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January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. The following events took place in the month of January:

Every year — New Year's Day!
1898 — While exploring a cave system beneath the Sierra Nevada, Walter Simmons, and Joseph Wells are attacked by a race of inhuman monsters. After dispatching the creatures, the men are approached by agent Billy North of the United States Secret Service. Original
19?? — Juan Carlos Vázquez (Latin American Spanish voice of Rad White) is born.
1940 — Shōzō Tajima (Japanese voice director of Transformers) is born.
1951 — Luca Dal Fabbro (Italian voice of Wheelie) is born.
1953 — Musician Hank Williams passes away at age 29.
1956 — Pierre Laurent (French voice of Rattrap and Waspinator in Beast Wars) is born.
1957 — Fabrizio Pucci (Italian voice of Kenneth Onishi) is born.
1958 — Jordi Royo (Castilian Spanish voice of Soundwave and Harold Attinger) is born.
1965 — Gabriel Gama (Latin American Spanish voice of Prowl in Robots in Disguise) is born.
1966 — Veeti Kallio (Finnish voice of Crosswise, Leobreaker and Menasor in Cybertron) is born.
1968 — Film producer Tom DeSanto is born.
1973 — Comic publisher Condor Verlag is founded.
1978 — Simona Biasetti (Italian voice of Filch) is born.
1980 — Nando Lopes (Brazilian voice of Mohawk) is born.
1981 — Kelly Fremon Craig, uncredited Bumblebee writer, is born.
1983 — Dominika Sell (Polish voice of Hank) is born.
1999 — Diamond White (voice of Frankie Greene) is born.
2000 — The second Beast Wars Metals OP/ED single "Sennen no Soldier"/"HALLELUYAH" is released in Japan by Columbia Music Entertainment.
2003 — Ito Yokaido stores in Japan give out individually-packed members of the "Undergrove" Destruction Mini-Con (Crush, Duster, and Wheel), one free with a purchase of any Legends of the Microns product through January.
2003 — The Robots in Disguise Dreadwind & Smokejumper set is released in Japan as a Toys"R"Us exclusive "USA Edition".
2003 — Toys"R"Us Japan stores offer the Land Military Micron Ultimate Edition toys (Bomb, Crack, and Shot), one free with a purchase of any Legends of the Microns product through January.
2004 — Toys"R"Us Japan stores offer the "Aqua Marine Energy Axe" as a promotional gift with a purchase of 2000 yens' worth of Super Link product. Multiple other chains offer the "Royal Clear Energy Spear" with Grand Convoy Super Mode.
2004 — Transformers: City of Fear TPB is released in the U.S. by Titan Books.
2004 — Transformers: Fusion is released by ibooks.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Beast's Gratitude" premieres in Japan.
2007 — The Action Blast! programming block on G4 comes to an end.
2008 — Animated makes its Canadian television broadcast premiere on YTV with "Transform and Roll Out".
2008 — The freelance peacekeeping agent Death's Head tracks down Cyclonus and Scourge above the planet of Junk, which leads to all three of them falling under the thrall of Unicron. The Legacy of Unicron!
2009 — The Autobots discover that a time rift has destroyed the planet Quintesson and is now threatening to consume both Earth and Cybertron. Meanwhile, Soundwave and the Terrorcons prepare to strip Earth's resources using an energy leech. When their plans are thwarted, they follow the Autobots back in time to 1989. Time Wars
2010 — Director John Freeman dies in Burbank, California at age 93.
2010 — I Can Read!: Adventures of Transformers Animated is released by HarperCollins Publishers and Sandy Creek.
2011 — Toys"R"Us Japan stores offer the exclusive United Recoil Targetmaster Micron with a purchase of 3000 yens' worth of United product.
2018 — Actor Milt Jamin (voice of Blast Off, Grax, Stylor and Aimless in the original cartoon) passes away at age 78.
2019 — The Cyberverse episode "Matrix of Leadership" premieres in Brazil.
2020 — Transformers #15 and The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 10 are released by IDW Publishing.
2023 — Go! Go! #19 is released.
2026 — Transformers: Battlegrounds is delisted from all digital storefronts.

1944 — Jeong-kyung Kim (Korean voice of Kup, Optimus Prime and Bonecrusher) is born.
1948 — Engelbert von Nordhausen (German voice of Revenge of the Fallen Jetfire and the Nemesis in Prime) is born.
1954 — Jyrki Kovaleff (Finnish voice of Red Alert, Cyclonus and Grindor) is born.
1958 — Ellen Kennedy (voice of Misha Miramond and Rad's mother) is born.
1971 — Volcano Ōta (Japanese voice of Bill and Wheeljack in War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
1978 — Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese voice of Professor Princess) is born.
1981 — Julia Kołakowska (Polish voice of Arcee and Twitch) is born.
1984 — Comic colourist Sam Palmer is born.
1988 — Satomi Akesaka (voice of Atari Hitotonari, Sundor, and Star Dust and Japanese voice of Sari Sumdac) is born.
1989 — Lydia Morgenstern (German voice of Miko Nakadai and Frankie Greene) is born.
1998 — Margherita de Risi (Italian voice of Izabella) is born.
2003 — Cyrus Arnold (voice of Jawbreaker) is born.
2004 — G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6 is released by Devil's Due Press.
2004 — Generation 1 #0 is released by Dreamwave Productions.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Spiral of Hatred" premieres in Japan.
2006 — The Action Blast! programming block begins airing on G4.
2007 — The 39th show in the Kiss Players radio drama series airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program, kicking off the second part of the Kiss Players storyline.
2008 — Voice actor Alejandro Abdalah (Latin American Spanish voice of Megatron, Galvatron, Soundwave, Alpha Trion and Swindle in the Generation 1 cartoon) passes away at age 74.
2009 — All Hail Megatron #6 is released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Convoy" premieres in Latin America.
2012 — The Prime episode "T.M.I." premieres in Poland.
2013 — At 5:17 AM and 40 seconds, the Decepticon wristwatch Meantime's toy displays the correct time.
2013 — Rage of the Dinobots #2, Prime: The Orion Pax Saga and Robots in Disguise Volume 2 are released by IDW Publishing.
2014 — The Rescue Bots episode "The Haunting of Griffin Rock" premieres in Brazil.
2015 — Rescue Bots — V5: Bot to the Future is released on DVD in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment.
2018 — The Titans Return episode "Consumed" premieres on go90.
2021 — The Cyberverse episode "The End Of The Universe II" premieres in Germany.

19?? — Gisele Vechin (Brazilian voice of Clobber) is born.
19?? — Takuma Sasaki (Japanese voice of Axiom) is born.
1955 — Hal Rayle (voice of Pipes, Shrapnel, and Snarl) is born.
1956 — Tomiko Suzuki (voice of Daniel Witwicky in The Headmasters and also Tony) is born.
1961 — Writer and story editor Bob Skir is born.
1968 — Wonhyung Choi (Korean voice of Cheetor and Hot Shot) is born.
1974 — Kentarō Itō (Japanese voice of Lugnut, Malodor and Mystery of Convoy Returns Skywarp) is born.
1975 — Danica McKellar (voice of Hayley) is born, possibly while Daniel Stern narrates.
1975 — Jason Marsden (voice of Kade Burns, Salvage and Conway) is born.
1983 — The programming block CITV begins its first broadcast.
1993 — The Headmasters episode "The Final Demise of the King of Destruction" airs in Malaysia.
2004 — The Armada episode "Rebellion" premieres in France.
2007 — Black Horizon #1 is released by Devil's Due Press.
2007 — Generations TPB is released by IDW Publishing.
2009 — The Animated episode "Megatron Rising - Part 1" premieres in Italy.
2010 — At 2:10 your Panini Armada Secret Soaker Watch free gift was accurate.
2012 — Fun Publications reveals the third toy in the BotCon 2012 box set: Shattered Glass Soundwave.
2012 — The Prime episode "Stronger, Faster" premieres in Poland.
2014 — The Rescue Bots episode "Little White Lies" premieres in Brazil.
2018 — Robots in Disguise — Combiner Force is released on home video in Australia by Beyond Home Entertainment.
2018 — Transformers vs. Visionaries #1 is released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Bumblebee is released in Colombia and Denmark.
2020 — Andrea Arruti (Mexican voice of Frankie Greene) dies at age 21.
2020 — Hottie (one of the dogs that played Dylan Gould's watchdogs) passes away at age 13.
2026 — Frédéric Cerdal (French voice of Bulkhead, Jazz and Blitzwing in Transformers Animated) passes away at age 81.

1935 — Jean-Louis Millette (French Canadian voice of Generation 1 Starscream) is born.
1952 — Maurizio Reti (Italian voice of Scattorshot) is born.
1956 — Rajvinder Singh (German voice of Telephone operator)
1961 — Graham McTavish (voice of Thundercracker in War for Cybertron as well as Titus and Vernon) is born.
1962 — Manuel Sánchez (Latin-American voice director of the Unicron Trilogy) is born.
1964 — Revenge of the Fallen actor David Bowe is born.
1971 — Alexander Páez (Columbian voice of Megatron and Dirt Boss) is born.
1973 — Carolina Vera (German voice of Nightbird) is born.
1983 — Sergio Aliaga (Latin American voice of Blitzwing (Icy head)) is born.
1992 — Marvel Comics' The Transformers ends in the United Kingdom with issue #332.
2005 — Dreamwave Productions officially declares bankruptcy, bringing their Transformers comic storylines to an abrupt end.
2008 — Beast Wars Sourcebook #3 is released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Convoy" premieres in Brazil.
2012 — The Prime episode "One Shall Fall" premieres in Poland.
2013 — "Cleanup" is first released in Russia by Eaglemoss/GE Fabbri.
2017 — Optimus Prime #2 is released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Bumblebee is released in China, Finland, India, Norway, Poland and Sri Lanka.
2019 — Director Rudy Cataldi dies at age 91.
2020 — The Cyberverse episode "The Crossroads" premieres in the U.S. and Germany.
2024 — Studio Series SS-EX Nemesis Prime & Kingdom KD-EX Burning Optimus Primal begin shipping to fans who pre-ordered them with their tickets for Rise of the Beasts.
2026 — The EarthSpark episode "Judgment Day, Part 1" premieres in Cantonese.

