1852 – Antoni Gaudi – a Spanish architect known for his unique individualistic style. Some of his most famous works include the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Park Guell, and Casa Batlló. He is considered one of the most important architects of the 20th century.

1925 – June Lockhart – an American actress, best known for her roles as the mother in the TV series “Lassie” and as Dr. Maureen Robinson in the “Lost in Space.” She won a Tony award for her performance in the Broadway production of “A Doll’s House.”

1932 – Peter Blake – an English artist, best known for his pop art paintings. One of his most famous work is the cover art for The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

1935 – Eddie Floyd – an American singer and record producer, best known for his hit song “Knock on Wood” which reached number one on the R&B charts. He also co-wrote the song “I’ve Never Found a Girl” which was performed by the Temptations.

1939 – Harold Melvin – an American singer and leader of the group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. He is best known for his hit songs such as “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” and “The Love I Lost”.

1940 – Mary Beth Peil – an American actress known for her role as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s mother in the television series “The Kennedys” and for her recurring role as Dina Clark on the television series “The Good Wife.” Peil has also appeared in films such as “The Stepford Wives” and “The Mirror Has Two Faces.”

1943 – Bill Moggridge [William] – a British designer, widely considered to be one of the pioneers of interaction design. He is known for designing the first laptop computer, the GRiD Compass.

1943 – Carly Simon – an American singer-songwriter. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with hit songs like “You’re So Vain,” “Nobody Does It Better” and “Anticipation.” She is also a multiple Grammy Award winner, including Album of the Year for her 1991 album “Coming Around Again”.

1945 – Labi Siffre – a British singer-songwriter and poet. He is best known for his hit songs “It Must Be Love” and “Something Inside (So Strong)”.

1949 – Phyllis George – a former Miss America and television personality. She was Miss America 1971 and later worked as a co-anchor on the “CBS Morning News” and as a correspondent on “The NFL Today.”

1954 – David Paich – a musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the rock band Toto. He co-wrote many of the band’s biggest hits, including “Hold the Line,” “Rosanna,” and “Africa.”

1954 – Sonia Sotomayor – first Hispanic and Latina Justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009.

1956 – Anthony Bourdain – an American chef and television personality, best known for hosting the food and travel shows “A Cook’s Tour,” “No Reservations,” and “Parts Unknown.” He was widely regarded as influential figure in the culinary world and his unique style of combining cooking, travel, and cultural exploration made him a television star.

1961 – Ricky Gervais – an English actor, writer, and producer widely regarded as one of the most influential comedians of his generation. Best known for creating TV series “The Office” and for hosting the Golden Globe Awards.

1963 – Doug Gilmour – a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was known for his playmaking abilities, earning him the nickname “Killer”. Gilmour was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011. In his career he won Canada Cup gold in 1987 and Stanley Cup in 1989 with Calgary Flames.

1963 – George Michael – an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Wham!. He is known for hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”, “Careless Whisper,” “I Want Your Sex” and “Faith”. Michael is considered one of the most successful British pop artists of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide.

1963 – John Benjamin Hickey – an American actor, best known for his performance in “The Normal Heart” on Broadway. He has also appeared in numerous films, including “The Ice Storm,” “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” and “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.”

1970 – Lucy Benjamin – a British actress, best known for her role as Lisa Fowler in the popular British soap opera “EastEnders.” She has also appeared in TV shows such as “The Bill,” “Doctors,” and “Holby City”.

1971 – Angela Kinsey – an American actress, best known for her role as Angela Martin in the show “The Office.” Kinsey has appeared in other TV shows such as “The Hotwives of Orlando” and “Halt and Catch Fire”. She has also acted in films “The Accountant” and “Satisfaction.”

1972 – Carlos Juan Delgado Hernández – a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, and New York Mets from 1993 to 2009. Delgado is considered one of the best power hitters of his generation.

1972 – Mike Kroeger – a Canadian musician, known as the bassist for the rock band Nickelback. He co-founded the band in 1995 along with his brother Chad Kroeger, who was the lead singer and guitarist. Over the years, the band has become one of the most successful rock groups in the world.

1975 – Linda Cardellini – an American actress, known for her roles in the television shows “Freaks and Geeks,” “ER,” and “Mad Men.” Cardellini has also appeared in several films, including “Legally Blonde,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

1975 – Natasha Klauss – a Colombian actress, best known for her role in the Colombian telenovela “Sin tetas no hay paraíso,” which was widely popular in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries.

1975 – Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik – a Russian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as one of the strongest chess players of all time. He has been a key figure in the development of chess computer programs and was one of the first players to challenge deep-thinking artificial intelligence programs in chess.

