Contents
Births
- February 28 — Rae Dawn Chong
- March 25 — John Stockwell
- April 6 — James Melkonian
- April 27 — Moana Pozzi
- May 10 — Luciano Doria
- May 30 — John Terlesky
- August 13 — Matt Birman
- August 22 — Rick Sloane
- August 24 — John Fasano
- September 30 — Crystal Bernard
- October 7 — Kent Lipham
Deaths
- February 11 — Enzo Masetti
- March 3 — William Vedder
- June 10 — Vivienne Osborne
- July 4 — Franklyn Farnum
- July 22 — Eduard Von Winterstein
- September 15 — Harry Tyler
- November 13 — Wally Brown
Movie Premieres
- January 1 — Hamlet (West Germany)
- February 20 — Reptilicus (Denmark)
- March 29 — Gorgo (U.S.)
- May 2 — The Beast of Yucca Flats
- June 11 — Ring of Terror
- July 19 — Invasion of the Neptune Men (Japan)
- August 19 — Hercules and the Captive Women (Italy)
- September 13 — Bloodlust!
- October 27 — Gorgo (U.K.)
- December 13 — The Phantom Planet
Events
- March 22 — Mamie Van Doren and Ray Anthony get divorced.
- April 17 — At the 33rd Academy Awards, the following awards are presented.
- Ernest Gold wins the Best Music Score Award for Exodus.
- Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom, Russell A. Gausman, and Julia Heron win the Best Art Direction (Color) Award for Sparticus.
- Freddie Francis wins the Best Cinematography (Black and White) Award for Sons and Lovers.
- Russell Metty wins the Best Cinematography (Color) Award for Sparticus.
- Gene Warren and Tim Baar win the Best Special Effects Award for The Time Machine.
- June 20 — Vampira and Fabrizio Mioni get married.
