Sci-i Trivia: 1st May

Events on this day: May 01

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 – Glenn Ford, actor - Day of Resurrection, Superman, The Visitor

Born on this day in 1919 – Dan O’Herlihy, actor - RoboCop, RoboCop 2, VR.5, The Last Starfighter, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Death Ray 2000, Battlestar Galactica, The Bionic Woman, Invasion U.S.A.

Born on this day in 1924 – Terry Southern, Barbaella writer

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 30th.

Events on this day: April 30

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 – Phil Brown, actor, - Superman, Star Wars: A New Hope, Twilight’s Last Gleaming, Journey to the Unknown. He is probably best known for his role as Luke Skywalkers Uncle Owen Lars in Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope

Born on this day in 1926 – speculative fiction writer Edmund Cooper

Born on this day in 1938 – author Larry Niven

On this day in 1957 – the movie Kronos was released in the United States.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 29th.

Events on this day: April 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 1912 – Richard Carlson, actor - The Magnetic Monster, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, It Came from Outer Space, Riders to the Stars, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

On this day in 1951 – The Thing from Another World, based on a story by John W. Campbell, Jr. is released

Born on this day in 1952 – Robert Towers, actor - Star Trek: TNG, Masters of the Universe. In Star Trek: TNG he portrayed the Ferengi Rata in the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "The Battle".

Born on this day in 1955 - Kate Mulgrew, Captain Kathryn Janeway

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1981 - The Beyond was released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 28th.

Events on this day: April 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 1914 – Philip E. High, sci-fi author

Born on this day in 1917 – Robert Cornthwaite, actor - 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

Born on this day in 1938 – Madge Sinclair, actress - Star Trek IV, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Starman

She portrayed the captain of the USS Saratoga in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and later played Captain Silva La Forge in the Star Trek: The Next Generation seventh season episode "Interface" in 1993.

Born on this day in 1948 – author Terry Pratchett

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 27th.

Events on this day: April 27^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 1863 – Cleveland Moffett, sci-fi author

Born on this day in 1911 – Colin Gordon, actor - UFO, Doctor Who, H.G. Wells’ Invisible Man, The Man in the White Suit

In Doctor Who he played the Commandant in the Doctor Who story The Faceless Ones.

Born on this day in 1956 – Kevin McNally, actor - Doctor Who - in which played Hugo Lang in the Doctor Who serial The Twin Dilemma and Henry in the Big Finish Productions audio story Spider's Shadow.

Born on this day in 1963 – Russell T. Davies, producer - Wizards vs. Aliens, Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures

Born on this day in 1986 – Jenna Coleman, Doctor Who companion

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1980 - Mario Bava (director of horror films) died

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 26th.

Events on this day: April 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 1912 – author A.E. van Vogt

Born on this day in 1916 – Vic Perrin, actor - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Project U.F.O., Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Star Trek, Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, Adventures of Superman, The Twonky

Born on this day in 1914 – H.L. Gold, editor of Galaxy Science Fiction between 1950 and 1961

Born on this day in 1977 – McKenzie Westmore, actress - Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Insurrection, Weird Science, Star Trek: TNG

On this day in 2005 – Michael Coles, actor, died aged 68 he appeared in Doctor Who and the Daleks (he played Ganatus). He also made an appearance in Dracula AD 1972

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1956 - The Creature Walks Among Us was released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 25th.

Events on this day: April 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 in 1913 – Russ Conway, actor - The Space-Watch Murders, The Invaders, The Time Tunnel, The Munsters, The War of the Worlds, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Flight to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Born on this day in 1925 – Kay E. Kuter, actress - The X-Files, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG, V, The Twilight Zone, The Last Starfighter, Far Out Space Nuts, The Outer Limits, The Mole People

He played the Cytherian in the Star Trek: The Next Generation fourth season episode "The Nth Degree" in 1991. Later, he appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine first season episode "The Storyteller" as the Sirah.

Source: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main

Born on this day in 1950 – Peter Jurasik, actor - Quantum Apocalypse, Sliders, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Babylon 5, TRON

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1953 - House of Wax (1953) was released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 24th.

Events on this day: April 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 1731 – Daniel Defoe, writer died aged 60, author of Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World of the Moon

On this day in 1955 – NBC radio series X Minus One debuts with mostly original scripts, but will begin adapting stories exclusively from Galaxy magazine in February 1956, and will eventually run to 125 episodes, ending in January 1958.

