130 years after his death

a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662) a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

United States author whose novels characterized the Jazz Age in the United States (1896-1940)

Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. He was born in Desseldorf

Gloria Naylor (born January 25, 1950 in New York City) is an African American novelist. Her novel The Women of Brewster Place was adapted into a 1989 film of the same name by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions

Dorothy Bernard (25 July 1890 - 14 December 1955), was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 87 films between 1908 and 1956

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it's their fault.

God in creating Man somewhat overestimated his ability.