Births (150 years ago today): 1871 – Rosa Luxemburg, Polish-Russian economist and philosopher (d. 1919)

Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Elmer Valo, American baseball player and coach (d. 1998)

Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Greg Berry, English footballer and coach

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1971 – Allan Nevins, American journalist and author (b. 1890)