- Archie Bleyer, American orchestra leader (Arthur Godfrey), born in Queens, New York (d. 1989)
- Marian Burros, American food writer best known for her plum torte recipe (NYT Cooking, The Summertime Cookbook), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2025)
- Geoff Griffin, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; first RSA Test hat-trick 1960), born in Greytown, Natal Province, South Africa (d. 2006)
- Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey left-wing (Gordie Howe Trophy 1976, 78; Stanley Cup 1971, 73 Montreal Canadiens; WHL C'ship 1977 Quebec Nordiques), born in Granby, Quebec
- Dale Krantz, American rock singer (Rossington-Collins Band), born in Michigan
- Barry Michael Cooper, American screenwriter (New Jack City; Sugar Hill; Above the Rim), and journalist (Village Voice), born in Harlem, New York City (d. 2025)
- Johnny Weiss, American professional wrestler (Johnny Hotbody), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd [Brobst], American blues-rock guitarist, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42.25
- US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Molla Bjurstedt outclasses Louise Hammond Raymond 6-0, 6-1
- The first of two Air France DC-4 aircraft flying the same route from Saigon to Paris crashes near Bahrain, killing 46 passengers and crew, while 6 survive; a second DC-4 on the same route crashes two days later a few miles away under similar circumstances
- Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list
- Russian novelist and historian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn receives the State Prize of the Russian Federation from President Putin for his humanitarian work
- William Attewell, English cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), born in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1927)
- Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician and writer (The New Class), born in Podbišće, Montenegro (d. 1995)
- Roy Harper, British folk-rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Folkjokeopus; Work of Heart), born in Rusholme, Manchester, England
- Ron Freeman, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m, bronze 400m 1968), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Robyn [Robin Carlsson], Swedish pop and dance music singer-songwriter, and record producer ("Show Me Love"; "Dancing On My Own"), born in Stockholm, Sweden
