Births[]
- Peter Lepus III
- February 24 — Jonathan Ward
- May 14 — Natasha Ryan
- July 20 — Julie Michaels
- September 19 — Victor Williams
- October 29 — Jason Smiley
- December 2 — Anthony "Treach" Criss
- December 28 — Tina Caspary
Deaths[]
- January 21 — Mogens Brandt
- January 24 — Guy Teague
- January 25 — Eiji Tsuburaya
- February 3 — Ralph Hammeras
- February 23 — Frank Gerstle
- February 28 — Jack Dusick
- March 6 — William Hopper
- March 18 — William Beaudine
- April 4 — Byron Foulger
- April 11 — Joe Dominguez
- April 25 — Gordon Avil
- May 6 — Al Jarvis
- May 30 — John T. Coyle
- June 14 — Guido Malatesta
- June 24 — Nikolai Khryashchikov
- July 4 — Rudy Robles
- July 9 — George Becwar
- July 9 — Ana María Noé
- July 12 — Stanley Wilson
- July 14 — Preston Foster
- July 23 — Leith Stevens
- July 24 — Beatrice Roberts
- August 5 — Randy Starr
- August 10 — Nikolay Erdman
- August 30 — Del Moore
- September 6 — Alfred Gilks
- September 8 — Bob Stevenson
- September 11 — Chester Morris
- September 25 — Alex Montoya
- September 27 — Fred Coby
- September 30 — Patrick Aherne
- November 2 — Hal Hopper
- November 7 — Edward Curtiss
- November 17 — Alexander Laszlo
- November 24 — Igor Morozov
- December 12 — Carolyn Craig
- December 17 — Johji Oka
- December 18 — Ted Thorpe
- December 19 — Tom Graeff
- December 27 — Jack R. Berne
Movie Premieres[]
- March — Moon Zero Two (U.S.)
- March 21 — Gamera vs Jiger (Japan)
- September 29 — San Francisco International
Events[]
- March 23 — Caroline Munro and Judd Hamilton get married.
- April 7 — At the 42nd Academy Awards, the following awards are presented:
- Goldie Hawn wins the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Cactus Flower.
- Jack Solomon and Murray Spivack win the Best Sound Award for Hello, Dolly!.
- Robie Robinson wins the Best Special Visual Effects Award for Marooned.