Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Sci-Fi Trivia: May 8th.

Events on this day: May 8th.

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 1935 – Salome Jens, actress - Star Trek: DS9, Star Trek: TNG, Superboy, Tomorrow’s Child, The Outer Limits, Terror from the Year 5000.

In Star Trek she was the Female Changeling in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Also she previously appeared as the ancient humanoid in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "The Chase" in 1993.

Source: Memory Alpha(http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/)

Born on this day in 1935 – Robert Dix, actor - Horror of the Blood Monsters, Frankenstein’s Daughter, Forbidden Planet.

On this day in 1985 – author Theodore Sturgeon died aged 67.


On this day in 1988 – author Robert A Heinlein died aged 80.

And in the horror genre:


On this day in 1958 - Horror of Dracula - the first Hammer Horror film – was released theatrically
On this day in 1998 - Resident Evil 2 released on the PlayStation in Europe

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