“It didn't take long for the world to realize that the Shah was an enlightened liberal next to the bloody reactionary regime that followed, and which executed more people in three months than the Shah had done in 30 years.”
“It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.”
| Alfonso X, Royalty (1221) |
| Vincent Cassel, Actor (1966) |
| Paul Celan, Poet (1920) |
| Joe Eszterhas, Writer (1944) |
| Oded Fehr, Actor (1970) |
| Steve Harvey, Actor (1956) |
| Boris Karloff, Actor (1887) |
| Mary Landrieu, Politician (1955) |
| Roy Acuff, Musician (1992) |
| Elbridge Gerry, Politician (1814) |
| Hanns Johst, Playwright (1978) |