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• 1923 — Actor John Stephenson (voice of Thundercracker, Alpha Trion, Kup (in the original The Transformers cartoon) and more) is born.
• 1931 — Actor Ron Gans (voice of Drag Strip) is born.
• 1953 — Actor Edgar Givry (European French voice of Bruce Brazos) is born.
• 1962 — Hisashi Izumi (Japanese voice of Car Robots Railspike and Kenneth Onishi) is born.
• 1970 — Actor Thomas Lennon (Chief of Staff in Age of Extinction) is born.
• 1980 — Actor Stephen Schneider (Ron in Bumblebee) is born.
• 1988 — The Super-God Masterforce episode "Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter" premieres in Japan.
• 1989 — The Transformers: The Movie is finally released to Japanese theaters... for one day, as single charity screenings in Tokyo and Osaka.
• 1992 — The Headmasters episode "The Revolt on Planet Pisto" airs in Malaysia.
• 2000 — The Car Robots episode "Secret Strategy! Gelshark" premieres in Japan.
• 2006 — Stormbringer #2 is released by IDW Publishing.
• 2008 — Actor Bernie Mac (Bobby Bolivia in Transformers) dies of complications from pneumonia at age 50.
• 2014 — Transformers Expo takes place in Yokohama, Japan. The "Slug G1 Color" toy is released there to people who have pre-purchase tickets from Lawson stores (first available April 25), and the "Convoy [Anniversary Clear Ver.]" toy is just given away. Available for sale is the exclusive Masterpiece MP-12 Lambor.
• 2016 — The Combiner Wars episode "The Council" premieres on go90.
• 2017 — First Strike #1 and Till All Are One #12 are released by IDW Publishing.
• 2017 — Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 64: Windblade is released by Hachette Partworks.