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August 1
Book releases
- 2007 - Happiness Is a Squishy Cephalopod, the first Liō collection, by Mark Tatulli
- 2008 - Silent But Deadly, the second Liō collection, by Mark Tatulli
- 2010 - I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Film releases
- 1970 - Space Amoeba, a tokusatsu science fiction film produced and released by Toho
Television series
- 1964 The Sensorites, a serial in the Doctor Who series, finishes airing on the BBC
Births
- 1904 - Russell R. Winterbotham (d. 1971), an American writer of westerns, crime fiction, and science fiction
Anniversaries and events
- 1868 - The Steam Man of the Prairies, the first U.S. science fiction dime novel is published in August (exact date unknown)
- 1928 - Buck Rogers (then named "Anthony Rogers") makes his first appearance in the novella "Armageddon 2419 A.D." by Philip Francis Nowlan
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August 2
Book releases
- 2003 - Blind Lake, a science fiction novel by author Robert Charles Wilson
- 2007 - Spook Country, novel by speculative fiction author William Gibson
Film releases
- 1946 - Boom in the Moon, a Mexican science fiction comedy film directed by Jaime Salvador
- 1980 - Contamination, a science fiction horror film directed by Luigi Cozzi
- 1985 - Weird Science, an American teen comedy science fiction film written and directed by John Hughes
- 2002 - Signs, a science fiction thriller film written, produced, and directed by M. Night Shyamalan
- 2005 - Cypher, a Canadian sci-fi thriller
Births
- 1939 - Wes Craven, an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films
- 1951 - John Wilson, a Canadian historical fiction and science fiction author
- 1970 - Kevin Smith, an American screenwriter, film producer, and director, as well as a comic book writer, author, comedian, and actor
Deaths
- 1997 - William S. Burroughs (b. 1914), an American novelist, poet, essayist, painter and spoken word performer
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August 3
Book releases
- 2010 - The Best of the Bolos: Their Finest Hour by David Weber, Keith Laumer, S. M. Stirling, Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon, Linda Evans, David Drake, and William H. Keith, Jr.
- 2010 - Elminster Must Die! by Ed Greenwood
Births
- 1904 - Clifford D. Simak (d. 1988), an American science fiction writer
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August 4
Book releases
- 2009 - The Winds of Dune, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Film releases
- 1995 - Virtuosity, an American science fiction film directed by Brett Leonard
- 2000 - Hollow Man, an American science fiction thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven
- 2006 - Barnyard, a computer-animated family comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures
- 2007 - Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!, the Japanese film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series
Television series
- 2007 - Masters of Science Fiction, an American anthology science fiction series, begins airing on ABC
Births
- 1908 - Frank Edwards (d. 1967), an American writer, broadcaster, and one of the pioneers in radio, well-known for a series of popular books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena
- 1942 - Don S. Davis (d. 2008), an American character actor best known for his role as General George S. Hammond in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
Deaths
- 1875 - Hans Christian Andersen (b. 1805), a Danish author and poet noted for his children's stories
Anniversaries and events
- 1955 - The Science Fiction Club Deutschland is founded by Walter Ernsting and other German authors
- 1993 - Emperor of the Daleks, a black and white comic strip based on the television series Doctor Who, finishes serialization
- 1996 - Independence Day UK, a one-hour BBC Radio 1 science fiction special based on the film by the same name
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August 5
Book releases
- 2004 - Skyfall by Catherine Asaro
- 2008 - The Last Theorem by Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl
Births
- 1943 - Kathleen Sky, the pen name of Kathleen Mckinney Goldin, an American science fiction and fantasy author
- 1947 - Élisabeth Vonarburg, Franco-Canadian science fiction author, Worldcon Guest of Honor
- 1948 - Larry Elmore, American fantasy artist
Deaths
- 2002 - Franco Lucentini (b.1920), an Italian writer, journalist, translator and editor of anthologies
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August 6
Book releases
- 1996 - A Game of Thrones, the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin
- 2009 - Galileo's Dream, a science fiction novel with elements of historical fiction written by author Kim Stanley Robinson
Film releases
- 1999 - The Iron Giant, an animated science fiction film based on the 1968 novel by Ted Hughes
- 1999 - The Sixth Sense
Births
- 1809 - Alfred, Lord Tennyson (d. 1892), Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language
- 1874 - Charles Fort (d. 1932), an American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena
- 1926 - Janet Asimov, an American science fiction author, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and wife of Isaac Asimov from 1973-1992
- 1934 - Piers Anthony, an English American writer in the science fiction and fantasy genres
- 1970 - M. Night Shyamalan, an Indian American filmmaker and screenwriter whose works are primarily contemporary fantasy and science fiction
Deaths
- 1966 - Cordwainer Smith (b. 1913), the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger for his science fiction works
Anniversaries and events