Born on this day in 1959 – Glenn Morshower, actor - Revolution, After Earth, Transformers, Dollhouse, The Island, Category 6: Day of Destruction, Star Trek: Enterprise, Strange World,

Godzilla 1 998, Millennium, The X-Files, Dark Skies, Star Trek: Voyager, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: TNG, Quantum Leap

On this day in 1974 – comedian Bud Abbott, died aged 78 - Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

And in the horror genre;

On this day in 1914 - William Castle (director of numerous horror films) was born  

Sci -Fi Trivia: April 23rd.

Events on this day: April 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 1930 – Alan Oppenheimer, actor - Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Invisible: The Chronicles of Benjamin Knight, Star Trek: TNG, Quantum Leap, The Six Million Dollar Man, Westworld, Gammera the Invincible

He has appeared on the three Star Trek spin-off series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. He first portrayed the Klingon Koroth in the TNG Season 6 episode "Rightful Heir" in 1993, then Captain Keogh in the DS9 Season 2 episode "The Jem'Hadar" and later the Nezu ambassador in the VOY Season 3 episode "Rise".

Also he was the voice of Captain Wells in the tutorial section of the Taldren PC game Star Trek: Starfleet Command II - Empires at War which also featured the voices of Michael Bell and George Takei.

Source: http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Portal:Main

On this day in 1975 – William Hartnell, actor, died aged 67, best know for his role as the First Doctor

Born on this day in 1969 – Byron Thames, actor Star Trek: Enterprise, The Powers of Matthew Star.

He appeared as a crewman in the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot "Broken Bow".

On this day in 1983 – Clarence “Buster” Crabbe, actor, died aged 75 - Flash Gordon , Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars, Buck Rogers, The Alien Dead, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 22nd.

Events on this day: April 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 1923 – Hugh Lloyd, actor, he played Goronwy in the Doctor Who serial Delta and the Bannermen

Born on this day in 1942 – Denis Lill, actor - Red Dwarf, Doctor Who

On this day in 1946 – Lionel Atwill, actor, died aged 61 - House of Frankenstein, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Night Monster, The Ghost of Frankenstein, Man Made Monster, The Son of Frankenstein, Doctor X

Born on this day in 1982 – Sarah French, actress - Zombie Dolls, Insectula!, Lazarus: Day of the 

Living Dead, Tales of the Dead

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 21st.

Events on this day: April 21st

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 – Gerald Flood, actor - Doctor Who, Secret Beneath the Sea, City Beneath the Sea, Pathfinders to Venus, Pathfinders in Space

Born on this day in 1928 – Dee Hartford, actress - Land of the Giants, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1930 – Silvana Mangano - Dune, The Flying Saucer

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 20th.

Events on this day: April 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 1940 – George Takei, actor - Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek

Born on this day in 1951 Doctor Who companion Louise Jameson.

On this day in 1955 – Conquest of Space was released

Born on this day in 1959 – Clint Howard, actor - Star Trek, Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: Voyager, Fringe, Heroes, Total Recall

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 19th.

Events on this day: April 19^h.

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 1981 – Hayden Christensen, actor - probably best known for his role in Star Wars as Anakin Skywalker

On this day in 2009 - author J G Ballard died aged 78

On this day in 2011 Elizabeth Sladen died aged 65 - she played Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane Smith

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 18th.

Events on this day: April 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 1921 – Barbara Hale, actress - The Giant Spider Invasion, Science Fiction Theatre

Born on this day in 1922 – Quatermass author Nigel Kneale

Born on this day in 1965 – Camille Coduri, actress who played Jackie Tyler in Doctor Who

Born on this day in 1971 – David Tennant - The Tenth Doctor

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 17th.

Events on this day: April 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 1903 – Louis Jean Heydt, actor - Men Into Space, Science Fiction Theatre, Adventures of Superman

Born on this day in 1913 – Paul Langton, actor - The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Immortal, Twilight Zone, Men Into Space, Invisible Invaders, The Cosmic Man, It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Tales of Tomorrow

Born on this day in 1929 – Michael Forest, actor - Seven Days, Star Trek, Twilight Zone, The Deadly Mantis, The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1959 – Sean Bean, actor - The Martian, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Jupiter Ascending, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, The Lost Future, Silent Hill, The Island, Equilibrium

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 16th.

