Preeminent is a formal word used to describe someone or something more important, skillful, or successful than their counterparts or peers. It is used synonymously with outstanding and supreme.
☰Thought of the Day
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life; it goes on." - Robert Frost
- Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1811)
- Alfredo Napoleão dos Santos, Portuguese pianist, and composer, born in Porto, Portugal (d. 1917)
- Tikhon of Moscow [Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin], 11th Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia, born in Toropets District, Pskov, Russian Empire (d. 1925)
- Irving Langmuir, American chemist and engineer (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1932, invented gas-filled incandescent lamp), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- Jackie Robinson, American Baseball HOF second baseman (1st African-American MLB player Brooklyn Dodgers; 6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955; NL MVP 1949), born in Cairo, Georgia (d. 1972)
- Fred Catherwood, British politician (Vice President of the European Parliament 1989-1992), born in Castledawson, County Londonderry (d. 2014)
- Drummond Rennie, British-American nephrologist and deputy editor (New England Journal of Medicine, 1977-81; Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983-2013), born in Yorkshire, England (d. 2025)
- Frank Ricotti, British jazz and session vibraphonist and percussionist, born in London, England
- First attempt of a republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto, Portugal
- Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith wins her 7th consecutive Australian singles title; beats American Nancy Richey in a walkover, Richey injured
- Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia the UK and New Zealand, becoming the world's smallest republic
- Barry Manilow's single "Mandy" goes gold
- Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins 10th Grand Slam singles title; outclasses Dinara Safina of Russia 6-0, 6-3
- John Francis Regis, French priest and Roman Catholic saint, born in Fontcouverte, France (d. 1640)
- Jackie Robinson, American Baseball HOF second baseman (1st African-American MLB player Brooklyn Dodgers; 6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1955; NL MVP 1949), born in Cairo, Georgia (d. 1972)
- Bert Williams, English soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Wolverhampton Wanderers 381 games), born in Bradley, Staffordshire (d. 2014)
- William Bryant, American character actor (King Dinosaur, Hell Squad), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2001)
- Gerald Chanberlain, American jazz trombonist (Woody Herman's Thundering Herd), born in Refugio, Texas (d. 2007)
