- 1966: Writer, director and producer Matt Reeves is born in Rockville Centre, New York. Reeves directed the movies Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes.
- 1997: Actor Paul Lambert passes away. Lambert played the role of the Minister in the 1968 Planet of the Apes film.
- 2015: Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie passes away. Lesnie filmed the 2011 movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes.