- Ernie Parker, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1913), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 1918)
- Eddie Paynter, English cricketer (England batting hero in Bodyline series), born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England (d. 1979)
- Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher, critic and writer, born in Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh, British India (d. 1978)
- Violet Barclay, American illustrator, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2010)
- Peter Noone, British pop-rock singer, sometimes known as "Herman" (Herman's Hermits - "I'm Into Something Good"; "Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England
- Ryan Adams, American musician, singer and songwriter (Whiskeytown - "Don't Be Sad"; solo -"New York, New York"), born in Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver, born in Goiânia, Brazil
- Christoph Metzelder, German footballer, born in Haltern, West Germany
- Edward Harrigan's musical farce "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres at Theatre Comique, NYC
- Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army
- 20th NYC Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01
- Davey Johnson is named AL Manager of Year two hours after resigning from the Baltimore Orioles
- Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin becomes first NHL player to score 900 career goals in a 6-1 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
- Attilio Ariosti, Italian baroque composer (Court of Kingdom of Prussia, 1697-1703), viola d'amore player, and harpsichordist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1729)
- Charles Dupuy, 3 times Prime Minister of France, born in Le Puy-en-Velay, France (d. 1923)
- Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (dirty-snowball theory), born in Red Oak, Iowa (d. 2004)
- Tuula Puputti, Finnish ice hockey goalie (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kuopio, Finland
- Tobias Enstrom, Swedish NHL hockey player (Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets), born in Nordingrå, Sweden
