Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/March/March 2
Book releases
- 2010 - Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith
- 2010 - Shadowrise, third book (of four) in the Shadowmarch fantasy series by Tad Williams
Television series
- 1996 - Space Cases, a science fiction television series begins airing on Nickelodeon
- 2007 - Day Break, a dramatic thriller science fiction television series finishes airing on ABC
Births
- 1900 - Morris K. Jessup (d. 1959), best known for pioneering ufological writings and his role in "uncovering" the so-called "Philadelphia Experiment"
- 1931 - Duane Graveline, a medical doctor and former NASA astronaut who now writes medical and science fiction
- 1962 - Hiroyuki Morioka, a Japanese science fiction writer
Deaths
- 1982 - Philip K. Dick (b. 1928), an American science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist
- 2003 - Fred Freiberger (b. 1915), an American television producer and script writer best known for producing of the third season of Star Trek: The Original Series and the second season of Space: 1999