Births (450 years ago today): 1564 - David Fabricius, German astronomer and theologian (d. 1617)

Births (200 years ago today): 1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (d. 1861)

Births (50 years ago today): 1964 - Juliette Binoche, French actress and dancer

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1964 - Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (b. 1870)

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