François Coty – 1874 – a pioneering French perfumer, businessman and political figure. He is widely regarded as the father of modern perfumery for revolutionizing the industry through innovative fragrance compositions, elegant packaging, and mass-market accessibility. Coty launched fragrance like “La Rose Jacqueminot” and “Chypre de Coty”.

Beulah Bondi – 1889 – a distinguished American actress, best remembered for her roles in films such as “It’s a Wonderful Life”, “Street Scene”, “The Gorgeous Hussy”, “Of Human Hearts”, “Make Way for Tomorrow”, “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “A Summer Place”. Her television appearances included roles in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “Perry Mason”, “Wagon Train” and “The Waltons”.

Hope Landin – 1893 – an American actress known for her roles in films such as “I Remember Mama”, “Scaramouche”, “The Mask of Diijon”, “The Dark Corner”, “She Couldn’t Say No”, “New York Confidential”, “How to Marry a Millionaire” and “Reap the Wild Wind”.

Aline MacMahon – 1899 – an American actress. Her notable film appearances include: “Gold Diggers of 1933”, “Heat Lightning”, “Dragon Seed”, “The Search”, “The Man from Laramie” and “I Could Go On Singing”.

Jack La Rue – 1902 – an American actor, known for his roles in films such as “The Story of Temple Drake”, “A Farewell to Arms”, “The Kennel Murder Case” and “No Orchids for Miss Blandish”. In addition to his film work, La Rue appeared in various television series, including “Perry Mason”, “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” and “Love, American Style”.

Walter Slezak – 1902 – an Austrian-born actor, known for his roles in films like “Lifeboat”, “Born to Kill”, “Sinbad the Sailor”, “Emil and the Detectives”, “The Inspector General”, “The Spanish Main”, “Come September” and “Black Beauty”.

Bing Crosby – 1903 – an American singer, actor and media personality, widely regarded as one of the most influential and popular entertainers of the 20th century. He was one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with hits like: “White Christmas”, “Swinging on a Star”, “Pennies from Heaven”. He also starred in film “Going My Way” winning an Academy Award for Best Actor).

Mary Astor – 1906 – an American actress, best remembered for her roles in classic films such as: “The Maltese Falcon”, “Little Women”, “Red Dust”, “Dodsworth”, “Across the Pacific” and “The Great Lie” – a performance that won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

George Gaynes – 1917 – a Finnish-American actor, best known for his role as commandant Eric Lassard in the “Police Academy” film series. He also appeared in “Punky Brewster”, “Tootsie”, “General Hospital”, “Hogan’s Heroes”, “Mission: Impossible” and “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd”.

Nina Bara – 1920 – an American actress best known for her role as Tonga, the communications officer in the 1950s science fiction television series “Space Patrol.” She also appeared in films like “Missile to the Moon”, “Gilda” and “Three Daring Daughters”.

Sugar Ray Robinson – 1921 – an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. His professional record includes 174 wins (109 by knockout), 19 losses, 6 draws, and 2 no contests. Robinson was a World Welterweight Champion (1946–1951) and Five-time Middleweight Champion (won the title multiple times between 1951 and 1960).

Alex Cord – 1933 – an American actor, best known for his role in the TV series “Airwolf.” He also appeared in numerous films, including: “Synanon”, “The Brotherhood”, “Stagecoach” and “The Dead Are Alive”.

James Brown – 1933 – a groundbreaking American singer and songwriter, widely known as the Godfather of Soul. Some of his signature songs include: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, “I Got You (I Feel Good)”, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” and “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”.

Frankie Valli – 1934 – an iconic American singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Four Seasons, one of the most successful pop and rock groups of the 1960s. Some of their most famous hits include: “Sherry”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, “Walk Like a Man” and “Rag Doll”. Valli was also successful as a solo artist with hits like “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, “My Eyes Adored You” and “Grease”.

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Ron Popeil – 1935 – a legendary American inventor and television personality. Popeil founded Ronco, a company that marketed a wide range of kitchen and household gadgets. Some of his most famous inventions include: “Veg-O-Matic”, “Pocket Fisherman”, “Showtime Rotisserie Oven” and “Hair in a Can Spray”.

David Koch – 1940 – an American businessman and chemical engineer. He was best known as Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S., which he co-owned with his older brother, Charles Koch.

Lynn Farleigh – 1942 – a English actress, best known for her television role as Helen Wycliffe in the series “Wycliffe”. She also portrayed Krupskaya in the BBC drama “Fall of Eagles” and appeared as Vivien Ashton in the series “Wish Me Luck”. Her other television credits include roles in “Steptoe and Son”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “Finney”, “Out”, “Midsomer Murders”, “Vera”, “Casualty”, “EastEnders” and “Silent Witness”.

Chris Mulkey – 1948 – an American actor. Some of his notable film roles include appearances in “First Blood”, “The Hidden”, “Patti Rocks”, “Cloverfield”, “Captain Phillips”, “Whiplash” and “On the Basis of Sex”. In television, he is recognized for his roles in series such as “Twin Peaks”, “Any Day Now”, “Friday Night Lights”, “Boardwalk Empire” and “Castle Rock”.

