TASK DEFINITION: Given a short bio of a person, find the minimal text span containing the date of birth of the person. The output must be the minimal text span that contains the birth date, month and year as long as they are present. For instance, given a bio like 'I was born on 27th of Decemeber 1990, and graduated high school on 23rd October 2008.' the output should be '27th of December 1990'.
PROBLEM: Cruise was born on July 3, 1962, in Syracuse, New York, to electrical engineer Thomas Cruise Mapother III (1934–1984) and special education teacher Mary Lee (née Pfeiffer; 1936–2017)

SOLUTION: July 3, 1962

PROBLEM: Forest Steven Whitaker was born on July 15, 1961, in Longview, Texas, the son of Laura Francis (née Smith), a special education teacher who put herself through college and earned two master's degrees while raising her children, and Forest E

SOLUTION: July 15, 1961

PROBLEM: Naomie Harris was born on 6 September 1976 in Islington, London, where she was raised

SOLUTION:
6 September 1976