Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/March/March 1
Book releases
- 2000 - Ashes of Victory, the ninth Honor Harrington novel by David Weber
- 2006 - The Bonehunters, the sixth volume in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen
- 2006 - Ultraviolet, a novelization of the science fiction film of the same name, adapted from the screenplay by Yvonne Navarro
- 2009 - The Hunt for Dark Infinity, by James Dashner
Television series
- 1996 - Hypernauts, a proof of concept show produced by Foundation Imaging and Netter Digital Entertainment, begins airing on ABC
- 1989 - Hard Time on Planet Earth, a short-lived American science fiction series, begins airing on CBS
- 1994 - Weird Science, an American science fiction comedy series, begins airing on USA Network
Births
- 1923 - Péter Kuczka, a Hungarian writer, poet and science fiction editor
- 1939 - Leroy Dubeck, a chess master, chess politician, professor of physics, and science fiction writer
- 1941 - Martin H. Greenberg, an American speculative fiction anthologist and writer
- 1952 - Steven Barnes, an American science fiction writer, lecturer, creative consultant, and human performance technician
Anniversaries and events
- 1940 - Super Science Stories, an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1940 by Popular Publications. Super Science Stories ceased publication in 1943.
- 1951 - The Adventures of Superman, a radio serial based on the DC Comics character of the same name, finishes airing on WOR
- 1952 - If, an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications. If ceased publication in 1975.
- 1979 - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim, opens on Broadway
- 2007 - Launch of Chiller, a 24-hour American cable television channel specializing in horror and suspense programming