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Birthdays
| Joe William Haldeman 1943, scince fiction author, Haldeman's most famous novel is The Forever War (1975), inspired by his Vietnam experiences, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. He later turned it into a series. Haldeman also wrote two of the earliest original novels based on the 1960s Star Trek TV series universe, Planet of Judgment (August 1977) and World Without End (February 1979). |
| George Pérez 1954, illustrator and writer of comic books, He primarily illustrates superhero comics, mainly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and is known for his clean, dynamic, and ornate style. He often draws scenes with large numbers of characters interacting. Pérez's first involvement with the professional comics industry was as artist Rich Buckler's assistant in 1973.[2] Within a year, Pérez had embarked on his own professional career, which included a run on Sons of the Tiger, a serialized action-adventure strip published in Marvel's long-running Deadly Hands of Kung Fu magazine. He co-created the White Tiger (comics' first Puerto Rican superhero) a character that soon appeared in Marvel's color comics, most notably, the Spider-Man titles. Pérez came to prominence when he started illustrating Marvel's The Avengers, starting with vol. 1 #141. In the 1970s, Pérez illustrated several other Marvel books, including Creatures on the Loose featuring the Man-Wolf, Inhumans, and Fantastic Four. While Pérez's stint on the JLA was popular with fans, his career took off with the New Teen Titans book. Pérez took a leave with Titans to focus on his next project with Marv Wolfman, DC's 1985 50th-anniversary event, Crisis on Infinite Earths. |
| Diana Van der Vlis 1935, actress, Dr. Diane Fairfax - X (1963), Eve Doneghan - The Invaders (1 episode, "The Leeches", 1967), |
| Dudley Digges 1879, actor, Chief Detective - The Invisible Man (1933). |
| David Troughton 1950, actor, Private Moor / Peladon - Doctor Who (8 episodes, 1967-1972), Sgt. Clive Harvey - Jericho (4 episodes, 2005), Professor Hobbes - Doctor Who (1 episode, "Midnight", 2008). |
| Herta Ware 1917, actress, Jessie Bowman - 2010 (1984), Rosie Lefkowitz - Cocoon (1985), Grandma Helen - Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (1 episode, "Grandpa's Ghost", 1986), Yvette Picard - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "Where No One Has Gone Before", 1987), Rose Lefkowitz - Cocoon: The Return (1988), Mrs. Morris - Species (1995), Alana - Alien Nation: Millennium (1996) (TV). |
| Joan Marshall 1931, actress, Lorrie Sigmund - Men Into Space (1 episode, "Flash in the Sky", 1960), Wilma - The Twilight Zone (1 episode, "Dead Man's Shoes", 1962), Areel Shaw - Star Trek (1 episode, "Court Martial", 1967). |
| Joe Haldeman 1943, sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Planet of Judgment and World Without End. He is a lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), and past-president. |
| Kelly Connell 1956, actor, Sklar - Star Trek: Voyager (1 episode, "Rise", 1997), Thomas Beecham - Sliders (1 episode, "Slidecage", 1998), Dr. Isaacs - Spider-Man 2 (2004). |
| Lin Carter 1930, sci-fi author, Thongor of Lemuria |
| John Keith Laumer, Anthony LeBaron 1925, science fiction author, Retief's War |
Events
| 1931, 1st showing of a Donald Duck cartoon |
| 1934, 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released |
| 1984, Donald Ducks 50th birthday celebrated at Disneyland |
| 1989, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier premiers in the US. |
| 1994, Filming ends on Star Trek Generations. |
| 1997, Star Trek:DS9, "In the Cards" airs. |
| 1997, Babylon 5 Episode 83 - "The Face of the Enemy" first aired |
| 1999, Crusade is aired. |
| 2007, Dr. Who, "Blink" airs. |
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