Kevin Kilner – 1958 – an American actor known for his roles in television shows such as “The Cosby Show”, “Earth: Final Conflict”, “Almost Perfect”, “One Tree Hill”, “Frasier”, “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Dollhouse”, “House of Cards” and “Quantico”. He also appeared in films like “Home Alone 3”, “Raising Helen”, “A Cinderella Story”, “Shopgirl” and “American Pie 2”.

Ben Elton – 1959 – a British writer, director and actor, best known for co-writing influential sitcoms like “The Young Ones”, “Blackadder” and “Upstart Crow”. He also wrote and directed films like “Maybe Baby”, “Inconceivable” and “Three Summers”

Rob Brydon – 1965 – a Welsh actor and writer. Some of his notable film and television roles include “Human Remains”, “Marion and Geoff”, “The Keith Barret Show”, “Gavin & Stacey”, “The Trip”, “Cinderella”, “The Huntsman: Winter’s War”, “Holmes & Watson” and “Barbie”.

Bobby Cannavale – 1970 – an acclaimed American actor, known for his roles in television series such as “Third Watch”, “Will & Grace”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Vinyl”, “Mr. Robot”, “Homecoming” and “Nine Perfect Strangers”. He also appeared in a variety of films, including “The Station Agent”, “Blue Jasmine”, “Chef”, “Ant-Man”, “I, Tonya” and “The Irishman”.

Christina Hendricks – 1975 – an acclaimed American actress. Some of her notable television and film credits include: “Mad Men”, “Good Girls”, “Drive”, “The Neon Demon”, “Fist Fight”, “The Strangers: Prey at Night” and “Small Town, Big Story”.

Dulé Hill – 1975 – an American actor, best known for his roles in “The West Wing” and “Psych”. He also starred in “Suits” and “The Wonder Years”.

Genevieve Nnaji – 1979 – a renowned Nigerian actress, producer, and director, widely regarded as one of the most successful and influential actresses in the Nigerian film industry. Some of her notable films include “Shanty Town”, “Ije”, “Lionheart”, “Blood Sister”, “Girls Cot”, “Mirror Boy” and “Road to Yesterday”, which also marked her debut as a director.

Rebecca Hall – 1982 – an English actress, director, and writer. Some of her notable films roles include “The Prestige”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”, “The Town”, “Iron Man 3”, “Christine”, “The Night House”, “Godzilla vs. Kong” and “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”. In television she appeared in “Red Riding: 1974” and “Parade’s End”.

Pom Klementieff – 1986 – a French actress, best known for her roles in films such as “Oldboy”, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, “Avengers: Infinity War”, “Avengers: Endgame”, “Thor: Love and Thunder”, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”.

Poppy Delevingne – 1986 – a British model and actress. She has modeled for renowned brands such as Burberry, Laura Ashley, Louis Vuitton and Chanel, where she also served as a brand ambassador. Poppy Delevingne appeared in several films such as “The Boat That Rocked”, “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword” and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle”.

Noah Munck – 1996 – an American actor, best known for his role as Gibby Gibson on the Nickelodeon series “iCarly”. He also played role of Rob Smith in the sitcom “The Goldbergs”. Munck appeared in films like “Bad Teacher” and “Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn”.

Rachel Zegler – 2001 – an American actress, known for her role as Snow White in Disney’s live-action adaptation of “Snow White”. She also starred in films like “West Side Story”, a role that earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods”, “Y2K” and “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird”.

1791 – The first modern constitution in Europe was proclaimed by the Great Sejm (Parliament) of the Polish Commonwealth. It is regarded as the first codified national constitution in Europe and the second in the world, after the United States Constitution of 1787.

1921 – Northern Ireland was officially created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which partitioned the island of Ireland into two separate entities: Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

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1923 – The first nonstop North American transcontinental flight from New York City to San Diego was completed by Lieutenants Oakley G. Kelly and John A. Macready of the U.S. Army Air Service. The flight took 26 hours and 50 minutes in a single-engine Fokker T-2.

1936 – Joe DiMaggio made his Major League Baseball debut with the New York Yankees, gets 3 hits.

1973 – Chicago’s Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) officially opened. At the time, it was the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years

1978 – The first known spam email was sent on. It was sent by Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), to about 393 recipients on ARPANET (the precursor to the internet). The message was promoting a new model of DEC computers and is widely considered the birth of email spam.

1991 – The final episode of the original TV show “Dallas” aired on CBS. It was the 23rd episode of Season 14 and marked the end of the long-running prime-time soap opera that originally debuted in 1978. The series finale was titled “Conundrum”, a two-part episode.

2002 – The first “Spider-Man” film, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire, was released in the United States.

Tinder made its first match in Antarctica in December 2013 at McMurdo Station, a U.S. research base on the continent. 

Australia has a bright pink lake. The Lake Hillier is located on Middle Island off the coast of Western Australia. It’s known for its vivid pink color, which is due to the presence of a type of algae, salt-loving bacteria, and high salinity levels.

Artist Salvador Dali would get out of paying at restaurants by drawing on the checks. Often, he would draw on the checks, making them priceless works of art. Restaurant owners were reluctant to cash the check, as they valued the Dalí artwork.