“The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.”
“I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.”
| Chinua Achebe, Writer (1930) |
| Oksana Baiul, Athlete (1977) |
| Brooke Elliott, Actress (1974) |
| William Christopher Handy, Musician (1873) |
| Ron Johnson, Politician (1966) |
| George S. Kaufman, Dramatist (1889) |
| Jack Finney, Author (1995) |
| Tommy Flanagan, Musician (2001) |
| Clark Gable, Actor (1960) |