Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/July

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July 1

July 1:

Film releases

2008 - Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control, a direct-to-video spin-off of the 2008 film Get Smart
2010 - The Last Airbender

Television series

1972 - Bewitched finishes airing on ABC

Anniversaries and events

1929 - Wonder Stories, a science fiction magazine founded by Hugo Gernsback, launches as Air Wonder Stories in July 1929

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July 2

July 2:

Film releases

1982 - The Secret of NIMH, an animated film adaptation of the Newbery Medal-winning book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by author Robert C. O'Brien
1996 - Independence Day, an American science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of Earth
2010 - The Last Airbender, an American adventure fantasy film directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Births

1914 - Hannes Bok (d. 1964), an American artist and illustrator, amateur astrologer, and writer of fantasy fiction and poetry

Anniversaries and events

1939 - The 1st World Science Fiction Convention begins in Caravan Hall in New York
2008 - The Fly, an opera in two acts by Canadian composer Howard Shore and loosely based on David Cronenberg's 1986 film The Fly, premieres at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris

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July 3

July 3:

Film releases

1985 - Back to the Future, an American science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day, an American science fiction action film directed, co-written and co-produced by James Cameron
2002 - Men in Black II, an American science fiction film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith
2007 - Transformers, an American live-action science fiction film, based on the Transformers toy line

Television series

1965 - The Time Meddler, a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, begins airing on BBC

Births

1898 - E. Hoffmann Price (d. 1988), an American writer of popular fiction for the pulp magazine marketplace
1926 - William Rotsler (d. 1997), an American author of science fiction novels and short stories, as well as television and film novelizations
1928 - Georges-Jean Arnaud, a French author of espionage thrillers, detective fiction, science fiction, horror, erotic fiction, and mainstream literature

Deaths

1920 - Charles E. Carryl (b. 1841), an American children's literature author

Anniversaries and events

1863 - The date on which the fictional "Weird West" setting of the Western/horror alternate history roleplaying game Deadlands deviates from actual history
1947 - This is one of the dates on which the Roswell incident occurred
1971 - The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society is founded

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July 4

July 4:

Television series

1961 - Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, an American horror, mystery, science fiction, and drama television series created by Merwin Gerard, finishes airing on ABC

Births

1928 - Patrick Tilley, a British science fiction author
1961 - Richard Garriott, a British-American video game developer and entrepreneur best known as his alter ego Lord British in the Ultima series

Deaths

1971 - August Derleth (b. 1909), an American writer and anthologist best remembered as the first publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
2005 - Chris Bunch (b. 1943), an American science fiction, fantasy, and television writer
2008 - Possible death date of Thomas Disch (b. 1940), an American science fiction author and poet

Anniversaries and events

1939 - The 1st World Science Fiction Convention concludes in Caravan Hall in New York City

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July 5

July 5:

Book releases

2005 - Accelerando, a British science fiction novel consisting of a series of interconnected short stories by Charles Stross

Film releases

1962 - Panic in Year Zero!, a science fiction film directed by and starring Ray Milland
1993 - 12:01, a television film adaptation of the short story 12:01 PM by Richard Lupoff

Television series

1963 - Space Patrol, a British science-fiction television series featuring marionettes, begins airing on Associated British
2004 - UFO Files, an American documentary television series covering unidentified flying and submerged objects, close encounters with alleged extraterrestrial life, and alleged military and government cover-up conspiracies, begins airing on The History Channel

Births

1920 - John M. Schealer, an American author of numerous science fiction books for children
1935 - John Schoenherr (d. 2010), an American science fiction, wildlife, and children's book illustrator
1945 - François Bourgeon, a French comics artist
1946 - Joyce Ballou Gregorian (d. 1991), an American fantasy and non-fiction author, expert on Oriental rugs, and lover of Arabian horses
1962 - Marc Gascoigne, a British author and editor

Deaths

2008 - Possible death date of Thomas Disch (b. 1940), an American science fiction author and poet

Anniversaries and events

2004 - Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, a satirical retro-futuristic comic strip created by Tim Rickard, debuts on the internet

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July 6

July 6:

Book releases

2010 - Final Crisis by Greg Cox
2010 - The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross
2010 - The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection edited by Gardner Dozois

Television series

1968 - Fight! Mighty Jack, a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu series, begins airing on Fuji TV
1979 - The Amazing Spider-Man finishes airing on CBS

