Rod La Rocque – 1898 – an American actor best known for his role in the movie “The Ten Commandments”, where he played the role of Moses. He also starred in movies such as “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”, “International Crime” and “Forbidden Paradise” alongside Pola Negri.

Genevieve Tobin – 1899 – an American actress. Some of her notable films include “Madam Satan”, “Kiss and Make-Up”, “The Goose and the Gander”, “The Woman in Red” and “The Petrified Forest”, in which she played a supporting role alongside Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis.

Rupert Crosse – 1927 – an American actor best known for his role as Ned McCaslin in the film “The Reivers,” for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Crosse was the first African American to receive a nomination for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award.

Jacques Chirac – 1932 – a prominent French politician who served as the Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995 and as the President of France from 1995 to 2007.

Diane Ladd – 1935 – an American actress best known for her roles in films such as “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”, “Wild at Heart”, “Carnosaur” and “Rambling Rose”. Diane Ladd has received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress during her career.

Denny Doherty – 1940 – a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the folk-rock group The Mamas & the Papas. The group released numerous hit songs such as “California Dreamin’,” “Monday, Monday” and “Dedicated to the One I Love”.

Felix Cavaliere – 1942 – an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member and the keyboardist/vocalist of the rock band The Rascals. The band produced a string of hit singles, including “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin’,” “A Beautiful Morning”, “Lonely Too Long”, “People Got to Be Free” and “How Can I Be Sure”.

Garry Shandling – 1949 – an American actor. Some of the key highlights of his career include: “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”, “The Larry Sanders Show”, “Over the Hedge”, “What Planet Are You From?” and “Town & Country”.

Barry Goudreau – 1951 – an American musician best known as one of two original guitarists for the rock band Boston. The band released numerous hit songs such as “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of Mind.”

Howie Mandel – 1955 – a Canadian actor and television host, known for his portrayal of the character Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the drama series “St. Elsewhere”. He also hosted the TV game show “Deal or No Deal” and has been a judge on the reality talent competition show “America’s Got Talent”.

Cathy Moriarty – 1960 – an American actress best known for her breakthrough role as Vickie LaMotta in the film “Raging Bull”, directed by Martin Scorsese. Some of her other notable film credits include “Neighbors”, “Mischief”, “The Mambo Kings”, “Kindergarten Cop” and “Casino”.

Kim Delaney – 1961 – an American actress known for her role as Detective Diane Russell on the television series “NYPD Blue”. She also appeared in other television series and films, including “All My Children”, “Army Wives”, “Mission to Mars” and “10.5”.

Tom Sizemore – 1961 – an American actor. Some of his notable film roles include: “Saving Private Ryan”, “Heat”, “Black Hawk Down”, “Passenger 57”, “The Relic”, “Natural Born Killers” and “Born on the Fourth of July”.

Andrew McCarthy – 1962 – an American actor. Some of Andrew his notable film roles include: “St. Elmo’s Fire”, “Pretty in Pink”, “Less Than Zero”, “Mannequin” and “Weekend at Bernie’s”. He also appeared in various TV series, including “Lipstick Jungle” and “White Collar.”

Don Cheadle – 1964 – an American actor. Some of his notable film roles include: “Hotel Rwanda”, “Iron Man”, “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, “Boogie Nights”, “Crash”, “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “Traffic”. He also appeared in TV shows such as “House of Lies” and “Black Monday.”

Jonathan Knight – 1968 – an American singer and one of the members of the pop boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB). The group achieved massive success with a series of hit albums and singles, including “Hangin’ Tough,” “Step by Step” and “You Got It (The Right Stuff).”

Larry Joe Campbell – 1970 – an American actor best known for his role as Andy in the sitcom “According to Jim”. He also made appearances in other TV shows, including “The Drew Carey Show,” “That ’70s Show,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Weeds” and “Raising Hope”. In addition, Campbell appeared in films, such as “Picking Up the Pieces” and “Hall Pass”.

Gena Lee Nolin – 1971 – an American actress best known for her portrayal of the character Neely Capshaw in television series “Baywatch”. She also appeared in other television series and films, including “Sheena” and “The Underground Comedy Movie”.

Brian Baumgartner – 1972 – an American actor best known for his role as Kevin Malone in the American television series “The Office”. He also appeared in various movies and television series, including “Electric Jesus”, “License to Wed”, “Arrested Development,” “The Goldbergs”, “Trash Truck” and “Chicago Fire”.

Anna Faris – 1976 – an American actress. Some of her notable film and television roles include: “Scary Movie”, “The House Bunny”, “Just Friends”, “What’s Your Number?” and “Mom”.

Chadwick Boseman – 1976 – an American actor best known for his portrayal of T’Challa, the superhero Black Panther, in the movie “Black Panther”. Boseman also appeared in films such as “42”, “Get on Up” and “Marshall”, where he played Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, in this biographical legal drama.

Lauren German – 1978 – an American actress. Some of her notable roles include: “Lucifer”, “Hostel: Part II”, “Chicago Fire” and “A Walk to Remember”.

Gemma Chan – 1982 – a British actress known for her portrayal of the character Astrid Leong-Teo in a comedy-drama film “Crazy Rich Asians”. She also appeared in other movies and television series such as “Humans”, “Captain Marvel”, “The Creator”, “Don’t Worry Darling” and “Eternals”.

Lucas Black – 1982 – an American actor. Some of his notable roles include: “Sling Blade”, “Friday Night Lights”, “Legion”, “NCIS: New Orleans” and “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift”.

Diego Boneta – 1990 – a Mexican actor. Some of his notable roles include: “Rock of Ages”, “At Midnight”, “Father of the Bride”, “Luis Miguel: The Series” and “Scream Queens”.

1963 – The Beatles released their single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in the United Kingdom. This song, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, became one of their most iconic and popular Beatles’ songs.

1972 – Pong, the groundbreaking electronic video game, was released by the American game manufacturer Atari. It is considered one of the earliest arcade video games and is often regarded as a pioneering title in the history of video gaming. Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell released Pong in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California.

2010 – Adele’s single “Rolling in the Deep” was released. The song won multiple awards including Billboard Song of the Year 2011, Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year 2012.

2021 – Lionel Messi has been awarded the prestigious FIFA Ballon d’Or for the record seventh time, solidifying his status as one of the greatest football players in the history of the sport.

Over 11,000 wall graffiti have been found in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. These contain mostly name tags, but also include greetings, messages, obscenities, quotes from famous literary works, drawings of animals and gladiators, numbers, dates and prices. Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

There are only four television channels in North Korea and all of them are government-controlled. These channels mainly broadcast news, political content and propaganda. Access to external or foreign media is restricted.

It takes around 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circulate throughout the entire human body. That 5.6 litres of blood circulate in our body three times a minute. Over the course of a day, blood travels a total of 19,000 km. Every second our body makes about two million red blood cells, which have a lifetime of 120 days.