Born in 1935: Mary Oliver, American poet.

“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”

Born in 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. 

“Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs.”

Born in 1849 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American author and poet.

“In these days the young folks is all copy-cats, ‘fraid to death they won’t be all just alike; as for the old folks, they pray for the advantage o’ bein’ a little different.”

-Mrs. Todd, in Jewett’s Country of the Pointed Firs

Born in 1948 – Terry Bradshaw, American football player, sportscaster, and actor.

Released in 1965: The album “Highway 61 Revisited” by Bob Dylan.

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin’ you better run”
Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
God says, “Out on Highway 61”

Born in 1946 – Bob Beamon, American long jumper.

At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, Beamon jumped 29′ 2 1/2″, beating the existing world record by almost 22 inches. His record stood for 23 years.

In 1963 – March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Martin Luther King, Jr.: “We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.”

Born in 1890 – Man Ray, American-French photographer and painter.

Above: Les Larmes, 1932.

Born in 1910 – Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Upon taking religious vows as a nun in 1931, she chose to be named Teresa, after Thérèse de Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries,

In 1946, while travelling outside of Calcutta, she was called  “to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them.”

Born in 1530 – Ivan the Terrible, Grand Prince of Moscow and “Tsar of All the Russias”.

Above: Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, by Ilya Repin. The painting shows Ivan the terrible holding his dying son, whom he had struck in a fit of rage.