – Gene Evans, actor - The Incredible Hulk, The Giant Behemoth, Science Fiction Theatre, Donovan’s Brain.

Born on this day in 1950 – Bruce McGill, actor - Deep Core., Area 57, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Timecop, Quantum Leap, The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Born on day in 1952 – Tim De Zarn, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9, Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy, Star Trek: TNG, Quantum Leap.

On this day in 1971 – author and editor John W. Campbell died aged 61.

On this day in 1997 Contact is released.

On this day in 1997 Cube is released in the US.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 10th.

Events on this day: July 10^th.

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

Born on day in 1856 – physicist and inventor Nikola Tesla .

Born on this day in 1903 – author John Wyndham (P L B Harris).

Born on this day in 1905 – Thomas Gomez, actor - Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1923 – Earl Hamner Jr., actor - The Invaders, Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1926 – Fred Gwynne, actor - The Munsters.

Born on this day in 1927 – William Smithers, actor - The Six Million Dollar Man, Star Trek, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 9th.

Events on this day: July 9^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 1906 – Walter Sande, actor - Red Planet Mars, The War of the Worlds, Invaders from Mars, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Navy vs. the Night Monsters.

Born on this day in 1912 – John McQuade, actor - Tales of Tomorrow.

Born on this day in 1927 – Susan Cabot, actress - The Wasp Woman, The War of the Satellites.

Born on this day in 1945 – author Dean R Koontz.

On this day in 2002 – Rod Steiger, actor, died aged 77 - Illustrated Man, Mars Attacks!, Out There, Tales of Tomorrow.

On this day in 2005- Kevin Hagen, actor, died aged 77 - Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone.

On this day in 1982 Tron was released in the US.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 8th.

Events on this day: July 8^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 1917 – Glenn Langan, actor - The Return of Doctor X, Mutiny in Outer Space, Women of the Prehistoric Planet , The Andromeda Strain, The Amazing Colossal Man.

Born on this day in 1918 – Craig Stevens, actor - The Incredible Hulk, Project U.F.O., The Invisible Man, The Deadly Mantis, Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Born on this day in 1947 – Kim Darby, actress - The X-Files, Star Trek.

Born on this day in 1949 – Keith Carradine - Dollhouse, Star Trek: Enterprise.

Born on this day in 1958 – Kevin Bacon, actor - Hollow Man, Flatliners, Tremors.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 7th.

Events on this day: July 7^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 1890 – Tom Powers, actor - Donovan’s Brain, Destination Moon.

Born on this day in 1907 – author Robert A. Heinlein.

Born on this day in 1919 – Jon Pertwee – The Third Doctor.

On this day in 1930 – Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes creator and author of The Lost world died aged71.

Born on this day in 1931 – author of the Belgariad and Malloreon David Eddings.

On this day in 1995 Species is released.

On this day in 1998 Kraa! The Sea Monster is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: Junly 6th.

Events on this day: July 6^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 1918 – Sebastian Cabot, actor - The Time Machine, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1922 – William Schallert, actor - Lois and Clark, Star Trek: DS9, Quantum Leap, Innerspace, Twilight Zone, The Twilight Zone, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Hangar 18, The

Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, Colossus: The Forbin Project, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, Men Into Space, The Monolith Monsters, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Commando Cody, Tobor the Great, Them!, Invasion U.S.A., The Man from Planet X.

Born on this day in 1944 – Ahna Capri actress - Man from Atlantis, Piranha, The Invaders.

Born on this day in 1945 – Burt Ward, actor - Probably best known for his role as Robin in Batman he also appeared in Star Quest, Homeboys in Outer Space, Beach Babes from Beyond, Cyber-C.H.I.C.

Born on this day in 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, actor - Judge Dredd, Demolition Man, Death Race 2000.

On this day in 1975 - David Cronenberg's Shivers was released.

Scif-Fi Trivia: July 5th.

Events on this day: July 5^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 1928 – Warren Oates, actor - Lost in Space, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1934 actor Phillip Madoc - Doctor Who and Space 1999

Born on this day in 1954 – Don Stark, actor - John Carter, Stargate SG-1, Dark Skies, Earth Minus Zero, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: DS9, Liquid Dreams, The Twilight Zone.

Born on this day in 1956 – Lewis Herthum, actor - Tekken, The Mist, The Tomorrow Man.

Born on this day in 1960 – Pruitt Taylor Vince, actor - Mysterious Island, The Walking Dead, Creature, The X-Files, Quantum Leap.

Born on this day in 1964 – Ronald D. Moore, writer - Battlestar Galactica, Roswell, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: TNG.

Sci-Fi Trivia: June 4th.

Events on this day: July 4^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 – Gloria Stuart, actress - The Invisible Man 1933 and 2001.

Born on this day in 1924 – Eva Marie Saint, actress - Superman Returns.

Born on this day in 1925 – Eric Fleming, actor - Queen of Outer Space, Conquest of Space.

Born on this day in 1945 – Bruce French, actor - Star Trek: Enterprise, Jurassic Park III, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: TNG, The Powers of Matthew Star.

On this day in 1971 – author August Derleth died aged 62.

On this day in 1985 The Lift is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: July 3rd.

Events on this day: July 3^rd.

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 1927 – Ken Russell, director - Altered States.

Born on this day in 1927 – Tim O’Connor, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Six Million Dollar Man, Sssssss, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, ‘Way Out.

Born on this day in 1943 – Kurtwood Smith, actor - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Deep Impact, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9, The X-Files, Star Trek VI, RoboCop.

Born on this day in 1962 – Tom Cruise, actor and sci-fi religion follower- Edge of Tomorrow, Oblivion, War of the Worlds, Minority Report.

Born on this day in 1970 – Shawnee Smith, actress - The Island, Armageddon, The X-Files, The Stand, The Blob (1988)

On this day in 1985 – Back to the Future released

On this day in 1991 Terminator 2: Judgement Day released

On this day in 1996 Independence Day released