- 1970 - The first San Diego Comic-Con International (known as "Golden State Comic Con" then) is held at the U.S. Grant Hotel with an attendance of 300
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August 7
Book releases
- 2007 - Sandworms of Dune, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Births
- 1933 - Jerry Pournelle, an American science fiction writer, essayist and journalist
Deaths
- 1940 - T. O'Conor Sloane (b. 1851), the editor of Amazing Stories from 1929 through 1938
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August 8
Film releases
- 2007 - Battle for Terra, a computer animated science fiction film
Television series
- 1964 The Reign of Terror, a serial in the Doctor Who series, begins airing on the BBC
- 1986 - Knight Rider, an American television series, finishes airing on NBC
Deaths
- 1984 - Walter Tevis (b. 1928), an American science fiction writer
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August 9
Film releases
- 1989 - The Abyss, an American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron
Births
- 1947 - John Varley, an American science fiction author
Deaths
- 2006 - Philip E. High (b. 1914), an English science fiction author
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August 10
Book releases
- 2010 - There's Corpses Everywhere, the fourth Liō collection, by Mark Tatulli
Film releases
- 1953 - Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a comedy horror film directed by Charles Lamont
Television series
- 2003 - Futurama, an animated American sci-fi sitcom created by Matt Groening, finishes airing on Fox
- 2007 - Flash Gordon begins airing on Syfy
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August 11
Births
- 1932 - Chester Anderson (d. 1991), a novelist, poet, and editor and member of the New Wave movement in science fiction
Deaths
- 1955 - Robert W. Wood (b. 1868), an American physicist and inventor, and science, science fiction, and children's author
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August 12
Film releases
- 1941 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a horror film remake of the 1931 film, starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner
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August 13
Births
- 1932 - John Berkey (d. 2008), an American artist known for his space and sci-fi-themed works
Deaths
- 1946 - H. G. Wells (b. 1866), an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre
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August 14
Film releases
- 1975 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a British musical comedy film that parodies science fiction and B-movie horror films
Births
- 1932 - Lee Hoffman (d. 2007), an American science fiction fan, an editor of early folk music fanzines, and an author of science fiction, Western and romance novels
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August 15
Film releases
- 1986 - The Fly, an American science fiction horror film
Births
- 1873 - Erle Cox (d. 1950), an Australian journalist and science fiction writer
- 1933 - Alain Dorémieux (d. 1998), a writer and translator of French science-fiction
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August 16
Film releases
- 1982 - The Beastmaster, an American fantasy film directed by Don Coscarelli
- 1985 - The Return of the Living Dead, an American zombie comedy film
- 1990 - Watchers II, a Canadian horror straight-to-video film starring Marc Singer and Tracy Scoggins
- 1998 - Men in White, a straight-to-television satirical parody of science fiction movies, mainly spoofing Men in Black
- 2002 - The Adventures of Pluto Nash, an American science fiction comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy
Television series
- 2002 - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, an update of the 1980s animated series of the same name, begins airing on Cartoon Network
Births
- 1884 - Hugo Gernsback (d.1967), a Luxembourg-American inventor, writer and magazine publisher, best remembered for publishing the first science fiction magazine and having the Hugo Awards named after him
- 1934 - Andrew J. Offutt, an American science fiction and fantasy author
- 1953 - Richard Canal, a French science fiction writer
- 1954 - James Cameron, a Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and inventor
Deaths
- 1956 - Béla Lugosi (b. ), a Hungarian actor of stage and screen, well known for playing Count Dracula in the Broadway play and subsequent film version
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August 17
Book releases
- 2004 - Dune: The Battle of Corrin, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Film releases
- 1960 - The Time Machine, a British science fiction film based on H. G. Wells' 1895 novel of the same name
Television series
- 1998 - Welcome to Paradox, a science fiction television series, begins airing on the Sci Fi Channel
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August 18
Book releases
- 2009 - Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Abyss, a Star Wars novel by Troy Denning
- 2009 - Liō's Astonishing Tales: From the Haunted Crypt of Unknown Horrors, the third Liō collection, by Mark Tatulli
Film releases
- 1993 - TC 2000, an American action/science-fiction film
- 2000 - The Cell, an American science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh
- 2011 - The Woman, a 2011 American crime horror film directed by Lucky McKee
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August 19
Film releases
- 2008 - The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior, an American fantasy adventure direct-to-DVD prequel film to the 2002 film The Scorpion King
- 2011 - Fright Night, a remake of the 1985 original of the same name.