1978 – Layla El – an English dancer, model, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in World Wrestling Entertainment where she was a two-time WWE Women’s Champion and was one of the longest-reigning champions in the history of the division.

1979 – Busy Philipps – an American actress, known for her role as Laurie Keller on the TV show “Cougar Town” and as Audrey Liddell on the show “Dawson’s Creek.” Philipps has also appeared in shows such as “Freaks and Geeks” and “ER,” and has had supporting roles in films “White Chicks” and “Made of Honor.”

1979 – Katie Doyle – an American actress and reality television star. She appeared in several movies and TV shows including “Raven”, “The Hillz” along Paris Hilton and “Road Rules”.

1979 – La La Anthony – an American actress and TV personality. She first gained prominence as the host of MTV’s “Total Request Live”. She has appeared in several films, including “Think Like a Man”, “You Got Served”, and “Guns & Roses”.

1981 – Sheridan Smith – an English actress, singer, and television presenter. She has received critical acclaim for her performances in a variety of roles, including her portrayal of Cilla Black in the television series “Cilla” and her stage performances in productions such as “Legally Blonde” and “Funny Girl.”

1981 – Simon Ammann – a Swiss ski jumper, widely considered one of the greatest ski jumpers of all time. He is a four-time Olympic gold medalist, two gold medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and another two at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. He is also a two-time World Champion.

1987 – Sasha Velour – an American drag queen and the winner of the 9th season of the reality competition TV series RuPaul’s Drag Race. She has a unique drag style and was a regular performer at the drag venue “Velour: The Drag Revue”. She is also known for her one-woman show “Smoke & Mirrors”.

2006 – Mckenna Grace – an American child actress. Some of her most notable roles include the young Carol Danvers in Captain Marvel, Tony Stark in Avengers: Infinity War and Sabrina Spellman in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

1580 – Book of Concord, a standards of Lutheran Church, is first published. It contains the three ecumenical creeds (Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, and Athanasian Creed), the Augsburg Confession, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Small Catechism, and the Large Catechism of Martin Luther, the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, and the Formula of Concord.

1678 – Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia – an Italian philosopher and mathematician was the first woman in the world to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree.

1900 – The Dunhuang manuscripts, including the Diamond Sutra, world’s oldest surviving dated book, discovered by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu in the Mogao Caves, China.

1929 – US President, Herbert Hoover authorized building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. The dam is 726.4 feet (221.3 meters) high and 1,244 feet (379 meters) long. The Hoover Dam is considered one of the engineering wonders of the modern world.

1951 – 1st colour TV broadcast in the United States made by CBS. It was a special program, called “Premiere”, broadcasted to a limited number of colour-equipped televisions in the area.

1974 – Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe” was released, reaching the top 10 on the US Pop charts and has since become one of White’s most popular and enduring hits.

1978 – The rainbow flag was first used at a march in San Francisco. Gilbert Baker, an artist and gay rights activist, designed and created the flag as a symbol of unity for the LGBTQ+ community. The original design consisted of eight stripes, each with a different colour, representing a different aspect of the community, including sexuality, life, healing, sunlight, nature, magic, peace, and spirit.

1984 – Prince released his 6th studio album “Purple Rain”. The album was the soundtrack to the film of the same name, which starred Prince as “The Kid.” It features some of Prince’s most iconic songs, including “Let’s Go Crazy,” and the title track, “Purple Rain.” The album is widely regarded as one of the greatest soundtracks and albums of all time.

1991 – Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon. She is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, having won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 31 major women’s doubles titles.

1996 – Jay-Z released his debut studio album “Beyond Reasonable Doubt”. The album is considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and includes some of Jay-Z’s most popular tracks, “Dead Presidents,” “Can’t Knock the Hustle” and “Feelin’ It”.

1997 – Tim Duncan was the first pick by San Antonio Spurs in NBA Draft. He is widely considered one of the greatest power forwards in the history of the NBA, a five-time NBA champion, three-time NBA Finals MVP and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player.

McDonald’s once created bubblegum flavoured broccoli. It didn’t taste good. The McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson said that the kids were confused by the taste.

Chewing gum is banned in Singapore. In efforts to keep the city’s reputation for being spotlessly clean, Singapore banned chewing gum in 1992, following laws against spitting and urinating anywhere but in a toilet.

Did you know lobsters have clear blood? Yes, lobster blood is clear and colorless. It contains hemocyanin, a copper-based protein, instead of hemoglobin, which gives red colour to the blood. Lobster blood is initially clear and turns blue when it hits oxygen.