Lynn Fontanne – 1887 – a British-born American actress, best known for her performance in “The Magnificent Yankee”, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She also starred in other productions such as “Pygmalion,” “The Taming of the Shrew” and “The Seagull.”

Agnes Moorehead – 1900 – an American actress best known for her role as Charles Foster Kane’s mother in Orson Welles’ iconic film “Citizen Kane”. She also appeared in films such as “The Magnificent Ambersons”, “Mrs. Parkington” and “Johnny Belinda”.

Irvine Robbins – 1917 – an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Baskin-Robbins, one of the world’s largest chains of ice cream specialty shops. He, along with his brother-in-law Burt Baskin, founded the company in 1945. Baskin-Robbins is particularly famous for its “31 flavors” concept, symbolizing a different flavor for each day of the month.

James Naughton – 1945 – an American actor known for his roles in movies such as “The Paper Chase”, “The First Wives Club” and “The Devil Wears Prada”. Naughton has also been involved in numerous Broadway productions. He won Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for his roles in “City of Angels” and “Chicago”.

JoBeth Williams – 1948 – an American actress. Some of her notable roles include: “Kramer vs. Kramer”, “Poltergeist”, “The Big Chill”, “The Day After”, “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” and “Dexter”.

Craig Newmark – 1952 – an American Internet entrepreneur best known for founding Craigslist, one of the most popular online platforms for classified advertisements and community forums. He started Craigslist in 1995 as an email distribution list to connect people in the San Francisco Bay Area with local events.

Gina Hecht – 1953 – an American actress. Some of her notable roles include: “Mork & Mindy”, “Seinfeld”, “The Mommies”, “ER”, “Seven Pounds” and “The Night Shift”.

Kin Shriner – 1953 – an American actor, best known for his role as Scott Baldwin on the daytime soap opera “General Hospital”. He also appeared in other soap operas, including “Port Charles”, “Texas” and “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

Thomas Hulce – 1953 – an American actor, best known for his role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the critically acclaimed film “Amadeus”. He also starred in films such as “National Lampoon’s Animal House”, “Dominick and Eugene” and “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”.

Peter Buck– 1956 – best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the American alternative rock band R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement). The band achieved significant commercial success and critical acclaim with albums like “Document,” “Out of Time,” “Automatic for the People” and “Monster.”

Janine Turner – 1962 – an American actress, best known for her role as Maggie O’Connell in the television series “Northern Exposure”. In addition to her TV work, Janine Turner has appeared in various films, including “Cliffhanger”, “Stolen Women: Captured Hearts”, “A Secret Affair” and “Taking the Reins”.

Judd Apatow – 1967 – an American filmmaker, known for creation numerous successful comedies including “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”, “Knocked Up”, “Superbad”, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “This Is 40”.

Sarah Rafferty – 1972 – an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Paulsen in the television series “Suits”. She appeared in various other TV shows, including “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Bones” and “Brothers & Sisters.” She also had roles in films such as “Four Single Fathers” and “Small, Beautifully Moving Parts”.

Noel Clarke – 1975 – a British actor, best known for his role as Mickey Smith in the long-running British science fiction series “Doctor Who”. He also starred in films such as “Kidulthood”, “Adulthood” and “Brotherhood”.

Lindsay Price – 1976 – an American actress known for her role as Janet Sosna in TV show “Beverly Hills, 90210”. She also starred in “Lipstick Jungle”, “Eastwick” and “Hawaii Five-0”. Price has appeared in several films, including “No Turning Back”, “Waterborne” and “Club Dread”.

Ashley Madekwe – 1983 – an English actress, known for her role as Ashley Davenport in the ABC drama series “Revenge”. She also appeared in other television series such as “Secret Diary of a Call Girl” and “Salem”. Madekwe has been featured in various films, including “Cassandra’s Dream”, “Venus” and “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People”.

Stefanie Scott – 1996 – an American actress. Some of her notable film credits include: “Flipped”, “No Strings Attached” and “Insidious: Chapter 3”. She also appeared in TV shows such as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Chuck.”

1877 – Washington Post published first edition. It was founded by Stilson Hutchins as a four-page newspaper in Washington, D.C.

1923 – First US Presidential address broadcasted on radio by President Calvin Coolidge.

1969 – 300,000 attended Altamont free concert in California, featuring The Rolling Stones. Unfortunately, the event is infamously remembered for the violence and chaos that erupted, particularly during The Rolling Stones’ performance.

1973 – Gerald Ford sworn-in as first unelected Vice President. He was appointed by President Richard Nixon after Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned amid a scandal. Later, following the resignation of President Nixon, Gerald Ford assumed the presidency, making him the 38th President of the United States. Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office.

2017 – Starbucks opened its largest cafe in the world in Shanghai, 30,000 square-feet, 1/2 size of a football field.

2022 – Despite worries the laws may scare away tourists and harm investment, Indonesia’s parliament banned sex outside marriage, even for foreigners, with a punishment of up to one year in jail.

Humans can survive longer without food than without sleep.

A standard golf ball typically has 336 dimples.

The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris on August 21, 1911. Ironically, people were more excited to see its exhibit empty rather than to see the painting itself and the number of visitors increased. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian handyman, returned the painting to the Louvre in 1914.