1923 — Animation director Jeff Hale is born.
1925 — Jean-Claude Michel (French voice of Unicron and the narrator in The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1935 — Toyohiro Andō (writer for "Scramble City: Mobilization", Zone, and many episodes of The Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, and Victory cartoons) is born.
1959 — Clancy Brown (voice of Silas & Nemesis Prime in Prime and also Quintus Prime) is born. Anchovies!
1972 — Jason C. Miller (voice of Optimus Prime in World of Warships: Transformers) is born.
1974 — Composer Jongnic Bontemps is born.
1974 — Felipe Grinnan (Brazilian voice of Swindle, Blurr and Steeljaw) is born.
1975 — Jin-uk Hong (Korean voice of Star scream, William Fowler, Robert Epps, Soundwave, Ratchet, Blurr, Scrapper, Wasp, Unicron, Morshower, L. W. Wilder, Tailgate and Vince) is born.
1976 — Raphaëlle Bruneau (French voice of Raf Esquivel in Prime) is born.
1978 — Revenge of the Fallen actress America Olivo is born.
1992 — The Victory episode "The Assassin Bugs" premieres in Malaysia.
2000 — The Beast Wars Metals episode "Where Is the Banana?" premieres in Japan.
2001 — Aldo César (Brazilian voice of Ram Horn) dies at age 72.
2008 — The Animated episode "Home Is Where the Spark Is" premieres in the U.S.
2009 — Animated: Be the Hero: Prime Suspect & Quest for the AllSpark are released in the UK by HarperCollins Publishers.
2011 — The Transformers #15, Drift TPB, and Prime are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "One Shall Rise, Part 1" premieres in Poland.
2013 — The Prime episode "Sonic Transformation! Ratchet's Recipe" premieres in Japan.
2015 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-11 Skywarp
2016 — Robots in Disguise: The Trials of Optimus Prime is released by LB Kids.
2019 — The Rescue Bots Academy episodes "If at first..." and "Tough Luck Chuck" premiere on Discovery Family.
2022 — Best of Optimus Prime is released by IDW Publishing.
2024 — Rise of the Beasts is released on Prime Video.
2025 — Benoît Allemane (European French voice of Hound in the live-action film series) passes away at age 82.

1958 — Yasuhiko Nemoto (Japanese voice of Dylan Gould) is born.
1961 — Francisco Brêtas (Brazilian voice of Bisk) is born.
1976 — Johnny Yong Bosch (voice of Bumblebee in War for Cybertron) is born.
1991 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "Underwater Volcanic Explosion" premieres in Malaysia.
1993 — Tsuchida Reiō (voice of Spirituan) is born.
1997 — The Beast Wars episode "Spider's Game" premieres in the U.S.
1999 — The Beast Wars II episode "Revenge of the Space Pirates" premieres in Japan.
2009 — Animated — Season Two is released on DVD in the U.S. by Paramount Pictures.
2009 — The British branch of Woolworth's closes all remaining stores due to financial difficulties.
2010 — Japanese idol group Tokyo Girls' Style is formed.
2010 — Tales of the Fallen #6 is released by IDW Publishing.
2011 — Aron Kincaid (voice of Generation 1 Sky Lynx) dies from heart-related complications at the age of 70.
2012 — The Prime episode "One Shall Rise, Part 2" premieres in Poland.
2012 — The Prime episode "Operation: Breakdown" premieres in Germany.
2015 — The Q-Transformers episode "Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise" first premieres.
2015 — The Robots in Disguise: Comic Creator flash game is made available on Hasbro's website.
2018 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Sick as a Bot" premieres in Hungary.
2022 — Comic artist Tony Tallarico Sr. dies at age 88.
2025 — Wing Fighter begins a collaboration with Transformers.
2025 — Dale Wilson (voice of Smokescreen/Hoist and Mudflap) passes away at the age of 74.
2026 — TakaraTomy officially reveals the MPG-20 Hot Rod, MPMN-01 Sideswipe, Missing Link Grimlock, and New Legends Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver.
2026 — Hasbro officially reveals the Target-exclusive Studio Series MTMTE Collection Hot Rod and preorders for it go up.

1943 — Scientist and Inventor Nikola Tesla dies at age 86.
1948 — Musician Ichirō Mizuki is born.
1971 — Actor Lester Speight (Hardcore Eddie in Dark of the Moon) is born.
1971 — Alexandre Maguolo (Brazilian voice of Optimus Primal in War for Cybertron Trilogy and Alpha Trion) is born.
1986 — Héctor Mena (Mexican voice of Cheetor) is born.
1986 — The Transformers episode "Starscream's Brigade" premieres in the U.S.
1991 — Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (voice of Nightbird) is born.
1994 — Mutsuki Iwanaka (Japanese voice of Sideswipe in War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
1995 — Luis Hurtado (Mexican voice of War for Cybertron Trilogy Rhinox, Grimlock and Snarl) is born.
1997 — The Beast Wars episode "Call of the Wild" premieres in the U.S.
1998 — The Beast Wars episode "Make a Dramatic Comeback, Destrons" premieres in Japan.
2007 — The video on demand service Kabillion is launched.
2009 — Maximum Dinobots #2 and Saga of the Allspark TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2015 — Prime — Operation Bumblebee is released to home video in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.
2016 — "Sunrise" is released by Fun Publications.
2018 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Five Fugitives" premieres in Hungary.
2019 — Actor William Morgan Sheppard (Archibald Witwicky in Transformers) passes away at age 86.
2020 — The Cyberverse episode "Perfect Storm" premieres in Brazil.
2021 — Brad Venable (voice of Cryotek in "Theft of the Golden Disk") passes away from a heart attack at age 43.
2021 — Writer and Story editor Dick Robbins dies at age 93.
2024 — The EarthSpark episode "Secret Spring" premieres in Japan.
2026 — The Wild King episode "The Bonds That Protect the Planet" premieres on the TakaraTomy YouTube channel.

???? — Arief Yanuar (Indonesian voice of Fixit) is born.
1934 — Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow rob a bank in Sowers, Texas, then engage the police in a shootout with their giant robot. Together
1945 — Armando Tiraboschi (Brazilian voice of Bryce, Jules Verne, Kup, Tigatron, and more) is born.
1952 — Dan Woren (voice of Robots in Disguise Crosswise) is born.
1956 — Yu Hae-mu (Korean voice of Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Galvatron, Starscream, Rhinox and Megatron) is born.
1958 — Carlos Gajardo (Mexican voice of Rescue Bots Academy Boulder) is born.
1961 — Stephan Baumecker (German voice of Rhinox in War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
1975 — Carlos Hernandez (Mexican voice of Heavy Load, Skytread, and Steeljaw) is born.
1977 — Changseok Choi (Korean voice of Landmine and Ransack) is born.
1978 — Scott Whyte (voice of Jazz in War for Cybertron and Starscream in Devastation) is born.
1986 — Pierce Cravens (voice of Hot Shot in Rescue Bots Academy) is born.
2003 — The War Within #4 is released by Dreamwave Productions.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Rebellion of the Plant" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Galaxy Force episode "The Sacred Homeworld, Planet Cybertron, Destroyed?!" premieres in Japan.
2008 — "Theft of the Golden Disk" premieres on YouTube and the Fun Publications Transformers Collectors' Club website.
2013 — Prime — Season 1 Vol. 1: Darkness Rising & Vol. 2: Dangerous Ground are released to home video in Denmark by Universal Studios.
2014 — Timelines #8 is released by Fun Publications.
2015 — Gerd Holtenau (German voice of Buzz Aldrin) dies at age 86.
2019 — Bumblebee is released in the Philippines.
2019 — The Cyberverse episode "Cornered" premieres in Brazil.
2020 — The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 61: World, Shut Your Mouth is released by Hachette Partworks.
2023 — Amazon revealed the Studio Series Rise of the Beasts SS-105 Freezer and SS-106 Arcee figures before the Transformers Tuesday they were meant to be shown at.
2025 — Splash Damage announces the cancellation of Transformers: Reactivate.
2025 — Transformers #16 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

1930 — Storyboard artist Jim Fletcher is born.
1942 — Reiner Schöne (German voice of Optimus Prime in the live-action film series and Prime Optimus Prime) is born.
1949 — Vincent Grass (European French voice of Cogman) is born.
1955 — J.K. Simmons (voice of Yellow M&M) is born to demand pictures... pictures of Spider-Man!
1961 — José Granadillo (2nd Latin American Spanish voice of Cybertron Red Alert and Brimstone) is born.
1969 — Luigi Scribani (Italian voice of Starscream) is born.
1970 — Rolman Bastidas (Latin American Spanish voice of Billy, Wing Saber, Coby Hansen and Brakedown) is born.
1978 — Krzysztof Szczerbinski (Polish voice of Fixit and Toolbox)
1986 — The Transformers episode "B.O.T." premieres in the U.S.
1987 — The Transformers 2010 episode "The Shadow of Convoy" airs in Japan.
1995 — Actress Nicola Peltz (Tessa Yeager in Age of Extinction) is born.
2004 — The Super Link episode "Arise! Ocean City" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "Capture of the Spirits" premieres in Japan.
2007 — The 40th show in the Kiss Players radio drama series airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program.
2008 — Best of UK: Dinobots #5 and The Ascending #4 are released by IDW Publishing.
2011 — Prime makes its Canadian television broadcast premiere on Teletoon.
2012 — The Prime episode "Darkness Rising, Part 1" premieres in Hungary.
2012 — The Prime episode "Deus ex Machina" premieres in Brazil and Mexico.
2012 — The Prime episode "One Shall Rise, Part 3" premieres in Poland.
2013 — Prime — Season 1 Vol. 1: Darkness Rising & Vol. 2: Dangerous Ground are released to home video in Finland, Norway and Sweden by Universal Studios.
2013 — Regeneration One #87 and Robots in Disguise #13 are released by IDW Publishing.
2018 — The Titans Return series finale "All Things Must Pass" premieres on go90.
2019 — Historia (print) is released a week early in the UK by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 55: Shadowplay is released by Hachette Partworks.
2021 — The Cyberverse episode "The End Of The Universe III" premieres in Germany.
2025 — TakaraTomy officially reveals the Adamas Machina AMT-02 Predaking.
2025 — Kotobukiya reveals the CrossFrame Girl Optimus Prime plastic model kit
2026 — T.K. Carter (voice of Rocksteady) dies at age 69.

