Howard Hawks – 1898 – an American film director, considered one of the greatest directors in the history of American cinema. Some of his most famous films include “Scarface”, “Bringing Up Baby”, “His Girl Friday”, “The Big Sleep” and “Rio Bravo”.

Stepin Fetchit – 1902 – an American actor, best known for his roles in films such as “Judge Priest”, “Big Timers” and “The Sun Shines Bright”. He was the first African American actor to become a millionaire and was one of the first black actors to achieve fame in mainstream Hollywood films.

Douglas Fowley – 1911 – an American actor, best known for his role as the movie director Roscoe Dexter in the film “Singin’ in the Rain”. He also had notable roles in films like “The Clock”, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “The War of the Worlds”.

Hugh Griffith – 1912 – a Welsh actor, best known for his performance as Sheik Ilderim in “Ben-Hur”, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Some of his other notable films include “Kind Hearts and Coronets”, “Tom Jones” and “Oliver!”.

Clint Walker – 1927 – an American actor best known for his role as the cowboy Cheyenne Bodie in the television series “Cheyenne”. Some of his other notable films include “The Ten Commandments”, “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Great Bank Robbery”.

Alexey Leonov – 1934 – a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, best known as the first human to conduct a spacewalk. On March 18, 1965, during the Voskhod 2 mission, he exited the spacecraft wearing a specialized spacesuit and floated in the vacuum of space for about 12 minutes, attached to the spacecraft by a tether.

Keir Dullea – 1936 – an American actor best known for his role as astronaut David Bowman in Stanley Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey”. He has also appeared in films such as “David and Lisa”, “Bunny Lake Is Missing” and “Black Christmas”.

Michael J Pollard – 1939 – an American actor. One of his most notable roles was as C.W. Moss in the film “Bonnie and Clyde”. Pollard’s other film and television roles include appearances in “Little Fauss and Big Halsy”, “Melvin and Howard”, “Roxanne”, “Star Trek” and “Lost in Space”.

Meredith MacRae – 1944 – an American actress, best known for her role as Sally Morrison on the sitcom “My Three Sons”. She also had recurring roles on shows like “Petticoat Junction” and “The Rockford Files.” In addition to her television work, MacRae appeared in several films, including “Bikini Beach” and “Norwood”.

Stephen Tobolowsky – 1951 – an American actor. One of his most famous roles is as Ned Ryerson in the film “Groundhog Day”. He has also appeared in films such as “Memento”, “Mississippi Burning” and “Thelma & Louise”. Tobolowsky has had a successful television career, with appearances on shows like “Seinfeld,” “The West Wing” and “Deadwood.”

Colm Meaney – 1953 – an Irish actor, best known for his roles is as Chief Miles O’Brien in the “Star Trek” franchise. Some of his other notable film credits include “The Commitments”, “The Van”, “Law Abiding Citizen”, “The Journey”, “The Snapper” and “Con Air”.

Marie Fredriksson – 1958 – a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the pop rock duo Roxette, alongside Per Gessle. The duo achieved international fame with hits like “The Look,” “Listen to Your Heart,” “It Must Have Been Love” and “Joyride.”

Ted McGinley – 1958 – an American actor. One of his most notable roles was as Jefferson D’Arcy on the long-running sitcom “Married… with Children”. McGinley has also appeared in numerous other television shows, including “Happy Days”, “Hope & Faith”, “The Love Boat” and “Dynasty.”

Harry Enfield – 1961 – a British actor, best known for creating and starring in the sketch comedy series “Harry Enfield’s Television Programme”. In addition to his television work, Enfield has appeared in films such as “Kevin & Perry Go Large” and “The Bad Education Movie”.

Tonya Pinkins – 1962 – an American actress, best known for her role as Livia Frye on the soap opera “All My Children”. She has also appeared in numerous other television shows and films, including “24,” “Army Wives”, “Gotham”, “Above the Rim” and “Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom”.

Sally Dynevor – 1963 – a British actress best known for her role as Sally Metcalfe in the long-running soap opera “Coronation Street”. She has also appeared in other television shows and films, including “Emmerdale,” “Clocking Off” and “Queer as Folk”.

Wynonna Judd – 1964 – an American country music singer, best known as one half of the mother-daughter duo The Judds, alongside her mother, Naomi Judd. The Judds achieved great success with hits like “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Why Not Me,” and “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Old Days).”

Rachael Stirling – 1977 – a British actress, known for her role as Nancy Astley in the BBC drama series “Tipping the Velvet”. She also appeared in films such as “Snow White and the Huntsman”, “The Haunted Airman” and “The Young Victoria”.

Blake Bashoff -1981 – an American actor, known for his role as Karl in the hit series “Lost”. He has also appeared in numerous other television shows, including “Judging Amy,” “Without a Trace” and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” He had roles in films such as “Big Bully”, “The New Swiss Family Robinson” and “Bushwhacked”.

Sean Giambrone – 1999 – an American actor, best known for his role as Adam Goldberg in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs”. He has also appeared in films such as “Mark & Russell’s Wild Ride”, “Kim Possible” and “The Emoji Movie”.

1922 – The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated by US Chief Justice William Howard Taft in front of 50,000 people.

2005 – Cooking competition show “Hell’s Kitchen” premiered on Fox.

The human nose contains approximately 400 different types of fragrance receptors across the nasal canals and can remember over 50,000 different scents.

Television was invented just two years after the introduction of sliced bread.

It took Ernő Rubik, the creator of the Rubik’s Cube, about a month to solve the cube after he created it. Rubik invented the cube in 1974, and it took him some time to figure out the solution and the algorithms needed to solve it.