Martin Van Buren – 1782 – the eighth President of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. He was a key figure in the development of the American two-party system.

Józef Piłsudski – 1867 – a Polish statesman and military leader who played a key role in the re-establishment of an independent Poland after World War I.

Walt Disney – 1901 – an American entrepreneur who co-founded The Walt Disney Company. In 1928 he created the character Mickey Mouse, who quickly became a cultural icon. Walt Disney received 22 Academy Awards, making him the most awarded individual in Oscar history.

Władysław Szpilman – 1911 – a Polish pianist who gained international recognition for his memoir, “The Pianist,” which recounts his survival during the Holocaust in Warsaw. Roman Polanski adapted Szpilman’s memoir into a film titled “The Pianist”, starring Adrien Brody as Szpilman, won several Academy Awards, including Best Director for Polanski.

Little Richard – 1932 – an American singer, known for series of hits that became classics of early rock and roll, including “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up” and “Good Golly, Miss Molly”.

José Carreras – 1946 – a Spanish operatic tenor best known for collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo. The trio, known as “The Three Tenors,” performed together in a series of concerts that began with the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

Morgan Brittany – 1951 – an American actress, best known for her role as Katherine Wentworth in the television series “Dallas”. She also appeared in shows such as “The Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” as well as films “Gypsy”, “Yours, Mine and Ours” and “The “Birds”.

Brian Backer – 1956 – an American actor, best known for his role as Mark “Rat” Ratner in the teen comedy film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”. He also appeared in movies such as “The Money Pit” and “Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol” and TV shows “The Love Boat,” “Growing Pains” and “The Equalizer.

Krystian Zimerman – 1956 – a highly acclaimed Polish pianist known for winning the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1975. He worked with conductors such as Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan and Simon Rattle.

Morgan J. Freeman – 1969 – an American film director. Some of his notable film credits include: “Hurricane Streets”, “Desert Blue”, “American Psycho 2” and “Just Like the Son”.

Kali Rocha – 1971 – an American actress best known for her role as Karen Rooney on the Disney Channel series “Liv and Maddie”. She also appeared in several films, including “Meet the Parents” and its sequel “Meet the Fockers”, “Timer” and “Space Station 76”.

Paula Patton – 1975 – an American actress known for her role in the film “Déjà Vu”, in which she starred opposite Denzel Washington. She also appeared in various other films, including “Precious”, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”, “2 Guns” and “Warcraft”.

Amy Acker – 1976 – an American actress known for her role as Winifred “Fred” Burkle on the television series “Angel”. She also appeared in other TV series and films such as “Alias,” “Dollhouse” and “Person of Interest”, “The Cabin in the Woods” and “Much Ado About Nothing”.

Nick Stahl – 1979 – an American actor, known for his role as John Connor in the film “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”. He also appeared in films such as “In the Bedroom”, “Disturbing Behavior”, “Bully” and “Sin City”.

Frankie Muniz – 1985 – an American actor, best known for his role as Malcolm in the television series “Malcolm in the Middle”. In addition to his television work, he appeared in films such as “Big Fat Liar”, “Stay Alive” and “Agent Cody Banks”.

1932 – German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America.

1955 – Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks. It is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation.

2002 – “The Two Towers”, the second film in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen premiered at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.

2006 – Audrey Hepburn’s Givenchy little black dress from the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” auctioned for charity for record $923,187 at Christie’s in London. It was purchased by an anonymous buyer by telephone.

For every area code, there are 9 million possible seven-digit phone numbers.

Venus spins backward on its axis compared to most other planets in solar system. This means that if you were standing on the surface of Venus, you would see the Sun rise in the west and set in the east.

The sum of all the numbers on a standard roulette wheel is 666.