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m BOT: replacing (1) links to "Generation 1 (comic)" with "List of Generation 1 comics"
"Shipped," not "on stands," and "Super-Size Coloring Activity Book" predates it by a month+.
 
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* '''1930:''' [[Edgar Fruitier]] (Canadian French voice of [[Doctor Arkeville]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Predaking]], and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) is born.


* '''1984:''' [[Marvel Comics]]' ''[[List of Generation 1 comics|Transformers]]'' [[The Transformers (issue)|#1]] hits newsstands (with a cover date of September). This was the very first ''Transformers'' product made available... so '''Happy Anniversary, ''Transformers''!'''
* '''[[1912]] —''' [[Paramount Pictures]], the company that co-produces and distributes the [[live-action film series]] with [[DreamWorks]] is founded.
 
* '''[[1930]] —''' [[Edgar Fruitier]] (Canadian French voice of [[Doctor Arkeville]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) is born.
* '''1999:''' [[Ed Gilbert]] (voice of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]) dies of lung cancer at age 67.
* '''[[1941]] —''' [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish voice of [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and so much more) is born.
 
* '''[[1967]] —''' Voice actor [[Jack Merluzzi]] is born.
* '''2002:''' [[Prime Directive|''Prime Directive'']] [[Prime Directive issue 2|issue 2]] is released in the US by [[Dreamwave Productions]]
* '''[[1972]] —''' [[Brian Tyler]] (composer of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' and [[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]) is born
 
* '''[[1976]] —''' [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish voice of [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]], [[Dropforge]], [[Razorpaw]], [[Unicron#Rise of the Beasts film|Unicron]] and [[Darkwing (One)|Darkwing]]) is born.
* '''2008:''' "[[Withered Hope]]" is released through the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] members-only site.
* '''1976 —''' [[Akari Higuchi]] (Japanese voice of [[Viviane Wembly]]) is born.
* '''[[1980]] —''' [[Takanori Hoshino]] (Japanese voice of [[Shockwave (One)|Shockwave]] in ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'') is born.
* '''[[1984]] —''' [[Marvel Comics]] ships ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' [[The Transformers (issue)|#1]] (with a cover date of September).
* '''[[1985]] —''' Writer [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]] is born.
* '''[[1986]] —''' [[Abby Trott]] (voice of [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] in the ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Prime Wars Trilogy]]'') is born.
* '''[[1996]] —''' [[Lucas Wecker]] (German voice of [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', [[Doublecrosser (Cyberverse)|Doublecrosser]] and [[Sprinkleberry D'uhnut]]) is born.
* '''[[1999]] —''' [[Ed Gilbert]] (voice of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]) dies of lung cancer at age 67.
* '''[[2001]] —''' ''[[The Original Transformers]]'' — [[The Original Transformers#Heroes / Villains|Heroes: The Rebirth & Villains: The Ultimate Doom]] are released on VHS and DVD in the U.S. by [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]].
* '''[[2002]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation 1]]: [[Prime Directive]]'' [[Prime Directive issue 2|#2]] is released by [[Dreamwave Productions]]
* '''[[2006]] —''' The sixth show in the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama series]] airs in [[Japan]] on the "[[Lyrian]] Moe-tchao" program.
* '''[[2008]] —''' "[[Withered Hope]]" is released through the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] members-only site.
* '''[[2010]] —''' The ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' episode "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is|The Immortal Megatron]]" debuts in [[Japan]].
* '''[[2013]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episode "[[You've Been Squilshed]]" premieres in [[Brazil]].
* '''2013 —''' ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]: [[The Reluctant Specialist|Trailcutter]]'' (Dynamic Forces Exclusive Cover) is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2014]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' — [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)/home video#Australia and New Zealand|Season 2 Volume 5: Advance on Cybertron]] is released to home media by [[Madman Entertainment]] in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].
* '''[[2018]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' episode "[[Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus]]" premieres on [[go90]] and Tumblr.
* '''[[2021]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' episodes "[[Dino-mite Duo]]" and "[[The Lonely Titan]]" premieres in the [[United States]].
* '''[[2023]] —''' Final day of the ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (franchise)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] World Tour in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].
* '''[[2024]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 8|#8]] and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 1: Robots in Disguise'' TPB are released by [[Image Comics]] and [[Skybound Entertainment]].
* '''2024 —''' [[TakaraTomy]] officially reveals the [[Missing Link]] C-03 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] & C-04 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliffjumper]] and [[T-SPARK]] AMT-01 Adamas Machina [[Hot_Rod_(G1)/toys|Rodimus]] & [[Predaking_(G1)|Predaking]].
* '''[[2025]] —''' [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] reveals their exclusive Transformers Crash & Combine Heroes [[Optimus Prime]] & [[Bumblebee]].
* '''2025 —''' [[Auldey]] reveals the Transformers Alpha Action Elite Wave 2 on their weibo account.

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