K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend airs on BBC One in 1981.
- 1916: Actor Noel Johnson is born in Birmingham, England.
- 1932: Actress Nichelle Nichols is born in Robbins, Illinois.
- 1955: Comic book letterer Janice Chiang is born.
- 1957: The Mysterians premieres in Japan.
- 1959: Production begins on The Little Shop of Horrors.
- 1963: Doctor Who episode "The Survivors" airs on BBC One.
- 1970: Director Ron Krauss is born in New York City, New York.
- 1974: Doctor Who episode "Robot (Part 1)" airs on BBC One.
- 1981: K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend airs on BBC One in the United Kingdom.
- 1988: Principal filming on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier concludes.
- 1992: Production begins on Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four.
- 1994: Actor Joseph Holland passes away in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- 1998: Earth: Final Conflict episode "Isabel" airs on CTV.
- 2009: Part One of the The Day of the Triffids mini-series airs on BBC One.
- 2010: Resident Evil: Afterlife is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Screen Gems.