Sci-Fi Trivia: March 31st.

Events on this day: March 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 1943 – Christopher Walken, actor who has made appearances in Brainstorm, Communion, and The Stepford Wives.

Born on this day in 1946 – Ian McDonald, science fiction author.

Born on this day in 1958 – Tony Cox, actor he has appeared in W.E.I.R.D. World, Invaders from Mars, Spaced Invaders, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Spaceballs, The Ewok Adventure, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Jekyll and Hyde… Together Again, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype.

Born on this day in 1971 – Ewan McGregor, actor who played Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 1973 we saw the final appearance of Roger Delgado as the Master in the story Frontier in Space. He was to die on 18th June in an accident while filming in Turkey.

On this day in 2007 we saw the first appearance of the Judoon in the episode Smith and Jones.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 30th.

Events on this day: March 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 1918 – Joseph Allen Jr, Lights Out actor. Shown here with Judith Barrett, it was one of only two photographs I could find of him. The son of veteran stage actor Joseph Allen, Joseph Allen Jr. appeared with the South Shore Players of Long Island, NY, prior to entering films in 1937 under the name of Allen Brook. He was Joseph Allen Jr. from 1939 on, usually playing "the Other Man." Allen later appeared regularly on television.

Born on this day in 1930 – John Astin, actor who made appearances in Starship II: Rendezvous with Ramses, Homeboys from Outer Space, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Killer Tomatoes Strike Back!, They Came from Outer Space, The Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Otherworld, and The Twilight Zone. He is probably best known for his role as Gomez in The Adams Family.

Born on this day in 1976 – Matt Doran, actor who has appeared in Star Wars II: The Attack of the Clones, Farscape, and The Matrix.

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 2014 – Kate O’Mara, actress, died aged 74 she has appeared in Doctor Who, Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time, and The Horror of Frankenstein. In Doctor Who she played the Rani in the 1985 story The Mark of the Rani and in Time and the Rani. In 1993, O'Mara reprised the Rani for the charity special Dimensions in Time, and in 2000 she played the role again for the audio production, The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind.

On this day in 1985 the Daleks were seen to hover above the ground for the first time in Revelation of the Daleks.

On this day in 2005 it was announced that a second series has been commissioned and that Christopher Eccleston would be leaving the title role.

Tolkien Trivia:

On 30 March 1953 the Tolkiens moved to 76 Sandfield Road, Oxford.

On 30 March 1968 The documentary Tolkien in Oxford was broadcast on BBC TV.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 29th.

Events on this day: March 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 1902 – Onslow Stevens, actor who appeared in Them!, and The Creeper.

Born on this day in 1913 – Niall MacGinnis, actor who appeared in Island of Terror.

Born on this day in 1935 – Frederick Treves, actor who appeared in Doctor Who, Doomwatch, The Andromeda Breakthrough, and A for Andromeda. He played Lieutenant Brotadac in the Doctor Who story Meglos.

Born on this day in 1955 – Marina Sirtis, actress who has made appearances in Star Trek: TNG series & movies, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, InAlienable, Stargate SG-1 , Earth: Final Conflict, and The Outer Limits. 

She is probably best known for playing Counselor Deanna Troi on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She later played the role in four Star Trek films, as well as episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 28th.

Events on this day: March 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 1912 – Arthur Bertram Chandler, science fiction author.

Born on this day in 1948 – Matthew Corbett, Doctor Who actor. He played Jones in the Doctor Who story The Dæmons.

Born on this day in 1960 – Chris Barrie, actor Red Dwarf's Arnold J Rimmer.

Born on this day in 1961 – Orla Brady, actor who has appeared in Doctor Who, Fringe, and The Deep. She played Tasha Lem in the Doctor Who television story The Time of the Doctor.

