Jack Hulbert – 1892 – a British actor, known for his roles in films such as “Jack’s the Boy”, “Bulldog Jack”, “Jack of All Trades” “Under Your Hat”, “Night and Day” and “Stormy Weather”.

John Donovan Cannon – 1922 – an American actor. Some of his notable works include: “Roots”, “Fires Within”, “Street Knight” and “Scorpio”. Cannon also made appearances in various television series, including “Kojak”, “McCloud”, “Starsky & Hutch” and “The Rockford Files”.

Richard Donner – 1930 – an American film director and producer. He is known for directing: “Lethal Weapon” film series, “Superman: The Movie”, “The Goonies”, “The Omen”, “Scrooged” and “Maverick”.

Patricia Bosworth – 1933 – an American journalist, best known for her biographies, particularly those of prominent figures in the arts and entertainment industry. Her biographies include “Montgomery Clift: A Biography”, “Diane Arbus: A Biography”, “Marlon Brando” and “Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story”.

Shirley MacLaine – 1934 – an American actress, best known for her roles in classic movies like “Some Came Running”, “The Apartment”, “Sweet Charity”, “Irma la Douce”, “Bernie”, “Steel Magnolias” and “Terms of Endearment”, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Jill Ireland – 1936 – an English actress. Some of her notable films include “Robbery”, “The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything”, “Assassination”, “The Great Escape”, “Breakout”, “Final Shot” and “Death Wish II”. She also appeared in television shows such as “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “Shane,” and “Murder, She Wrote.”

Michael Parks – 1940 – an American actor, known for his roles in television series such as “Gunsmoke” and “Perry Mason”. He also appeared in films “Wild Seed”, “Kill Bill”, “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Death Proof”, “Red State” and “Bus Riley’s Back in Town”.

Barbra Streisand – 1942 – an American singer and actress, widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers in the history of show business. She released numerous albums, such as “The Way We Were,” “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star is Born)” and “Woman in Love”. She also starred in films such as “Funny Girl”, “A Star is Born”, “The Way We Were” and “Yentl”.

Larry Tesler – 1945 – an American computer scientist, known for inventing the “cut,” “copy,” and “paste” functionality.

Jean Paul Gaultier – 1952 – a French fashion designer, widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative fashion designers of the late 20th century. He designed the iconic cone bra corsets worn by Madonna during her Blond Ambition Tour in 1990. Gaultier has also created a successful line of fragrances, including “Classique” and “Le Male.

Eric Bogosian – 1953 – an American actor. Some of his notable film roles include “Talk Radio”, “Reptile” and “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory”.

Michael O’Keefe – 1955 – an American actor, known for his role as Ben Meechum in the film “The Great Santini”. He has also appeared in films such as “Caddyshack”, “Ironweed”, “Prancer Returns” and “Michael Clayton”.

Paula Yates – 1959 – a British television personality, best known as a presenter of the music show “The Big Breakfast”.

Djimon Hounsou – 1964 – an American actor. Some of his notable film credits include “Amistad”, “Gladiator”, “In America”, “Blood Diamond”, “Gran Turismo”, “Never Back Down” and “Guardians of the Galaxy”.

Aidan Gillen – 1968 – an Irish actor, best known for his role as Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish in the television series “Game of Thrones”. He has also appeared in films such as “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Blitz”, “Barber” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

Stacy Haiduk – 1968 – an American actress, well-known for her roles on soap operas, including playing the character of Lana Lang on “Superboy” and dual roles of Kristen DiMera and Susan Banks on “Days of Our Lives”. She also appeared in shows like “Prison Break,” “Heroes” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Melinda Clarke – 1969 – an American actress, best known for her role as Julie Cooper-Nichol on the teen drama series “The O.C.”. She also gained recognition for her portrayal of Amanda Woodward on the TV series “Nikita” and Lady Heather on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. Clarke also appeared in films such as “Spawn” and “Killer Tongue”.

Viveca Paulin – 1969 – a Swedish-born actress, known for her roles in movies like “A Night at the Roxbury” and “Money Talks”.

Derek Luke – 1974 – an American actor. Some of his notable film credits include “Biker Boyz”, “Friday Night Lights”, “Glory Road”, “Antwone Fisher”, “Madea Goes to Jail”, “Alone Together” and “Captain America: The First Avenger”. In television, he has appeared in series such as “Empire” and “13 Reasons Why.”

Eric Kripke – 1974 – an American television writer, producer and director, best known for creating the popular TV series “Supernatural” and “The Boys”. “Supernatural” became one of the longest-running and most beloved fantasy/horror series in television history, concluding its 15-season run in 2020.

Sam Doumit – 1975 – an American actress. Her film credits include roles in movies such as “The Con Artist”, “The Utopian Society”, “The Hot Chick” and “You, Me & The Circus”. In addition to her work in film, Sam Doumit has also appeared in television shows like “Entourage” and “The Young and the Restless.”

Eric Balfour – 1977 – an American actor and singer. Some of his notable television roles include Milo Pressman on the series “24” and Duke Crocker on the supernatural drama series “Haven”. In addition to his television work, he has been featured in films such as “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Skyline,” and “Lie with Me.”

Kelly Clarkson – 1982 – an American singer, songwriter and television personality. She gained widespread fame after winning the first season of the reality television series “American Idol” in 2002. Some of her popular songs include “Since U Been Gone,” “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” and “Because of You”.

Joe Keery – 1992 – an American actor and musician best known for his role as Steve Harrington in the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things”. He also appeared in films like “Spree”, “Finally Dawn”, “Marmalade” and “Free Guy”.

Ryan Newman – 1998 – an American actress, known for her roles as Ginger Falcone in the sitcom “Zeke and Luther”, Allison in “The Thundermans”, Cindy Collins in “Zoom” and Emily Hobbs in “See Dad Run”.

1800 – The United States Library of Congress was established. It serves as the research library for the United States Congress and is considered the national library of the United States. Over the years, it has grown into one of the largest and most comprehensive libraries in the world.

1901 – The first game in Major League Baseball’s American League (AL) was played. The game took place between the Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago White Sox) and the Cleveland Blues (now the Cleveland Guardians) at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts. The Chicago team won the game with a score of 8-2.

1913 – The Woolworth Building in New York City was officially opened. At the time of its completion, it was the tallest skyscraper in the world and held that distinction until the completion of the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building and the Chrysler Building in 1930.

1953 – Winston Churchill was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. At that time, Churchill was honored with the Order of the Garter, which is the highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom.

1986 – A film “Crocodile Dundee”, starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski, was released in Australia.

There’s a planet that is shaped like a potato. Haumea is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the solar system beyond Neptune. Haumea is known for its unique shape, which has been compared to a potato or a rugby ball. This distinctive shape is believed to be the result of its fast rotation, completing a full rotation roughly every 4 hours.

A novel titled “Gadsby” by Ernest Vincent Wright is the longest book ever published that does not contain the letter ‘e.’ Published in 1939, Gadsby is a lipogrammatic novel, meaning it intentionally avoids using certain letters – in this case, the letter ‘e’ is entirely omitted.

In 2013 a Brazilian man was killed in bed by a cow that dropped through the roof and landed on him. According to BBC, Joao Maria de Souza was resting in his bed when a cow grazing on a hill behind the house stepped onto the asbestos roof and crashed through, landing on him. The injured man was transferred to the hospital, where he eventually died.