TODAY IN TIME
Friday July 3rd, 2026
On this day in 2002,
Extinct
first opened in theaters.
On this day in 2005,
season 1 of Adventurers: Masters of Time
episode 14: Hot Air Rising
was first broadcast.
On this day in 1965,
season 2 of Doctor Who (1963-1989)
episode 36: The Time Meddler - The Watcher (Part 1 of 4)
was first broadcast.
Noel Neill, American film and television actress, died on this day in 2016 (and was born in 1920).
On this day in 2004,
Zentrix
premiered.
Happy 83rd Birthday Kurtwood Smith!
Kurtwood Smith, American actor, was born on this day in 1943.
On this day in 1993,
season 2 of Are You Afraid of the Dark?
episode 3: The Tale of Locker 22
was first broadcast.
Happy 52nd Birthday Stephan Luca!
Stephan Luca, German actor, was born on this day in 1974.
Adelbert Ames, Jr., American scientist, died on this day in 1955 (and was born in 1880).
Delia Derbyshire, English musician and composer of electronic music, died on this day in 2001 (and was born in 1937).
On this day in 1999,
season 1 of Mentors
episode 4: Lewis In Wonderland
was first broadcast.
Arte Johnson, American comic actor, died on this day in 2019 (and was born in 1929).
On this day in 2010,
season 3 of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
episode 7: Pluto's Dinosaur Romp
was first broadcast.
James Daly, American theater, film and television actor, died on this day in 1978 (and was born in 1918).
Jim Backus, American radio, television, film, and voice actor, died on this day in 1989 (and was born in 1913).
Happy 64th Birthday Tom Cruise!
Tom Cruise, American actor and filmmaker, was born on this day in 1962.
A. H. R. Buller, British-Canadian mycologist, died on this day in 1944 (and was born in 1874).
On this day in 1991,
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
first opened in theaters.
Rick Ducommun, Canadian actor, comedian and writer who appeared in films and television, was born on this day in 1952 (and sadly passed away in 2015.)
On this day in 1985,
Back to the Future
first opened in theaters.
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Super Dimension Century Orguss
episode 1: Space-Time Destruction Jik hakai!!
was first broadcast.
On this day in 1981,
Titans
premiered.
On this day in 1981,
season 1 of Titans
episode 1: Napoleon
was first broadcast.
Joe DeRita, American actor, died on this day in 1993 (and was born in 1909).
On this day in 1983,
season 1 of Miimu iro iro yume no tabi
episode 13: penishirin no hakken
was first broadcast.
Happy 62nd Birthday Yeardley Smith!
Yeardley Smith, French-born American actress, voice actress, writer, author, comedian, and painter, was born on this day in 1964.
Nelson Leigh, American film actor, died on this day in 1985 (and was born in 1905).
Andy Griffith, Australian actress and director, died on this day in 2012 (and was born in 1926).
