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* '''1998 | * '''[[1925]] —''' Composer [[Chūmei Watanabe]] is born. | ||
* ''' | * '''[[1945]] —''' Writer [[Arthur Sellers]] is born. | ||
* '''[[1948]] —''' [[Jim Carter]] (voice of [[Cogman]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1952]] —''' [[Seol Yeong-beom]] (Korean voice of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike Witwicky]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] and [[Edmund Burton]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1954]] —''' [[Tatá Guarnieri]] (Brazilian voice of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Transformers cartoon|Optimus Prime]], [[Cheetor (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon|Cheetor]], [[Dreadwing (Prime)#Prime cartoon|Dreadwing]], [[Huxley Prescott]], [[Saberhorn#2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon|Saberhorn]] and [[Quintesson Executioner (ES)|Quintesson Executioner]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1957]] —''' [[Pascal Casanova]] (French voice of [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and several characters in the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video#Pack-in_disc|The Battle Begins]]'' version of [[Transform and Roll Out|Transform and Roll Out, Part 1]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1966]] —''' [[Kőrösi András]] (Hungarian voice of [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1969]] —''' [[Takeshi Maruyama]] (Japanese voices of [[Colan]], [[Jerry Wang]], [[Chief of Staff]] and [[Roy (BB)|Roy]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1976]] —''' [[Yuki Nakao]] (voice of [[Mikesu]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1978]] —''' [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] (voice of [[Strada]] and Japanese voice of [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]] [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] and [[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]] [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]], [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] and more) is born. | |||
* '''[[1980]] —''' [[Balázs Simonyi]] (Hungarian voice of [[Leo Spitz]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[1984]] —''' The [http://pleasesavemerobots.blogspot.com/2009/07/vintage-space-toast-tour-miami-part-1-i.html first known newspaper advertisements] for the [[The Transformers (toyline)|the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] offer [[Autobot Cars]] for $8.99 USD (approximately $22.39 in 2020 dollars). No rainchecks, limit two per customer, minimum 300 per store. | |||
* '''[[1990]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episode "[[A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva|A Friendship is Born]]" premieres in Malaysia. | |||
* '''[[1996]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episodes "[[The Web]]", "[[Equal Measures]]", "[[Power Surge (episode)|Power Surge]]", and "[[Fallen Comrades]]" are made available for early access to DirecTV customers in the United States on a pay-per-view basis. | |||
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' episode "[[The Tentacular Scuba]]" premieres in Japan. | |||
* '''[[2000]] —''' The [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'']] episode "[[Savage Noble]]" premieres in the [[United States|U.S.]] on [[Fox Kids]]. | |||
* '''[[2003]] —''' ''[[Transformers: The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate]]'' [[Activation|#3, "Activation"]], is published in ''[[Super Robot Magazine]]'' #13 in Japan. | |||
* '''2003 —''' The [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]] episode "[[Crisis (Armada)|Crisis]]" premieres on [[YTV]] in [[Canada]]. | |||
* '''[[2004]] —''' ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' — Collection 3: Series 2.2 is released on DVD in New Zealand by [[Madman Entertainment]]. | |||
* '''2004 —''' [[Siena Agudong]] (voice of [[Izzy (ES)|Izzy]]) is born. | |||
* '''[[2008]] —''' [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)/home video|''Transformers Animated'': Season One]] is released on DVD in the US by [[Paramount Pictures]]. | |||
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]'' is released to stores, as is our collective joyjuice. ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 14|#14]] is also released, to a great deal less enthusiasm. | |||
* '''[[2010]] —''' Final day of shooting in [[Chicago]] for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''. | |||
* '''[[2013]] —''' Final day of [[Cybertron Con 2013]] at the China Millennium Monument in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. | |||
* '''2013 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]" premieres in [[Brazil]]. | |||
* '''[[2014]] —''' [[TakaraTomy]] releases the exclusive ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Optimus_Prime (G1)/toys#MP10A|MP-10A Convoy (BAPE ver.)]] | |||
* '''[[2015]] —''' [[The Transformers: Windblade|''The Transformers: Windblade'' (vol.2)]] [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]] is released by [[IDW Publishing]]. | |||
* '''[[2016]] —''' Final day of the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' "You've Got The Touch" event. | |||
* '''[[2017]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Moon Breaker]]" premieres on Teletoon in [[Canada]]. | |||
* '''2017 —''' The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' episode "[[Railroad Rage]]" premieres on [[Cartoon Network]] in the [[United States|U.S.]] | |||
* '''2017''' — The ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' episodes "[[Endangered Species]]", "[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]" and "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]" premiere in [[Italy]]. | |||
* '''[[2018]] —''' [[Helmut Winkelmann]] (German voice of [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]) dies at the age of 77. | |||
* '''[[2020]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Rise of the Decepticons: Prisoners|#22]], ''[[Transformers '84: Secrets & Lies|Secrets & Lies]]'' [[Secrets & Lies issue 2|#2]], and ''[[Transformers vs. The Terminator]]'' [[Enemy of My Enemy Part Three|#3]] are released by [[IDW Publishing]]. | |||
* '''[[2023]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' episodes "[[Bear Necessities]]" and "[[Warzone]]" premieres on [[Nickelodeon]]. | |||
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- 1925 — Composer Chūmei Watanabe is born.