1910 — Hallmark is founded.
1922 — Marvel inker Bob Lewis is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1939 — Gonzalo Curiel Larráinzar (Latin American Spanish voice director of Beast Wars) is born.
1951 — Yutaka Nakano (Japanese voice of Walter Cronkite and Harold Attinger) is born.
1954 — Lee Ho-in (Korean voice of X-Brawn, R.E.V., Grimlock and Armorhide) is born.
1956 — Rocío Prado (voice director of the Latin American Spanish dub of Robots in Disguise) is born.
1974 — Ryōka Yuzuki (Japanese voice of Blackwidow as well as Blackarachnia, Air achnid, Nightbird and Elita-1) is born. Tssshaaaa!
1975 — Takeshi Maeda (voice of Gimlet) is born.
1976 — Eduardo Garza (Mexican voice of Carl and Jerry Wang) is born.
1979 — Vlad Chiriac (German voice of Skytread) is born.
1982 — Isamu Yusen (Japanese voice of Slipstream and voice of Abyssrain) is born.
1985 — Thomas Sagols (French voice of Thrash in EarthSpark) is born.
1986 — The Transformers episode "Megatron's Plan to Conquer Earth - Part 1" premieres in Japan.
1989 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction" premieres in Japan.
1990 — Alan Bravo (Mexican voice of Cog in War for Cybertron Trilogy and also Cosmos) is born.
1993 — The Headmasters episode "Life Can Be Sacrificed for Peace on Earth" airs in Malaysia.
1997 — Ronaldo Magalhães (Portuguese voice of various characters in the original cartoon and in The Transformers: The Movie) passes away at age 75.
2003 — Ángel Rodríguez (Second Mexican voice of Cody Burns) is born.
2003 — Final day to pre-order the e-HOBBY exclusive Clampdown & Deep Cover set.
2003 — The Armada episode "Conspiracy" premieres in the U.S.
2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "遭遇 (であい) - encounter" premieres in Japan.
2004 — The Armada episode "Chase" premieres in France.
2005 — Beast Wars — Vol. 2 is released on DVD in the UK by Universal.
2006 — Dennis Marks (writer of "The Golden Lagoon" and "The Core") dies of pancreatic cancer at age 73.
2009 — The Animated episode "Megatron Rising - Part 2" premieres in Italy.
2012 — IDW Publishing starts an online "scavenger hunt" with 12 promotional images for More than Meets the Eye #1 distributed among fan-sites and comic book sites... though four images didn't make it out till after the issue's release.
2012 — The Prime episode "Darkness Rising, Part 2" premieres in Hungary.
2012 — Transformers — The Japanese Collection (Includes The Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, and Victory cartoons) DVD set is released in the U.S. by Shout! Studios.
2018 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 20: End of the Road is released by Hachette Partworks.
2019 — Ron Smith, artist of The Transformers (UK) #82, dies.
2023 — On this Transformers Tuesday, Hasbro officially reveals the Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Arcee and Freezer and puts up pre-orders.
2024 — Final day to pre-order the Transformers × Seiko Collaboration Limited G1 Transformers Autobot Watch.
2024 — Transformers #4 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
2025 — Hasbro Pulse Asia announces its shut down.
2026 — The Cyberworld episode "Over the Sea" premieres on YouTube.

1908 — Lionel Stander (voice of Kup in The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1956 — Hamilton Ricardo (Brazilian voice of Akase and Silas) is born.
1958 — Raffaele Farina (Italian voice of Animated Megatron and Robots in Disguise Drift) is born.
1959 — Marvel editor Bob Harras is born.
1959 — Marvel inker Brad Joyce is born in Orlando, Florida.
1960 — Emmanuel Jacomy (European French voice of Tom Banachek, Captain Wilder and Lockdown in the live-action film series) is born.
1967 — Luigi Ferraro (Italian voice of Prowl, Jerry Wang and Daytrader) is born.
1969 — Dariusz Stach (Polish voice of Ratchet) is born.
1979 — Ricardo Bautista (Mexican voice of Patrick Donnelly, Airazor, Tricerashot, Ramjet and Quintesson Judge) is born.
1989 — Wolfgang Mascher (German voice of Spike Witwicky and more) passes away at age 41.
1991 — Olney Cazarré (Brazilian voice of Skyfire) dies at age 45.
1992 — Jean Claudio (European French voice of Galvatron and Blaster in "Webworld" and "Carnage in C-Minor") passes away at age 64.
2003 — Director Lillian Evans dies in a car accident in California at age 78.
2008 — Final day to pre-order the e-HOBBY exclusive "Ironhide Protect Black" figure.
2011 — Final day to pre-order the e-HOBBY exclusive United "Autobot Set" (Hot Rod Blue Clear Version, Autobot Kup Damage Version, and Scrapheap) and "Decepticon Set" ("Purple Clear Version" set of Galvatron, Cyclonus with Nightstick, and Scourge).
2012 — More than Meets the Eye #1, Infestation HC and The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2 are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Darkness Rising, Part 3" premieres in Hungary.
2017 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 36: Stormbringer is released by Hachette Partworks.
2020 — The Cyberverse episodes "Perfect Storm" and "The Crossroads" premiere in Japan, concluding the show's Japanese dub run.
2023 — TakaraTomy officially reveals MPG MPG-05 Trainbot Seizan.
2025 — The EarthSpark episodes "The Need for Read" and "Attack of the Drive-In Movie" premieres in France and Turkey.
2026 — The EarthSpark episode "Judgment Day, Part 2" premieres in Cantonese.

1962 — Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada is born.
1964 — Sohn Son-kun (Korean voice of Mega-Octane, Ruination, Heavy Load and W.A.R.S.) is born.
1967 — Punch UFO (Japanese voice of Car Robots Side Burn) is born.
1984 — Lukasz Węgrzynowski (Polish voice of Jetstorm, Nightstrike and Vehicon) is born.
1988 — Nozomi Furuki (Japanese voice of Miko Nakadai) is born.
1992 — The Victory episode "Victory Saber, the Most Powerful Warrior in the Universe" premieres in Malaysia.
1999 — Director Bob Bemiller dies in California at age 83.
2000 — The Beast Wars Metals episode "Rrray!" airs in Japan.
2002 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Attack from Outer Space" premieres in Canada.
2003 — Ulrich Bernsdorff (German voice of Generation 1 Kup and countless others) dies at age 73.
2004 — The Armada episode "Peace-Offering" premieres in Germany.
2008 — The Animated episode "Blast from the Past" premieres in the US.
2010 — Production of the Chevrolet Camaro Transformers Special Edition ceases.
2010 — The Transformers — Season Two, Volume Two: 25th Anniversary Edition is released on DVD in the US by Shout! Studios.
2011 — Prime #2 and new printings of All Hail Megatron are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "The Darkness Is Nearing, Part 4" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — The Prime episode "Toxic Flame Transformation! Hardshell, King of the Insects" premieres in Japan.
2013 — The Prime episode "The Resonance-Blaster" premieres in Germany.
2019 — The Cyberverse episodes "Built to be Leader" and "Trapped" premiere in Germany.
2019 — The Rescue Bots Academy episodes "Whirl'd View" and "Plan Bee" premiere on Discovery Family.
2022 — Tread & Circuits #4 is released by IDW Publishing.
2024 — TakaraTomy officially reveals MPG MPG-07 Ginou.
2025 — Final day to have items pre-ordered on Hasbro Pulse Asia.
2025 — The EarthSpark episode "Spitfire" premieres in Canada on YTV.
2025 — The EarthSpark episode "Attack of the Drive-In Movie" premieres in France and Turkey.

1919 — Robert Stack (voice of Ultra Magnus in The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1954 — French voice actress Céline Monsarrat is born.
1955 — Takuya Hiramitsu (voice director of Car Robots) is born.
1957 — Film producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is born.
1966 — Actor Patrick Dempsey (Dylan Gould in Dark of the Moon) is born. Women everywhere pre-emptively swoon.
1973 — Yoshinobu Kaneko (voice of Elphaorpha in Beast Wars Neo) is born.
1975 — Miguel Ángel Montero (Castilian Spanish voice of Megatron in Transformers: The Game and Zeta Prime & Warpath in War for Cybertron) is born.
1979 — Leonhard Mahlich (German voice of Mohawk and Roy) is born.
1991 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "Plan to Destroy Godbomber" premieres in Malaysia.
1999 — The Beast Wars II episode "Breaking into Nemesis" premieres in Japan.
2010 — Isamu Tanonaka (voice of Donq) dies from a heart attack at age 77.
2010 — The Transformers #3 and All Hail Megatron Volume 4 TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — Serge Lhorca (European French voice of Brawl, Bruticus, Seaspray, Galvatron and many others in the original cartoon) passes away at age 93.
2012 — The Prime episode "Crisscross" premieres in Germany.
2012 — The Prime episode "Darkness Rising, Part 5" premieres in Hungary.
2015 — The Mystery of Convoy Returns episode "Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games" first premieres.
2016 — The retail version of Timelines #11 is released by Fun Publications.
2017 — Dick Gautier (voice of Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime in the original cartoon) dies from a lung illness at age 85.
2018 — The Robots in Disguise episode "Enemy of My Enemy" premieres in Hungary.
2019 — Rescue Bots Academy makes its Canadian television broadcast premiere on Teletoon.
2021 — Gábor Vass (Hungarian voice of Silas, Galvatron and more) dies at age 64 due to complications from COVID-19.
2023 — Forged to Fight shuts down its servers.
2023 — Last day to pre-order ULTIMATES! wave 5.
2025 — Hasbro officially reveals the Amazon "Wreck 'n Doom Collection Spinister vs. Topspin (w/ Hairsplitter, Singe, and Headmaster Freezeout) and the second Studio Series wave of the year.
2026 — Hasbro officially reveals the Target exclusive Studio Series MTMTE Collection Hound and preorders for it go up.

