Betty Compson – 1897 – an American actress, best known for her performances in films like “The Docks of New York”, “Street Girl”, “The Great Gabbo”, “Woman to Woman” and “The Barker”, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

Kent Smith – 1907 – an American actor, best remembered for his roles in classic films such as “Cat People” and its sequel “The Curse of the Cat People”, as well as “The Spiral Staircase”, “Comanche”, “My Foolish Heart”, “This Side of the Law” and “Magic Town”.

Patricia Morison – 1915 – an American actress, best known for her leading role as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine in the original Broadway production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate”. She also appeared in films such as “Lady on a Train”, “Dressed to Kill”, “Queen of the Amazons” and “Without Love”.

Tige Andrews – 1920 – an American actor, best known for his role as Captain Adam Greer in the television series “The Mod Squad”. He also appeared in various other television series such as “Star Trek”, “Gunsmoke”, “The Untouchables”, and “The Phil Silvers Show”. His film credits include “The Last Tycoon” and “The New Interns”.

Mary Wimbush – 1924 – a British actress, best remembered for her role as Julia Pargetter-Carmichael in the BBC series “The Archers”. Her other notable works include appearances in TV series such as “Upstairs, Downstairs”, “The Pallisers” and “Agatha Christie’s Poirot”. She also had roles in films, including “The Slipper and the Rose” and “Hope and Glory”.

Patrick McGoohan – 1928 – an American-born Irish actor, best known for his work in the series “Danger Man” and “The Prisoner”. In addition to his television work, he appeared in various films, including “Ice Station Zebra”, “Braveheart” and “Escape from Alcatraz”.

Renee Taylor – 1933 – an American actress, best known for her role as Sylvia Fine on the television sitcom “The Nanny”. She has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including “The Producers”, “Dr. Dolittle 2”, “Tango Shalom” and “How to Be a Latin Lover”.

Ursula Andress – 1936 – a Swiss actress, best known for her role as Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, “Dr. No”. She also appeared in numerous other films throughout her career, including “Casino Royale”, “Clash of the Titans”, “The Sensuous Nurse” and “The Blue Max”.

Ruth Pointer – 1946 – an American singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the Pointer Sisters, a successful pop and R&B group formed with her sisters Anita, Bonnie and June. The Pointer Sisters gained fame with hits like “I’m So Excited,” “Jump (For My Love)” and “Slow Hand.”

Glenn Close – 1947 – an American actress, known for her role in “Fatal Attraction”, where she played the iconic character Alex Forrest. She also appeared in films such as “The Big Chill”, “Dangerous Liaisons”, “Albert Nobbs”, “101 Dalmatians”, “Four Good Days” and “The Wife”.

Harvey Weinstein – 1952 – a former American film producer and co-founder of the entertainment company Miramax. Some notable films associated with Weinstein include “Pulp Fiction”, “Shakespeare in Love”, “Good Will Hunting” and “The King’s Speech”.

Bruce Willis – 1955 – an American actor, best known for his role as John McClane in the series “Die Hard”. Some of his other notable films include “Pulp Fiction”, “The Fifth Element”, “Armageddon”, “Unbreakable”, “The Whole Nine Yards”, “Red”, “The Sixth Sense” and “Looper”.

Andy Reid – 1958 – an American football coach, widely regarded as one of the most successful and innovative coaches in the league.

Shelley Burch – 1960 – an American actress, known for her role as Delilah Ralston on the long-running soap opera “One Life to Live”.

Connor Trinneer – 1969 – an American actor best known for his role as Commander Charles “Trip” Tucker III on the TV series “Star Trek: Enterprise”. He also appeared in various other television series, including “Stargate Atlantis”, “NCIS”, “Criminal Minds” and “The Mentalist”.

Simmone Jade Mackinnon – 1973 – an Australian actress, most widely recognized for her role as Stevie Hall in the popular Australian television drama series “McLeod’s Daughters”. She also appeared in other television series such as “Baywatch” and “The Lost World”.

Rachel Blanchard – 1976 – a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Cher Horowitz in the television series “Clueless”. She also gained recognition for her performances in other television series such as “7th Heaven”, “Peep Show”, “The Eleventh Hour” and “Fargo”. In film, Rachel Blanchard has appeared in movies like “Road Trip”, “Snakes on a Plane” and “Adoration”.

1882 – The construction of the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona started.

1931 – Nevada legalized gambling. This legislation paved the way for the development of Las Vegas into the gambling and entertainment capital.

1932 – The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened in Sydney, Australia.

1953 – The first televised Academy Awards ceremony was held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The 25th awards show was broadcast live on NBC.

1977 – The last episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” premiered on CBS.

2016 – The film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, directed by Zack Synder and starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, premiered in Mexico City. The film had its worldwide release later in the same month.

August and September have the highest number of births. This pattern is often attributed to higher conception rates during the colder months of December and January.

German chocolate cake is named after an American baker named Samuel German. He developed a type of dark baking chocolate for the Baker’s Chocolate Company in 1852. The recipe for the cake, which uses this chocolate, was first published in a Dallas newspaper in 1957.

The average length of blue whales is 80 to 90 feet (27 meters) and upwards of 200 tons. Female blue whales are generally larger than males, with the largest recorded blue whale reaching over 100 feet (30 meters).