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Robert Brown was born on this day in 1921. He played Admiral Hargreaves in The Spy Who Loved Me and M in Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Diana Rigg was born on this day in 1938. She played Countess Teresa di Vicenzo (or more simply Tracy) in On Her Majesty's Secret Service opposite George Lazenby #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Today marks the anniversary of David Hedison's death in 2019. He played Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Burt Kwouk, who played Mr Ling in Goldfinger, was born on this day in 1930. He is probably best known for his appearances as Cato in the Pink Panther films #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Tetsurô Tanba, who played Tiger Tanaka in You Only Live Twice, was born in Tokyo, Japan on 17th July 1922. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Caroline Bliss, who played Miss Moneypenny opposite Timothy Dalton, was born in England on 12th July 1961. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Monty Norman died on this day in 2022 at the age of 94. He composed the soundtrack for Dr No, including the iconic James Bond Theme. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Happy birthday Cary Joji Fukunaga! The No Time to Die director was born in Oakland, California on 10th July 1977. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Today marks the anniversary of The Spy Who Loved Me. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 7th July 1977. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Eva Green was born on 6th July 1980. She played Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman incorporated Eon Productions on 6th July 1961 #JamesBond #dates #OTD
The world premiere of Live And Let Die took place at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1973. It had opened in the US 9 days before. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Andreas Wisniewski played Necros in The Living Daylights. He was born on 3rd July 1959 in Berlin. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Charlie Higson was born on this day in 1958. He wrote the first five Young Bond novels, starting with Silverfin. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Léa Seydoux was born on this day in 1985. In SPECTRE and No Time to Die she appears as Dr Madeleine Swann. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Harold Sakata was born on this day in 1920. He played Goldfinger's Korean henchman, Oddjob #JamesBond #dates #OTD
The Living Daylights premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1987. It was Timothy Dalton's first appearance as James Bond. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Soon-Tek Oh was born on this day in 1943. He played Lieutenant Hip in The Man with the Golden Gun. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Live And Let Die opened in the US on this day in 1973. It was Roger Moore's first appearance as 007. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Cubby Broccoli died on this day in 1996. He co-founded Eon Productions with Harry Saltzman to make the first James Bond film, Dr No. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Robert Davi was born on this day in 1953. He played Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Moonraker premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1979. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
For Your Eyes Only premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1981. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Octopussy & The Living Daylights was published in the UK on this day in 1966. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Louis Jourdan was born on this day in 1921. He played Kamal Khan in Octopussy. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
A very happy birthday to Barbara Broccoli, who was born on this day in 1960. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Die Another Day director Lee Tamahori was born in New Zealand on this day in 1950 #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Carte Blanche was published in the US on this day in 2011. It was written by Jeffery Deaver. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Jimmy Dean died on this day in 2010. He played 's reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte in Diamonds Are Forever. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Licence To Kill premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1989. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
You Only Live Twice premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1967. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Luciana Paluzzi was born on this day in 1937. In Thunderball she appeared as Fiona Volpe. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Eunice Gayson died on this day in 2018. She appeared in Dr No and From Russia With Love as Sylvia Trench. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Pierce Brosnan was announced as the new James Bond on this day in 1994. He was the fifth actor to play 007 in the long running series produced by Eon Productions. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Octopussy premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1983. Among those attending the premiere were Prince Charles and Princess Diana. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Izabella Scorupco was born on this day in 1970. She played Natalya Simonova in Goldeneye. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
David Yip was born on this day in 1951. He played Chuck Lee in A View to a Kill. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Jonathan Pryce was born on this day in 1947. He played Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Joe Robinson played Peter Franks in Diamonds Are Forever. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 31st May 1927. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Clifton James was born in Spokane, Washington on this day in 1921. He played Sheriff JW Pepper in Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Ian Fleming was born on this day in 1908. Without him none of all this would have been possible. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Sebastian Faulks' continuation was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth and was published on 28th May 2008 to commemorate that event. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Christopher Lee played Francisco Scaramanga in The Man With The Golden Gun. He was born in Belgravia on this day in 1922. Not only did he play a Bond villain but he was a cousin of Ian Fleming. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Michael Londsdale played Sir Hugo Drax in Moonraker. He was born in Paris on 24th May 1931. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Skyfall cinematographer Roger Deakins was born on this day in 1949. Having worked with Sam Mendes previously, he was invited by the director to work on the 23rd James Bond film. Skyfall was the first Bond film to be shot digitally. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Roger Moore died on this day in 2017 aged 89 at his home in Switzerland. He starred as James Bond in a total of 7 films. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Happy World Goth Day to everyone keeping the spirit alive today! 🕯️✨ #WorldGothDay #JamesBond #dates #OTD
A View To A Kill premiered at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts on this day in 1985. The film was to be the last to feature Roger Moore as 007. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Anthony Zerbe played Milton Krest in Licence to Kill. He was born in Long Beach, California on 20th May 1936. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
David Hedison played Felix Leiter in Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island on this day in 1927. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Grace Jones, who played May Day in A View to a Kill, was born in Spanish Town in Jamaica on this day in 1948. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Tania Mallet, who played Tilly Masterson in Goldfinger, was born in Blackpool on this day in 1941 #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Pierce Brosnan was born on this day in 1953. He starred as James Bond in a total of four films starting with Goldeneye in 1995. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Jesper Christensen played Mr White in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and SPECTRE. He was born in Copenhagen on 16th May 1948. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
John Glen was born on this day in 1932. He worked on the 007 films as editor and 2nd unit director before directing a run of 5 James Bond films #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Roy Stewart played Quarrel Jr in Live and Let Die. He was born in Jamaica on 15th May 1925. #JamesBond #dates #OTD
Joseph Wiseman, who played Dr Julius No in the first James Bond film, was born in Montreal, Canada on this day in 1918. Although he preferred to be remembered for his stage career, today he is best known for playing the first Bond villain. #JamesBond #dates #OTD