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Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) 

German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein 
developed the theory of relativity, one of the two
pillars of modern physics and is also known for its
influence on the philosophy of science. He received
the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to
theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery
of the law of the photoelectric effect".

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. is 85 years old today.

Quincy Jones is an Influential record producer, arranger, and
musician of many film scores, classic albums, and hit songs. He
is perhaps best known for producing multiple albums by the great
Michael Jackson, including 1982’s Thriller and 1987’s Bad. He was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. 

Michael Jackson (left) with “Q” (Quincy Jones).

Sir Michael Caine (Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.)
is 85 years old today.

Across his fifty-year career,Michael Caine has had roles in The
Cider House Rules (1999), and The Italian Job (1969). He also

played Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred Pennyworth in The Dark
Knight Trilogy (2005 – 2012). He served in the Korean War for
the British Army and was knighted in 2000.

Michael Caine as Alfred in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012).

Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin on this day in
1794.

On this day in 1995, American astronaut Norman Thagard (above)
became the first American to enter space aboard a Russian rocket.

Norman Earl Thagard will turn 75 July 3. He retired in 1996.