1931 — S. Marc Jordan (voice of Generation 1 Onslaught and Marty Minkler) is born.
1948 — Carl Weathers (voice director of Transformers: The Game) is born.
1948 — Roger Behr (voice of Runabout and Runamuck) is also born.
1950 — Generation 1 writer Arthur Byron Cover is born.
1951 — Walter Véliz (Latin American Spanish voice of Energon Landmine) is born.
1954 — Nelson Machado (Brazilian voice of Grimlock, Sentinel and Wasp/Waspinator) is born.
1955 — Nancy Linari (voice of Carin) is born.
1957 — Dave 'Squatch' Ward (voice of Leobreaker) is born.
1959 — Alexander Novikov (Russian voice of Ron Witwicky, Hound, Ironhide and more) is born.
1974 — Alexis Victor (European French voice of William Lennox in the live-action film series and Tarantulas in EarthSpark) is born.
1980 — Japanese voice actress Yūko Kaida is born.
1990 — Otar Saralidze (Polish voice of Blurr, Kickback and Malodor) is born.
1998 — The Beast Wars episode "Rhinox Rampages!" premieres in Japan.
1999 — The Beast Wars episode "Other Voices, Part 2" premieres in South Korea on MBC concluding that dubs release on a sad sombre note.
2004 — Energon #19 is released by Dreamwave Productions.
2004 — The Armada episode "Union" premieres in Germany.
2009 — Alliance #2 and Armada Volume 2 are released by IDW Publishing.
2009 — Transformers — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda is released on DVD in Italy by Medianetwork Communication.
2011 — Last day to pre-order Kadokawa's Animated: The Cool - Special Edition with exclusive Clear Version Optimus Prime.
2015 — The Transformers #37 is released a week early by iBooks.
2018 — The Robots in Disguise series finale "Freedom Fighters" premieres in Hungary.
2020 — The Cyberverse episode "The Crossroads" premieres in Brazil.
2024 — The EarthSpark episode "Leave It To Me, Arcee" premieres in Japan.
2025 — Pre-orders go up for the Age of the Primes Selects Trypticon (with Full-Tilt and Necro), the Amazon "Wreck 'n Doom Collection Spinister vs. Topspin (w/ Hairsplitter, Singe, and Headmaster Freezeout) and the second Studio Series wave of the year.
2026 — G.I. Joe #17 and Transformers #28 are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
2026 — Preorders for the MPG-20 Hot Rod, MPMN-01 Sideswipe, Missing Link Grimlock, and New Legends Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver. go up.
2026 — TakaraTomy uploads "Wild King Side Story -Episode β- 『Heart-Pounding Battle! Wild Docking!』" to YouTube.

1945 — Thomas Hailer (German voice of Demolishor) is born.
1948 — Kazuo Oka (voice of Fastlane, Getsuei, and Snapdragon in The Headmasters) is born.
1955 — Mayumi Tanaka (Japanese voice of Daniel Witwicky in The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1967 — Brandon Kruse (storyboard artist who worked on several episodes of Robots in Disguise) is born.
1969 — Ju-chang Lee (Korean voice of Bulkhead, Ironhide, Thunderhoof and Bisk) is born.
1969 — Wayne C. Lewis (voice of Robots in Disguise Prowl) is born.
1972 — Michał Konarski (Polish voice of Bishop and Groundpounder) is born.
1985 — Audrey Sourdive (European French voice of Airachnid in One) is born.
1993 — Riho Yoshioka (Japanese voice of Elita-1 in One) is born.
2001 — Wikipedia launched.
2004 — The Armada episode "Peace at Last?" premieres in Germany.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Guidance of the Virtual Image" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Galaxy Force chapter "Touchdown! Galaxy Convoy" is released in Comic BunBun.
2005 — The Galaxy Force episode "Encounter with the Transformers" premieres in Japan.
2009 — The Henkei! Henkei! chapter "The Enemy from the Arctic" is serialized in Japan in Comic BunBun's February 2009 issue.
2011 — The Macrocosmic Seekers chapter "Unending Battle" is e-mailed to e-HOBBY subscribers.
2014 — More than Meets the Eye #25 (Dark Cybertron #6) is released by IDW Publishing.
2017 — Shooter (one of the dogs that played Dylan Gould's watchdogs) passes away at age 10.
2019 — The Cyberverse episode "King of the Dinosaurs" premieres in Brazil.
2020 — Dire Wraiths #1 is released by IDW Publishing.
2020 — Writer David N. Gottlieb dies at age 72.
2022 — Michel Ruhl (European French voice of John Keller) passes away at age 87.
2023 — Go! Go! #20 is released.
2024 — Go! Go! #33 is released.
2024 — The last day to have one's UK shipping address changed for the HasLab Deathsaurus.
2025 — G.I. Joe #3 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
2025 — TakaraTomy officially reveals the MPG-15 Cybertron Rattle.
2026 — G.I. Joe #17 and Transformers #28 are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment on digital.

???? — Gabriela Ortiz (Mexican voice of Hashtag and voice director of Transformers: EarthSpark) is born.
1932 — Luis Marín (Tigatron in the Castilian Spanish dub of Beast Wars) is born.
1935 — Mário Monjardim (voice actor and dubbing director on the Brazilian Portuguese dub of Generation 1) is born.
1935 — Older Cazarré (Brazilian voice of Thundercracker, Bonecrusher and more) is born.
1947 — Piero Tiberi (Italian voice of Optimus Prime) is born.
1948 — Gianni Giuliano (Italian voice of Starscream) is born.
1957 — Joey Camen (voice of Lockdown in Dark of the Moon: The Game) is born.
1962 — Peter Lurie (voice of Robots in Disguise Slapper) is born.
1962 — Vincent Ropion (European French voice of Daytrader) is born.
1973 — Liliana Barba (Mexican voice of Mikaela Banes in Transformers and Revenge of the Fallen) is born.
1973 — Maki Miyamae (voice of DNAVI) is born.
1974 — IDW Publishing colorist Andrew Crossley is born in California.
1975 — Krisztián Dányi (Hungarian voice of Ransack, Brakedown, Evac and Huxley Prescott) is born.
1979 — Frida Nilsson (Swedish voice of Sally Jones and Thunderblast) is born.
1980 — Marcelo Salsicha (Brazilian voice of Airazor and High Tide) is born.
1981 — Beatrice Caggiula (Italian voice of Quickshadow, Nightra and Cyberverse Nova Storm) is born.
1985 — Joe Zieja (voice of War for Cybertron Trilogy Bumblebee) is born upside down.
1987 — The Transformers 2010 episode "Time Trap" airs in Japan.
2004 — The Armada series finale "Mortal Combat" premieres in Germany.
2004 — The Super Link episode "Shine! Energon Star" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "Eternity's Friendship" premieres in Japan.
2007 — The 41st show in the Kiss Players radio drama series airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program.
2008 — Devastation #4 and New Avengers/Transformers TPB are released by IDW Publishing, with the latter co-distributed by Marvel Comics.
2012 — The Prime episode "Speed Metal" premieres in Portugal.
2013 — Spotlight: Thundercracker is released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Historia and Star Trek vs. Transformers #4 are released by IDW Publishing.
2021 — Actor Vincent Davy (Canadian French voice of Megatron in the live-action film series) passes away at age 80.
2021 — The Cyberverse episode "The End Of The Universe IV" premieres in Germany.
2021 — British MMORPG game Bin Weevils shuts down after Adobe Flash was discontinued.
2024 — On this Transformers Tuesday, Legacy: United Tidal Wave goes up for pre-order, also confirming the existence of the Legacy: United Armada Galvatron.

1913 — Alfred A. Pegal (writer of the Generation 1 episode "Fire in the Sky") is born.
1946 — John Braden (writer of several Kid Stuff storybooks) is born.
1955 — Marly Ribeiro (Brazilian voice of Dylan Gould's assistant) is born.
1957 — Bernard Fortin (Canadian French voice of Galvatron in Age of Extinction) is born.
1960 — Teo Bellia (Italian voice of Scorponok) is born.
1962 — Akio Hirose (Japanese voice of James Savoy) is born.
1962 — Bruno Dubernat (French voice of Unicron in the Transformers: Armada video game) is born.
1963 — Wolfgang Berger (German voice of Optimus Prime in the Transformers 40th Anniversary Event) is born.
1967 — David McDermott (writer for Cybertron) is born.
1972 — Marcio Dondi (Brazilian voice of Grimlock, Shockwave and War for Cybertron Trilogy Ultra Magnus ) is born.
1979 — Paolo De Santis (Italian voice of Jack Darby and Rescue Bots Blades and Kade Burns) is born.
1986 — The Transformers episode "Megatron's Plan to Conquer Earth - Part 2" premieres in Japan.
1987 — The strategy guide Mystery of Convoy is released in Japan.
1989 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?" premieres in Japan.
1993 — The Headmasters episode "The Miracle Warriors, Part 1" airs in Malaysia.
1995 — Aaron Archer begins his career at Kenner.
2001 — Car Robots — Vol. 7 is released on DVD in Japan by Pony Canyon.
2003 — The Armada episode "Trust" premieres in the U.S.
2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "擬態 (へんしん) - Metamorphosis" premieres in Japan.
2004 — The Armada episode "Tactician" premieres in France.
2007 — Spotlight: Ultra Magnus is released by IDW Publishing.
2008 — Alejandro Illescas (Latin American Spanish voice of Cheetor in Beast Wars and also Rapid Run) passes away at the age of 47.
2009 — The Animated episode "The Elite Guard" premieres in Italy.
2010 — Daisuke Gōri (Japanese voice of Dauros, Goryu, Violengiguar and more) dies at the age of 57 due to suicide.
2012 — The Prime episode "Scrapheap" premieres in Hungary.
2014 — Seizō Katō (Japanese voice of Generation 1 Devastator, Galvatron and Megatron) passes away at age 86.
2018 — Optimus Prime #15 and Windblade – The Last City TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — The last day one could order from Hasbro Toy Shop before it closes down and is later rebranded and relaunched as Hasbro Pulse.
2023 — Hasbro officially reveals the Studio Series Rise of the Beasts Airazor figure and pre-orders go up for it.
2024 — Cobra Commander #1 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
2025 — The Transformers One – Vinyl Soundtrack is released.
2025 — TakaraTomy hosts the T-Spark Zone Event.
2025 — The Transformers One: New Adventures episode "Energon Mine" premieres on YouTube.

