Hilaire de Chardonnet – 1839 – a French engineer best known for his invention of artificial silk, also known as rayon. He worked for several years to perfect the process, and in 1884 he patented his invention.

Leila Hyams – 1905 – an American actress. Some of her most notable films include “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “The Man Who Laughs” and “Freaks”.

Louis Nye – 1913 – an American actor best known for his work on “The Steve Allen Show”. Nye also appeared on shows such as “The Munsters,” “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “Love, American Style.”

Glenn Ford – 1916 – an American actor. Ford’s breakthrough role came in 1946, when he starred in the film “Gilda,” opposite Rita Hayworth. He went on to appear in a number of other successful films, including “The Blackboard Jungle”, “Teahouse of the August Moon” and “The Big Heat”.

Danielle Darrieux – 1917 – a French actress who appeared in over 100 films during her career. Some of her most notable films include “Le Bal”, “Mayerling” and “Madame de…”. She also appeared in several films including “The Rage of Paris” and “Rich, Young and Pretty”.

Dan O’Herlihy – 1919 – an Irish actor best known for his lead role in the film “Odd Man Out”. He went on to appear in a number of other notable films, including “Macbeth”, “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” and “The Last Hurrah”.

Art Fleming – 1924 – an American television personality and actor, best known as the original host of the game show “Jeopardy!”. He also appeared in several films, including “The Nude Bomb” and “Airport ’77”.

Una Stubbs – 1937 – an English actress, best known for her roles in film and television shows such as, “The Likely Lads”, “Till Death Us Do Part”, “Summer Holiday” and “The Family Way”.

Max Robinson – 1939 – an American network television anchor. He was the co-anchor of ABC’s “World News Tonight” alongside Peter Jennings and Frank Reynolds, becoming the first black anchor of a national network news broadcast.

Stephen Macht – 1942 – an American actor known for his work in films such as, “The Great White Hope,” “Cagney & Lacey” and “The Mountain Men.” He has also appeared in a variety of television shows, including “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “The X-Files” and “NYPD Blue”.

Rita Coolidge – 1945 – an American singer and songwriter. Some of her notable hits include “Higher and Higher,” “The Way You Do The Things You Do” and “All Time High,” the theme song to the James Bond film “Octopussy.”

Joanna Lumley – 1946 – a British actress, best known for her role as Patsy Stone in the television series “Absolutely Fabulous.” She also appeared in several other popular television shows and films, including “Sapphire & Steel”, “Sensitive Skin”, “The New Avengers,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” and “The Satanic Rites of Dracula.”

Paul Teutul, Sr – 1949 – an American motorcycle builder and reality television personality. Teutul is the founder of Orange County Choppers, a custom motorcycle shop based in Newburgh, New York. He rose to fame as the star of the reality TV show “American Chopper”.

Dann Florek – 1950 – an American actor, best known for his roles in the television series “Law & Order” and its spin-off “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”. He has also appeared in a number of other popular television shows including “Profiler,” “The Practice” and “Crossing Jordan.”

Scott Coffey – 1964 – an American actor, known for his roles in films such as “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Shag”, “Mulholland Drive,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Lost Highway”. He has also made appearances in a number of popular TV shows, including “Chicago Hope,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Charlie Schlatter – 1966 – an American actor best known for his roles in the television series “Diagnosis: Murder” and the film “18 Again!”. He has also appeared in numerous other television shows, including “St. Elsewhere,” “The Wonder Years” and “The Guardian.”

Tim McGraw – 1967 – an American country music singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful country music artists of all time. McGraw has won three Grammy Awards and 14 Academy of Country Music Awards. In addition to his music career, McGraw has also appeared in films such as “The Blind Side,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Four Christmases.”

Darius McCrary – 1976 – an American actor, best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on the television series “Family Matters”. In addition, McCrary has also appeared in numerous other television shows and films, including “The Young and the Restless,” “Freedom Writers” and “Transformers.”

James Badge Dale – 1978 – an American actor, best known for his roles in the television series “24” and the films “Iron Man 3”, “World War Z” and “The Departed”.

Jamie Dornan – 1982 – an actor and model from Northern Ireland. He is best known for his role as Christian Grey in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” film series. Dornan has also appeared in other films and television shows, including “Anthropoid”, “A Private War”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Fall” and “Shadows in the Sun.”

Farah Fath – 1984 – an American actress best known for her role as Mimi Lockhart on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives”. Fath has appeared in other television shows such as “One Life to Live,” “The Bay” and “Dirty Soap.”

Drew Sidora – 1985 – an American actress, best known for her roles in the television series “The Game”, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story”, “Step Up: High Water” and “That’s So Raven”. In addition to her work on television, Sidora has also appeared in films such as “Never Die Alone” and “Wild Hogs”.

Matt Di Angelo – 1987 – a British actor best known for his role as Dean Wicks in the British soap opera “EastEnders”. Di Angelo has appeared in other television shows such as “Hustle” and “Blandings”.

Nicholas Braun – 1988 – an American actor best known for his role as Greg Hirsch in the HBO series “Succession”. Braun has also appeared in several other films and television shows, including “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Carrie Diaries”, “Sky High” and “How to Be Single.”

Ariel Gade – 1997 – an American actress, best known for her roles in the films “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” and “Enchanted”. In addition to her work in film, Gade has also appeared in several television shows, including “ER,” “Cold Case” and “Without a Trace.”

1786 – “The Marriage of Figaro”, an opera composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, premiered in Vienna. The opera features some of Mozart’s most famous music and has remained one of the most popular and frequently performed operas in the world.

1840 – “Penny Black”, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system issued by Great Britain. The stamp, featured a portrait of Queen Victoria, was named “Penny Black” because it had a face value of one penny and was printed in black ink.

1851 – First public flushing toilets introduced in London, England. They were installed in the Crystal Palace as part of The Great Exhibition at Hyde Park. The toilets were a great success, and within a few years, public flushing toilets began to appear in other parts of London and other cities around the world.

1873 – The first US postal card was issued. It was a pre-stamped card that could be used for sending a message through the mail without the need for an envelope. The card had a printed stamp design on one side and space for a message and an address on the other.

1931 – The Empire State Building officially opened in New York City. The building stands at a height of 1,454 feet (443.2 meters) and has 102 floors. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building in the world.

1989 – Disney’s MGM Studios theme park (now known as Disney’s Hollywood Studios) officially opened in Orlando, Florida. Some of the park’s most popular attractions include, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Toy Story Mania! and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

1994 – Three-time World Formula 1 Drivers champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil is killed in a 309 km/h crash during the San Marino Grand Prix, while leading the race. Ayrton Senna is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.

2005 – 17-year old Lionel Messi scored his first senior league goal for FC Barcelona, in a La Liga match against Albacete. His goal helped Barcelona secure a 2-0 victory and it was the first of 672 goals Messi would score for Barcelona.

2012 – Guggenheim Baseball Management, purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team from Frank McCourt for a record-breaking price of $2.15 billion. At the time, the purchase was one of the largest in the history of professional sports.

Despite accounting for only about 2% of the body’s weight, the brain consumes about 20% of the body’s oxygen and 25% of the body’s glucose (a type of sugar used for energy). The brain uses this oxygen and glucose to power its cells, which are responsible for processing information and controlling bodily functions.

A fly can process information and see movement at a considerably faster rate than humans. While humans can generally detect movement at a rate of about 16 to 20 frames per second, flies can detect movement at a rate of up to 300 frames per second.

Horses have just one bone fewer than humans. On average, adult humans have 206 bones in their body, while horses have around 205 bones. We have more bones when we are born, about 300 but some of these bones fuse together as we get older.