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July 7

July 7:

Television series

2009 - Warehouse 13 begins airing on the Syfy network

Births

1901 - Eiji Tsuburaya (d. 1970), the Japanese special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction movies
1907 - Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer (d. 1988)

Deaths

1930 - Arthur Conan Doyle (b. 1859), a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, whose other works include science fiction, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction

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July 8

July 8:

Births

1938 - Justin Leiber, an American philosopher and science fiction writer, and son of science fiction author Fritz Leiber

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July 9

July 9:

Film releases

1982 - Tron, an American action science fiction film
2010 - Despicable Me
2010 - Predators, an American science fiction, action and horror film directed by Nimród Antal

Births

1909 - Basil Wolverton (d. 1978), an American cartoonist, illustrator, comic book writer-artist
1944 - Glen Cook, an American science fiction and fantasy author
1945 - Dean Koontz, an American horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire author
1953 - Thomas Ligotti, an American horror author and reclusive literary cult figure
1957 - Todd Lockwood, an American artist specializing in fantasy and science fiction illustration

Deaths

2005 - Byron Preiss (b. 1953), an American writer, editor and publisher

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July 10

July 10:

Film releases

2005 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a 2005 film adaptation directed by Tim Burton of the 1964 book of the same name by Roald Dahl

Births

1914 - Joe Shuster (d. 1992), a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel

Deaths

2003 - Sheldon Jaffery (b. 1934), an American bibliographer known for his books about of Weird Tales magazine, Arkham House books, the weird menace pulps, and related topics

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July 11

July 11:

Film releases

2003 - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, is a superhero film adaptation of the comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore

Television series

2003 - Spider-Man: The New Animated Series begins airing on MTV
2004 - The 4400, a science fiction TV series, begins airing on USA Network

Births

1913 - Cordwainer Smith (d. 1966), the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger for his science fiction works

Deaths

1971 - John W. Campbell (b. 1910), an influential author and editor in American science fiction, generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction

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July 12

July 12:

Film releases

1961 - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, an American science fiction film
1985 - Explorers, a science fiction fantasy film targeted at a family audience
2009 - Meteor, a disaster science fiction film, airs the first of two parts on NBC

Television series

1986 - Terrahawks, a British science fiction television series, finishes airing on ITV

Births

1933 - Donald E. Westlake (d. 2008), an American crime fiction, comic caper, and science fiction writer
1946 - Charles R. Saunders, an African American science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction author and journalist
1947 - Hiroshi Aramata, a Japanese science fiction and fantasy author, translator, and screenplay writer
1947 - Carl Lundgren, an American artist and illustrator primarily known for his 1960s-era rock posters and fantasy art
1948 - Ben Burtt, an American sound designer for the films Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1964 - Serge Lehman, the main pseudonym of the French science fiction writer Pascal Fréjean
1967 - Adam Johnson, an American fiction and science fiction writer
1979 - Dmitry Glukhovsky, a Russian author and journalist

Deaths

1978 - Jay Williams (b. 1914), an American science fiction and history author
1999 - Mircea Nedelciu (b. 1950), a Romanian short-story writer, novelist, essayist and literary critic
2009 - Charles N. Brown (b. 1937), the co-founder and editor of Locus

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July 13

July 13:

Book releases

2010 - Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik

Film releases

1995 - Mortal Kombat, an American fantasy action and adventure film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson
2000 - X-Men, an American science fiction superhero film based on the X-Men comic book series

Births

1864 - John Jacob Astor IV (d. 1912), an American millionaire businessman, real estate builder, inventor, and writer who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic

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July 14

July 14:

Film releases

2010 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Television series

1992 - Mann & Machine, an American science fiction/police drama series, finishes airing on NBC
2001 - The Chronicle, a science fiction television series, begins airing on the Sci Fi Channel
2008 - Codename: Asero, a Philippine sci-fi-thriller drama, begins airing on GMA Network

Births

1910 - William Hanna (d. 2001), an American animator, director, producer, television director, television producer, and cartoon artist, and cofounder of Hanna-Barbera

Deaths

1998 - Robert A. W. Lowndes (b. 1916), an American science fiction author, editor and fan

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July 15

July 15:

Television series

1955 - Flash Gordon, a science fiction television series, finishes airing on the DuMont Television Network

