Events on this day:
April 24th.
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
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