1828 - Leo Tolstoy
Most know him as the author of "War and Peace", but he was also a profound advocate of nonviolent resistance. His writings had a great impact on Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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1530 - Ivan IV (the Terrible)
The first Tsar of Russia. He had a fierce temper and ended up killing his son.


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1941 - David Crosby
One fourth of "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young". Prior to that he was a part of the "Byrds". He is also the father (through the donation of his sperm) to Melissa Etheridge's 2 children.

Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Helplessly Hoping" - one of my favorite CSN songs

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1921 - Alex Haley
He wrote "Roots: The Saga of an American Family" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X".

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Dave Chappelle as Kunta Kinte

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1933 - Jerry Falwell
I only mention his birth here because it is always good to know about your enemies. Falwell was a televangelist who co-founded the "Moral Majority". My favorite quote:

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