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Before 1900
Prehistoric eras: Precambrian • Carboniferous • Permian • Jurassic • Cretaceous • Last Ice Age
Before 1800: 79 • 1274 • 1348 • 1357 • 1502 • 1556 • 1588 • 1605 • 1749
1900–1999
'00s: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909
'20s: 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929
'40s: 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
'60s: 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
'80s: 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
2000–present
In the real world
- King Features Entertainment releases Gamera vs. Zigra directly to television in the U.S.; in addition, Celebrity Home Entertainment brings the film to VHS and Image Entertainment releases it on LaserDisc.
January
- 17 January: Toho releases Tokyo Blackout to Japanese theaters.
May
- 3 May: Kaoru Mabuchi passes away due to a throat obstruction.
June
- 3 June: Masami Nagasawa is born in Shizuoka, Japan.
July
- 4 July: Jason Liles is born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
- 11 July: Cristina Vee is born in Los Angeles, California, USA.
August
- 1 August: Dark Horse publishes Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special.
September
- 26 September: Toho releases Princess from the Moon to Japanese theaters.
In fiction
- Godzilla battles Mechagodzilla in Bombay, India but they are interrupted by the appearance of SpaceGodzilla after Dr. Deverich attracts the monster to Earth using an upgraded version of the Psionic Transmitter. SpaceGodzilla quickly disables Mechagodzilla and ruthlessly attacks Godzilla though is eventually defeated after Mechagodzilla uses the last of its power to destroy SpaceGodzilla's crystals, allowing Godzilla to kill the alien beast with atomic breath. (Godzilla: The Half-Century War)
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