
Born in 2009 – American boy, Nicolas West. Also known as Nickle Pickle.

Born in 1564 – William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright.
“O, wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
That has such people in’t!”
–Miranda in The Tempest

In 1987, the first Simpsons short, “Good Night”, aired on The Tracey Ullman Show.
Have a look:

Born in 1918 – André Bazin, French film critic and theorist.
“Photography can strip from the world that spiritual dust and grime with which our eyes have covered it.”

Born in 1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host.

Born in 1942 – John Cale, Welsh singer-songwriter and musician.
“I’ve no business being rock ‘n’ roll. I’ve said it over and over again that I’m a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock ‘n’ roll.”

Born in 1963 – Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach.

Born in 1869 – Louis Raemaekers, Dutch painter and editorial cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper De Telegraaf during World War I.
Raemaekers was noted for his anti-German stance.

Born in 1942 – Peter Greenaway, Welsh filmmaker.
Above: Still image from Greenaway’s 2007 film, Nightwatching.

Born in 1780 – Edward Hicks, American minister and painter.
Above: Hicks’ painting, The Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1833.