- Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham, English politician, born in England (d. 1769)
- Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, American actor (Rio Bravo), born in Aguilares, Texas (d. 2006)
- Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English Labour politician, born in Plympton, Plymouth (d. 2018)
- Cynthia Plaster Caster [Cynthia Albritton], American artist who made plaster casts of celebrity penises and breasts, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Auburn, Washington
- Mitch Kupchak, American NBA executive (Charlotte Hornets) and power forward (Washington Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers; 3x NBA champion, 1976 Olympic gold medalist), born in Brentwood, New York
- Elizabeth McColgan, British running star (world record 5 km indoor), born in Dundee, Scotland
- Ruslana [Lyzhychko], Ukrainian pop singer and songwriter, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
- The Beatles' 4th appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show", features an interview and pre-recorded performance of "You Can't Do That"
- American boxer Bob Foster defeats holder Dick Tiger for the world light-heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Gardens, New York (goes on to defend title x 14)
- Hostage situation ends at the Central Bank in Barcelona, Spain
- North Korea bans mobile phones
- Mikuláš S chneider-Trnavský, Slovak composer (Missa pastoralis), born in Trnava, Slovakia (d. 1958)
- Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, American actor (Rio Bravo), born in Aguilares, Texas (d. 2006)
- Graham Arnold, British artist (Brotherhood of Ruralists), born in Sydenham, London (d. 2019)
- Jo Ann Washam, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Auburn, Washington
- Brian Ching, American footballer (U.S. National Team), born in Hale'iwa, Hawaii