2015 Event Actor, director, photographer and writer Leonard Nimoy, most popularly known as Dr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at age 83 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nimoy had been suffering from the illness for about a year 2014 Event A new world record is achieved by the United Kingdom's Lewis Clarke of Bristol; the 16 year-old becomes the youngest person to trek to the South Pole 2005 Event Star Trek: Enterprise broadcasts it's final show in the U.S. 2003 Death Madlyn Rhue, actress, Star Trek, dies at 69 1999 Death DeForest Kelley, actor, Star Trek, dies at 79 1998 Death Persis Khambatta, actress, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, dies at 47 1997 Event Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space 1996 Death Mark Lenard, actor (Sarek-Star Trek), dies of cancer at 68 1996 Death Melvin Mouron Belli, attorney/actor (Star Trek), dies at 88 1995 Death Madge Sinclair, actress (Star Trek IV, Conrack, Convoy), dies at 55 1994 Event "Star Trek VII - Generations," premieres 1994 Death Dennis C Ott, U.S. actor (Star Trek 3/4), dies of AIDs 1994 Event Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication 1993 Event Walter Koenig, Checkov of Star Trek, suffers a heart attack 1993 Event Walter Koenig, Checkov-Star Trek, suffers a mild heart attack 1992 Event Actress Marina Sirtis, Star Trek NG, marries rocker Michael Lamper 1992 Death Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), dies at 49 1992 Death Judith Anderson, actress (Star Trek 3), dies of pneumonia at 93 1991 Event DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood 1991 Event "Star Trek VI-Undiscovered Country" premieres 1991 Death Gene Roddenberry, creator (Star Trek), dies of cardiac arrest at 70 1991 Birthday James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG 1990 Event 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins 1989 Event "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," premieres in USA 1988 Event Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG) 1987 Event "Star Trek: The Next Generation," debuts on syndicated TV 1986 Death Roger C Carmel, actor (Mudd-Star Trek, Mothers-in-Law), dies at 54 1982 Event "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in USA 1981 Birthday Brian Bonsall, actor, Family Ties, Star Trek Next Generation 1979 Death Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 1975 Death James [Benjamin] Blish, sci-fi author (Star Trek Reader), dies at 54 1975 Birthday Jolene Blalock, born in San Diego, California, actress, best known for playing role of Vulcan T'Pol in 'Star Trek: Enterprise', film 'Slow Burn' 1973 Event Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty 1972 Birthday Wil Wheaton, born in California, actor, Star Trek Next Generation-Wesley, Stand By Me 1969 Event Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder) 1969 Death Jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43 1968 Birthday Garrett Wang, actor, Star Trek Voyager 1968 Event NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return 1968 Birthday Jeri Ryan, actress, 7 of 9-Star Trek Voyager 1967 Event Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs 1967 Birthday Michelle Forbes, born in Austin, Texas, actress, Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen 1966 Event Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV 1965 Event Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" 1965 Event Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain 1964 Event Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek 1964 Event Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie) 1964 Birthday Roxanne Biggs-Dawson, actress, B'Elanna Torres-Star Trek Voyager 1964 Event 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released 1959 Birthday Marina Sirtis, born in London, actress, Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation 1957 Birthday Denise Crosby, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen 1957 Birthday Robert Beltran, actor, Star Trek Voyager 1957 Birthday LeVar Burton, Landstuhl Germany, Roots, Star Trek Next Generation 1956 Birthday Kim Cattrall, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Mannequin, Star Trek VI 1956 Birthday Iman Abdulmajid, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, model/actress, Star Trek 6 1956 Birthday Tim Russ, born in Washington D.C., actor, Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager 1955 Birthday Kate Mulgrew, born in Dubuque, Iowa, actress, Captain Janeway-Star Trek Voyager 1955 Birthday Ethan Phillips, actor, Neelix-Star Trek Voyager 1955 Birthday Brent Spiner, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Data-Star Trek the Next Generation 1954 Birthday Catherine Hickland, Ft. Lauderdale, actress, Capitol, Star Trek IV 1953 Birthday Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Birthday Colm Meaney, actor, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1952 Birthday Michael Dorn, actor, Worf-Star Trek Next Generation 1952 Birthday Jonathan Frakes, actor, Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen 1951 Birthday Catherine Hicks, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, actress, Star Trek IV, Child's Play 1951 Birthday Kirstie Alley, Wichita, Kansas, actress, Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca 1950 Birthday Persis Khambatta, Bombay India, actress, Star Trek, Megaforce 1949 Birthday Gates McFadden, actress, Beverly Crusher on Star Trek Next Generation 1948 Birthday Vonda N[eel] McIntyre, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek II, III, IV 1948 Birthday John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1947 Birthday Stephen Collins, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actor, Star Trek I, Tattingers 1945 Birthday Nicholas Meyer, director, Star Trek II Wrath of Khan 1944 Birthday Rick Berman, Richard, producer, Star Trek Generations 1944 Birthday David Gerrold, Jerrold David Friedman, author, World of Star Trek 1943 Birthday Angelique Pettyjohn, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Body Talk, Star Trek 1942 Birthday Jacqueline Lichtenberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek Lives!, Dreamspy 1941 Birthday David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits 1941 Birthday Paul Winfield, Louisiana, actor, Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack 1940 Birthday Patrick Stewart, born in England, actor, Picard-Star Trek Next Generation 1940 Birthday Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9 1940 Birthday George Takei, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets 1940 Birthday George Takei, actor, Hikaru Sulu-Star Trek 1940 Birthday Bibi Besch, Vienna Austria, actress, Star Trek 2, Beast Within 1939 Birthday Majel Barrett, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Christine Chapel-Star Trek 1938 Birthday Diana Muldaur, New York City, actress, McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law 1936 Birthday Nichelle Nichols, Robbins, Illinois, actress, Uhura-Star Trek 1934 Birthday James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1932 Birthday Roger C Carmel, actor, Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws 1931 Birthday Leonard Nimoy, born in Boston, actor, Spock-Star Trek, Mission Impossible 1931 Birthday William Shatner, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Star Trek, T J Hooker 1930 Birthday Grace Lee Whitney, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Yeoman Rand-Star Trek 1928 Birthday Mark Lenard, actor, Mr Spock's dad Sarek-Star Trek 1925 Birthday Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage 1921 Birthday Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer, Star Trek 1921 Birthday James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Star Trek Reader 1920 Birthday DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. Leonard McCoy-Star Trek 1920 Birthday James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek 1920 Birthday DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. McCoy-Star Trek 1912 Birthday Jane Wyatt, Campgaw, New Jersey, actress, Father Knows Best, Star Trek 1897 Birthday Celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress, Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek
