Asa Griggs Candler – 1851 – an American business tycoon best known for founding The Coca-Cola Company. He purchased the formula for Coca-Cola from its inventor, Dr. John Stith Pemberton, in 1888 for $2,300 and subsequently transformed the beverage into a global brand.

John Litel – 1892 – an American film and television actor. Some notable films he appeared in include “They Died with Their Boots On”, “Jezebel” and “Dodge City”. In addition to his extensive film work, Litel also made numerous appearances on popular TV shows, such as “Perry Mason,” “The Lone Ranger” and “The Twilight Zone.”

Jeanette Nolan – 1911 – an American actress. Some of her notable films include “Macbeth”, “The Big Heat”, “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” and “True Grit”. She also starred in a wide range of television series, such as “The Shadow”, “Suspense”, “Perry Mason”, “Gunsmoke”, “The Twilight Zone”, “The Virginian” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”.

Jack Lord – 1920 – an American actor, best known for his role as Steve McGarrett in the television series “Hawaii Five-O”. He also appeared in films like “The Hangman”, “The Doomsday Flight”and “M Station: Hawaii”.

Bernard Barrow – 1927 – an American actor, best known for his role as Johnny Ryan on the soap opera “Ryan’s Hope”. He also appeared in films such as “Glass Houses” and “The Survivors”.

Joseph Bologna – 1934 – an American actor, known for his work in films and television shows such as “My Favorite Year”, “Tango Shalom”, “The Big Bus”, “Blame It on Rio”, “The Woman in Red” and “Big Daddy”.

James Burrows – 1940 – an American television director, best known for his work on sitcoms such as “Cheers”, “Friends”, “Taxi”, “Will & Grace” and “The Big Bang Theory”.

Fred Ward – 1942 – an American actor, best known for his roles in movies such as “Escape from Alcatraz”, “The Right Stuff”, “Tremors”, “Big Business”, “Miami Blues” and “The Player”.

Michael Nesmith – 1942 – an American musician and songwriter. He gained fame as a member of the pop rock band The Monkees. His songwriting credits with the Monkees include “Tapioca Tundra”, “Circle Sky”, “Mary, Mary”, “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” and “Listen to the Band”.

Concetta Tomei – 1945 – an American actress, perhaps best known for her role as Major Lila Garreau on the television series “China Beach”. She has also appeared in numerous other TV shows, including “Providence,” “Judging Amy” and “The Mick”. Her film credits include roles in “The Muse”, “In Love and War” and “Deep Impact”.

Davy Jones – 1945 – an English singer and musician best known as a member of the pop-rock band The Monkees. The Monkees produced numerous hits, including “Daydream Believer,” “Last Train to Clarksville,” and “I’m a Believer.”

Jeff Lynne – 1947 – an English singer and songwriter, best known as the co-founder and leader of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The band achieved great success with hits like “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Evil Woman,” “Livin’ Thing,” “Telephone Line,” and “Don’t Bring Me Down”.

Patricia Kalember – 1956 – an American actress, best known for her role as Georgie Reed Whitsig on the NBC drama series “Sisters”. In addition to her television work, Kalember has appeared in numerous films, including “Fletch Lives”, “Big Girls Don’t Cry… They Get Even”, “Final Run” and “A Far Off Place”.

Matt Lauer – 1957 – an American television news anchor best known for his long tenure on NBC’s “Today” show.

Tracey Ullman – 1959 – a British actress, known for her work on the comedy sketch show “Three of a Kind”. She also starred in her own series, “The Tracey Ullman Show” and “Tracey Takes On…”. In addition to her television work, Ullman has appeared in films such as “I Love You to Death”, “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and “Into the Woods”.

Mike Pompeo – 1963 – an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 70th United States Secretary of State from April 2018 to January 2021 under President Donald Trump. Before his tenure as Secretary of State, he was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from January 2017 to April 2018.

Daniel Sunjata – 1971 – an American actor, known for his role as Franco Rivera in the television series “Rescue Me”. His other notable TV roles include Paul Briggs in the series “Graceland” and Danny Cordero in “Notorious”. In film, Sunjata has appeared in movies such as “The Devil Wears Prada”, “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” and “Dark Knight Rises”.

Tiger Woods – 1975 – an American professional golfer widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time. He has won 15 major championships, including winning the Masters Tournament five times, the PGA Championship four times, the U.S. Open three times and The Open Championship three times.

Laila Ali – 1977 – an American television personality and retired professional boxer. She is the daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. Laila Ali is widely regarded as one of the greatest female boxers of all time. Ali began her professional boxing career in 1999 and retired undefeated in 2007 with a record of 24 wins, no losses and 21 knockouts.

Eliza Dushku – 1980 – an American actress, best known for her role as Faith in the television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. Her other notable TV roles include Tru Davies in the series “Tru Calling” and Echo in the science fiction series “Dollhouse”. In film, Dushku has appeared in movies such as “Bring It On”, “The New Guy” and “Wrong Turn”.

Kristin Kreuk – 1982 – a Canadian actress, known for her role as Lana Lang in the superhero series “Smallville” and as Catherine Chandler in the drama series “Beauty & the Beast.” Kreuk has also appeared in films such as “EuroTrip” and “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.”

Kevin Systrom – 1983 – an American entrepreneur and software engineer, best known as the co-founder of Instagram, a popular photo and video sharing social networking service.

Andra Day – 1984 – an American singer, songwriter and actress. She gained recognition with her debut album, “Cheers to the Fall,” released in 2015. Andra Day made her acting debut in the film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”, where she portrayed the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. She also appeared in “Exhibiting Forgiveness” and “Eggs Over Easy”.

LeBron James – 1984 – an American professional basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is four-time NBA champion, four-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) and two-time Olympic gold medalist. LeBron is the youngest player in NBA history to reach several scoring milestones, including 30,000 career points.

1922 – The Soviet Union, also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was founded. The Treaty on the Creation of the USSR was signed, uniting the Russian, Transcaucasian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian Soviet republics into a single federal state.

1927 – Japan opened its first subway line in Tokyo. This initial segment of the Tokyo Metro was called the Ginza Line and ran between Ueno and Asakusa stations.

In Beijing, it is estimated that over 1 million people live in underground nuclear bunkers. These bunkers, initially constructed during the Cold War to protect against potential nuclear attacks, have been repurposed as affordable housing due to Beijing’s high cost of living and housing shortage.

Starfish, or sea stars, do not have blood or a brain. They circulate nutrients by using seawater in their vascular system.

In 2016 Domino’s pizza tested delivery via reindeer in Japan.