Births (150 years ago today): 1874 – François Coty, French businessman and publisher, founded Coty (d. 1934)

Births (150 years ago today): 1874 – Vagn Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer and academic (d. 1954)^[18]

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Yehuda Amichai, German-Israeli author and poet (d. 2000)

Births (100 years ago today): 1924 – Ken Tyrrell, English race car driver, founded Tyrrell Racing (d. 2001)

Deaths (500 years ago today): 1524 – Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent, English peer (b. 1481)

Deaths (300 years ago today): 1724 – John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1662)