Estrellita Karsh was born on this day, January 19, in 1930. This year, her birthday coincides with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January. Estrellita left her childhood home in New Jersey at the age of 16 for Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, which was also attended by Dr. King’s future wife, Coretta Scott. Read more about Estrellita’s life.