To fawn over or on someone (usually someone important or powerful) is to try to get their approval through praise, special attention, or flattery. Fawn is also sometimes used—especially but not exclusively of dogs—to mean “to show affection.”
☰Thought of the Day
"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any." - Alice Walker
- Paul Triquet, Canadian military officer, born in Cabano, Quebec (d. 1980)
- Herbert Mills, American jazz and pop singer and vocal trumpet (The Mills Brothers - "Paper Doll", "Up A Lazy River", "The Glow-Worm"), born in Piqua, Ohio (d. 1989)
- Nicolay G. Basov, Soviet physicist who specialized in quantum electronics (laser, maser) and 1964 Nobel laureate, born in Usman, Russia (d. 2001)
- Gloria Henry [McEniry], American actress (Dennis the Menace), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2021)
- Catherine Gaskin, Irish-Australian romantic novelist (Fiona, Coporation Wife), born in Dundalk Bay, County Louth, Ireland (d. 2009)
- Jim McDaniels, American basketball forward (All American 1971; Western Kentucky Uni; No. 1 overall pick ABA Draft 1971; ABA All-Star 1972; Carolina Cougars), born in Scottsville, Kentucky (d. 2017)
- Will Hoy, English auto racer (British Touring Car C'ship 1991), born in Melbourn, England (d. 2002)
- Greg Camp, American rock songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Smash Mouth - "All Star"), born in West Covina, California
- King Charles III of Spain gives orders to expel the Jesuits from the Spanish Empire
- Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by HMS Apollo runs aground off the coast of Portugal
- US engineer George Brayton patents an internal combustion engine (Brayton Cycle)
- Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated by a terrorist in the Marie Palace, St Petersburg
- Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album goes to No. 1 and stays atop the charts for 31 weeks
- August Heinrich Hoffmann, German writer, born in Fallersleben, Electorate of Brunswick -Lüneburg (d. 1874)
- Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (J'accuse - I Accuse), born in Paris, France (d. 1902)
- Carmen Basilio, American boxer (World Welterweight title 1955-56; Middleweight title 1957-58), born in Canastota, New York (d. 2012)
- Mike Hailwood, British motorcycle road racer (World C'ships: 250cc – 1961, 1966, 1967; 350cc – 1966, 1967; 500cc –1962-65; 76 Grand Prix wins), born in Great Milton, England (d. 1981)
- Keshorn Walcott ORTT, Trinidadian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 2012, bronze 2016), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
