Lord of the Flies adjective: Marked by a breakdown of order into cruelty, chaos, and savagery.
☰Thought of the Day
"A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-Austrian physician and naturalist interested in entomology (Entomologia Carniolica), born in Cavalese, Italy (d. 1788)
- Frédéric Thiéme, French composer, born in Reims, France (d. 1802)
- Ransom Eli Olds, American auto (Oldsmobile) and truck (REO) manufacturer, born in Geneva, Ohio (d. 1950)
- Donald Judd, American minimalist sculptor and artist, born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (d. 1994)
- Chuck Barris, TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
- Lindy Remigino, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1952), born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York (d. 2018)
- Ted Curson, American jazz trumpeter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
- Richard Edwards, West Indian cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 18 wickets; Barbados), born in Christ Church, Barbados
- Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
- At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner ("Concorde-ski"), crashes, 15 killed
- US Open Women's Golf, Pine Needles Lodge and GC: Defending champion Karrie Webb of Australia repeats by 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Se Ri Pak; largest margin in 21 years
- US President Barack Obama announces his plan for a $1 billion fund to increase deployment of US troops to Europe
- Pedro Mir, Dominican poet laureate (There Is a Country in the World, To Julia with No Tears), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2000)
- (Ronald George) "Tim" Woodman, British WWII RAF pilot and squadron leader, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (d. 1996)
- Susannah Constantine, British fashion guru (What Not to Wear), born in London, England
- Jeff Blumenkrantz, American theatrical composer, actor, and podcaster, born in Long Branch, New Jersey
- Tomas Verner, Czech ice skater, born in Písek, Czech Republic
