- Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German organist, Benedictine priest, choirmaster, and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect), born in Oberelsbach, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
- Louisa Maria, Queen of Belgium (1832-50), Wife of Leopold I), born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (d. 1850)
- Henry Van de Velde, Flemish painter and architect (Art Nouveau), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1957)
- Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1954)
- George Sopkin, American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet, 1941-79), and teacher, born in Chicago, Ilinois (d. 2008)
- Joseph Kerman, American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music: Challenges to Musicology), born in London, England (d. 2014)
- Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
- Craig Taubman, Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live), born in Millington, Tennessee
- German war criminals Hinrichsen, Ruhl, Siebens and Viebahn freed
- 7.0 earthquake felt in Havre, Belgium
- The Beatles hold top 6 spots on the record chart in Sydney, Australia
- New York Mets win their 11th consecutive home opener 8-4 over the St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium
- ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 1 from Charley Hull and Chun In-gee for her second major title
- Ted Ashley [Theodore Assofsky], American talent agent and chairman of Warner Brothers (1969-80), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
- Joel Krosnick, American cellist and member of the Juilliard String Quartet (1974-2016), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 2025)
- Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
- Barry Pritchard, British rock guitarist (Fortunes - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"; "This Golden Ring"), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
- Marie Denise Pelletier, Canadian pop singer (Entre la tête et le cœur), born in Montréal, Québec