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Book releases

Film releases

1951 - The Thing from Another World, a science fiction film based on the 1938 novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr.
1977 - Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds, a Japanese science fiction film
1978 - Message from Space, a Japanese science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku
1994 - No Escape, an American action/science fiction film
2005 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction comedy film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams
2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine, an American science fiction superhero film based on the X-Men comic book series
2010 - Iron Man 2, American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name from Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures

Television series

1979 - Battlestar Galactica, an American science fiction television series, finishes airing on ABC

Births

1908 - Jack Williamson (d. 2006), a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction"
1934 - Akira Takarada, a Japanese film actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series
1960 - Robert J. Sawyer, a Canadian science fiction writer

Deaths

1968 - Anthony Boucher (b. 1911), an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories
1986 - Thomas N. Scortia (b. 1926), an American science fiction author
1991 - Joyce Ballou Gregorian (b. 1946), an American fantasy and non-fiction author, expert on Oriental rugs, and lover of Arabian horses
1994 - Russell Kirk (b. 1918), an American political theorist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and fiction author
2008 - John Berkey (b. 1932), an American artist known for his space and sci-fi-themed works

Anniversaries and events

2009 - Star Trek: The Original Series is released in a remastered, high definition Blu-ray release containing both original and remastered episodes via seamless branching