Joseph Salem Lelyveld was an American journalist. He was executive editor of The New York Times from 1994 to 2001, and interim executive editor in 2003 after the resignation of Howell Raines. He was a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author, and a contributor to the New York Review of Books.

1937Colin Powell, American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State (died 2021)^[†]

Colin Luther Powell was an American diplomat who was the 65th United States secretary of state from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American to hold the office. He was the 15th national security advisor from 1987 to 1989, and the 12th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.

1937Andrzej Schinzel, Polish mathematician (died 2021)^[†]

Andrzej Bobola Maria Schinzel was a Polish mathematician studying mainly number theory.

1937Arie Selinger, Israeli volleyball player and manager^[†]

Arie Selinger is an Israeli volleyball coach and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time. He is credited with transforming the United States women's national volleyball team into a powerhouse in the 1980s.

1937Juan Vicente Lezcano, Paraguayan footballer (died 2012)^[†]

Juan Vicente Lezcano López was a Paraguayan football defender.

Notable Deaths

1937Gustav Adolf Deissmann, (born 1866)^[†]

Gustav Adolf Deissmann was a German Protestant theologian, best known for his leading work on the Greek language used in the New Testament, which he showed was the koine, or commonly used tongue of the Hellenistic world of that time.

1937José Benlliure y Gil, Spanish painter (born 1858)^[†]

José Benlliure y Gil was a Spanish painter.