Births (550 years ago today): 1469 – Thomas Cajetan, Italian philosopher (d. 1534)

Births (200 years ago today): 1819 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882)

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – James O'Meara, English soldier and pilot (d. 1974)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Kjell Ove Hauge, Norwegian school principal and track and field athlete

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1969 – Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)

Commemorations:
World Day of Social Justice