Events on this day: April 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 1912 – David Langton, actor - Out of the Unknown, Electrode 93

Born on this day in 1913 – Les Tremayne, actor - The War of the Worlds, The Naked Monster, Creature of Destruction, Il pianeta errante, My Favorite Martian, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Slime People, The Monster of Piedras Blancas, The Angry Red Planet, From the Earth to the Moon, The Monolith Monster, Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers, Forbidden Planet

Born on this day in 1922 – author Christopher Samuel Youd

Born on this day in 1927 – Peter Mark Richman, actor - Outer Limits, Star Trek: TNG, Swamp Thing, The Incredible Hulk, PSI Factor, Galactica 1 980, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Land of the Giants, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Twilight Zone

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 15th.

Events on this day: April 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 1917 – Hans Conried, actor, who has appeared in The Cat from Outer Space, Quark, The Monster That Challenged the World, and Lost in Space)

Born on this day in 1918 – John Baragrey, actor, who has appeared in The Colossus of New York, Gammera the Invincible

Born on this day in 1922 – Michael Ansara, actor, who has appeared in The Outer Limits, Lost in Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: DS9, Babylon 5, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, It’s Alive, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, and The Time Tunnel

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 14th.

Events on this day: April 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 this day in 1904 – John Gielgud, actor who has appeared in Frankenstein, Frankenstein: The True Story, and Probe

Born on this day in 1913 – John Howard, actor who has appeared in Destination Inner Space, Men into Space, The Unknown Terror, and Science Fiction Theatre

Born on this day in 1917 – Valerie Hobson, actress who appeared in The Bride of Frankenstein

Born on this day in 1929 – writer and producer Gerry Anderson.

Born on this day in 1958 - The 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 13th.

Events on this day: April 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 1903 – Rex Evans, actor, who appeared in Frankenstein meets the Wolfman

Born on this day in 1919 – Howard Keel, actor, who appeared in Day of the Triffids

Born on this day in 1922 – Jean Topart, actor, who appeared in Fantastic Planet

Born on this day in 1950 – Ron Perlman, actor who has appeared in Mutant Chronicles, Star Trek: Nemesis, Blade II, Primal Force, The Outer Limits, Alien: Resurrection, Perversions of Science, The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, and Ice Pirates

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

April 13 1928 Charles Dexter Ward disappears from his hospital room. Miskatonic University negotiates with his estate to acquire his large collection for their library. ("The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," Lovecraft)

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

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia: April 12th.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

April 12 1771 A raid is initiated on Joseph Curwen's Pawtuxet farm. In the aftermath, Curwen is never seen again. Curwen's copy of the Necronomicon- unique in having the title "Qanoon-é-Islam" on its cover- is spirited away. ("The Case of Charles Dexter Ward," Lovecraft)

April 12 1925 Gustaf Johansen, the sole survivor of the group of sailors that landed on R'lyeh, is found by rescuers. Johansen and his wife later move to Oslo, where Johansen dies in a dockside accident. His diary of the events on R'lyeh, later named the Johansen Narrative, comes into the possession of anthropologist Francis Thurston. The Narrative proves to be invaluable to investigators of the Cthulhu Mythos. ("The Call of Cthulhu," Lovecraft)

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

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 12th.

Events on this day: April 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 1912 – Eric Feldary, who has made appearances in actor Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Men Into Space

Born on this day in 1915 – author Emil Petaja, sci-fi author - Star Mill, Tramontane

Born on this day in 1929 – Elspet Gray, actress, she played Thalia in the Doctor Who story Arc of Infinity and Hera in the Big Finish audio Immortal Beloved.

On this day in 1957 – The Incredible Shrinking Man, directed by Jack Arnold with a screenplay by Richard Matheson from his novel, is released.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 11th.

