1953 Birthday Susan Pedersen, U.S., 4 x 100m medley swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1952 Death Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies 1944 Birthday Herb Pedersen, born in Berkley, California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1904 Birthday Charles Pedersen, UK, biochemist, Nobel 1987