1908

Events

August

• 27 - Australian cricket player Donald Bradman was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales. The Fifth Doctor would meet him circa 1932. (DW: Four to Doomsday)

Unknown dates

• The Tunguska Scroll was recovered in the Tunguska Basin in Russia. (SJA: Enemy of the Bane)

It is strongly implied that the scroll reached the Earth in the real-life Tunguska Event, which would place the recovery somewhere after June 30, the date of the impact.

Behind the scenes

January

• 8 - William Hartnell, the first actor to play the Doctor, was born at St. Pancras, London.

February

• 13 - Patrick Barr (Jack Hobson in DW: The Moonbase) was born.
• 15 - Raf De La Torre, who played the senior judge in DW: The Keys of Marinus, was born in Paris.

March

• 1 - Terence de Marney, who played the churchwarden in The Smugglers, was born in London.

April

• 26 - Donald Eccles, who played Krasis in DW: The Time Monster, was born.

May

• 7 - John Cox, who would be the Sound supervisor for the Dalek movies, was born.
• 7 - Valentine Dyall was born.
• 25 - Wilfred Carter was born.

June

• 5 - Bill Fraser (Grugger in DW: Meglos and Bill Pollock in KAC: A Girl's Best Friend) was born.

July

• 18 - Barry Gray was born.

December

• 3 - Edward Underdown was born.
• 13 - Norman Atkyns was born.