- 1945 — Writer Arthur Sellers is born.
- 1948 — Jim Carter (voice of Cogman) is born.
- 1952 — Seol Yeong-beom (Korean voice of Megatron, Spike Witwicky, Frenzy, Shrapnel and Edmund Burton) is born.
- 1954 — Tatá Guarnieri (Brazilian voice of Optimus Prime, Cheetor, Dreadwing, Huxley Prescott, Saberhorn and Quintesson Executioner) is born.
- 1957 — Pascal Casanova (French voice of Ironhide and several characters in the The Battle Begins version of Transform and Roll Out, Part 1) is born.
- 1966 — Kőrösi András (Hungarian voice of Apelinq) is born.
- 1969 — Takeshi Maruyama (Japanese voices of Colan, Jerry Wang, Chief of Staff and Roy) is born.
- 1976 — Yuki Nakao (voice of Mikesu) is born.
- 1978 — Satoshi Tsuruoka (voice of Strada and Japanese voice of Prime Starscream and Cyberverse Starscream, Thundercracker, Lockdown, Rack'n'Ruin and more) is born.
- 1980 — Balázs Simonyi (Hungarian voice of Leo Spitz) is born.
- 1984 — The first known newspaper advertisements for the the original Transformers toyline offer Autobot Cars for $8.99 USD (approximately $22.39 in 2020 dollars). No rainchecks, limit two per customer, minimum 300 per store.
- 1990 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "A Friendship is Born" premieres in Malaysia.
- 1996 — The Beast Wars episodes "The Web", "Equal Measures", "Power Surge", and "Fallen Comrades" are made available for early access to DirecTV customers in the United States on a pay-per-view basis.
- 1998 — The Beast Wars II episode "The Tentacular Scuba" premieres in Japan.
- 2000 — The Beast Machines episode "Savage Noble" premieres in the U.S. on Fox Kids.
- 2003 — The Battle of the Star Gate #3, "Activation", is published in Super Robot Magazine #13 in Japan.
- 2003 — The Armada episode "Crisis" premieres on YTV in Canada.
- 2004 — The Transformers — Collection 3: Series 2.2 is released on DVD in New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.
- 2004 — Siena Agudong (voice of Izzy) is born.
- 2008 — Transformers Animated: Season One is released on DVD in the US by Paramount Pictures.
- 2009 — IDW Publishing's Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac is released to stores, as is our collective joyjuice. All Hail Megatron #14 is also released, to a great deal less enthusiasm.
- 2010 — Final day of shooting in Chicago for Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
- 2013 — Final day of Cybertron Con 2013 at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, China.
- 2013 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Regeneration" premieres in Brazil.
- 2014 — TakaraTomy releases the exclusive Masterpiece MP-10A Convoy (BAPE ver.)
- 2015 — The Transformers: Windblade (vol.2) #6 is released by IDW Publishing.
- 2016 — Final day of the Angry Birds Transformers "You've Got The Touch" event.
- 2017 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Moon Breaker" premieres on Teletoon in Canada.
- 2017 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Railroad Rage" premieres on Cartoon Network in the U.S.
- 2017 — The Rescue Bots episodes "Endangered Species", "More than Meets the Eye" and "I Have Heard the Robots Singing" premiere in Italy.
- 2018 — Helmut Winkelmann (German voice of Vehicon) dies at the age of 77.
- 2020 — Transformers #22, Secrets & Lies #2, and Transformers vs. The Terminator #3 are released by IDW Publishing.
- 2023 — The Transformers: EarthSpark episodes "Bear Necessities" and "Warzone" premieres on Nickelodeon.
