TODAY IN TIME
Sunday July 5th, 2026
Jean Cocteau, French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker, was born on this day in 1889 (and sadly passed away in 1963.)
Directed and starred in the film Testament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d'Orphe) (1960).
Happy 69th Birthday Jody Lynn Nye!
Jody Lynn Nye, American science fiction writer, was born on this day in 1957.
Co-wrote the short story "The Impression" (1989) and the short story Theory of Relativity (2001)
Happy 60th Birthday Claudia Wells!
Claudia Wells, American actress, was born on this day in 1966.
Traveled as Jennifer Parker in the original Back To The Future (1985), and in the video games Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3, Citizen Brown and Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 4, Double Visions (2011).
Happy 85th Birthday Garry Kilworth!
Garry Kilworth, British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, was born on this day in 1941.
Author of time travel based short stories ÒLetÕs Go to Golgotha!Ó (1974) and "On the Watchtower at PlataeaÓ (1988)
On this day in 2010,
season 1 of Occult Academy
episode 1: Episode 1 - Maya no yogen
was first broadcast.
The adventures of Maya, the daughter of the former headmaster of a private Japanese academy dedicated to the occult who died in 1999; and the Uchida (Takahiro Mizushima), a mysterious young agent who travels back in time from 2012.
William John Macquom Rankine, Scottish mechanical engineer, was born on this day in 1820 (and sadly passed away in 1872.)
Co-author of the Heat Death Paradox (1862)
Katherine Helmond, American film, theater and television actress, was born on this day in 1929 (and sadly passed away in 2019.)
Traveled in the TV series Meeting of Minds episode "Emily DIckinson" (1977), Soap episode 3.4, Who's The Boss? episode Starlight Memories, (1990), Car Toons: Mater's Tall Tales episode "Time Travel Mater" (2012), the TV movie Ms Scrooge (1997), and as Mrs. Ogre in the film Time Bandits (1981)
On this day in 2008,
season 4 of Doctor Who (2005- )
episode 13: Journey's End
was first broadcast.
In the wake of Davros' threat to destroy the existence of the Universe itself, the Doctor's companions unite to stop the Dalek empire. Featuring Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.
On this day in 2002,
season 1 of Odyssey 5
episode 3: Astronaut Dreams
was first broadcast.
The death of a NASA official causes the space organization to push up the launch of Project Bright-Sky, which the team tries to sabotage. Starring Peter Weller.
On this day in 2016,
season 3 of Rabbids Invasion
episode 3: Checkpoint Rabbid
was first broadcast.
In order to work on his time machine, Lapinibernatus sets up a checkpoint to keep the other Rabbids at bay. Voiced by Damien Laquet
On this day in 2004,
season 1 of Silversun
episode 11: Can Opener
was first broadcast.
Everyone discovers that Zandie (Cleopatra Coleman) is a "Hard Target", a person that is frozen in suspended animation because she can fight if there are any living creatures on the Silver Sun.
Ward Costello, American actor, composer and lyricist, was born on this day in 1919 (and sadly passed away in 2009.)
Traveled in the film Terror From The Year 5000! (1958).
Shirley Knight, American stage, film, and television actress, was born on this day in 1936 (and sadly passed away in 2020.)
Traveled as Noel Anderson in the classic Outer Limits episode "The Man Who Was Never Born" (1963).
On this day in 2008,
Artemis Fowl and the Time Paradox
was released.
After Angeline Fowl contracts spelltropy, Artemis travels back in time eight years to when he was ten years old to find a lemur that can help cure his mother. Written by Eoin Colfer.
On this day in 2018,
season 1 of Doctor Who: Devious
episode 1: Observers
was first broadcast.
Something has gone wrong, at the moment of regeneration from his Second to his Third incarnation The Doctor is pulled out of time by a group of timelords.
Richard Donner, American film director, comic book writer and film producer, died on this day in 2021 (and was born in 1930).
Directed the pilot episode of the TV series It's About Time (1966), and the films Superman the Movie (1978), Scrooged (1988), and Timeline (2003)
On this day in 1992,
season 1 of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
episode 2: As The Dude Turns (The Lives That We Live)
was first broadcast.
Bill and Ted enter their local cable connection to change a soap opera character's mind from having a sex change operation -- because if they don't Bill's mom Missy (Lisa Wilcox) and his dad will not allow them to use the garage for band practice...
On this day in 2010,
Escape in Time
premiered.
Two families compete over the course of a week in various rural skills of the past. Hosted by Ben Fogle.
On this day in 2016,
season 3 of Rabbids Invasion
episode 3: Rabbidus Carnivorous
was first broadcast.
A Rabbid uses the time machine to get some eggs and accidentally brings back carnivor plant eggs. Voiced by Damien Laquet
On this day in 2008,
season 1 of Ben 10: Alien Force
episode 10: Paradox
was first broadcast.
An abandoned military base leads to an encounter with a self-proclaimed hero and a mysterious creature that ages people and objects. Featuring Greg Cipes as Kevin Levin.
On this day in 1993,
12:01
premiered.
The night after witnessing the murder of a co-worker, Barry Thomas gets caught in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over. Featuring Martin Landau.
On this day in 2008,
season 1 of The Future Is Wild
episode 26: Snowstalker In A Strange Land
was first broadcast.
After counting the populations of animals of The Great Northern European ice the crew heads to the Amazon Grasslands. Co-starring Ashley Peters as C.G.
On this day in 2003,
season 1 of Timeblazers
episode 1: The Keys To The Kingdom
was first broadcast.
Shakira is surprised to learn that the whole idea of home security actually started with the primitive caveman. Mike Ackerman co-stars as Sam.
On this day in 1976,
season 1 of The Lost Islands
episode 23: The Wizard of Tambu
was first broadcast.
When David falls ill, Helen and the others take him to see Quadricorn, the island's apothecary who lives outside the village.
On this day in 2003,
Timeblazers
premiered.
Timeblazers Sam (Mike Ackerman) and Jen help others learn and understand why the world is the way it is today by going back in time and learning where it all begin.
On this day in 1986,
season 3 of Terrahawks
episode 10: Time Warp
was first broadcast.
Lord Tempo (Jeremy Hitchen) creates a time warp in order to slow down the Terrahawks' ability to react to a full-scale attack.
On this day in 2013,
season 1 of Grojband
episode 12b: Ahead Of Our Tone
was first broadcast.
Trying to be "ahead of their time," the band travels into the future to bring back the music trend from one year ahead and discovers it is ruled by an evil cyborg Trina (Alyson Court).
Happy 62nd Birthday Ronald D. Moore!
Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and television producer, was born on this day in 1964.
Writer or co-writer of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes Yesterday's Enterprise (1990), Relics (1992), Tapestry (1993), All Good Things (1994), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations (1996), and the feature films Star Trek: Generations (1994) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996), and four episodes of Outlander (2014-2015)
Happy 34th Birthday Felicity Milovanovich!
Felicity Milovanovich, New Zealand actress, DJ, and music producer, was born on this day in 1992.
Traveled as Carmen in the TV series Time Trackers (2008-09)
Happy 58th Birthday Ken Akamatsu!
Ken Akamatsu, Japanese manga artist, was born on this day in 1968.
Creator of the TV series Negima! Magister Negi Magi (1986)































