- Henry Chadwick, English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book; created game stats eg. BA, ERA; box scores), born in Exeter, England (d. 1908)
- Meret Oppenheim, German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object: Le Déjeuner en fourrure), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1985)
- Joseph E. Lowery, American activist, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the minister who gave the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration, born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2020)
- Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
- Fred Graham, American newscaster and journalist (CBS News, Court TV), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2019)
- Vicente Cantatore, Argentine soccer manager (Chile, Real Valladolid, Colo Colo, Real Betis, Sevilla, Sporting de Gijón), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2021)
- Gavin Sutherland, Scottish folk-soft rock bassist and vocalist, (Sutherland Brothers and Quiver - "Arms of Mary"; "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway"), born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
- 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Brooklyn
- Allied assault on oil installations of Bula Ceram
- Memorial for the executed unveiled in Terbregge, Netherlands
- Presidents Cup Golf, Muirfield Village GC: US wins for 5th successive time with an 18½–15½ victory over the International team
- Oil tanker collision with a car leaves at least 50 people dead and one hundred with serious burns near Kisantu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer, designed the Erdapfel, the oldest terrestrial globe in the world, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 1507)
- Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish Baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
- Millie Small, Jamaican ska singer, and songwriter ("My Boy Lollipop"), born in Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2020)
- Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer, born in Palmar Sur, Costa Rica
- Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress known for " Nobuta wo Produce", born in Tokyo, Japan