On this day in 1987 Patrick Troughton died at the age of 67 while attending the Magnum Opus II science fiction convention in Columbus Georgia, USA. He suffered a heart attack at 7:25 just after ordering breakfast. He died instantly. Troughton was cremated in the US and his ashes were returned to the UK where his wife scattered them benaeth a newly planted tree in his favourite Bushy Park, Teddington, London.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

March 28 The Peaslee Expedition leaves Miskatonic for Australia. ("The Shadow Out of Time," Lovecraft)

https://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Cthulhu_Mythos_Timeline

Tolkien Trivia:

On 28 March 1972 Tolkien received the CBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 27th.

Events on this day: March27th.

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 – Mary Treen, actress who appeared in I Married a Monster from Outer Space.

Born on this day in 1914 – Richard Denning, actor who has appeared in Target Earth, Creature With the Atom Brain, Day the World Ended, The Black Scorpion, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Born on this day in 1923– Lorenzo Semple Jr., Flash Gordon(1980) and TV's Batman writer.

Born on this day in 1937 – Sylvia Anderson, writer - Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons from Mars, Space:1999, UFO, Joe 90, Stingray, and Fireball XL5.

Born on this day in 1935 – Julian Glover, actor who has appeared in Alien Uprising, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Space: 1999, Five Million Years to Earth, and Out of this World.

On this day in 2012 – Warren Stevens, actor, died aged 92 he has appeared in Forbidden Planet, The Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Trek, Cyborg 2087, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, On the Threshold of Space, and Men in Space.

In Star Trek he appeared as the Kelvan named Rojan in the second season episode "By Any Other Name".

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

March 27 - Edith Brendall disappears in Bonn; eight days later, her body is discovered in the Rhine. ("Darkness, My Name Is," Bertin)

Source: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Cthulhu_Mythos_Timeline

Tolkien Trivia

27-29 March 1939 Tolkien was in London for three days code and cipher training. He was at that time a professor at Oxford and was one of the hand picked individuals who the Government Code and Cypher School hoped might be suitable to jin the organisation in the event of war.

He is reported to have been "keen" to take part in such work but he was not selected.

The GCHQ website says that the reason for this is not known but the GCHQ puzzle book states that at the time the service was looking for mathematicians rather than linguists.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 26th.

Events on this day: March 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 1850 – Edward Bellamy, science fiction writer, probably most famous for his utopian novel Looking Backwards. The novel is set in what when it was published the distant future year 2000!

Born on this day in 1919 – Ed Hinton, actor, he made appearances in Lost Continent, Red Planet Mars, Space Patrol, Captain Midnight, and Adventures of Superman.

Born on this day in 1919 – Strother Martin, actor who appeared in The Invaders, Lost in Space, Twilight Zone, The Magnetic Monster, and Worlds without End)

Born on this day 1931 – Leonard Nimoy, actor, best known for his role in Star Trek as Mr Spock he also made apperances in Star Trek, Fringe, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Brave New World, The Lost World, The Outer Limits, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Twilight Zone, Them!, and Zombies of the Stratosphere.

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 2005 The first episode of Doctor Who for nine years was broadcast. It attracts an audience of 10.8 million viewers.

This day also saw the return of the The Auton’s last seen in 1971 in The Terror of the Autons.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

March 26 The Ponape Figurine disappears from the Sanbourne Institute, soon before it would have been placed on public display. ("The Horror in the Gallery," Carter)

Source: https://www.yog-sothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Cthulhu_Mythos_Timeline

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 25th.

Events on this day: March 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 1916 – Jean Rogers, actress who appeared in Flash Gordon, and Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars as Dale Arden.

Born on this day in 1920 Patrick Troughton, the Second Doctor, 1966 to 1969.

Born on this day in 1922 – Bruno VeSota, actor who has appeared in The Wasp Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Creature of the Walking Dead, Invasion of the Star Creatures, and War of the Satellites.

Born on this day in 1950 – Robert O’Reilly, actor who has appeared in Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: DS9, Max Headroom, Otherworld, Manimal, Voyagers!, and The Incredible Hulk.

He portrayed Klingon Chancellor Gowron on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

On this day in 1953 – It Came from Outer Space, directed by Jack Arnold premiered. It was the first 3-D film released by Universal.

On this day in 1956 – Worlds Without End is released.

