- Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-Lithuanian artist, born in Veliky Novgorod, Russia (d. 1957)
- Rómulo Gallegos, 48th President of Venezuela (1948), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 1969)
- John Kieran, American columnist and author (Natural History of NYC), born in New York City (d. 1981)
- Truus van Aalten [Geertruida van Aalten], Dutch silent and sound screen actress (Flaming Youth; The Beggar Student; The Girl in the Blue Hat), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1999)
- Johan Limpers, Dutch sculptor and resistance fighter, born in Heemstede, Netherlands (d. 1944)
- John Pinkerton, English computer scientist who designed the first business computer in England, the LEO computer, born in London (d. 1997)
- John MacIvor Perkins, American composer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2010)
- Lawrence Wright, American author and journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for his book "The Looming Tower" (2007), born in Oklahoma City
- Frederick of Lorraine elected as the first Belgian Pope Stephen IX [X]
- German and Ottoman empires sign a secret treaty of alliance after the outbreak of WWI
- Italians Adolfo Consolini and Giuseppe Tosi go 1-2 in the men's discus final at the London Olympics
- 23rd San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Holiday Inn
- British Open Women's Golf, Turnberry: Inbee Park of South Korea shoots final found 65 (−7) to win her 7th major title, 3 strokes ahead of compatriot Ko Jin-young
- John T. Ward Jr., American racehorse trainer (Kentucky Derby 2001 Monarchos; Breeders' Cup Distaff 1999 Beautiful Pleasure), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2021)
- Tim Dunigan, American actor (Captain Jonathan Power in "Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Anne Lacaton, French architect (Lacaton and Vassal; Pritzker Prize, 2021), born in Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, France
- Jacky Rosen, American politician (Senator-D-Nevada 2019-), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner of the late 1980's), born in Hyderabad, India
