Jay Tarses – 1939 – an accomplished American producer and actor. He co-wrote and produced sitcoms like “The Bob Newhart Show”, “Buffalo Bill”, “The Tony Randall Show”, “We’ve Got Each Other”, “Mary”, “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” and “The Great Muppet Caper”.

Kurtwood Smith – 1943 – an American actor, best known for his roles as Clarence Boddicker in “RoboCop” and as Red Forman on “That ’70s Show”. Some other notable film and television roles include: “Rambo III”, “Dead Poets Society”, “Star Trek Universe”, “Medium”, “Resurrection” and “Patriot”.

Betty Buckley – 1947 – an American actress and singer. Some of her notable film and television roles include: “Carrie”, “Tender Mercies”, “Frantic”, “Another Woman”, “Wyatt Earp”, “The Happening”, “Split”, “Imaginary”, “Eight Is Enough”, “Pretty Little Liars” “Preacher” and “Eternity”.

Jan Smithers – 1949 – an American actress, best remembered as Bailey Quarters on the CBS sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati”. She also appeared in other television shows like “The Love Boat”, “The Fall Guy”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Mike Hammer” and “Mr. Nice Guy”. In films Smithers had roles in “Where the Lilies Bloom” and “When the North Wind Blows”.

Susan Penhaligon – 1949 – a British actress, best known for playing Helen Barker in “A Fine Romance”. Her other television credits include “Bouquet of Barbed Wire”, “Upstairs, Downstairs”, “Doctor Who”, “Tales of the Unexpected”, “Casualty” and “Emmerdale”. Penhaligon also appeared in films like “No Sex Please, We’re British”, “The Land That Time Forgot”, “Miracles Still Happen”, “Patrick” and “Top Dog”.

Montel Williams – 1956 – an Emmy Award–winning American television host, actor and Navy veteran, best known for hosting “The Montel Williams Show”. He also acted in TV dramas and films including “JAG”, “All My Children”, “Guiding Light”, “Matt Waters”, “The Peacekeeper” and “The Resident”.

Vince Clarke – 1960 – an English prolific songwriter and co‑founder of Depeche Mode. The band is known for hits such as “Just Can’t Get Enough,” “Dreaming of Me” and “New Life”.

Hunter Tylo – 1962 – an American actress, best known for her role as Dr. Taylor Hayes on “The Bold and the Beautiful”. She also appeared in “The Initiation”, “All My Children” and “Days of Our Lives”.

Thomas Gibson – 1962 – an American actor. Some of his notable roles in films and television include: “Chicago Hope”, “Dharma & Greg”, “Criminal Minds”, “Far and Away”, “The Age of Innocence” and “Eyes Wide Shut”.

Tom Cruise – 1962 – renowned American actor and producer known for leading roles in blockbusters like”Risky Business”, “Top Gun”, “Born on the Fourth of July”, “Jerry Maguire”, “Magnolia”, “Minority Report”, “The Last Samurai”, “Collateral”, “Edge of Tomorrow”, “Top Gun: Maverick”, and eight “Mission: Impossible” films.

Yeardley Smith – 1964 – actress, voice actress and writer, best known for voicing Lisa Simpson on “The Simpsons”. She also appeared in television show like “Herman’s Head”, “Dharma & Greg”, “Brothers”, “Dead Like Me”, “Phil of the Future” and “The Mindy Project”.

Shawnee Smith – 1969 – an American actress. Some of her notable film and television roles include: “Not My Kid”, “Crime of Innocence”, “Iron Eagle”, “Summer School”, “The Blob”, “Who’s Harry Crumb?”, “Cagney & Lacey”, “Silver Spoons”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “The X‑Files”, “The Stand”, “Becker”, “Saw” and “Bloodline Killer”.

Audra McDonald – 1970 – an American singer and actress. She is the first and only performer to win six Tony Awards. McDonald has also carrier in television appearing in “Private Practice”, “The Good Wife”, “The Good Fight”, “Wit”, “A Raisin in the Sun” and “Lady Day”. Film credits include “Seven Servants”, “Ricki and the Flash”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Respect” and “Rustin”.

Benedict Wong – 1971 – an English actor best known as Wong in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including roles in “Doctor Strange”, “Avengers”, “Shang‑Chi”, “Spider‑Man: No Way Home”, “Multiverse of Madness” and “She‑Hulk”. Other notable roles include “The Martian”, “Annihilation”, “3 Body Problem”, “Bad Genius” and “Rock Springs”.

Julian Assange – 1971 – an Australian editor and publisher, best known as the founder of WikiLeaks, a platform that publishes classified and sensitive documents provided by whistleblowers. WikiLeaks gained global attention in 2010 when it released large troves of classified U.S. military and diplomatic documents, including the Iraq War Logs, Afghan War Diary, and U.S. diplomatic cables.

Patrick Wilson – 1973 – an acclaimed American actor. Some of his notable television and film credits include: “Angels in America”, “A Gifted Man”, “Fargo”, “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Hard Candy”, “Little Children”, “Watchmen”, “The Conjuring”, “Aquaman”, “The Founder” and “Bone Tomahawk”.

Andrea Barber – 1976 – an American actress, best known for her iconic role as Kimmy Gibbler on ABC’s “Full House”. She also appeared in “Days of Our Lives”, “Fantasy Island”, “St. Elsewhere” and “The Twilight Zone”.

Ludivine Sagnier – 1979 – a French actress, known for her roles in films like “Swimming Pool”, “Peter Pan”, “Lupin”, “The Young Pope”, “8Women”, “A Secret”, “When Fall Is Coming” and “The Serpent Queen”.

Olivia Munn – 1980 – an American actress, best known for playing Sloan Sabbith on HBO’s “The Newsroom”. She also appeared in films like “Magic Mike”, “Iron Man 2”, “X‑Men: Apocalypse”, “The Predator”, “Love Wedding Repeat” and “Violet”.

Sebastian Vettel – 1987 – a German Formula 1 legend and four-time World Drivers’ Champion, known as one of the most successful drivers of the modern era.

1886 – Karl Benz drove his first automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

1985 – The film “Back to the Future”, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown, was released in the United States.

2012 – Antonio Esfandiari won the World Series of Poker, walking away with $18,346,673, securing the largest single payout in poker tournament history at that time.

Atlanta, Georgia is famously known for having over 71 streets with the word “Peachtree” in it.

When the Boston Celtics were founded in 1946, team owner Walter A. Brown considered several names before settling on “Celtics.” The possible options were: “Whirlwinds”, “Olympics” and “Unicorns”. Walter Brown reportedly said: “Boston is full of Irishmen. We’ll put them in green uniforms and call them the Celtics.”

The U.S. Navy employs trained dolphins and sea lions at Naval Base Kitsap to enhance security. These marine mammals patrol surrounding waters, detect and recover lost equipment or hazardous materials, and alert handlers to potential threats or suspicious activity.