- Apollon Maykov, Russian poet, born in Moscow, Imperial Russia (d. 1897)
- Richard Allen, Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1928), born in Nagpur, India (d. 1969)
- Patience Strong [Winifred Emma May], English poet and journalist, born in Catford, London (d. 1990)
- Freddy Fender [Baldemar Huerta], American rock, country and Tejano singer ("Wasted Days And Wasted Nights"; "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"; Texas Tornados - "A Man Can Cry"), born in San Benito, Texas (d. 2006)
- Ludwig Schwarz, Austrian Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Linz, born in Most pri Bratislave, Slovakia
- Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy; Henry Cow; Art Bears), born in Hamburg, Germany
- Jim Lachey, American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins), born in St. Henry, Ohio
- Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano, born in Rome, Italy
- Dutch East India ship Batavia wrecks on Morning Reef off the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia, with 200 survivors (only 70 survive after three months due to mutiny and murders)
- 3rd national black convention meets (Philadelphia)
- Angela Davis, African American activist, acquitted of killing a white guard
- Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law
- Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel's musical "Bad Cinderella" closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 85 performances; 1st time in 43 years that Webber is without a show on Broadway
- Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle), born in Egtved, Denmark (d. 1754)
- Apollon Maykov, Russian poet, born in Moscow, Imperial Russia (d. 1897)
- Bill Treacher, British actor (EastEnders, 1985-96 - "Arthur Fowler"), born in London, England (d. 2022)
- James Callis, British actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in London, England
- Russell Brand, British comedian, television personality and actor (Arthur, Rock of Ages), born in Grays, England
