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Famous Birth Today in History

Robert Capa

Robert Capa

Date of Birth

22 Oct, 1913

Date of Death

25 May, 1954

Age at time of Death

40 years

Cause of Death

Landmine explosion

Nationality

Hungarian, American

Famous As

Photojournalist, War photographer

Robert Capa's Quotes

  • “If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.”

  • “The pictures are there, and you just take them.”

  • “The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.”

  • “It's not enough to have talent, you also have to be Hungarian.”

  • “It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.”

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    Did You Know?
    • Capa captured iconic images during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

    • Capa died while covering the First Indochina War in 1954.

    • Capa documented five different wars throughout his career.

    • He photographed the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach in 1944.

    • His most famous photograph is "The Falling Soldier" from 1936.

    • Robert Capa co-founded the Magnum Photos agency, known for photojournalism excellence.

    Famous Death Today in History

    Rollo May

    Rollo May

    Date of Birth

    21 Apr, 1909

    Date of Death

    22 Oct, 1994

    Age at time of Death

    85 years

    Cause of Death

    Heart failure

    Nationality

    American

    Famous As

    Author, Existential psychologist

    Rollo May's Quotes

    • “The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.”

    • “Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.”

    • “He is considered one of the founders of American existential psychotherapy, alongside Viktor Frankl.”

    • “It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.”

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      Did You Know?
      • Before pursuing a career in psychology, Rollo May briefly worked as an actor.

      • He is considered one of the founders of American existential psychotherapy, alongside Viktor Frankl.

      • He spent three years teaching at Anatolia College in Greece, where he studied with psychotherapist Alfred Adler.

      • May was expelled from Michigan State University for his involvement in a radical student magazine before completing his degree at Oberlin College.

      • Rollo May's work has had a cross-cultural impact, with translations of his books being available in numerous languages.

      Famous Births This Week In History

      • Robert Capa
        Robert Capa
        Born

        22 Oct, 1913

        Died

        25 May, 1954

        Nationality

        Hungarian, American

        Age at time of death

        40

      • David Anthony Roberts
        Tony Roberts
        Born

        22 Oct, 1939

        Died

        07 Feb, 2025

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        85

      • Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez
        Chi-Chi Rodríguez
        Born

        23 Oct, 1935

        Died

        08 Aug, 2024

        Nationality

        Puerto Rican

        Age at time of death

        88

      • Pelé
        Pelé
        Born

        23 Oct, 1940

        Died

        29 Dec, 2022

        Nationality

        Brazilian

        Age at time of death

        82

      • Johnny Carson
        Johnny Carson
        Born

        23 Oct, 1925

        Died

        23 Jan, 2005

        Nationality

        American

        Age at time of death

        79

      • Rashidi Yekini
        Rashidi Yekini
        Born

        23 Oct, 1963

        Died

        04 May, 2012

        Nationality

        Nigerian

        Age at time of death

        48

      • Agnes Jebet Tirop
        Agnes Tirop
        Born

        23 Oct, 1995

        Died

        13 Oct, 2021

        Nationality

        Kenyan

        Age at time of death

        25

      • Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina
        Rafael Trujillo
        Born

        24 Oct, 1891

        Died

        30 May, 1961

        Nationality

        Dominican

        Age at time of death

        69

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        Famous Deaths This Week In History

        • Rollo May
          Rollo May
          Born

          21 Apr, 1909

          Died

          22 Oct, 1994

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          85

        • Luther Simjian
          Luther Simjian
          Born

          28 Jan, 1905

          Died

          23 Oct, 1997

          Nationality

          Armenian, American

          Age at time of death

          92

        • June Kathleen Lockhart
          June Lockhart
          Born

          25 Jun, 1925

          Died

          23 Oct, 2025

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          100

        • Jack Roosevelt Robinson
          Jackie Robinson
          Born

          31 Jan, 1919

          Died

          24 Oct, 1972

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          53

        • Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara
          Sirikit
          Born

          12 Aug, 1932

          Died

          24 Oct, 2025

          Nationality

          Thai

          Age at time of death

          93

        • Rosa Parks
          Rosa Parks
          Born

          04 Feb, 1913

          Died

          24 Oct, 2005

          Nationality

          American

          Age at time of death

          92

        • Laszlo Biro
          László Bíró
          Born

          29 Sep, 1899

          Died

          24 Oct, 1985

          Nationality

          Hungarian, Argentine

          Age at time of death

          86

        • Christian Dior
          Christian Dior
          Born

          21 Jan, 1905

          Died

          24 Oct, 1957

          Nationality

          French

          Age at time of death

          52

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          Quote of the Week

          • David Roger Johansen

            “The New York Dolls weren’t about rebellion. We were about liberation.”

            David Roger Johansen

            Actor, Singer

          • Richard Merrill Cohen

            “I am not defined by multiple sclerosis. I have MS, MS does not have me.”

            Richard Merrill Cohen

            Author, Journalist

          • Yvonne Barr

            “Science was a chapter, not my whole story”

            Yvonne Barr

            Researcher, Teacher

          • Jon Landau

            “Use the tools of today to tell the stories of tomorrow.”

            Jon Landau

            Film producer

          • Dave Mirra

            “The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that's changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

            Dave Mirra

            Extreme sports athlete

          • Roger Delgado

            “Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.”

            Roger Delgado

            Actor

          • Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe

            “On the "Barrymore Legacy": "Damn them for giving me nothing and taking it away before I had it! Damn mother for her grandness and her indifference and her disdain of me, and damn daddy for the crazy, mixed-up life he led and the daughter he never gave a damn for, and damn uncle Lionel for treating me like the boarding-school bitch I am, and damn aunt Ethel who doesn't even know I'm alive, and damn me for being a silly, arrogant, affected schoolgirl! God damn us all! We deserve everything we get!”

            Diana Blanche Barrymore Blythe

            American film, Stage actress

          • Gaston Glock

            “Safety and reliability are the cornerstones of firearm design.”

            Gaston Glock

            Businessman, Engineer

          • Paul Drude

            “Science progresses not only through grand discoveries, but also through the careful building blocks of research and experimentation.”

            Paul Drude

            Physicist

          • Bruce Lee

            “Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend.”

            Bruce Lee

            Actor, Film director

          • George Burns

            “I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate”

            George Burns

            Actor, Comedian

          • Joseph Pilates

            “Contrology is not a system of haphazard exercises designed to produce only bulging muscles, It is an exercise and breathing regime that develops the body uniformly, corrects posture, restores vitality, invigorates the mind and elevates the spirit”

            Joseph Pilates

            Inventor, Physical trainer

          • John David Ashton

            “Acting is about finding the truth in every moment.”

            John David Ashton

            Actor

          • Robert Marvin Hull

            “The only way to shoot a puck is hard!”

            Robert Marvin Hull

            Ice hockey player

          • Mark Hopkins Jr.

            “Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends”

            Mark Hopkins Jr.

            Railroad investor, Treasurer

          • M. S. Viswanathan

            “Mortal Men; Immortal Music;”

            M. S. Viswanathan

            Actor, Film score composer

            David Roger Johansen
            “The New York Dolls weren’t about rebellion. We were about liberation.”
            David Roger Johansen
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            Notable People Who Died in 2025

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              Archbishop, Pope, Priest

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              David Lynch

              1946 - 2025 - (Aged: 78)

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              Dick Button

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              1944 - 2025 - (Aged: 80)

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              1930 - 2025 - (Aged: 95)

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              Geneviève Page

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            • George Foreman

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