Sci-Fi trivia: May 16th.

 

Events on this day: May 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 1887 – Bull Montana, actor - The Lost World, Flash Gordon.

Born on this day in 1916 – Bernard Braden, actor - The Day the Earth Caught Fire.

Born on this day in 1918 – Barry Atwater, actor - Star Trek, The Invaders, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone.

In Star Trek he played the role of Surak in the Star Trek episode "The Savage Curtain"

 

Born on this day in 1944 – Danny Trejo, actor -The X-Files, Eyeborgs, Predators, Rise of the Zombies, Zombie Hunter, Volcano Zombies.

On this day in 2002 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones was released.

And in the horror Genre:

1836 - Edgar Allan Poe marries his 13-year-old cousin Virginia

1960 - Peeping Tom released theatrically

2001 - Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released on PC

2013 - Haunting Melissa released.

2014 - Wolf Creek 2 released