- Armand Marsick, Belgian composer, born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1959)
- Fjodor Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga), born in Pavlovka, Russia (d. 1960) [NS=Oct 2]
- Geraldine Clinton Little, Irish poet (A Little Bouquet), born in Northern Ireland (d. 1997)
- Sylvester [J. Pussycat Sr.,], Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Notes to You"
- Chuck Panozzo, American rock bassist (Styx), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Silvio Leonard, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1980), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- Eric Turner, American football safety (First-team All-Pro 1994; Pro Bowl 1994, 96; NFL interceptions co-leader 1994; Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens), born in Ventura, California (d. 2000)
- Tim Rogers, Australian singer and songwriter ("You Am I"), born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia,
- David Bowie's single "Fame" goes #1 for two weeks
- Suicide car bomb attacks US Embassy annex in Beirut, killing 23
- United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly in the armed forces
- New Zealand's National Government wins a third term in the elections despite allegations of corruption and revelations about state surveillance
- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian journalist, soldier and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1907), born in Milan, Lombardy (d. 1918)
- Frank Comstock, American big band and pop orchestral arranger (Les Brown; Doris Day; Warner Bros; Brian Setzer), film and television composer (Rocky and His Friends; Adam-12), and recording artist (Project: Comstock - Music from Outer Space), born in San Diego, California (d. 2013)
- Gunnar Nelson, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Nelson - "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection"), born in Santa Monica, California
- Norah Vincent, American journalist and author (Self-Made Man, Voluntary Madness), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2022)
- John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player (New York Islanders), born in Mississauga, Ontario
