Tupac Amaru Shakur, better known by his stage name 2Pac and by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor born on this day in 1971.

Did you know that:

• The first roller coaster was opened at Coney Island in New York on this day in 1884
• Jean Peugeot, a French auto manufacturer who invented Peugeot automobiles, was born on this day in 1896
• Ford Motors was founded and incorporated by Henry Ford on this day in 1903

// Compiled by Zoya Siddiqui