Born on this day in 2184 – USS Enterprise crewman Pavel Andreivich Chekov, in Leningrad, USSR.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 24th.

Events on this day: March 24^th.

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

On this day in 1905 – author Jules Verne died aged 77.

Born on this day in 1920 – Gene Nelson, actor/director who has been involved in Star Trek, Men Into Space, The Atomic Man, The Invisible Man TV series, Starlift, and Salvage 1.

In Star Trek: The Original Series Nelson directed "The Gamesters of Triskelion",

Born on this day in 1930 – The Blob(1958) actor Steve McQueen.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1939 - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) was released theatrically.

On this day in 1974 - The Rocky Horror Show premieres at the Roxy.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 23rd.

Events on this day: March 23^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 1917 – Kenneth Tobey, actor who has made appearances in The Naked Monster, The Thing from Another World, Star Trek: DS9, Innerspace, Starman, The Twilight Zone, Strange Invaders, Galactica 1980, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Science Fiction Theatre, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, and The Flying Missile.

Born on this day in 1917 – Patricia Burke, actress who has appeared in The Day the Fish Came Out, and H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man.

Born on this day in 1929 – James Ackley Maxwell, actor who has appeared in The Evil of Frankenstein, Doctor Who, Doomwatch, and Out of the Unknown.

In Doctor Who he played Jackson in the Doctor Who story Underworld.

Born on this day in 1952 – author Kim Stanley Robinson.

And in the Horror genre:

On on this day in 1964 - Peter Lorre (actor in several horror films) died (b. 1904)

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 22nd

Events on this day: March 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 1912 – Wilfrid Brambell, actor who appeared in The Quatermass Experiment, and Quatermass II.

Born on this day 1913 – James Westerfield, actor who has appeared in Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Twilight Zone, and Science Fiction Theatre.

Born on this day in 1931 – William Shatner - Star Trek's Captain Kirk.

This date is also credited as being the date of birth in 2233 of James T Kirk, Captain of USS Enterprise.

Doctor Who Trivia:

Born on this day in 1950, Mary Tamm who played Romana I between 1978-1979 (television) and

2005-2011 (audio). She died on 24^th July 2012 of cancer aged 62.

On this day in 1984 Colin Bakers makes his full debut in The Twin Dilemma. The term ‘incarnation’ is used for the first time to describe his new body.

Tolkien Trivia:

On 22^nd. March 1916 Ronald and Edith are married in Warwick.

On 22-3 March 1966 The Tolkien’s celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary and enjoy a performance of Donald Swann’s song-cycle of The Road Goes Ever on.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1985 - Friday the 13th: A New Beginning was released theatrically.

On this day in 1986 - Chopping Mall was released theatrically.

On this day in 1996 - Resident Evil was released on the PlayStation in Japan.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 21st.

Events on this day: March 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 1902 – Carl Jaffe, actor who has made appearances in First Man in Space, Battle Beneath the Earth, The Electronic Monster, Satellite in the Sky, and The Atomic Man.

Born on this day in 1902 – Gustav Frohlich, Metropolis actor.

Born on this day in 1931 – Al Williamson, Flash Gordon illustrator.

Born on this day in 1958 – Gary Oldman, actor he mas made appearances in Lost in Space, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, RoboCop, and The Fifth Element.

Born on this day in 1968 – Greg Ellis, actorhe has appeared in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek: DS9, The X-Files, and The Omega Code 2.

In Star Trek he played played Ekoor in the finale of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, "What You Leave Behind". He most recently played Chief Engineer Olson in 2009's Star Trek.

Doctor Who Trivia:

In Doctor Who on this day in 1970 the theme tune ‘sting’ is used for the first time to emphasise the cliffhanger ending of each episode. This was suggested by Michael Ferguson.

On this day in 1981 Tom Baker makes his final appearance as the Doctor.

On his day in 1981 Peter Davison’s credit in the closing titles is the last time an actor in the role is credited as ‘Doctor Who’ rather than ‘The Doctor’ until 2005.