19?? — Musician Tatsuhiro Imajo is born.
1957 — Patrice Baudrier (French voice of Sideswipe in the War for Cybertron video game) is born.
1959 — Héctor Lee (first voice of Terrorsaur in the Latin American Spanish dub of Beast Wars and also Scorponok) is born.
1959 — Kim Tae-woong (Korean voice of Scourge) is born.
1962 — Roberto Pedicini (Italian voice of Ironhide in the live-action film series) is born.
1963 — Peter Flechtner (German voice of Salvage) is born.
1969 — Jun-seok Song (Korean voice of Tarantulas and Animated Megatron, Prowl and Meltdown) is born.
1970 — Seok-jeong Yang (Korean voice of Car Robots Speedbreaker, Animated Optimus Prime and Heatwave) is born.
1970 — Luciano Lira (Brazilian voice of Mandroid and Ravage) is born.
1971 — Krzysztof Cybiński (Polish voice of Silas, Stockade and Heatseeker) is born.
1975 — My Melody is born.
1977 — Delphine Chauvier (French voice of Miko in Prime and Cody Burns in Rescue Bots) is born.
1983 — Gil Mesquita (Brazilian voice of Bumble bee) is born.
1993 — Erick Padilla (Mexican voice of Hoist) is born.
1994 — Javier Ibarreche (Mexican voice of Mirage in Rise of the Beasts) is born.
2006 — Animator and director Norm McCabe dies aged 94.
2006 — IDW Publishing launches their Transformers line in earnest with Infiltration #1.
2012 — Autocracy #1 is released digitally by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Con Job" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — "At a Deadlock" is first released in Russia by Eaglemoss/GE Fabbri.
2015 — The Rescue Bots episode "Chief Woodrow" premieres on Discovery Family.
2016 — TakaraTomy releases Q-Collaboration QTC-06 My Melody.
2017 — Revolutionaries #1 and the Titans Return TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2023 — Hasbro China reveals the Transformers: Legacy Menasor box set exclusive to their Tmall store.
2024 — Pre-orders go up for the Threezero MDLX Skywarp.
2024 — Rise of the Beasts is released on Paramount+ in Latin America and Brazil.
2024 — TFWiki creates its 30,000th article: Kazuhiro Yamaji.
2025 — The EarthSpark episodes "Spitfire" and "The Imposters" premieres on Nickelodeon in the United States.
2025 — The EarthSpark episodes "The Great Escape" and "No Soldier Left Behind" premieres in France and Turkey.
2025 — The EarthSpark episode "The Need for Read" premieres in Indonesia.
2025 — The Transformers One: New Adventures episode "Runaway Train" premieres on YouTube.

???? — Tomotaka Hachisuka (Japanese voice of Hammerstrike in Robots in Disguise) is born.
1920 — Johnny Haymer (voice of the original The Transformers cartoon Swindle, Vortex, Highbrow, Caliburst and Recoil) is born.
1947 — Storyboard artist Wendell Washer is born.
1950 — Sébastien Dhavernas (Canadian French voice of Theodore Galloway) is born.
1952 — Beau Weaver (voice of Octane) is born.
1956 — Heike Schroetter (German voice of Beast Machines Blackarachnia and Martha) is born.
1964 — Seo Mun-seok (Korean voice of Ratchet, Bobby Bolivia and Shockwave) is born.
1965 — Masaki Aizawa (Japanese voice of Overload, Ultra Magnus and others) is born.
1968 — Matt Hill (voice of Energon Ironhide and Carlos Lopez) is born. Buttered toast!
1989 — Fernando Mendonça (Brazilian voice of Optimus Prime) is born.
1992 — The Victory episode "The Tidal Wave" premieres in Malaysia.
1993 — Misaki Kuno (Japanese voice of Mo Malto) is born.
1995 — Mai Kanazawa (Japanese voice of Stevie) is born.
1995 — Paulo Pinheiro (Brazilian voice of Bumblebee and more) dies at age 62.
2000 — The Beast Wars Metals episode "Blub-blub Blub-blub!" airs in Japan.
2003 — The 17th Japanese "World Hobby Fair" takes place in Osaka. Takara gives one random member of the "Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition" team (Auto, Nitro, Sieg) with the completion of the "Legends of the Microns Character Popularity Contest" at their booth.
2005 — Super Link — Volume 009 is released on DVD in Japan by Interchannel.
2008 — The Animated episode "The Thrill of the Hunt" premieres in the U.S.
2008 — The Animated episode "Total Meltdown" premieres in Canada and on U.S. On Demand services.
2008 — The promotional video for the Fun Publications Transformers Collectors' Club-exclusive Nightbeat toy debuts on YouTube.
2010 — Fun Publications reveals the identity of membership-freebie Dion's gang-molded "partner", Cop-Tur.
2011 — Prime #3 and Sector 7 #5 are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Convoy" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — The Prime episodes "Toxicity" and "Hurt" premiere in Germany.
2015 — Prime — Season 2 Vol. 4: Darkest Hour is released to home video in the United Kingdom by Primal Screen.
2019 — The Cyberverse episodes "King of the Dinosaurs" and "The Extinction Event" premiere in Germany.
2019 — The Rescue Bots Academy episodes "The Bot Who Cried Rescue" and "Mount Botmore" premiere on Discovery Family.
2022 — Transformers #39, The Magic of Cybertron TPB, Transformers Volume 4: Declaration of War HC and the Transformers/Back to the Future TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2023 — Pre-orders go up for the Flame Toys Furai Model Sound Wave kit.
2024 — Michael Rüth (German voice of Soundwave) dies at age 85.
2025 — The Transformers Authentics Shockwave figure is revealed on the Hasbro Shop.
2026 — Stefan Gossler (German voice of Galvatronus) dies at age 70.

???? — Japanese voice actress Kimie Hantani is born.
1930 — Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is born.
1932 — Vicente Gisbert (Castilian Spanish voice of Rhinox) is born.
1933 — Gérard Hernandez (European French voice of Ratchet and Trailbreaker in the "Changing Gears" episode of the original cartoon) is born.
1946 — Willi Röbke (German voice of Optimus Prime and Megatron/Galvatron) is born.
1948 — Vincent Violette (European French voice of Seymour Simmons, and also French voice of Animated Megatron, Prowl and more) is born.
1952 — Dave Fennoy (voice of Warpath in Dark of the Moon: The Game and Robots in Disguise Overload) begins his life with a lot of hair to grow.
1955 — Director Noboro Huruse is born.
1960 — Mieczyslaw Moranski (Polish voice of Energon Starscream and Strongarm) is born.
1966 — Actor Rainn Wilson (Professor Colan in Revenge of the Fallen) is born.
1966 — Sílvia Goiabeira (Brazilian voice of SUV driver and Elita-1) is born.
1969 — Reno Wilson (voice of Frenzy, Mudflap, Brains, Sqweeks, and Mohawk in the live-action film series) is born.
1970 — Denise Reis (Brazilian voice of Airazor, Airachnid and Madeline Pynch) is born.
1978 — Omar Sy (voice of Hot Rod in The Last Knight) is born.
1980 — Georgia Reed (voice of Chromia in the War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
1983 — Mami Nishikaku (performer of "Marionette") is born.
1988 — Paweł Krucz (Polish voice of Slipstream and Tour boat captain) is born.
1991 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "The Last Powermaster Warrior Is Found" premieres in Malaysia.
1994 — Annie Rojas (Mexican voice of Tessa Yeager, Jacqueline and Terratronus) is born.
1999 — The Beast Wars II episode "Legend! The Green Warrior" premieres in Japan.
2005 — Takara releases Galaxy Force GC-09 Guardshell and GD-05 Gasket.
2005 — Transformers — Collection 5: Series 3.2 is released on DVD in New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.
2010 — Bumblebee #2 is released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Deus ex Machina" premieres in Hungary.
2012 — The Prime episode "Metal Attraction" premieres in Germany.
2015 — The Mystery of Convoy Returns episode "Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound" first premieres.
2016 — Robots in Disguise #6, The Transformers #49 and Transformers/G.I. Joe: Tyrants Rise, Heroes are Born TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2021 — TakaraTomy releases War for Cybertron Trilogy WFC-09 Bumblebee and WFC-10 Elita-1, plus Earthrise ER EX-15 Doublecrosser and ER EX-16 Skywarp & Thundercracker and Siege SG-EX Ratchet, SG-EX Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron (featuring Skywarp, Fracas, Terror-Daxtyl and Shrute) are released as TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.
2021 — Transformers #27 is released by IDW Publishing.
2022 — IDW announced that they would be losing the Transformers and G.I. Joe licenses at the end of the year, with their ongoing series set to conclude in the summer.
2024 — Robosen Megatron is announced.
2025 — Noah Nelson (voice of Transformers The Game Blackout) dies at the age of 73.
2026 — Kōzō Shioya (voice of Bullhorn) dies at age 70 from a cerebral hemorrhage.
2026 — Hasbro officially reveals the Target exclusive Studio Series MTMTE Collection Scourge and preorders for it go up.

1928 — Gerd Holtenau (German voice of Buzz Aldrin) is born.
1940 — Eduardo Borja (Mexican voice of Depth Charge and Vok) is born.
1945 — Eberhard Prüter (German voice of Jetstorm and Que) is born.
1961 — Denis Gravereaux (Canadian French voice of Bruce Brazos) is born.
1964 — Eduardo Borgerth (Brazilian voice of Raoul, Tow-Line, Bumblebee and James Savoy) is born.
1974 — Sami Kuronen (Finnish voice of Cybertron Optimus Prime, Overhaul and also Animated Optimus Prime) is born.
1977 — Renato Novara (Italian voice of Bumblebee, Jetstorm, Wheeljack and more) is born.
1980 — Kevin Kraus (German voice of Rack'n'Ruin and both War for Cybertron Trilogy Astrotrain and Unicron) is born.
1996 — Actor Jorge Lendeborg Jr. (Memo in Bumblebee) is born.
1998 — The Beast Wars episode "Two Dinobots?" premieres in Japan.
2004 — Transformers/G.I. Joe #5 and War Within: The Dark Ages #4 are released by Dreamwave Productions.
2005 — The first Galaxy Force OP/ED single "CALL YOU... Kimi to Boku no Mirai"/"Itsumo" is released in Japan by Victor Entertainment.
2005 — Transformers: Dark Star TPB is released by Titan Books.
2006 — Galaxy Force — Vol. 08 is released on DVD in Japan by Victor Entertainment.
2009 — Defiance #1 is released by IDW Publishing.
2010 — Cyber Missions #1 premieres on Hasbro's "Monkeybar TV" site.
2011 — Animated — Vol. 6 is released on DVD in Japan by Paramount.
2015 — Punishment (print) and The Transformers #37 are released by IDW Publishing, with Drift - Empire of Stone #3 (print) being released a week early in the UK.
2016 — Marc Cassot (European French voice of Sentinel Prime in Dark of the Moon) passes away at 93.
2024 — The EarthSpark episode "Kougeki Otode! Soundwave" premieres in Japan.
2025 — Marcel Mann (German voice of Dimlit also Hashtag, Skywarp and Nova Storm in EarthSpark - Expedition) dies at the age of 37 from suicide.