Events on this day: April 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 1883 – Leonard Mudie, actor, who has made appearances in Magnetic Monster, Science Fiction Theatre, Star Trek, Adventures of Superman, and The Son of Dr. Jekyll

Born on this day in 1912 – John Larkin, actor in The Satan Bug

Born on this day in 1955 – Michele Scarabelli, actress, who has made appearances in Alien Nation, 2001 : A Space Travesty, and Star Trek: TNG

On this day in 2007 – Slaughter House Five author, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died aged 84

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

April 11 1919 Three men visit the Terrible Old Man of Kingsport. Their savaged bodies are found washed ashore the next day. ("The Terrible Old Man," Lovecraft)

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

Sci=Fi Trivia: April 10th.

Events on this day: April 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 1929 – Max Von Sydow, actor who has made appearances in Minority Report, Judge Dredd, Until the End of the World, Dune, The Ice Pirates, Flash Gordon, and Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens

Born on this day in 1932 – Hari Rhodes, actor who has made appearances in The Powers of Matthew Star, Earth II, The Six Million Dollar Man, Automan, Beyond Westworld, Salvage 1 , Logan’s Run, The Bionic Woman, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, The Satan Bug, The Lost Missile, and The Outer Limits

Born on this day in 1957 – John M. Ford, sci-fi author

On this day in 2000 – Peter Jones, actor, died aged 79, he was the voice of the book in The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

April 10th. 2017 is the inception date of the replicant Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 9th.

Events on this day: April 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 1904 – Lyle Latell, actor, who has made appearances in Beginning of the End, The Night The World Exploded, and Not of this Earth

Born on this day in 1928 – Aubrey Woods, actor who has made appearances in Blakes 7, and Doctor Who where he played the Controller in the story Day of the Daleks.

Born on this day in 1937 – Barrington J Bayley, sci-fi author.

Born on this day in 1941 – Hannah Gordon, actress who has made appearances in Doctor Who, and Out of the Unknown. She played Kirsty McLaren in the Doctor Who story The Highlanders. She returned to Doctor Who thirty-seven years later to voice Skagra's ship for the webcast Shada.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 8th.

Events on this day: April 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 1893 – Grace Cunard, actress who appeared in The Bride of Frankenstein

On this day in 1950 – Dimension X, a radio anthology series largely adapted from stories in Astounding and other magazines, debuts on NBC, dramatizing classic stories by Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury, and others.

Born on this day in 1955 – Kane Hodder, actor who has appeared in Star Trek: DS9, Jason X, Project: Metalbeast, Scanner Cop II, Alligator, and Alligator II: The Mutation

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

April 8 The French warship Versailles is reported to have vanished off the coast of Ponape, around the same time as the appearance of a bank of strange low-lying fog. ("Out of the Ages," Carter)

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

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1955 - Kane Hodder (actor who portrayed Jason Voorhees in several of the Friday the 13th films) was born

On this day in 1977 - Demon Seed was released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 7th.

Events on this day: April 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 1901 – Gavin Gordon, actor who has appeared in The Bride of Frankenstein, and Here Comes Tobor

Born on this day in 1915 – Stanley Adams, actor who has appeared in Star Trek, Lost in Space, and Twilight Zone

Born on this day in 1915 – author Henry Kuttner

Born on this day in 1928 – author James White

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 1973 Terry Nation-first script contribution to Doctor Who for seven years with Planet of the Daleks.

Tolkien Trivia:

On this day in 2016 A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages, edited by Dimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins, was published

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 6th.

Events on this day: April 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 1937 – Billy Dee Williams, actor who has appeared in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Born on this day in 1938 – Roy Thinnes, actor who has appeared in The Invaders, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, War of the Worlds, The Invaders TV movie, Spectropia, and The X-Files

Born on this day in 1947 – John Ratzenberger, actor who has appeared in Timestalkers, Outland, Superman, Superman II, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Warlords of the Deep, and Twilight’s Last Gleaming

On this day in 1992 – Isaac Asimov died aged 72

Doctor Who trivia:

Born on this day in 1959 – Mark Strickson who played companion Vislor Turlough.

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 5th.

Events on this day: April 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 1908 – Kurt Neumann, director - The Fly, and Rocketship X-M

Born on this day in 1911 – Gordon Jones, actor who appeared in The Monster that Challenged the World

Born on this day in 1917 – author Robert Bloch

On this day in 1978 – Douglas Henderson, actor, died aged 59 he has apppeared in King Dinosaur, The Outer Limits, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, The War of the Worlds, Adventures of Superman, Science Fiction Theatre, Invasion of the Saucer Men, and The Invaders

Doctor Who Trivia:

On this day in 2008 Catherine Tate returns as new companion Donna Noble. Also on this day Billie Piper reappears as Rose Tyler in Partners in Crime.

