Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/December/December 16

Film releases
 * 2011 - Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked

Births
 * 1917 - Arthur C. Clarke (d. 2008), British science fiction author
 * 1928 - Philip K. Dick (d. 1982), an American science fiction novelist, short story writer, and essayist

Deaths
 * 2008 - Julius Fast (b. 1919), an American author of both fiction and non-fiction

Anniversaries and observances
 * 2005 - Syfy Universal launches in France as "Sci Fi Channel"