Orthography refers to the way in which the words of a language are spelled, or to the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage.
☰Thought of the Day
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." - Amelia Earhart
- Catherine the Great [Catherine II], German-born Empress of Russia (1762-96) who expanded the Russian empire, born in Stettin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1796)
- Jaroslav Kvapil, Czech composer, born in Fryšták, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1959)
- Werner Groebli, Swiss ice skating clown, (Frick in ice skating act Frick and Frack), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2008)
- Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
- Elaine May, American comedienne, writer and actress (New Leaf, Primary Colors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Bob Cleary, American hockey HOF center (Olympic gold 1960; Harvard University), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C'ships), born in Bega, Australia
- Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
- John Adams sworn in as 1st US Vice President (9 days before Washington)
- Congress establishes US Mint in Denver, Colorodo
- Founding of the Orthodox Bahá'í Faith in Washington, DC
- £1 coin is introduced in the United Kingdom
- FBI arrests Timothy McVeigh in the Oklahoma City bombing case; he is indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including use of a weapon of mass destruction
- Leonard Warren [Warenoff], American baritone (Metropolitan Opera, 1939-60) who died on stage, born in The Bronx, New York City (d. 1960)
- Ira Louvin [Loudermilk], American country singer and mandolin player (Louvin Brothers - "The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me)"), born in Section, Alabama (d. 1965)
- Brendan Malone, American basketball coach (RI Uni; Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in New York City (d. 2023)
- Diana Darvey [Rollof], British actress, singer and dancer (The Benny Hill Show), born in Cheadle, Cheshire, England (d. 2000)
- Michael Zarnock, American author and Hot Wheels historian, born in Utica, New York