1948 — Ewa Kania (Polish voice of Aunt Helen and Lesley Stahl) is born.
1959 — Atsuki Tani (Japanese voice of Robert McNamara) is born.
1966 — Christine Stichler (German voice of Arcee in the TV dub of The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1966 — Mantarō Iwao (voice of Beast Wars II Skywarp) is also born.
1968 — Maurizio Fiorentini (Italian voice of Thundercracker and voice director of Cybertron) is born.
1971 — Comedian Matt Iseman is born.
1974 — Marvel Comics Inker Chip Wallace is born.
1985 — Billy Bob Thompson (voice of Starscream, Wheeljack, Repugnus, Trypticon, Hammerbyte, Sludge and more) is born.
1988 — Children all over Japan cry as The Headmasters episode "Ultra Magnus Dies!!" airs for the first time. (Spoiler alert: Ultra Magnus dies!)
1994 — Szonja Rudolf (Hungarian voice of Charlie Watson in Bumblebee) is born.
1999 — Beast Wars II — ACT. 10 is released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
2003 — The Armada episode "Vacation" premieres in the US.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Terrifying Red Sphere" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Galaxy Force episode "Protect the Secret Base!" premieres in Japan.
2007 — Episode director Jun'ichi Watanabe passes away.
2009 — Henkei! Henkei! volume 9 is first released.
2009 — TakaraTomy releases Henkei! Henkei! D-07 Cyclonus (w/ Nightstick).
2014 — Robots in Disguise #25 (Dark Cybertron #7) is released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — The Cyberverse episode "The Extinction Event" premieres in Brazil.
2020 — Transformers Volume 1: The World In Your Eyes HC is released by IDW Publishing.
2020 — The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 84: The Falling Part 1 is released by Hachette Partworks.
2025 — Void Rivals #16 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

1943 — Gil Gerard (voice of Megatronus) is born.
1948 — Japanese animation studio Toei is founded.
1954 — Beast Wars scriptwriter Craig Miller is born.
1955 — Actor John Tobin (Richard Nixon in Dark of the Moon) is born.
1963 — Tony Daniels (voice of Teletraan-X, Lockdown, Astrotrain, Kup and more in Cyberverse) is born.
1967 — Masao Komaya (Japanese voice of Laserbeak and Scorponok) is born.
1968 — Yasuhiro Takato (voice of Binbōgami in DreamMix TV World Fighters) is born.
1987 — The Transformers 2010 episode "Four Captives" airs in Japan.
1988 — Maciej Kosmala (Polish voice of Micronus Prime and Boostwing) is born.
1992 — Actor Jack Reynor (Shane Dyson in Age of Extinction) is born.
1995 — Gustavo Carvalho (Brazilian voice of Scrapface) is born.
1998 — Beast Wars — Convoy Disappeared & The Solitary Warrior Tigatron are released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
2003 — The Armada episode "Reinforcement" premieres in the U.S.
2004 — The Super Link episode "MegaZarak's Trap" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "The Hellish All-Out Attack" premieres in Japan.
2007 — The 42nd show in the Kiss Players radio drama series airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program.
2008 — A 4-page preview of "Transcendent: Part 1" is revealed on the Fun Publications Transformers Collectors' Club website.
2008 — Spotlight: Blaster, Animated Volume 1 and the Best of UK: Target: 2006 TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2009 — Sandro Sardone (Italian voice of Bumblebee, Perceptor, Shockwave and Ultra Magnus) dies at age 68.
2010 — Revenge of the Fallen Jungle Attack Ironhide, Alliance Bumblebee, Demolishor Shanghai Attack, Bludgeon, Rampage Desert Combat, Dirge and Brakedown are released in Japan.
2012 — The Prime episode "Speed Metal" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — Mars Attacks: The Transformers and Regeneration One Volume 1 TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Go-Bots #3 is released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 13: City of Fear is released by Hachette Partworks.
2020 — The Medarot S: Unlimited Nova mobile game is released on Android and iOS.
2021 — The Cyberverse episode "Enemy Line" premieres in Germany.
2026 — Artist Sal Buscema dies at age 89.

19?? — Yūki Satō (Japanese voice of Flywheels, Machtackle, Sunrunner and more) is born.
1949 — Rihoko Yoshida (voice of Mega) is born.
1950 — Mário Cardoso (Brazilian voice of Neil Armstrong) is born.
1959 — Pierre-Alain de Garrigues (French voice of Starscream in the first two movie video games) is born.
1964 — Jin Nishimura (Japanese voice of Car Robots Indy Heat) is born.
1964 — Luiz Carlos Persy (Brazilian voice of Motormaster, Megatron/Galvatron and Soundwave) is born.
1966 — Masami Ōbari (character designer and animation director) is born.
1967 — Phil LaMarr (voice of Animated Jazz, Omega Supreme, Jetstorm, Oil Slick and Alpha Trion) is born. Solid.
1973 — Ronaldo Júlio (Brazilian voice of Grimlock, Nemesis Prime, Bludgeon, Hardcore Eddie, Lockdown, Soundwave and more) is born.
1977 — Clodd Dias (Brazilian voice of Nightbird) is born.
1978 — Kristen Schaal (voice of Chickadee in Rescue Bots) is born.
1978 — Mark Hildreth (voice of Scowl) is born.
1982 — Gustavo Nader (Brazilian voice of Chopster) is born.
1984 — Benjamin Bollen (French voice of Nightshade) is born.
1986 — Edward Bosco (voice of War for Cybertron Trilogy Ultra Magnus and Soundwave) is born.
1986 — The Transformers episode "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1" premieres in Japan.
1989 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base" premieres in Japan.
1993 — The Headmasters episode "The Miracle Warriors, Part 2" airs in Malaysia.
2003 — The Armada episode "Decisive Battle" premieres in the U.S.
2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "仲間 (ともだち) - Base" premieres in Japan.
2003 — Transformers: Legacy of Unicron TPB is released by Titan Books.
2003 — Transformers: Rage in Heaven HC is released by Titan Books.
2004 — The Armada episode "Linkup" premieres in France.
2007 — Escalation #3 is released by IDW Publishing.
2009 — The Animated episode "The Return of the Headmaster" premieres in Italy.
2012 — The Prime episode "Predatory" premieres in Hungary.
2015 — TakaraTomy releases Legends LG08 Swerve & Tailgate and LG09 Brainstorm and Q-Transformers QT-09 Optimus Prime and QT-10 Wheeljack.
2018 — Lost Light #13, Rom & the Micronauts #2 and Optimus Prime Volume 2 TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2018 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 72: The Dying of the Light is released by Hachette Partworks.
2023 — On this Transformers Tuesday, Hasbro reveals the SS-98 Cheetor figure and pre-orders go up.
2024 — Hasbro Chile reveals new Transformers Authentics products.
2025 — The Transformers One: New Adventures episode "Battle Royale " premieres on YouTube.
2025 — Marcelo Armand (Argentinian voice of Optimus Prime) dies at the age of 56.
2026 — The Cyberworld episode "Beyond Repair" premieres on YouTube.
2026 — Michel Barbey (European French voice of Blurr, Sixshot, and sometimes Ultra Magnus in the original cartoon) passes away at the age of 98.

1962 — The first Kmart named store opens its doors in San Fernando, California.
1973 — Japanese Transformers manga artist Naoto Tsushima is born.
1979 — Oscar Fernando Gómez (Columbian voice of Omega Supreme) is born.
1981 — Paul Guyet (voice of Heatwave and Doc Greene in Rescue Bots Academy) is born.
2000 — Beast Wars Metals — I Quit! & Huh? The Face? are released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
2001 — The Transformers: The Movie is released on DVD in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
2003 — The Armada episode "Vow" has its world premiere in the UK.
2003 — The first day of the 17th Japanese "World Hobby Fair" in Tokyo; Takara gives one random member of the "Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition" team (Auto, Nitro, Sieg) with the completion of the "Legends of the Microns Character Popularity Contest" at their booth.
2006 — Energon Volume 2 Pocket Edition and Transformers/G.I. Joe Volume 1 Pocket Edition are released by Dreamwave Productions.
2006 — The 15 Go! Go! chapter "Galvatron Volume 3" is released in the March 2006 issue of Dengeki Hobby.
2007 — The 15 Go! Go! chapter "Sparkbots Volume 2" is released in the March 2007 issue of Dengeki Hobby.
2011 — Hunt for the Decepticons: Prime Target is released by HarperCollins Publishers.
2012 — Infestation 2 #1 and Robots in Disguise #1 are released by IDW Publishing.
2012 — The Prime episode "Sick Mind" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — Prime — Vol. 12 & Vol. 13 are released to home video in Japan by Avex Trax.
2014 — TakaraTomy releases Go! G26 Optimus Exprime.
2017 — G.I. Joe #2, Micronauts #9 & Annual 2017 and Optimus Prime #3 are released by IDW Publishing.
2020 — TakaraTomy releases Siege SG-40 Autobot Rung, SG-41 Rumble & Ratbat, and SG-42 Spinister and Studio Series SS-40 New Bumblebee, SS-41 Arcee, Chromia, Elita-1, SS-42 Soundwave, and SS-43 Decepticon Mixmaster. TakaraTomy Mall releases Selects Seacons Turtler and Gulf.
2022 — e-HOBBY releases the first wave of Transformers Character Card.
2024 — Target reveals the Super7 ReAction T-Wrecks on their website.
2025 — TakaraTomy releases TL-81 Galvatron General, TL-82 Quake & Heater & Tiptop, TL-83 Optimus Prime and TL-84 Soundwave.
2025 — The EarthSpark episode "Dude, Where's My Trailer?" premieres on Nickelodeon in the United States.
2025 — The EarthSpark episodes "Fire and Ice" and "The Truth Is Out There" premieres in France and Turkey.
2025 — The Transformers One: New Adventures episode "Exploring the Tomb" premieres on YouTube.
2025 — Jean-Paul Dermont (French voice of Megatron in Beast Machines) passes away at age 81.

