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David Tennant is born (1971). David Tennant is the stage name of actor David MacDonald, who has gained recent fame in the fantasy and sci-fi communities both for being the tenth actor to play the title role in long-running series Doctor Who and for portraying bad guy Barty Crouch Jr. in the Harry Potter films. Tennant was born in Bathgate, Lothian, Scotland.

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James Schmitz dies (1981). James Henry Schmitz was esteemed for his elaborate space operas, many featuring one of two recurring female characters, Telzey Amberdon or Trigger Argee. Schmitz's single best novel was The Witches of Karres (1966), which was expanded from a short story originally published in 1949. Three young women with psi powers that seem almost like magic take refuge with an amenable starship captain. Schmitz was born in Hamburg, Germany, on October 15, 1911.

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David Hewlett is born (1968). Canadian actor David Hewlett is best known in the role of Dr. Rodney McKay on the series Stargate Atlantis. In the late '90s, he starred in several movies, including Cube and Survivor. He is the eldest of six children, and was born in Redhill, Surrey, England.

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