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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Matt Damon
Age: 43
Occupation: Actor, Screenwriter, and Activist
Known For: Winning an Oscar for co-writing 'Good Will Hunting' along with close friend Ben Affleck, starring in the 'Ocean's' trilogy and the 'Bourne' series of movies, and his charitable work with organizations such as the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1849 – Poet-writer Edgar Allan Poe dies at age 40 (More info)

1959 – USSR probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon (More info)

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Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Simon Cowell
Age: 54
Occupation: Record Executive, Television Personality, and Entrepreneur
Known For: His former role as a judge on 'American Idol,' his current role as a judge on 'X Factor,' his frequently brusque critiques, his charity work for children's and animal charities, and his love-hate relationship with singer Paula Abdul

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1876 – The American Library Association is founded (More info)

1884 – The Naval War College of the United States Navy is founded in Newport, Rhode Island (More info)

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Elisabeth Shue
Age: 50
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Roles in films such as 'The Karate Kid,' 'Adventures in Babysitting,' 'Cocktail,' 'Back to the Future Part II', 'Back to the Future Part III,' and her Oscar-nominated role in 'Leaving Las Vegas'

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1921 – The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time (More info)

1945 – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios (More info)

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Kate Winslet
Age: 37
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Films such as 'Sense and Sensibility,' 'Titanic,' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' winning the Academy Award for 'The Reader,' and being the youngest actor ever to accrue six Oscar nominations

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Susan Sarandon
Age: 67
Occupation: Actress and Activist
Known For: Roles in films like 'Thelma and Louise' and 'Bull Durham,' winning an Oscar for 1995's 'Dead Man Walking,' her former longtime relationship with actor Tim Robbins, and being an activist for numerous social and political causes

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1535 – The first complete English-language Bible, the Coverdale Bible, is printed (More info)

1582 – Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens (More info)

1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials (More info)

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