1936 — Artist Sal Buscema is born.
1947 — Ryōichi Tanaka (Japanese voice of Old Snake) is born.
1956 — Vicente Gil (Castilian Spanish voice of Megatron and Cyclonus in the late dub of the original cartoon, but also two different Alpha Trions) is born.
1957 — Renato Rosenberg (Brazilian voice of Denny Clay) is born.
1964 — Miriam Ficher (Brazilian voice of Karen Fishook, Nimue and Viviane Wembly) is born.
1966 — Artist Tsuyoshi Nonaka is born.
1967 — Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese voice of Ravage in Beast Wars & Optimus Prime in Prime) is born.
1970 — Diana Pérez (Mexican voice of Kelly) is born.
1980 — Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese voice of Carly Spencer) is born.
1985 — Actor Edwin Hodge (Danny Bell in Bumblebee) is born.
1992 — The Victory episode "The Space City Has Come Back to Life" airs in Malaysia.
2000 — The Beast Wars Metals episode "I Am Resurrected, Da!" airs in Japan.
2001 — Arnim André (German voice of various characters in Generation 2) passes away.
2003 — The Armada episode "Rebellion" has its world premiere in the UK.
2003 — The second and last day of the 17th Japanese "World Hobby Fair" in Tokyo; Takara gives one random member of the "Street Speed Micron Overdrive Edition" team (Auto, Nitro, Sieg) with the completion of the "Legends of the Microns Character Popularity Contest" at their booth.
2005 — Beast Wars Returns—Volume 3 is released in Japan by Geneon Entertainment.
2008 — The Transformers Animated episode "Nanosec" premieres in the US.
2008 — Producer Kenji Yokoyama passes away.
2011 — Transformers: Prime #4, reprints of volumes 1–3 of All Hail Megatron and Infestation #1 are released by IDW Publishing.
2011 — The Cool Extra #1 is serialized in Japan by Kerokero Ace in their March 2011 issue.
2013 — TakaraTomy releases Prime AM-30 Rumble, AM-31 Frenzy, and AM-32 Wildrider, Generations TG03 Blast Off, TG04 Vortex, TG05 Brawl, TG06 Swindle, and TG07 Onslaught, Masterpiece Soundwave with Condor, and Encore 20A Devastor Anime Version.
2013 — Transformers: All Spark "Another Episode, Part 1" is serialized in Japan by Kerokero Ace in their March 2013 issue.
2013 — The Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Prime episode "Reminiscent Transformation! Arcee's Past" premieres in Japan.
2013 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Hurt" premieres in Hungary.
2019 — The Rescue Bots Academy episodes "Mission Inaudible" and "Glitch" premiere on Discovery Family.
2019 — TakaraTomy releases Power of the Primes PP-43 Throne of the Primes and Studio Series SS-19 World War II Bumblebee, SS-20 Sideswipe, SS-21 Decepticon Barricade and SS-22 Crankcase and Encore Big Convoy.
2019 — The Cyberverse episodes "Awaken Sleeping Giants" and and "Eruption" premiere in Germany.
2022 — Beast Wars #12 is released by IDW Publishing.
2022 — Taufik Solihati (Indonesian voice of Denny Clay) passes away at age 53.
2025 — The EarthSpark episode "The Imposters" premieres in Canada on YTV.

1957 — Frank Miller (ghost writer of The Transformers: The Movie) is born.
1961 — Hiroko Emori (voice of Cab, Clang and Alyssa) is born.
1962 — Comic editor and letterer Richard Starkings is born.
1962 — Mario Gutiérrez (Columbian voice of Prowl) is born.
1965 — Jörg Pintsch (German voice of Malodor and War for Cybertron Trilogy Skywarp) is born.
1969 — Patton Oswalt (punch-up writer for Transformers) is born. Don't ask him to explain the miracle of life.
1972 — Japanese voice actor Keiji Okuda is born.
1973 — Beto Castillo (Mexican voice of Croaton) is born.
1982 — Romain Redler (French voice of Hot Shot, Fred, Inferno, Coby Hansen and many others in the Unicron Trilogy) is born.
1984 — Choi Nak-yoon (Korean voice of Starscream, Overload and Optimus Prime) is born.
1987 — Dolores Mondragón (Mexican voice of Clobber) is born.
1988 — Actor Austin Lin (Computer geek in Transformers: Age of Extinction) is born.
1991 — Cristo Fernández (voice of Wheeljack in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts) is born.
1991 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "Destroy the Autobots' Headquarters" premieres in Malaysia.
1996 — Martina Tamburello (Italian voice of Rescue Bots Academy Whirl) is born.
1997 — The Beast Wars episode "Dark Voyage" premieres in the United States.
1998 — Aliana Schmitz (German voice of Izabella) is born.
1999 — The final episode of the Beast Wars II cartoon, "Farewell! Lio Convoy", premieres in Japan.
2003 — The Armada episode "Chase" has its world premiere in the UK.
2003 — The Armada episode "Vow" premieres in the US.
2010 — Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 is released by IDW Publishing.
2011 — Fun Publications reveals the first toy in the BotCon 2011 Animated box set: Dead End.
2012 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Rock Bottom" premieres in Germany.
2012 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Shadowzone" premieres in Hungary.
2015 — The Q-Transformers episode "Mystery of the Stage Bosses" first premieres.
2016 — Bill Martin (voice of Broadside) passes away due to an unknown cause.
2016 — Sins of the Wreckers #3 is released by IDW Publishing.
2017 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection Volume 16: The Primal Scream is released by Hachette Partworks.
2018 — TakaraTomy releases reissues of Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus and MP-36 Megatron and Legends LG58 Clonebot Set (Fastlane and Cloudraker), LG59 Blitzwing (with Big Fight), LG60 Overlord (with Giga and Mega) and LGEX Metroplex (with Scamper).
2020 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-19+ Smokescreen.
2024 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-58 Hoist, Transformers: Legacy TL-50 Snarl, TL-51 Bombshell, TL-52 Strongarm, TL-53 Bludgeon, Studio Series SS-115 Rumble, SS-116 Noah Díaz Exo-Suit, SS-117 Ratchet and Beast Wars Again BWVS-06 Inverse Confrontation Dinobot vs Tarans while Legacy Selects GADEP is released by TakaraTomy Mall.
2026 — Hasbro officially reveals the Target exclusive Studio Series MTMTE Collection Megatron and Optimus Prime and preorders for them go up.

???? — Gabriela Guzmán (Mexican voice of Moonracer in Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
1950 — Kim Jeong-ho (Korean voice of Tom Banachek and George W. Bush) is born.
1951 — Comic letterer Todd Klein is born in New Jersey.
1954 — Kaneto Shiozawa (voice of Road King and Sonic Bomber) is born.
1954 — Director Hideki Takayama is born.
1957 — Lin Dongfu (Chinese voice of Soundwave, Ironhide, Rumble, Grimlock, Motormaster and Bruticus) is born with a operatic singing voice.
1962 — Min Eung-sik (Korean voice of Megatron, Starscream and Bulkhead) is born.
1974 — Ty Olsson (voice of Downshift) is born.
1978 — Jollibee is founded.
1983 — Director Angel Manuel Soto is born in Puerto Rico.
1984 — Eloisa Cervantes (French Canadian voice of Su Yueming) is born.
1988 — Alexandra Krosney (voice of Sierra on Transformers: Prime) is born.
1991 — Misa Ishii (voice of Thunderbeak) is born.
1995 — Junpei Baba (voice of Captain Volca) is born.
1997 — Nugraha Sukma Ramadhan (Indonesian voice of Fomo and others in BotBots) is born.
1998 — The Beast Wars episode "The Hellish Ant Warrior, Inferno" premieres in Japan.
2002 — Transformers—Original Series: Volume One is released on DVD in the UK by Sony Wonder and Maverick Entertainment.
2003 — The Armada episode "Tactician" has its world premiere in the UK.
2003 — The Armada episode "Rebellion" premieres in the US.
2004 — Legends of the Microns — Volume 10 is released on DVD in Japan by Columbia Music Entertainment, coming with the "Linkage Part 10" mini-comic and exclusive Sunburn toy.
2008 — Transformers is released on DVD in Brazil.
2009 — Revenge of the Fallen preview toys of Bumblebee and Soundwave are officially revealed by Empire magazine's web site. Idiotic responses immediately followed.
2012 — United Rodimus Prime, Tank Megatron, Thunderwing, Warpath, and Wind Charger & Decepticon Wipe Out are released in Japan.
2014 — Transformers: Retribution is released by Del Rey Books.
2015 — Angry Birds Transformers #3 is released by IDW Publishing. The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone #3 is released in other territories after an early release in the UK the previous week.
2015 — Geneon Universal Entertainment releases two separate Transformers: Masterforce DVDs.
2015 — Transformers Prime — Stagione 2 Vol. 3: Il Tox-En is released to home media in Italy by Primal Screen.
2017 — TakaraTomy releases Legends LG40 Astrotrain
2021 — Shōzō Tajima (Japanese voice director of Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers) dies at age 81.
2023 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-57 Skyfire and MP-48+ Dark Amber Leo Prime and Legacy TL-15 Pointblank and TL-16 Dead End.
2023 — Diego Reggente (Italian voice of G1 Optimus Prime and Cybertron Sideways) dies.
2024 — The Transformers: EarthSpark episode "Are Megatron And Optimus Friends?" premieres in Japan.
2025 — Preorders for the Threezero DLX Scale War for Cybertron Trilogy Optimus Prime and Megatron reissues go up.
2025 — On this Transformers Tuesday, Hasbro puts reissue preorders up for Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus and Legacy: Evolution Beachcomber.
2025 — The Be@rbrick x Transformers Optimus Prime 400% is revealed and goes up for preorder.
2026 — G.I. Joe #18 and Void Rivals #26 are released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

