villein noun: A peasant legally bound to a feudal lord, owing labor or dues in return for the use of land.
☰Thought of the Day
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen, from Pride and Prejudice.
- Georg Ritschel, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1805)
- Jakob Ehrlich, Austrian politician and Zionist, born in Bystřice pod Hostýnem, Czech Republic (d. 1938)
- Oskar Klein, Swedish theoretical physicist known for Kaluza–Klein theory, born in Mörby, Sweden (d. 1977)
- Jean Renoir, French film director (Madame Bovary, Nana, Grand Illusion) and actor (Rules of the Game), born in Paris, France (d. 1979)
- Gerd Gaiser, German writer (Ship in the Mountain), born in Oberriexingen, Germany (d. 1976)
- Helmut Schoen, football coach (manager of West Germany (1964-1978, 1974 World Cup), born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1996)
- Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter (The Andromeda Strain), born in New York (d. 2004)
- Gaylord Perry, American Baseball HOF pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; Cy Young winner 1972, 78; no-hitter 1968; SF Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, SD Padres), born in Williamston, North Carolina (d. 2022)
- British General Garnet Wolseley occupies Cairo, Egypt
- Chicago Cubs infielders Tinker, Evers, and Chance turn their first double play together in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati
- The first Costco store opens in Seattle, Washington
- Sharlene Wells (20) of Utah is crowned 58th Miss America 1985
- St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays
- Carlos Estrada, Uruguayan composer and conductor, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1970)
- Gisela Hernández [Gonzalo], Cuban composer (Diálogo), and music educator, born in Cardenas, Cuba (d. 1971)
- David Kraehenbuehl, American composer (March of the Trolls), pianist, teacher (Yale), and music theorist (Journal of Music Theory), born in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois (d. 1997)
- Erika Köth, German operatic coloratura soprano (Salzburg Festival, 1955–64), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1989)
- Gösta Jonsson, Swedish saxophonist, accordion player and bandleader, born in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1984)