Quiddity refers to the essence of a thing—that is, whatever makes something the type of thing that it is. Quiddity can also refer to a small and usually trivial complaint or criticism, or to a quirk or eccentricity in someone's behavior.
☰Thought of the Day
"It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
- Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier), born in Montbrison, France (d. 1836)
- Sebastian de Iradier, Spanish-Basque composer (La Paloma), born in Lanciego, Álava, Spain (d. 1865)
- Henry G. Blasdel, American politician (1st Governor of Nevada, 1864-71), and miner, born in Cambridge, Indiana (d. 1900)
- U Razak, Burmese politician, one of 19 independence leaders assassinated on Martyr's Day, born in Meiktila, British Burma, (d. 1947)
- Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentine business magnate, owner of world's largest shipping fleet, and second husband of Jacqueline Kennedy, born in Konak, Turkey (d. 1975)
- Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story), born in Kentville, Nova Scotia (d. 2018)
- Raymond Van Gestel, Belgian soccer winger (5 caps; Lyra) and athlete (Belgian long jump champion), born in Mol, Belgium (d. 2020)
- Hiromi Ōta, Japanese pop singer (Momen no handkerchief), born in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Nova Scotia Supreme Court rules against case of black woman Viola Desmond - ejected from a cinema seat in New Glasgow reserved for whites and arrested in landmark case (pardoned 2010)
- A group attempting the 1st surface crossing of Antarctic join up at the South Pole
- Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain
- University of Arizona reports 1st optical identification of a pulsar found in Crab Nebula
- Number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in UK rises to over 1 million
- Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump; bronze long jump 1912), born in Norrköping, Sweden (d. 1946)
- Walter Bartley, English biochemist, born in Brighton, London (d. 1994)
- Peter Clemoes, British historian, born in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
- Dorothy Provine, American actress (The Roaring 20's; That Darn Cat: Who's Minding The Mint?), and singer, born in Deadwood, South Dakota (d. 2010)
- Fantastic Negrito [Xavier Dphrepaulezz], American blues singer-songwriter (The Last Days of Oakland; Please Don't Be Dead), born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts
