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Born in 1919 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter.

Above: Seeger sings Tom Paxton’s “What Did You Learn in School Today?”

Born in 1940 – Al Pacino, American actor and director.

Above: Clip from Pacino’s 1996 film, Looking for Richard.

“If we felt what we said, we would say less and mean more.”

Born in 1889 – Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer.

Above: Still from from Chaplin’s 1940 film, The Great Dictator.

Born in 1678 – Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer .

Above:  "La primavera" from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, performed by Mathias Chanon Varreau.

Born in 1956 – Peter Holsapple, American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Listen to “I Want to Break Your Heart” from the album Mavericks, by Holsapple and Chris Stamey.

Born in 1943 – Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer.

Above: A listen to Bryars’ piece “Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet”, featuring Tom Waits.

Born in 1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor.

Listen: A theme from Burwell’s score for the Coen Brothers’1984 film Blood Simple.

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Born in 1990 – Damian Lillard, American basketball player.

In 1961,  John F. Kennedy announced the creation of the Peace Corps in a nationally televised broadcast.

Born in 1950 – Peter Gabriel, English singer-songwriter and musician.

Above: Listen to “Here Comes the Flood”