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Births

• 1917: Don Chaffey is born (Directors)
• 1930: Neil Armstrong is born (Astronauts)
• 1935: John Saxon is born (Actors)
• 1943: Kathleen Sky is born (Authors)
• 1969: Chuck Campbell is born (Actors)

Deaths

• 1984: Richard Burton dies (Actors)
• 2000: Sir Alec Guinness dies (Actors) (Star Wars)

Events

• 1955: (fictional) Eric Papequash is abucted (Characters) (The 4400)
• 1960: 13 Ghosts (1960 film) opens in New York City (Movies)
• 1988: The Blob (1988 film) opens in U.S. theaters (Movies)
• 1998: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later opens in theaters (Movies)
• 2000: The Lord of Air and Darkness episode of The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne debuts on the CBC (TV series)
• 2001: The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells debuts on The Hallmark Channel (Miniseries)
• 2005: 2046 opens in limited release, U.S. theaters (Movies)
• 2005: The Resistance episode of Battlestar Galactica debuts (TV series)
• 2005: The Craig-Y-Nos episode of Most Haunted debuts (Paranormal TV series)
• 2005: The Duet episode of Stargate Atlantis debuts (TV series)
• 2007: The No Exit episode of The 4400 debuts on the USA Network (TV series)
• 2007 8:00 PM: Part three of Fallen debuts on ABC Family Official Site (Miniseries)

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