August 3, 1951

1951Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player^[†]

Marcel Elphège Dionne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers between 1971 and 1989. Dionne won the Lester B. Pearson Award twice over his career which is given to the most outstanding player of the NHL regular season. A prolific scorer, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer in 1979–80, and recorded 50 goals or more in a season six times. He scored 100 points or more in a season 8 times during his career which he is tied with Connor McDavid for 3rd most 100 point seasons all-time in NHL history. Internationally Dionne played for the Canadian national team at two Canada Cups and three World Championships. Dionne was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2017 Dionne was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.

1951Jay North, American actor (died 2025)^[†]

Jay Waverly North Jr. was an American actor. His career as a child actor began in the late 1950s, and he went on to appear in eight TV series, two variety shows, and three feature films. At age seven, he became a household name for his role as the good-natured but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace (1959–1963), based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham.