But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.
An author who sets about to depict events of the past that have run their course is suspected of wishing to avoid the problems of the present day, of being, in other words, a reactionary.
| Alice Barrett, Actress (1956) |
| Jennifer Beals, Actress (1963) |
| Beatrice Dalle, Actress (1964) |
| Minnie Maddern Fiske, Actress (1865) |
| Jean Genet, Dramatist (1910) |
| Richard Hammond, Entertainer (1969) |
| Doug Harvey, Athlete (1924) |
| Derrick Jensen, Author (1960) |
| Al Kaline, Athlete (1934) |
| Richard Leakey, Environmentalist (1944) |
| John Amery, Politician (1945) |
| Arthur Capper, Politician (1951) |
| Dan DeCarlo, Cartoonist (2001) |
| Masaru Ibuka, Businessman (1997) |

