- John Byron, British Royal Navy officer and explorer who circumnavigated the globe, grandfather to the poet, born in the United Kingdom (d. 1786)
- Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect (Shell-Haus in Berlin), born in Aachen, Germany (d. 1966)
- Des Corcoran, Australian politician (Premier of South Australia. 1979; Member of Parliament, 1962-82), born in Millicent, South Australia (d. 2004)
- Morley Safer, Canadian-American TV newscaster (60 Minutes), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2016)
- Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Villahermosa, Colombia (d. 2008)
- Claudio Bravo Camus, Chilean born painter, born in Valparaiso, Chile (d. 2011)
- Joe Lombardo, American former law enforcement officer (Sheriff of Clark County (Nevada), 2015-23), and politician (31st Governor of Nevada, 2023-present), born in Sapporo, Japan
- Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese manga author, born in Nagi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay person elected to public office in California, winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- NASA astronaut Anna Lee Fisher becomes the first mother to go into orbit when she flies on the STS-51A mission
- Hong Kong's MTR Lam Tin Station comes into service
- Authorities report more than 150 people have been killed in week-long assault by government forces on port of Hudaydah in Yemen
- Horace Mann Bond, American educator, administrator (President of Lincoln University (Pa), 1945-57), and historian, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1972)
- Douglas Townsend, American composer, born in Manhattan, New York City (d. 2012)
- Joe Flynn, American character actor (McHale's Navy - "Capt. Binghamton; The Love Bug; The Rescuers), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1974)
- Parker Posey, American actress (Party Girl, Superman Returns), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- DanTDM [Daniel Middleton], British professional gamer and YouTube personality (The Diamond Minecraft), born in Aldershot, England