Television series
- 2006 - Phil of the Future, an American science fiction situation comedy, finishes airing on Disney Channel,
Births
- 1921 - Gene Roddenberry (d. 1991), an American screenwriter, producer and futurist, and creator of Star Trek
Deaths
- 1967 - Hugo Gernsback (b. 1884), a Luxembourg-American inventor, writer and magazine publisher, best remembered for publishing the first science fiction magazine and having the Hugo Awards named after him
- 2009 - Donald M. Grant (d. 1927), an American publisher and winner of five World Fantasy Awards
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August 20
Film releases
- 2005 - Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, a Finnish dark science fiction parody motion picture
- 2009 - The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
Births
- 1890 - H. P. Lovecraft (d. 1937), an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction
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August 21
Film releases
- 1981 - Mad Max 2, an Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller
Television series
- 1982 - Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All, an animated television film produced by Filmation
- 1989 - Prisoners of Gravity, Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction, begins airing on TVOntario
Births
- 1862 - Emilio Salgari (d. 1911), an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction in Italy
- 1911 - Anthony Boucher (d. 1968), an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories
Anniversaries and events
- 1933 - Brick Bradford, a science fiction comic strip created by writer William Ritt, begins serialization
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August 22
Book releases
- 2006 - Hunters of Dune, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Television series
Births
- 1920 - Ray Bradbury, an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer
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August 23
Book releases
- 1984 - Birds of Prey, a science fiction historical novel by David Drake
Film releases
- 1985 - Warning Sign, a science fiction-horror film directed by Hal Barwood
- 1996 - The Island of Dr. Moreau, the third major movie version of the H. G. Wells science fiction horror novel of the same name
- 1996 - Solo, a science fiction action film from Columbia/Tristar Studios
Births
- 1965 - Chris Bachalo, an American comic book illustrator
- 1965 - Ilija Trojanow, a Bulgarian-German writer, translator and publisher
Deaths
- 1971 - Frank Fenton (b. 1903), a British-born but American-raised writer of screenplays, short stories, magazine articles, and novels
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August 24
Book releases
- 2010 - Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks
- 2010 - The Evolutionary Void by Peter F. Hamilton
- 2010 - Starfleet Corps of Engineers: What's Past by Terri Osborne, Steve Mollmann, Michael Schuster, Richard C. White, Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore, Heather Jarman, and Keith R.A. DeCandido
Births
- 1915 - James Tiptree, Jr. (d. 1987), the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon
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August 25
Television series
- 2007 - Masters of Science Fiction, an American anthology science fiction series, finishes airing on ABC
Births
- 1958 - Tim Burton, an American film director whose works are mainly science fiction, fantasy, or horror
Anniversaries and events
- 1997 - Sluggy Freelance, a daily webcomic written and drawn by Pete Abrams
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August 26
Film releases
- 1920 - The Head of Janus, a horror silent film directed by F. W. Murnau, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- 1953 - The premiere of War of the Worlds, a science fiction film
Deaths
- 1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr. (b. 1883), an American actor during the age of silent films best remembered for his characterizations of tortured, often grotesque and afflicted characters
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August 27
Film releases
- 1955 - Hyde and Hare, a Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon film short directed by Friz Freleng
Television series
- 1996 - Homeboys in Outer Space, a science fiction parody sitcom, begins airing on UPN
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August 28
Television series
- 1999 - Bugs, a British television science fiction drama series, finishes airing on BBC One
- 1999 - The New Addams Family, a Canadian sitcom, begins airing on YTV and Fox Family
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August 29
Film releases
- 1958 -The Fly, an American science fiction horror film later remade into the 1986 film, The Fly
Births
- 1926 - Thomas N. Scortia (d. 1986), an American science fiction author
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August 30
Film releases
- 2006 - Syndromes and a Century, a Thai science fiction drama film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Births
- 1797 - Mary Shelley (d. 1851), a British novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
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August 31
Book releases
- 2010 - The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
- 2010 - The Dark Is Rising: The Complete Sequence by Susan Cooper
- 2010 - The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Births
- 1933 - Robert Adams (d. 1990), an American science fiction and fantasy writer
Deaths
- 1965 - E. E. Smith (b. 1890), a food engineer and early science fiction author best known for his Lensman and Skylark series
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