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

The Carlyle Expedition leaves New York. (Masks of Nyarlathotep, DiTillo and Willis)

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1926 - Roger Corman (director of numerous horror films) was born

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 4th.

Events on this day: April 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 1902 – author Stanley G Weinbaum - Martian Odyssey.

Born on this day in 1948 – author Dan Simmons, sci-fi author 1990 Hugo winner for Hyperion

On this day in 1999 – Faith Domergue, actress, died aged 74 she has made appearances in This Island Earth, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, The Atomic Man, and It Came from Beneath the Sea

On this day in 2003 – Anthony Caruso, actor, died aged 86 he has appeared in The Incredible Hulk, Star Trek, and The Time Tunnel

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1932 - Anthony Perkins (actor who portrayed Norman Bates in the Psycho films) was born, he died in 1992.

On this day in 1993 - When a Stranger Calls Back premieres on television

On this day in 2003 - Beyond Re-Animator was released theatrically

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 3rd.

Events on this day: April 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 1926 – Andrew Keir, actor who has appeared in Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Quatermass and the Pit, Five Million Years to Earth, and H.G.Wells’ Invisible Man)

Born on this day in 1926 – Timothy Bateson, actor who has made appearances in Doctor Who, The Evil of Frankenstein, an The Day the Earth Caught Fire

Born on this day in 1928 – Kevin Hagen, actor who has appeared in Land of the Giants, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, and the Twilight Zone

 

Born on this day in 1937 – William Gaunt, actor amongst his many roles are appearances in Doctor Who, and Out of this World)

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

A man named Roy Leakey visits euthanasia-favoring Dr. Linwood to ask for assisted suicide. He is recorded as relating, as the background for his desire for suicide, a terrifying experience in the town of Goatswood. After Linwood asks for further proof of Leakey's need to die, he is found by other doctors and nurses, screaming and alone. ("The Moon-Lens," Campbell)

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

CS Lewis Trivia:

On this day in 1960 - Subsequent to learning of the return of Joy’s cancer, Jack and Joy, together with Roger Lancelyn Green and his wife, Joy, went to Greece from April 3 to April 14, visiting Athens, Mycenae, Rhodes, Herakleon, and Knossos. There was a one-day stop in Pisa on the return. Joy died on July 13 at the age of 45, not long after their return from Greece.

And in the Horror genre:

On this day in 1962 - Jennifer Rubin (actress in numerous horror films)was born

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 2nd.

Events on this day: April 2^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 1914 – Alec Guinness, actor who stared as Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars IV – VI.

Born on this day in 1917 – Dabbs Greer, actor who has appeared in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Starman, The Incredible Hulk, The Invaders, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone, It! The Terror from Beyond Space, Adventures of Superman, and Space Patrol

Born on this day in 1948 – Joan D Vinge, science fiction author

On this day in 1968 – 2001 : A Space Odyssey was released

Cthulhu Mythos Trivia:

R'lyeh sinks beneath the waves once more. Many believe this begins an era of increasing Mythos activity. ("The Call of Cthulhu," Lovecraft)

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

And in the horror genre:

On this day in 1971 - Dark Shadows ends its run on television

On this day in 1982 - Cat People (1982) released theatrically

Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi Trivia: April 1st.

Events on this day: April 1^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 1926 – author Anne McCaffrey.

Born on this day in 1929 – Jonathan Haze, actor who has appeared in X:The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, Not of this Earth, It Conquered the World, The Day the World Ended, and Monster from the Ocean Floor.

Born on this day in 1930 – Grace Lee Whitney, actress who has appeared in The Outer Limits, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: Voyager,Sci Fi Visionaries, Kiss ‘N’ Tell: Romance in the 23rd Century, Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II, Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, and Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century.

She is probably best known for her portrayal of Yeoman Janice Rand in Star Trek: The Original Series.

Born on this day in 1931 – George Baker, actor who has appeared in Curse of the Fly, Doomwatch, and Doctor Who.

In Doctor Who he played Decider Login in the Doctor Who story Full Circle.

Born on this day in 1942 – Samuel R Delany Jr, science fiction author.