Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/December/December 4

December 4:

Book releases
 * 1984 - Armor, a military science fiction novel by John Steakley
 * 2007 - Captain's Fury, a high fantasy novel by Jim Butcher

Television series
 * 1976 - Land of the Lost, a children's science fiction television series, finishes airing on NBC
 * 2007 - Tin Man, a six-hour fantasy miniseries, finishes airing on SciFi Channel

Births
 * 1948 - Chiaki Kawamata, a Japanese science fiction writer and critic
 * 1958 - Kurt R. A. Giambastiani, a novelist whose works blend elements of science fiction, fantasy, adventure, and romance

Deaths
 * 2008 - Forrest J Ackerman (b. 1916), an American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia and a science fiction fan