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Born on this day

• 1743Thomas Jefferson was born
• 1906Samuel Beckett was born
• 1909Stanisław Ulam was born
• 1924Stanley Donen was born
• 1931Dan Gurney was born
• 1947Gottfried Wagner was born
• 1949Christopher Hitchens was born
• 1955Ole von Beust was born
• 1958Joseba Sarrionandia was born
• 1960Carl Lundström was born
• 1960Olaf Ludwig was born
• 1964Omar Dokka was born
• 1971Čedomir Jovanović was born
• 1975Lou Bega was born
• 1979Gréta Arn was born
• 1979Meghann Shaughnessy was born
• 1980Alan Melikdjanian was born
• 1980Ville Sorvali was born
• 1981Simon Greul was born
• 1987Brandon Hardesty was born

Died on this day

• 1983Mercè Rodoreda died
• 1999Willi Stoph died
• 2002Aleksandr Gadlo died
• 2006Muriel Spark died
• 2015Eduardo Galeano died
• 2015Günter Grass died
• 2018Miloš Forman died
• 2025Mario Vargas Llosa died
• 2026Moya Brennan died

Also on this day

• 1997Tiger Woods won the Masters at 21