1943 — Writer Steve Skeates (The Face of the Nijika) is born.
1945 — Reinhard Kuhnert (German voice of Richard Nixon and Bill O'Reilly) is born.
1951 — Illustrator David Schleinkofer is born.
1953 — Paul Fusco (voice of ALF) is born.
1953 — Yorie Terauchi (Japanese voice of Leslie Stahl) is born.
1955 — Hubert Burczek (German voice of Biter) is born.
1974 — Japanese singer Kōji Wada is born in Kyoto City.
1975 — Yū Sugimoto (minor voice role in Legends of the Microns) is born.
1975 — Lee Gwang-soo (Korean voice of Ironhide, Scourge, Sideways and Mudflap) is born.
1982 — Dreamwave artist Ke Jiang is born.
1985 — Isabel Lucas (Alice in Revenge of the Fallen) is born.
1985 — Michał Podsiadło (Polish voice of Fracture, Ragebyte, Butch and voice director of EarthSpark and Transformers One) is born.
1988 — The Headmasters episode "The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg" premieres in Japan.
2001 — Beast Wars—Volume 5 and Volume 6 are released on VHS in the UK by Universal.
2002 — Beast Wars—Volume 1 is released on DVD, and Volume 1 and Volume 2 on VHS, in the US by Rhino Entertainment.
2003 — The Armada episode "Linkup" has its world premiere in the UK.
2003 — The Armada episode "Chase" premieres in the US.
2003 — Transformers: Armada #7 is released by Dreamwave Productions.
2003 — First known use of the term "Geewun" in the fandom.
2005 — The Galaxy Force episode "A Lesson in Living on Earth" premieres in Japan.
2005 — The Beast Wars Returns episode "Hope's End" premieres in Japan.
2005 — Ron Feinberg (voice of Headstrong) dies at the age of 72.
2009 — Transformers Animated Volume 7 and Classic Transformers Volume 3 are released in the US by IDW Publishing.
2011 — The Macrocosmic Seekers chapter "A Treasure Lost" is e-mailed to e-HOBBY subscribers.
2011 — United Grapple, Jazz, Lugnut, Tracks and Masterpiece Rodimus Convoy are released in Japan.
2014 — Regeneration One #98 and the Red Label edition of The IDW Collection Volume 3 are released by IDW Publishing.
2019 — The Cyberverse episode "Awaken Sleeping Giants" airs in Portugal.
2020 — Transformers #16 is released by IDW Publishing.
2021 — The first day to pre-order Wave 1 of Super7's Transformers ULTIMATES! figures: Banzai-Tron, Bombshell, Optimus Prime, and Starscream's Ghost.
2022 — TakaraTomy releases Kingdom KD-17 Scorponok, War for Cybertron Trilogy WFC-20 Sparkless Seeker and Premium Finish PF WFC-04 Starscream and PF SS-04 Ratchet, plus Kingdom KD EX-10 Maximal Skywarp & Sideswipe, KD EX-11 Soundwave and KD EX-13 Maximal Grimlock & Mirage are released as TakaraTomy Mall exclusives.
2023 — Ossi Ahlapuro (Finnish voice of Rodimus) dies at age 83.

1882 — U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is born.
19?? — Artist John Wycough is born.
1934 — Claudio Rodríguez (Castilian Spanish voice of Beast Wars Megatron) is born.
1965 — Yutaka Aoyama (Japanese voice of Dutch and Nightstrike) is born.
1980 — Ji Guanlin (Chinese voice of Mikaela Banes and Carly Spencer) is born.
1981 — Chieko Higuchi (Japanese voice of T-AI, Kelly and Artemis) is born.
1987 — The Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 episode "Death Crystal" airs in Japan.
1989 — Simone Lupinacci (Italian voice of Season 4 Cody Burns and Divebomb) is born.
1989 — Hasbro Pulsecon host Khleo Thomas is born.
19?? — Corinne Wellong (European French voice of Elena Wallace) is born.
1991 — Emy Letertre (European French voice of Shatter in the Bumblebee movie) is born.
2003 — The Armada episode "Tactician" premieres in the US.
2005 — The final Beast Wars Returns episode, "The Course of the Future", premieres in Japan.
2006 — Artist Seth Fisher dies.
2007 — The 43rd show in the Kiss Players radio drama series airs in Japan on the "Transformers Kiss Play: Transformers News Center" program.
2008 — G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Omnibus is released by Devil's Due Publishing.
2009 — The Toonami Jetstream streaming service is discontinued.
2012 — Fun Publications opens up orders for "Over-Run" and Shattered Glass Drift... and quickly closes them as the rush of orders overwhelms the credit card company's servers. Orders open again on February 1.
2012 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Sick Mind" premieres in Brazil.
2012 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Operation: Breakdown" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — The Transformers: Complete Drift is released by IDW Publishing.
2014 — Campbell Lane (voice of Beast Wars Rampage) dies at age 78.
2015 — Transformers: Battle Tactics is released.
2016 — TakaraTomy releases Masterpiece MP-27 Ironhide, Legends LG-18 Starscream Super Mode, Q-Transformers QTFS-01 Q-Transformers Protagonists 3-Figure Set, QTF-01 Optimus Prime, QTF-02 Bumblebee, QTF-03 Lockdown, QTF-04 Convoy, QTF-05 Ultra Magnus, QTF-06 Arcee, QTF-07 Ironhide and QTF-08 Jetfire and Adventure TAV 36 Fracture, TED-16 Big Thunderhoof and TED-17 Quick Bumblebee.
2018 — The Transformers: Rescue Bots: "Outdoor Adventures" compilation DVD is released in the US by Shout! Studios.
2019 — Transformers Package Art Portfolio and Lost Light Volume 4 TPB are released by IDW Publishing.
2021 — TakaraTomy releases Earthrise ER-12 Fasttrack and ER-13 Megatron.
2021 — Transformers Go! Go! How to Use a Big Body is first published.
2021 — The Transformers: Cyberverse episode "Thunderhowl" premieres in Germany.
2023 — Ahead of the fan first stream the next day, Hasbro officially reveals the SS-101 ROTB Scourge figure.
2023 — Kotobukiya officially reveals their Bishoujo Series Bumblebee statue.
2024 — Hasbro Pulse reveals the HasLab Transformers: Legacy Robots in Disguise 2001 Omega Prime with Blue Bolts campaign which begins from January 30th till March 14.

1933 — Toshiro Ishii (Japanese voice of many characters in the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (2010) cartoon(s), including Prowl, Scrapper and Wreck-Gar) is born.
1947 — Actor Glynn Turman (General Whalen in Bumblebee) is born.
1957 — Philippe Roullier (French voice of several characters in the late dub of 4 episodes of the original cartoon) is born.
1958 — Vadim Gushchin (Russian voice of Optimus Prime, Starscream, Grimlock, Cyclonus, Ultra Magnus and more) is born.
1961 — Torsten Michaelis (German voice of Jazz and Unicron in the live-action film series) is born.
1968 — Chieko Atarashi (Japanese voice of Kelly Bomgartner) is born.
1969 — Jorge Badillo (Latin-American Spanish voice Shockwave, Dri ft, Jack Burns and War for Cybertron Trilogy Hound) is born.
1974 — Taketora (Japanese voice of Mudflap, Soundwave and more) is born.
1984 — Annalisa Longo (Italian voice of Cody Burns) is born.
1986 — The Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers episode "Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2" premieres in Japan.
1987 — The Prizes in Disguise and Decipher the Decepticon contests end.
1987 — Marcel Mann (German voice of Dimlit also Hashtag, Skywarp and Nova Storm in EarthSpark - Expedition) is born.
1988 — The final day of the Beastformers "Petrified Special Cobrander" mail-away offer.
1989 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform" premieres in Japan.
1993 — The Headmasters episode "Crisis on Planet Master" airs in Malaysia.
1999 — The Beast Wars episode "Feral Scream Part 1" premieres in the US.
2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "合体 (しんか) - comrade" premieres in Japan.
2003 — The Armada episode "Linkup" premieres in the US.
2004 — The Energon cartoon premieres in the US with the episode "Cybertron City".
2007 — Transformers: The Animated Movie #4 is released in the US by IDW Publishing.
2009 — The Transformers Animated episode "Mission Accomplished" premieres in Italy.
2011 — Final day where Hasbro toy purchases are eligible for the "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion.
2012 — The Transformers: Dark of the Moon Limited 3D Edition is released to home media.
2012 — The Transformers: Prime episode "Crisscross" premieres in Hungary.
2013 — The first BotCon 2013 box set exclusive Machine Wars Hoist is revealed.
2014 — First day of Transformers 30th Anniversary Exhibition in Arena of Stars, Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
2014 — Transformers Cloud: Spacetime World: Guardians of Time Chapter 1: Part 5 is first published.
2015 — TakaraTomy releases Movie Advanced Series AD32 Decepticon Stinger.
2015 — The Transformers Universe MMO game shuts down without having ever left beta testing.
2017 — TakaraTomy releases Unite Warriors UW-EX Megatronia.
2018 — Final day to mail off for the TakaraTomy Transformers / Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! "Transformer Hamada Robo ~Donarimasu~ & Transformer Matsumoto Robo ~Guchirimasu~" set.
2022 — Ekkehardt Belle (German voice of Armada Sideways and Unicron) dies at age 67.
2022 — History of the Transformers is released by Calm.
2023 — Hasbro Pulse hosts its first fan first livestream of the year, revealing the second wave of Transformers: Legacy Evolution and pre-orders for it go up.
2024 — Duke #2 is released by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.
2025 — The Transformers One: New Adventures episode "Steve Cam" premieres on YouTube.
2025 — In-Demand Toys reveals the first look and the EarthSpark deluxes Terran Hashtag and Soundwave.
2026 — TakaraTomy releases MPG-17 Optimus Prime Style Gen., TS GE-02 Thundercracker, TS-13 Bumblebee, AOTP-21 Decepticon Flatline, and AOTP-22 Onyx Prime.

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