- 1950: Comic book editor Tom DeFalco is born in Queens, New York.
- 1954: Writer/director Paul Donovan is born in Canada.
- 1963: King Kong vs. Godzilla premieres in the United States.
- 1981: Escape from New York is screened in St. Louis, Missouri.
- 1984: Actor Shaun Michael Lynch is born in Alpharetta, Georgia.
- 1985: Production begins on A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.
- 1997: Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- 2000: Pre-production begins on Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
- 2005: The 4400 episode "Suffer the Children" airs on the USA Network.
- 2006: The pilot episode of Kyle XY airs on ABC Family.
- 2007: Attack of the 50 Foot Woman is released on DVD by Warner Bros. Home Video.
- 2007: The New Adventures of Superman is released on DVD in Region 1 format by Warner Home Video.
- 2007: Principal filming begins on Cloverfield.
- 2011: True Blood episode "She's Not There" airs on HBO.
- 2012: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles is released by Capcom for the Sony PlayStation 3 in North America.
- 2014: Defiance episode "In My Secret Life" airs on Syfy.
- 2015: Defiance episode "Dead Air" airs on Syfy.
- 2016: Preacher episode "South Will Rise Again" airs on AMC.
- 2017: Preacher episode "Mumbai Sky Tower" airs on AMC.
- 2017: Production begins on Dark Phoenix.
- 2019: Actor Max Wright passes away in Hermosa Beach, California at the age of 75.
- 2020: Harley Quinn episode "The Runaway Bridesmaid" airs on the DC Universe streaming service.