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Harrison Ford
Ford was born on July 13, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois.
He was cast as Han Solo in Star Wars in 1977, which skyrocketed him to fame and fortune. Other roles include Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones quatrain, and Rick Deckard in Blade Runner.

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Frank Maher
Maher was born on June 18, 1929, in London, Englandand died on July 13, 2007.
A stuntman, he worked on The Prisoner and Blake's 7 as well as other, non-genre programs.

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Space and Marine Exploration Events

Space Exploration
  • April 18, 1962 - NASA announces that it will accept applications for a second group of astronaut traineees. (The first group had been chosen three years ago - the Mercury Seven.)

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