03 July: today's birthdays

• Julian Assange - Australian computer programmer, activist, and journalist. He is the founder of Wikileaks
• Tom Cruise - American actor and producer. He was married to actresses Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes
• Leoš Janáček - Czech composer
• Franz Kafka - German-speaking Czech author. He wrote the short story The Metamorphosis and the novel The Trial
• Bob Ladouceur - Former American football coach. He set a national record for high school football championships: 151 consecutive wins
• Ken Russell - English film director
• Ludivine Sagnier - French actress and model
• Tom Stoppard - English screenwriter, author and film director born in Czechoslovakia
• Sebastian Vettel - German racing driver