BORN ON THIS DATE
1907: John Wayne, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 205- ROCKET ATTACK U.S.A.
1911: Ben Alexander, who was included in the list of prominent “doughy guys” shown in a host segment in episode 522- TEEN-AGE CRIME WAVE.
1913: Peter Cushing, who played Dr. Abner Perry in the movie in episode 1114- AT THE EARTH’S CORE.
1915: Sam Edwards, who played Red in the movie in episode 415- THE BEATNIKS.
1919: Calvin Jackson, who composed the musical score for the movie in episode 414- TORMENTED.
1923: Jean Sullivan, who played Naomi Sanders in the movie in episode 1012- SQUIRM.
1923: James Arness, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD.
1926: Bruno Nicolai, creator of the musical score for the movie “Operation Kid Brother,” seen in episode 508- OPERATION DOUBLE 007, composer, musical director and orchestrator for the movie in episode 1113- THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN’T and musical director for the movie in episode 1013- DIABOLIK.
1926: Miles Davis, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 510- THE PAINTED HILLS.
1930: Anthony “Tony” Cardoza, who produced and starred as Harry Rowe in the movie in episode 609- THE SKYDIVERS, produced and pllayed “the artist” in the movie in episode 209- THE HELLCATS, produced and starred as Landis (and also played Castro) in the movie in episode 619- RED ZONE CUBA, produced and starred as the KGB driver in the movie in episode 621- THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS (he was also editor of the movie).
1937: Ingrid Goude, who played Ann Craigis in the movie in episode 407- THE KILLER SHREWS.
1949: Hank Williams Jr., who was mentioned in host segments in episodes 304- GAMERA VS BARUGON and 1006- BOGGY CREEK II: AND THE LEGEND CONTINUES.*
1949: Dan Pastorini, who played Hans in the movie in episode 1205- KILLER FISH.*
1951: Astronaut Sally Ride, who was mentioned in a host segment of episode 1109- YONGARY MONSTER FROM THE DEEP.
1956: Barbara Stock, who played Udea in the movie in episode 1110- WIZARDS OF THE LOST KINGDOM.*
1963: Tami Bakke a.k.a. Tamara Clatterbuck, who played Fantazia in the movie in episode 907- HOBGOBLINS.*
1965: Kami Asgar, who was in charge of post-production sound for the movie in episode 1001- SOULTAKER.*
1966: Helena Bonham Carter, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.*
1995: Animation director Isadore “Friz” Freleng. A portion of Freleng’s 1951 cartoon “Canned Feud” can be seen in the background in a scene from the movie in episode 615-KITTEN WITH A WHIP.

DIED ON THIS DATE
1959: Joe Gilbert (age 56), who played a wedding guest in the movie in episode 105- THE CORPSE VANISHES, a bar patron in the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS, a party guest in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE and a tourist in line in the movie in episode 602- INVASION U.S.A.
1971: Bokuzen Hidari (age 77), who played the old man in the movie in episode K05/302- GAMERA.
1972: Jesus Murcielago Velazquez (age 62), who played Dr. Krupp’s henchman in the movie in episode 102- THE ROBOT VS. THE AZTEC MUMMY.
1976: Philosopher Martin Heidegger (age 86), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 812- THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES!!?.
1978: Henry Hite (age 63), who played the monster in the movie in episode 421- MONSTER A-GO GO (even though there WAS no monster).
1980: Franz Bachelin (age 84), production designer for the movie in episodes 411- THE MAGIC SWORD and art director for the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS.
1983: Charles Keane (age 61), who played the Spacom operator in the movie in episode 109- PROJECT MOON BASE and the detective chief in the movie in episode 802- THE LEECH WOMAN.
1991: Eugene Lourie (age 88), director of the movie in episode 909- GORGO.
1992: Bob Labansat (age 53), who played Javorsky’s bodyguard in the movie in episode 621-THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS.
1993: Jack Priestly (age 66), camera operator for the movie in episode 513- THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN’T DIE.
2002: Ray Liotta (age 67), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 904- WEREWOLF.
2003: Burr DeBenning (age 66), who played Dr. Ted Nelson in the movie in episode 704- THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN.
2012: Susan Kembrowska (age 72), who played a juror in the movie in episode 902- THE PHANTOM PLANET.
2020: Cindy Butler (age 64), who played Leslie Ann Walker in the movie in episode 1006- BOGGY CREEK II: AND THE LEGEND CONTINUES.
2022: Alan White (age 72), drummer for the band Yes, whose song “Owner of a Lonely Heart” was discussed in a host segment in episode 1008- FINAL JUSTICE.

EVENTS ON THIS DATE
1950: The movie in episode 201- ROCKETSHIP X-M has its premiere.
1959: The second part of the movie “Yusei Oji” featured in episode 816- PRINCE OF SPACE is released in Japan, its country of origin.

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This Date in MSTory is written and compiled by Christopher Cornell, Brian Henry and Steve Finley with assistance by Tim Brown, Gordon Lawyer and many other Satellite News commenters.