1940 – Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], karate star/actor (Green Hornet), born in San Francisco, California

1951 – Kathryn Bigelow, San Carlos, California, American director, producer and writer (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty)

1973 – US President Richard Nixon signs the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act, authorizing petroleum price, production, allocation and marketing controls

1991 – Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ

2013 – “Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released