Ed Sullivan – 1901 – an American television host, best known for creating and hosting the long-running variety program “The Ed Sullivan Show”, one of the most influential TV variety shows in U.S. history. The show is known for launching or boosting the careers of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Supremes, The Jackson 5, and countless others.

William Windom – 1923 – an American character actor, best known for starring in the sitcom “My World and Welcome to It”. He was also a frequent guest on many popular TV series like: “Star Trek”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “The Twilight Zone”, “The Fugitive”, “Columbo”, “Night Gallery” and “The Wild Wild West”.

Marcello Mastroianni – 1924 – an Italian actor and one of the greatest icons of European cinema. Some of his notable film credits include: “La Dolce Vita”, “8½”, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, “Marriage Italian Style”, “The Pizza Triangle” and “Dark Eyes”.

Frank Latimore – 1925 – an American actor, known for his roles in films such as “In the Meantime, Darling”, “Winged Victory” and “The House on 92nd Street”. He also appeared in television shows like “Dallas” and “General Hospital”.

Robert Hogan – 1933 – an American actor, known for his roles in television shows such as “Hogan’s Heroes”, “The F.B.I.”, “Hawaii Five-O”, “Gunsmoke”, “MASH*”, “The Rockford Files”, “Hill Street Blues”, “Murder, She Wrote”, “Law & Order” and “The Wire”. His movie appearances included “Greenwich Village Story”, “Lady in White”, “Species II” and “Blue Christmas”.

Brigitte Bardot – a French actress and one of the most iconic sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s. Same of her notable film credits include: “And God Created Woman”, “Viva Maria!”, “Please, Not Now!”, “The Beginner”, “Famous Love Affairs” and “Helen of Troy”.

Janet Munro – 1934 – a British actress best remembered for her roles in films such as “Darby O’Gill and the Little People”, “Swiss Family Robinson”, “Third Man on the Mountain”, “The Day the Earth Caught Fire”, “Bitter Harvest”, “Life for Ruth” and “Hide and Seek”.

Rudolph Walker – 1939 – a pioneering Trinidadian-British actor. Some of his notable television and film credits include: “Love Thy Neighbour”, “The Thin Blue Line”, “EastEnders”, “10 Rillington Place”, “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie” and “King Ralph”.

Marshall Bell – 1942 – an American actor, best known for his roles in films such as “Stand by Me”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge”, “Total Recall”, “Twins” and “Starship Troopers”. On television he appeared in “The X-Files”, “Tales from the Crypt”, “Deadwood” and “The Shield”.

J. T. Walsh – 1943 – an American character actor, known for supporting roles in films like “Good Morning, Vietnam”, “A Few Good Men”, “Backdraft”, “The Last Seduction”, “Hoffa” and “Pleasantville”.

Matthew Cowles – 1944 – an American actor, best known for his role as Billy Clyde Tuggle on the soap opera “All My Children”. He also appeared on other TV series such as “NYPD Blue”, “Oz” and “Law & Order”. In films Cowles had roles in “Slap Shot”, “Shutter Island”, “The Juror” and “Nurse Betty”.

Herbert Jefferson Jr – 1946 – an American actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Boomer on the classic science fiction television series “Battlestar Galactica”. He also appeared in other television shows such as “Rich Man, Poor Man”, “The Dukes of Hazzard”, “The Jeffersons”, “Police Woman” and “Knight Rider”.

Jeffrey Jones – 1946 – an American actor, best known for his role, as Principal Ed Rooney in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. His other film roles include: “Beetlejuice”, “Amadeus”, “Howard the Duck”, “The Devil’s Advocate” and “Sleepy Hollow”. On television, Jones starred in the HBO series “Deadwood”.

Sylvia Kristel – 1952 – a Dutch actress and model, best known for her role in the “Emmanuelle” film series. She also appeared in “Mata Hari”, “Private Lessons”, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, “Julia”, “Tigers in Lipstick” and “The Nude Bomb”.

Steve Hytner – 1959 – an American actor, best known for his famous role is as Kenny Bania, a fellow comedian who idolizes Jerry Seinfeld. He also appeared in “Friends”, “The X-Files”, “Roswell”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “Two and a Half Men” and “Mike & Molly”. In films Hytner had supporting roles in “Forces of Nature”, “In the Line of Fire” and “EuroTrip”.

Susan Walters – 1963 – an American actress, known for appearing in many popular television series, including: “Dear John”, “Melrose Place”, “Seinfeld”, “One Tree Hill”, “The Vampire Diaries”, “CSI: Miami”, “Criminal Minds”, “NCIS” and “How to Get Away with Murder”. She also appeared in films such as “Russkies” and “Happy Gilmore”.

Janeane Garofalo – 1964 – an American actress. She appeared in numerous films, including “Reality Bites”, “The Truth About Cats & Dogs”, “Cop Land”, “Mystery Men” and “Wet Hot American Summer”.

Mira Sorvino – 1967 – an American actress, best known for her role in “Mighty Aphrodite” for which she won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. Sorvino also starred in “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion”, “Quiz Show”, “Mimic”, “The Replacement Killers” and “Summer of Sam”.

Naomi Watts – 1968 – a British-born Australian actress, widely praised for her roles in “Mulholland Drive”, “The Ring”, “21 Grams”, “King Kong”, “The Impossible”, “Eastern Promises”, “Birdman”, “Twin Peaks: The Return” and the Netflix series “Gypsy”.

Hilary Duff – 1987 – an American actress, best known for her roles in “Lizzie McGuire”, “Cheaper by the Dozen”, “A Cinderella Story”, “Raise Your Voice” and “Material Girls”. She also appeared in television series “Younger” and “How I Met Your Father”.

1994 – The 5,000th performance of the original production of the musical “Cats” on the Broadway stage. 

2008 – SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 1 into orbit. That flight, known as Flight 4, marked the first privately developed liquid-fueled rocket to reach Earth orbit.

2021 – The James Bond film “No Time to Die” premiered at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Light from the Sun takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. The average distance between the Earth and the Sun is about 149.6 million kilometers (93 million miles). Light travels at about 299,792 kilometers per second (186,282 miles per second) in a vacuum.

In Russia, beer was legally classified as a soft drink (not an alcoholic beverage) until 2011.

The Empire State Building has its own ZIP code: 10118. That’s because it houses so many offices and receives such a high volume of mail that the U.S. Postal Service assigned it a unique ZIP code separate from the surrounding area of Midtown Manhattan.