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July 16

Television series

2004 - The Stargate Atlantis series premieres on the SciFi Channel

Births

1928 - Robert Sheckley (d. 2005), a Hugo and Nebula-nominated American science fiction author

Deaths

1945 - David Lindsay (novelist) (b. 1876), a Scottish author most famous for the philosophical science fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus

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July 17

July 17:

Film releases

2009 - Moon, a science fiction film

Television series

1966 - Ultraman, a Japanese science fiction tokusatsu series, begins airing on TBS
1997 - Deadly Games, an American sci fi, finishes airing on UPN

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July 18

Television series

2006 - Eureka premieres on the SciFi Channel

Deaths

1975 - Vaughn Bodé (b. 1941), an artist involved in underground comics, graphic design and graffiti

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July 19

July 19:

Film releases

1957 - I Was a Teenage Werewolf, a horror film starring Michael Landon
2009 - Meteor, a disaster science fiction film, airs the second of two parts on NBC

Deaths

1968 - Groff Conklin (b. 1904), a leading science fiction anthologist

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July 20

July 20:

Book releases

2010 - Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer
2010 - People of the Longhouse by W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
2010 - Starfleet Corps of Engineers: Out of the Cocoon by Robert T. Jeschonek, Phaedra M. Weldon, Kevin Killiany, and William Leisner
2010 - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance by Sean Williams

Deaths

2005 - James Doohan (b. 1920), a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as "Scotty" in the Star Trek television and film series

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July 21

July 21:

Television series

1997 - Mission Genesis, a science fiction TV series based on Deepwater Black by Ken Catran, begins airing on Th SciFi Channel

Deaths

1985 - Jack Gaughan (b. 1930), an American science fiction artist and illustrator who won the Hugo Award several times

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July 22

July 22:

Births

1941 - Vaughn Bodé (d. 1975), an artist involved in underground comics, graphic design and graffiti

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July 23

July 23:

Births

1914 - Virgil Finlay (d. 1971), an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator
1923 - Cyril M. Kornbluth (d. 1958), an American science fiction author and editor

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July 24

July 24:

Film releases

2008 - The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, an American fantasy/horror adventure film

Television series

1965 - The Time Meddler, a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, finishes airing on BBC
2011 - Mortal Kombat: Legacy, an American web series anthology finishes airing on Machinima.com's YouTube channel

Births

1916 - John D. MacDonald (d. 1986), an American detective fiction and science fiction author

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July 25

July 25:

Film releases

1953 - Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a Merrie Melodies science fiction cartoon starring Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers
2009 - Mutant Swinger from Mars, an American science fiction comedy film

Television series

1998 - Weird Science, an American science fiction comedy series, finishes airing on USA Network

Births

1910 - Kendell Foster Crossen (d. 1981), a mainstay of American pulp fiction and science fiction of the 1950s
1956 - Danny Bilson, an American writer, director, and producer in movies, television, videogames, and comic books
1973 - Mur Lafferty, an American podcaster and writer

Deaths

1979 - Alexander Key (b. 1904), an American science fiction writer

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July 26

July 26:

Film releases

1969 - Latitude Zero, a tokusatsu film. It was directed by Ishirō Honda
1993 - Robin Hood: Men in Tights, a fantasy comedy film of the story of Robin Hood
2001 - Planet of the Apes, a science fiction remake of the 1968 film of the same name, directed by Tim Burton

Births

1883 - Edwin Balmer (d. 1959), an American science fiction and mystery writer

Deaths

1998 - Alain Dorémieux (b. 1933), a writer and translator of French science-fiction

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July 27

July 27:

Book releases

2010 - Hawkwood and the Kings omnibus by Paul Kearney
2010 - West and East by Harry Turtledove

Television series

1997 - The Stargate SG-1 series premieres on Showtime with the 2-hour pilot film Children of the Gods

Births

1938 - Gary Gygax (b. 2008), an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson

Deaths

1990 - Ed Emshwiller (b. 1925), a visual artist notable for illustrations of many science fiction magazine covers and for his pioneering experimental films

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July 28

July 28:

Film releases

2000 - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, a science fiction comedy film and sequel to the The Nutty Professor

Television series

2007 - Jekyll, a British television drama serial produced as a sequel to the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, finishes airing on BBC One

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