Born on this day in 1983 Bruno Langley who played Adam Mitchell. Mitchell was a young English researcher in the employ of the American GeoComTex billionaire Henry van Statten in the year 2012.

 

After van Statten was outed from GeoComTex for the "Metaltron" incident, Adam become a companion to the Ninth Doctor, at Rose Tyler's urging. However, Adam disgraced himself by filching information from the future with intent to alter his timeline, and the Doctor spurned Adam from accompanying him any further.

From: http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Adam_Mitchell

On this day in 2012 a press conference is held to announce that Jenna Louise-Coleman will be the new companion.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 20th.

Events on this day: March 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 1895 – science fiction author Fredric Wertham.

Born on this day in 1922 – Jack Kruschen, actor who has appeared in Lois & Clark, The Time Machine, The Incredible Hulk, The Angry Red Planet, Adventures of Superman, and The War of the Worlds.

Born on this day in 1931 – Hal Linden, actor who has made appearances in Light Years Away, Time Changer, Starflight: The Plane that Couldn’t Land, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Godzilla Versus the Sea Monster, and Destroy All Monsters.

Born on this day in 1948 – science fiction author Pamela Sargent.

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 2004 Christopher Eccleston was announced as the new Doctor.

Born on this day in 1979 Freema Agyeman, who played Martha Jones companion to the Tenth Doctor.

Freema Agyeman first appeared on Doctor Who in the series 2 episode Army of Ghosts as Adeola Oshodi, a Torchwood Institute employee, who was an early victim of the Cybermen. She returned to the series as Adeola's cousin, Martha Jones, at the start of series 3 in Smith and Jones. Agyeman continued as Martha throughout the rest of Series 3, and also provided the character's voice for the special animated serial, The Infinite Quest. She left the series with the finale episode, Last of the Time Lords. She reprised the role of Martha Jones for five episodes of series 4, returning as Jones for a trilogy of episodes beginning with The Sontaran Stratagem, and returning once more for the finale, The Stolen Earth/Journey's End.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1964 - Two Thousand Maniacs! was released theatrically.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 19th.

Events on this day: March 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 1928 – Patrick McGoohan, actor amongst his many movies are Hysteria, and Scanners.

Born on this day in 1928 – Jan Shepard, actress who has appeared in Land of the Giants, and Attack of the Giant Leeches.

Born on this day in 1933 – author Philip Roth.

On his day in 1950 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, prolific author and creator of John Carter of Mars and Carson of Venus, died aged 74.

Born on this day 1955 – Bruce Willis, actor among his many films are Armageddon, The Fifth Element, Looper, Planet Terror, The Astronaut Farmer, The Twilight Zone, Twelve Monkeys, Mecury Rising, and Surrogates.

On this day 1999 – Farscape debuted on the Sci-Fi channel.

On this day in 2008 – Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction author, died aged 90.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 18th.

Events on this day: March 18th.

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 1929 – Jack B. Sowards, who co-wrote the story and screenplay for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He later wrote the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Where Silence Has Lease".

Born on this day in 1950 – Brad Dourif, actor who made appearances in End of the World, Once Upon a Time, Fringe, Alien: Resurrection, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, The X Files, and Dune.

In Star Trek he played the sociopathic Betazoid crewman Lon Suder in three episodes of Star Trek: Voyager.

On this day in 1978 – Leigh Brackett, sci-fi author/screenwriter, Died aged 62 - Ginger Star, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1950 - Brad Dourif the voice of Chucky in the Child's Play films was born.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 17th.

Events on this day: March 17th.

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 1945 – Star Trek actress Tanya Lemani, she played Kara in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Wolf in the Fold.

Born on this day in 1948 – William [Ford] Gibson, science fiction author.

On this day in 2005 – Andre Norton, science fiction author, died aged 93.

On this day in 2011 – Michael Gough died aged 95, among his many appearances were Doctor Who, and They Came From Beyond Space. In Doctor Who he played the Celestial Toymaker in the serial of the same name.

Tolkien Trivia:

On this day in 1924 JRR Tolkien and his family moved into a three-storey house in Darnley Road, West Park, Leeds.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1943 - I Walked with a Zombie was released theatrically.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 16th.

