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Birthdays
| Patricia Tallman 1957, actress, Frances - Hard Time on Planet Earth (1 episode, "The All American", 1989), Kidnapper 2 - The Flash (1 episode, 1990), Lyta Alexander - Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV), Security Officer / Alien #2 - Star Trek: The Next Generation (3 episodes, 1992-1993), Nima / Weapons Officer / Nurse Tagana - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (3 episodes, 1993-1996), Aunt Hazel - Dark Skies (1 episode, "Dark Days Night", 1996), Taresian Woman - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Favorite Son", 1997), Lyta Alexander - Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV), Lyta Alexander - Babylon 5 (47 episodes, 1995-1998), Leeta Salamander - Babylon Park: Frightspace (1999)(voice), Dr. Kline - InAlienable (2008). |
| Kai Owen 1975, actor, Rhys Williams - Torchwood (22 episodes, 2006-2009). |
| John DiMaggio 1968, voice actor, best known for his voice roles of Bender in Futurama, Dr. Drakken and Motor Ed in Kim Possible, Marcus Fenix in Gears of War and Gears of War 2, Rico in the Penguins of Madagascar series, and Wakka as well as Kimahri Ronso in Final Fantasy X. |
| Scott Shaw 1951, cartoonist and animator. Among Scott's comic-book work is Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones (for Marvel Comics and Harvey Comics), Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (for DC Comics), and Simpsons Comics (for Bongo Comics). He was also the first artist for the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic. Currently he also maintains a regular column on the craziest comic books ever published, oddballcomics.com. |
| Sydney Shores 1913, comic book artist known for his work on Captain America both during the 1940s. Shores initially worked as an inker, embellishing some of the earliest pencil work of industry legend Jack Kirby, including the covers of the Simon & Kirby-created Captain America Comics #2, 5-7 in 1941. Shores also inked two of Kirby's Golden Age Vision stories, in Marvel Mystery Comics #21-22 (July-Aug. 1941); all three Cap stories in Captain America Comics # 7 (Oct.1941); and the cover and splash page of Young Allies #1 (July 1941). Shores also penciled stories of the Vision and the Patriot in Marvel Mystery Comics, Major Liberty in USA Comics, and the Captain America portions of the All-Winners Squad stories in the All Winners Comics #19 and 21. At post-war Timely and at the company's 1950s successor, Atlas Comics, Shores was among the artists on the company's superhero stars the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner, the Western titles The Black Rider and Kid Colt, Outlaw, the jungle series Jann of the Jungle and Jungle Action, the war comics Battle Action and Battle Brady, and many others including Blonde Phantom. Going freelance in 1948,Shores drew for Atlas, Avon, and Orbit Publications. In the 1960's, he inked many issues of Kirby's Captain America; Gene Colan's Daredevil and Colan's backup feature "The Watcher" in Silver Surfer #1 & #6 (Aug. 1968 & June 1969); Dick Ayers' and Don Heck's Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders / Capt. Savage and His Battlefield Raiders, and a variety of other titles. In a rare return to penciling at Marvel, Shores drew and self-inked the anthological horror stories "The Face of Fear" in Chamber of Darkness #2 (Dec. 1969), "Time Out" in Tower of Shadows #5 (May 1970), "Master and Slave" in Creatures on the Loose #12 (July 1971), "In the Shadow of Tragg — He Who Walks Beneath the Earth" in Monsters on the Prowl #13 (Oct. 1971), and "Terror of the Pterodactyl" in #15 (February 1972), as well as Gerry Conway's adaptation of Harlan Ellison's "Delusions for a Dragon Slayer" in Chamber of Chills #1 (Nov. 1972). Additionally, Shores penciled and occasionally self-inked several Western stories, including the premiere of the feature "Tales of Fort Rango" in Western Gunfighters #1 (August 1970); The Gunhawks #1-2 & 4-5 (Oct.-Dec.1972, April-June 1973); and the Native American hero Red Wolf in Marvel Spotlight #1 (Nov.1971) and Red Wolf #1-8 (May 1972 - July 1973). Shores also penciled the Skywald Publications Western The Bravados #1 (Aug. 1971). |
| Frank Currier 1857, actor, Sir Edwards - A Message from Mars (1921) |
Events
| 1950, Beetle Bailey comic strip by Mort Walker begins. |
| 1954, Captain Midnight airs. |
| 1966, Gene Roddenberry shows the original version of TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before" at the annual World Science Fiction Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. This marks the first showing of Star Trek: The Original Series to the general public. Soon after, to the request of convention goers, Roddenberry also screens a black-and-white print of TOS: "The Cage". |
| 1975, Space: 1999 airs on ATV. |
| 1981, Kinvig, a sci-fi comedy television series airs on ITV. |
| 1995, Star Trek:Voyager, "Initiations" airs. |
| 1996, Star Trek:Voyager, "Basics, Part II" airs. |
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