- 1924: Actor William Bryant is born in Detroit. Bryant appeared in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes playing the role of a Man at Auction.
- 1934: Actor James Franciscus is born in Clayton, Missouri. He will go on to play the role of John Brent in Beneath the Planet of the Apes.
- 1972: Filming begins on Conquest of the Planet of the Apes at the Century City Plaza, Los Angeles.