Events on this day: March 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 1904 – Clive Morton, actor who has made appearances in Doctor Who, Out of the Unknown, The Monsters, and Out of This World.

In Doctor Who he played George Trenchard in The Sea Devils.

Born on this day in 1920 – Leo McKern, actor who has appeared in Space: 1999, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, and X the Unknown.

Born on this day 1938 – actress Nancy Fish who has appeared in Early Edition, The X Files, The Mask, Death Becomes Her, Tales from the Crypt, Werewolf, and Howard the Duck.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

On this day in 1937 - Georg Fischer dies in an earthquake that destroys his West Coast home. ("The Terror from the Depths," Leiber).

Source: Cthulhu Mythos Timeline - https://www.yogsothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Cthulhu_Mythos_Timeline

In Doctor Who:

On this day in 1968 the sonic screwdriver made its first appearance.

  

On this day in 1982 companion Adric dies. The closing credits run without music for the first and only time in the history of the series.

On this day in 1984 Peter Davison made his final regular appearance after three years in the role, and Colin Baker debuts in the closing moments of the episode.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1925 - The Monster was released theatrically.

Sci-Fi Trivia: march 15th.

Events on this day: March 15th.

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 1919 – Lawrence Tierney, actor who has appeared in Armageddon, Star Trek: DS9, and Star Trek: TNG.

He appeared in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Big Goodbye" as . Cyrus Redblock Nearly a decade later, he played the Regent of Palamar in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Business as Usual".

Born on this day in 1935 – Judd Hirsch, actor who has made appearances in Independence Day, Sharknado, and Warehouse 13)

On this day in 1937 Howard Philips Lovecraft died.

Born on this day in 1943 – David Cronenberg, director amonst his films are eXistenZ, Naked Lunch, The Fly, Videodrome, Scanners, and They Came from Within.

On this day in 1956 – the classic science fiction movie Forbidden Planet, directed by Fred Wilcox, is released.

And in the Horror genre:

David Cronenberg (director of numerous horror films) was born - see above

On this day in 2002 - Resident Evil was released theatrically in the United States.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 14th.

Events on this day: March 14th.

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 1930 – Skip Young, actor, who has made appearance in Earth vs. the Spider, and Lobster Man from Mars.

Born on this day in 1961 – Penny Johnson, actress who has appeared in The 4400, The X-Files, Star Trek: DS9, and StarTrek: TNG.

She played Kasidy Yates in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, before that role she played Dobara in the Star Trek: The Next Generation seventh season episode "Homeward" in 1993.

On this day in 2007 – Gareth Hunt, actor, died aged 65 he has made appearance in Space: 1999, and Doctor Who.

Hunt played played Arak in Planet of the Spiders in Doctor Who.

On this day in 2010 – Peter Graves, actor, died aged 83 among his many roles are: Beginning of the End, Killers from Space, Red Planet Mars, The Invaders, The Clonus Horror, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 13th.

Events on this day: March 13th.

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 – Paul Fix, actor, who has appeared in Battlestar Galactica, The Six Million Dollar Man, Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Time Tunnel, Star Trek, Twilight Zone, and The Adventures of Superman.

In Star Trek: TOS he played Doctor Mark Piper in Where No Man Has Gone Before.

Born on this day in 1907 – Frank Wilcox, actor who has appeared in It’s About Time, Beginning of the End, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Rocky Jones: Space Ranger, Invaders from Mars, and The Flying Missile.

Born on this day in 1911 – L Ron Hubbard, science fiction author and founder of the Church of Scientology.

Tolkien Trivia:

On this day in 1972 JRR Tolkien moved to rooms in 21 Merton Street, Oxford.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1942 - The Ghost of Frankenstein was released theatrically.

On this day in 1981 - The Howling was released theatrically.

On this day in 1987 - Evil Dead II was released theatrically.

On this day in 1996 - Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) died (he was born in 1927).

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 12th.

Events on this day: March 12th.

