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August 4:

Book releases
 * 2009 - The Winds of Dune, a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Film releases
 * 1995 - Virtuosity, an American science fiction film directed by Brett Leonard
 * 2000 - Hollow Man, an American science fiction thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven
 * 2006 - Barnyard, a computer-animated family comedy film produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures
 * 2007 - Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!, the Japanese film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series

Television series
 * 2007 - Masters of Science Fiction, an American anthology science fiction series, begins airing on ABC

Births
 * 1908 - Frank Edwards (d. 1967), an American writer, broadcaster, and one of the pioneers in radio, well-known for a series of popular books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena
 * 1942 - Don S. Davis (d. 2008), an American character actor best known for his role as General George S. Hammond in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1

Deaths
 * 1875 - Hans Christian Andersen (b. 1805), a Danish author and poet noted for his children's stories

Anniversaries and events
 * 1955 - The Science Fiction Club Deutschland is founded by Walter Ernsting and other German authors
 * 1993 - Emperor of the Daleks, a black and white comic strip based on the television series Doctor Who, finishes serialization
 * 1996 - Independence Day UK, a one-hour BBC Radio 1 science fiction special based on the film by the same name