1870: Joseph Carl Breil, one of the musical score composers for the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1901: Frieda Inescort, who played Mrs. Chappel in the movie in episode 808- THE SHE-CREATURE.

1901: Nelson Eddy, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 524- 12 TO THE MOON.

1901: Carl Berger, cinematographer for the movie in episode 203- JUNGLE GODDESS.

1902: David Chudnow, musical score composer for the movie in episode 103- THE MAD MONSTER.

1927: Maurice Kaufmann, who played the radio reporter in the
movie in episode 909- GORGO.

1930: Robert Sorrells, who played Dan in the movie in episode 614- SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL.

1930: Kenneth Peach Jr., camera operator for the TV movie in episode K13- SST: DEATH FLIGHT.

1932: Soon-Tek Oh, who played Mr. Lika in the movie in episode 322- MASTER NINJA I.

1933: John Bradshaw, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 412- HERCULES AND THE CAPTIVE WOMEN.

1934: Corey Allen, director and writer for the movie in episode 1104- AVALANCHE.

1939: Brian Johnson, special effects designer and special effects director for the movies in episodes 101- THE CRAWLING EYE and 111- MOON ZERO TWO.

1957: Maria Conchita Alonso, who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 319- WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST.*

1933: Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (age 46; heart attack), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 323. THE CASTLE OF FU MANCHU.

1940: Paul Klee (age 60), who was mentioned in a host segment in episode 314- MIGHTY JACK.

1947: Vera West (age 47; found dead in her swimming pool), gown supervisor for the movie in episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN.

1963: Lou Rusoff (age 51; brain tumor), screenwriter for the movies in episodes 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD and 808- THE SHE-CREATURE, plus THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED (riffed by fans in Sci-fi Channel’s “MST3K: The Home Game”).

1967: Primo Carnera (age 60), who played the giant Antaeus in the movie in episode 408- HERCULES UNCHAINED.

1967: Jayne Mansfield (age 34; car accident), who played Queen Deianira and Hippolyta in the movie in episode 1108- THE LOVES OF HERCULES.

1983: John Bradford (age 77), who played Joe in the season four serial UNDERSEA KINGDOM.

1998: Jess Hahn (age 76), who played Baby Face in the movie in episode 504- SECRET AGENT SUPER DRAGON.

1999: Bert Shefter (age 97), orchestrator for the musical score of the movie in episode 113- THE BLACK SCORPION and score composer for episode 108- THE SLIME PEOPLE.

1999: Declan Mulholland who played Olson the movie in episode 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT.

2002: Terry Bourke (age 62), production manager for the movie in episode K18- /1309- THE MILLION EYES OF SU-MURU.

2008: Hans Caninenberg (age 95) who played the King Claudius in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.

2010: Ron Gans (age 78; aka Ron Kennedy), who appeared in the movie in episode 618- HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT.

2015: John Dark (age 88), producer for the movies in episodes 1107- THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT and 1114- AT THE EARTH’S CORE.

2022: John Humphreys (age 74), who played Mikey in the movie in episode 514- TEENAGE STRANGLER and who spoke at the first MST3K fan convention in 1994.

1991: episode 305- STRANDED IN SPACE first shown.

1933: Primo Carnera (see above) defeats Jack Sharkey to become boxing’s Heavyweight Champion of the World.

2001: Rance Howard, who played a deputy in the movie in episode 523- VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS, marries Judy O’Sullivan.

2007: Mike Curb, musical score composer for the movie in episode 202- THE SIDEHACKERS received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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