5/4: Today in G-History

[Reaper G]

1893: EDGAR DEARING, who played the second tramp in "Tarantula", is
born in Ceres, Calif.

1894: RUSSELL GAIGE, who had a bit part in "Them!", is born in Iowa.

1913: HISAYA MORISHIGE, who played the fortune teller in "Madame White
Snake", the prime minister in "Don't Call Me a Con Man" and the Earth
Federation President in "Sayonara, Jupiter", is born in Osaka.

1928: DAVID GARDNER, who played Watt in "Virus", is born in Toronto.

1929: NOBORU NAKAYA is born in Tokyo. He played Shikibu Heinai in the
"In a Cup of Tea" segment of "Kwaidan" and Yoshitaka Kujo in "G.I.
Samurai", and was in "Time of the Apes".

1950: HILLY HICKS, who was the voice of Brock on "The Godzilla Power
Hour", is born in Los Angeles.

1953: MASASHI EBARA, who was the voice of Professor Go on the "Giant
Robo" anime, is born in Kanagawa, Japan.

1972: Bassist MIKE DIRNT of Green Day, who performed "Brain Stew" on
the "Godzilla" soundtrack, is born in Berkeley, Calif.

1973: Episode 31 of "Warrior of Love Rainbowman", "The Terrifying
Sequential Explosions", debuts on Japanese TV.

1974: Episode 12 of "Kamen Rider X", "The Fascination of Super Ability
Woman", debuts on Japanese TV.
Episode 5 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Omega Hell Project 
Beginning",
debuts on Japanese TV.

1975: Episode 44 of "Electroid Zaborger", "Crisis at Zaborger Base!!",
debuts on Japanese TV.

1976: Episode 31 of "Akumaizer 3", "Why!? The Challenge from Hell",
debuts on Japanese TV.

1978: DAISUKE ONO, the voice of Teddy in "Kamen Rider Den-O: Final
Countdown" and "OOO Den-O All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Rider", is born
in Kochi, Japan.

1977: Episode 14 of "Vigilante Zubat", "White Feathered Arrow -- Tears
of Goodbye", debuts on Japanese TV.
SUSAN SENNETT, who was in the U.S. version of "Tidal Wave", marries
Graham Nash.

1980: ALDOUS DAVIDSON, who played the obnoxious Asian teen in the
restaurant in "Showdown of the Godz", is born.

1985: Episode 14 of "Blitzkrieg Squadron Changeman" debuts on Japanese
TV.

1986: VIVIAN MASON, who played secretery Miss Ryan in "The Beast from
20,000 Fathoms", marries John W. Hite.

1987: Episode 7 of "Super Manchine: Metalder", "The Flames of
Defiance", debuts on Japanese TV.

1994: Episode 55 of Season 1 of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers",
"Second Chance", debuts on Fox.

1997: Episode 12 of "Electromagnetic Squadron Megaranger" debuts on
Japanese TV.

1998: ALBERT GLASSER, who composed the scores for "The Amazing
Colossal Man", "Earth vs. the Spider", and "War of the Colossal
Beast", and stock music used in the U.S. release of "Varan the
Unbelievable", dies at 82 of a heart attack in Los Angeles.
ARIEL WINTER, who played Ellie Layton in the U.S. version of “One
Missed Call”, is born in the U.S.

2003: Episode 12 of “Blast Dragon Squadron Abaranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.

2007: SHINSUKE ACHIHA, who played Soga on "Ultraseven", is found dead
from an apparent suicide in Kagoshima Prefecture.

2008: Episode 12 of “Engine Squadron Go-onger” debuts on Japanese TV.

2009: "20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End" is released in the
U.K. on DVD.
“20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope” premieres in the U.K. at Sci-Fi
London.
HIDEO KO, who played the hijacker in “Goke, Bodysnatcher from Hell”,
dies from pneumonia in Chiba, Japan.
”Monsterland” premieres in the U.K. at Sci-Fi-London.

2011: "Trollhunter" is released in Finland on DVD.

2012: Episode 5 of “Unofficial Squadron Akibaranger” debuts on
Japanese TV.

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