Irene Ryan – 1902 – an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her role as Granny on the television sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies”. She also appeared in several movies over the course of her career, including “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” and “The Night They Raided Minsky’s”.

John Marley – 1907 – an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jack Woltz in the classic film “The Godfather”. In addition to “The Godfather” some of his most notable film roles include “Cat Ballou”, “Love Story” and “The Car”.

Jerry Siegel – 1914 – an American comic book writer, best known as the co-creator (with Joe Shuster) of “Superman”. In addition to “Superman”, he also created or co-created several other comic book characters, including “Superboy”, “Lois Lane” and the “Spectre”. Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to Superman to DC Comics for $130.

Rita Hayworth – 1918 – an American actress, known for her roles in films such as “Gilda”, “Cover Girl” and “The Lady from Shanghai”. She was considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood during her time.

Montgomery Clift – 1920 – an American actor known for his work in films such as “The Search,” “A Place in the Sun”, “From Here to Eternity” and “Judgment at Nuremberg”.

Tom Poston – 1921 – an American actor, known for his work in television sitcom “Newhart”. He also appeared in other popular TV shows like “The Steve Allen Show,” “To Tell the Truth” and “Mork & Mindy.” In addition to his television work, Poston also appeared in films such as “The Old Dark House” and “Cold Turkey”.

Julie Adams – 1926 – an American actress, known for her role as Kay Lawrence in the film “Creature from the Black Lagoon”. She also appeared in various other films, including “Bend of the River”, “Tickle Me” and “McQ”. In addition to her film work, Adams appeared on TV shows such as “Perry Mason,” “Bonanza,” “The Rifleman” and “Murder, She Wrote.”

Evel Knievel (Robert Craig Knievel) – 1938 – an American daredevil and entertainer known for his motorcycle stunts and iconic jumps. He is best known for his attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho, which ultimately failed due to a parachute malfunction.

Vicki Hodge – 1946 – an English actress. Some of her notable credits include roles in the TV series “The Bill,” “EastEnders” and “Doctors” as well as films “Revenge of Billy the Kid” and “The House of Usher.”

Michael McKean – 1947 – an American actor. Some of his notable credits include the role of Lenny Kosnowski in the TV series “Laverne & Shirley”, David St. Hubbins in the film “This Is Spinal Tap” and Chuck McGill in the TV series “Better Call Saul”.

George Wendt – 1948 – an American actor, best known for his role as Norm Peterson on the television series “Cheers”. He has also appeared in numerous films, including “Fletch,” “Gung Ho” and “Forever Young” as well as television shows such as “MAS*H,” “Seinfeld” and “The Simpsons.”

Margot Kidder – 1948 – a Canadian actress known for her role as Lois Lane in the “Superman” film series. Kidder appeared in a number of other films, including “The Great Waldo Pepper,” “The Amityville Horror” and “Black Christmas.”

Howard E Rollins Jr – 1950 – an American actor, best known for his role as Virgil Tibbs in the television series “In the Heat of the Night”. He also appeared in a number of films, including “A Soldier’s Story,” “The House of God” and “The Great White Hype.”

Mae Jemison – 1956 – an American physician, engineer, astronaut and the first African American woman to travel in space. In 1987, Jemison was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps and flew on the space shuttle Endeavour in September 1992.

Vincent Van Patten – 1957 – an American actor, professional tennis player, and commentator for the World Poker Tour, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. He appeared in numerous television shows and films, including “The Young and the Restless,” “The Love Boat” and “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.”

Alan Jackson – 1958 – an American country music singer and one of the most successful artists in the history of country music. Jackson has released numerous hit songs, including “Chattahoochee,” “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” and “Remember When”. He won 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards and 2 Grammy Awards.

Norm MacDonald – 1959 – a Canadian actor best known for his work as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live”. After leaving “Saturday Night Live” MacDonald continued to work in comedy appearing in films such as “Dirty Work” and “Dr. Dolittle.” He also hosted his own talk show “The Norm Show”.

Guy Henry – 1960 – an English actor, best known for his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in the film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” He also played Pius Thicknesse in the final two Harry Potter films, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.”

Rick Mercer – 1969 – a Canadian comedian, television host and political commentator. He is best known for his work on the CBC television show “The Rick Mercer Report”, which was a weekly comedy show that focused on Canadian politics and culture.

Wood Harris – 1969 – an American actor, known for his role as drug kingpin Avon Barksdale in the HBO crime drama series “The Wire.” Harris has also appeared in several other films and TV shows throughout his career, including “Remember the Titans”, “Creed” and “Empire”.

Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III) – 1972 – an American rapper. He gained national attention with his debut album, “The Slim Shady LP”. Eminem also appeared in several films, including “8 Mile”, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He has been recognized as one of the greatest rappers of all time.

Matthew Macfadyen – 1974 – an English actor, best known for his roles in the films “Pride & Prejudice”, “Frost/Nixon” and “The Three Musketeers”, as well as the television series “Spooks”, “Ripper Street” and “Succession”, where he played the role of Tom Wambsgans.

Kimi Räikkönen – 1979 – a Finnish Formula One racing driver. He won the Formula One World Championship in 2007 with Ferrari. Räikkönen is known for his laconic personality and his trademark phrase “Leave me alone, I know what I’m doing,” which he famously radioed to his team during the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Daniel Booko – 1983 – an American actor known for his roles in films such as “The O.C.” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2”. Aside from acting, Booko is also a writer, producer, and director. He has produced and starred in several short films, including “Jack and Jill” and “The One.”

Felicity Jones – 1983 – an English actress best known for her roles in films such as “The Theory of Everything,” “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “On the Basis of Sex”, where she played the role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Chris Lowell – 1984 – an American actor, best known for his roles in television shows and films such as “Veronica Mars,” “Private Practice” and “The Help”. Lowell’s film credits include “Up in the Air”, “The Help” and “Promising Young Woman”.

1933 – Albert Einstein arrived in the United States, when he accepted a position at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Einstein would spend the rest of his life in the United States and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his work on theoretical physics, including the development of the theory of relativity.

1957 – The musical film “Jailhouse Rock” starring Elvis Presley premiered in Memphis, Tennessee. The film was a commercial and critical success, and is now considered a classic of the rock and roll genre. The title song, “Jailhouse Rock,” became a hit single and remains one of Elvis Presley’s most famous songs.

2006 – The United States population reached 300 million. It took the United States almost 39 years to grow from 200 million to 300 million people, making it the third-fastest period of population growth in U.S. history.

1979 – Mother Teresa of Calcutta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was recognized “for her work in bringing help to suffering humanity” and her efforts to overcome poverty and distress, particularly in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, where she founded the Missionaries of Charity.

2018 – Canada legalized the sale of recreational cannabis. This made Canada the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.

Neil Armstrong once threatened to sue his barber for selling his hair. In 2005, Armstrong’s barber, Marx Sizemore, sold a bag of hair clippings that he claimed were from Armstrong’s haircut in 1967, just before the astronaut’s historic mission to the moon. The bag was sold at an auction for over $3,000.

Winston Churchill was hit by a car and nearly killed during a visit to New York City in 1931. He attempted to cross Fifth avenue near 76th street and was hit by a car traveling at around 35 miles per hour. Churchill was thrown into the air and landed on the pavement, suffering a broken nose and several broken ribs.

A jockey named Frank Hayes once won a race in 1923, despite having died during the race. Hayes was riding a horse named Sweet Kiss in a steeplechase race at Belmont Park in New York when he suffered a heart attack and died. However, his body remained in the saddle and Sweet Kiss continued to race, crossing the finish line in first place.