Arboreal is a formal and literary word used to describe something that relates to trees. It is also used in technical contexts to mean "living in or often found in trees," as in "arboreal primates."
☰Thought of the Day
"Fall seven times and stand up eight." - Japanese Proverb
- Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly), born in Lyon, France (d. 1746)
- Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal, born in Bar-le-Duc, France (d. 1847)
- Walter Hassan, British automotive engineer, born in London (d. 1996)
- Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield, British photographer who took the formal wedding portraits of King Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, born in England (d. 2005)
- Nir Shental, Israeli Men's 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996), born in Jaffa, Israel
- Ruben Gomez, American rocker (Menudo-Cannonball), born in Brooklyn, New York City
- Matt Walker, British Paralympic swimmer, born in Stockport, England
- Letícia Birkheuer, Brazilian model and actress, born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter
- Captiol Records releases "In the Wee Small Hours", the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra; collection of melancholy ballads with arrangements by Nelson Riddle was an early example of a concept album and helped popularize the 12-inch format for non-classical recordings
- St Lawrence Seaway linking Atlantic and the Great Lakes opens to shipping
- Tsutomu Hata elected premier of Japan
- 7.8-magnitude earthquake near Kathmandu in Nepal, killing 8000, leaving over 100,000 homeless, destroying many historic sites
- Jean Demoor, Belgian physician and physiologist, born in Etterbeek, Belgium (d. 1941)
- Karl Prohaska, Austrian composer, born in Mödling, Austria (d. 1927)
- Anita Björk, Swedish actress (Miss Julie, Loving Couples, Night People), born in Tällberg, Sweden (d. 2012)
- Michael Brown, American musician and songwriter (Don't Walk Away Renee), born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and actor (Seventeen Going Under), born in South Shields, England