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 – Arthur Hewlett, actor who has appeared in Moondial, Doctor Who, Blakes 7, and Quatermass and the Pit.

In Doctor Who he played Kalmar in the State of Decay and Kimber in Terror of the Vervoids.

Born on this day in 1925 – Harry [Maxwell] Harrison, science fiction author.

Born on this day in 1956 – Lesley Manville, who appeared in the Doctor Who special An Adventure in Space and Time as Heather Hartnell.

On this day in 1957 – Philip K. Dick’s novel Eye in the Sky is published by Ace.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

On this day in 1898 - A frozen body found near Vancouver is identified as Father Jacque DeCasque, who had vanished 84 years earlier. August Passengers on a train near Trenton, Missouri, see a "globular light." (The Lurker at the Threshold, Lovecraft and Derleth).

On this day in 1929 - An explorer named Slauenwite encounters the ruins once ruled by beings known as the "Fishers from Outside." ("Winged Death," Heald and Lovecraft)

Source: Cthulhu Mythos Timeline - https://www.yogsothoth.com/wiki/index.php/Cthulhu_Mythos_Timeline

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 11th.

Events on this day: March 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 1911 – Alan Gifford, actor who has made appearances in 200 : A Space Odyssey, Phase IV, The Outer Limits, The Monsters, The Electronic Monster, and Satellite in the Sky.

Born on this day in 1925 – science fiction author Christopher Anvil.

Born on this day in 1952 – Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Doctor Who script writer.

For the series he wrote: The Pirate Planet and Shada. He co-wrote City of Death with producer Graham Williams under the pseudonym David Agnew. He was also Doctor Who script editor for Season 17.

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1931 - F.W. Murnau the director of Nosferatu dies (he was born in 1888).

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 10th.

Events on this day: March 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 this day in 1891 – Sam Jaffe, actor who has appeared in Battle Beyond the Stars, The Bionic Woman, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Lost Horizon.

Born on this day in 1911 – Warner Anderson, actor who has appeared in Destination Moon, and The Immortal.

Born on this day in 1956 – Robert Llewellyn, actor Red Dwarf’s Kryten.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1997 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer begins its run.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 9th.

Events on this day: March 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 1892 – Frank Puglia, actor, he has appeared in The Outer Limits, and 20 Million Miles to Earth.

Born on this day in 1918 – Marguerite Chapman, actress, she has made appearances in Flight to Mars, The Amazing Transparent Man, and Science Fiction Theatre.

On this day in 1977 writer Terry Nation, Doctor Who and Blake’s Seven script writer and creator of the Daleks died aged 47.

Sci-Fi Trivia: March 8th.

Events on this day: March 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 1914 – Priscilla Lawson, actress who played Princess Aura in Flash Gordon.

Born on this day in 1921 – Alan Hale Jr., actor who has made appearances in ALF, The Giant Spider Invasion, Land of the Giants, and My Favorite Martian.

The photographs are from The Giant Spider Invasion – 1975.

Born on this day in 1923 – Booth Colman, actor who has appeared in Star Trek: Voyager, Galactica 1980, Project U.F.O., Time Travellers, Planet of the Apes (TV), The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, Moonfleet, and Them!

Shown here as Doctor Zaius in the TV series Planet of the Apes.

On this day in 1975 Davros the creator of the Daleks made his first appearance in the series.

Davros was first encountered in the Fourth Doctor story, Genesis of the Daleks, (played by Michael Wisher), He was the chief scientist of the Kaleds, a mutating race contaminated by nuclear and biological weapons. The evolved mutants were weak and crippled. His solution in order for them to survive was to remove all emotions and place them in a ‘Mark III travel machine’. He named these creatures Daleks, an anagram of Kaleds. Davros became obsessed with his creation, considering them to be the ultimate form of life, superior to all other forms.

Michael Wisher (1975)

David Gooderson (1979)

Terry Molloy (1984–1988)

Julian Bleach (2008–present)

Joey Price (as a child 2015)

On this day in 1982 The Cybermen make their first full appearance for eight years in Earthshock.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1972 - Tales from the Crypt released theatrically.