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• 1932 — Writer Ron Friedman is born.
• 1941 — César Árias (Mexican voice of Archibald Witwicky, Akram and Beast Wars Inferno) is born.
• 1949 — Steve Bulen (voice of Generation One Strafe, Sureshot, Searchlight, Peacemaker and one time voice of Onslaught) is born.
• 1949 — José Luccioni (European French voice of Cliffjumper, Blaster, Devastator in The Transformers: The Movie and The Fallen in Revenge of the Fallen) is born.
• 1966 — Sven Plate (German voice of Swelter and Frostferatu) is born.
• 1968 — Actor Aidan Devine (Bishop in Rise of the Beasts) is born.
• 1979 — Sascha Oliver Bauer (German voice of Cheetor in Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy) is born.
• 1981 — The channel MTV launches.
• 1986 — The Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers clip-show episode "War Without End" premieres in Japan.
• 1987 — Transformers Annual 1987 is released in the U.K. by Marvel Comics.
• 1989 — The Victory episode "Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior" premieres in Japan.
• 1989 — Transformers Annual 1990 is released in the U.K. by Marvel Comics.
• 1990 — The Zone OP/ED single "Transformer Z no Theme"/"Ashita no Kimi e" is released in Japan by Columbia Music Entertainment.
• 1999 — Beast Wars Special—Clash! Beast Warriors is released on VHS in Japan by Pioneer LDC.
• 2003 — The Legends of the Microns episode "逃走 (かくれが) - runaway" premieres in Japan.
• 2004 — The final day of OTFCC 2004.
• 2004 — The "Fire SL Grand Convoy" exclusive mail-away offer begins through TV Magazine in Japan.
• 2005 — Universal/Right releases Transformers: Armada—Vol: 04 on DVD in the UK.
• 2005 — Lajos Kránitz, (Voice of several characters in the first Hungarian dub of The Transformers: The Movie) dies of a heart attack.
• 2006 — PlatinumGames is founded.
• 2007 — The Best of Don Figueroa HC is released by IDW Publishing.
• 2007 — "Transformers — Box-Set (3DVDs)" is released in Germany by Flex Media.
• 2007 — The Transformers live-action movie is released in Germany.
• 2009 — Japanese Toys"R"Us stores give away the exclusive Mini-Con Mighty Dozer with the purchase of 2000 yens' worth of Revenge toys. Meanwhile, Japanese "Edion Group" store chains offer Mighty Bull and Mighty Stra with the same stipulation.
• 2010 — Final day to order the Toy Hobby Market exclusive Creator Primus toy.
• 2010 — Actor Éric Etcheverry (European French voice of various characters in the original cartoon Five Faces of Darkness episodes) passes away, aged 51.
• 2010 — Third day of Cybertron Con 2010 in Shanghai, China.
• 2011 — Kre-O toys hit retail.
• 2012 — Transformers: Prime Volume 2 Unfamiliar Enemies is released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.
• 2012 — The Transformers: Regeneration One #82 is released by IDW Publishing.
• 2013 — Pluto TV is founded.
• 2015 — The Robots in Disguise episode "The Trouble with Fixit" premieres on Cartoon Network in the USA.
• 2020 — TakaraTomy releases Studio Series SS-54 Decepticon Overload.
• 2022 — Shipping date for the Walmart exclusive Legacy: Velocitron Speedia 5000 Collection first wave.
• 2023 — Preorders go up for the fourth and final wave of Transformers: Legacy Evolution.
• 2023 — Thierry Mercier (French voice of Ratchet in Transformers The Game and the Revenge of the Fallen game, and Breakdown in the War for Cybertron game) passes away at the age of 62.
• 2024 — The Threezero Transformers: MDLX Sideswipe is released.
• 2024 — Street date for the Transformers One toyline though the line was readily avaliable weeks prior in stores.