Born in 1932 – Gerhard Richter, German artist.
Above: Zwei Kerzen (Two Candles), 1982
Also, born in 1880, Irish novelist and poet James Stephens, who said:
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
and
The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.