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.