On this day, a statistically odd abundance of Star Trek anniversary/birthday goodness.
Jonathan Frakes/"Will (and Thomas) Riker" and veteran Star Trek director was born this day in 1952. Diana Muldaur (born 1938) played Dr. Pulaski during Star Trek: TNG's second season, AND had previously appeared in two episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series ("Return to Tomorrow" and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?"), playing two different characters who also held the title of "Doctor." The late, great William Marshall/"Dr. Richard Daystrom", born this day 1924. And the man who kicked it all off, the late Gene Roddenberry -- the "Great Bird of the Galaxy" -- was born this day in 1921. Also for some reason "The Cage," the original unaired Star Trek pilot, was first broadcast in the UK on BBC2 on this day, 1992.
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