- Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926)
- John Fillmore Hayford, American Geodesist who established the theory of isostasy and founded the modern science of geodesy (precise measurements of the shape of the earth), born in Rouses Point, New York (d. 1925)
- Sir Nicholas Winton, British humanitarian ('British Schindler' - saved 669 children from Nazis), born in London (d. 2015)
- Fritz Rudolf Fries, German writer, born in Bilbao, Spain (d. 2014)
- Elisabeth Schwartz, Austrian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1956)
- Frank Froehling, American tennis player (US C'ships 1963 runner-up; doubles, mixed doubles 1965 runner-up), born in Islamorada, Florida (d. 2020)
- André the Giant, French pro wrestler (WWF World Heavyweight C'ship 1988; WWF World Tag Team C'ship [with Haku] 1989), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1993)
- Archie Manning, American football quarterback (New Orleans Saints; 2 x Pro Bowl; Saints Hall of Fame), born in Drew, Mississippi
- New Nazi battleship Bismarck leaves Gdynia, Poland
- Indonesian paratroopers land in New Guinea
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing wins French presidential election
- Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time
- Queen Elizabeth II grants the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle upon their marriage
- Johns Hopkins, American financier and philanthropist (founded Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins University), born in Gambrills, Maryland (d. 1873)
- Felix Zollicoffer, American journalist and Confederate Brigadier General who was killed in the Battle of Mill Springs, born in Maury County, Tennessee (d. 1862)
- Carl Akeley, American taxidermist and naturalist who developed the animal mount process and other techniques for museums, born in Clarendon, New York (d. 1926)
- Paul Cooper, American classical music composer, and educator, born in Victoria, Illinois (d. 1996)
- Ruskin Bond, Indian novelist (Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra), born in Kasauli, British India
