pauciloquy noun: Economy of expression, especially in speech.
☰Thought of the Day
"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." - Jane Austen, from Pride and Prejudice
- Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (discovered Neptune), born in Radis, Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1910)
- Hugo Kauder, Austrian composer, born in Tovačov (d. 1972)
- Curzio Malaparte [Kurt E. Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt), born in Prato, Italy (d. 1957)
- Barbara Mullen, American actress (Thunder Rock; Innocent Sinners), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1979)
- Marvin Kalb, American broadcast journalist (CBS; NBC - Meet the Press), educator (Harvard), and writer (The Year I was Peter the Great; Enemy of the People: Trump's War on the Press), born in New York City
- Christine Goitschel, French alpine skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Sallanches, France
- Woodrow Lowe, American College Football HOF linebacker (NCAA C'ship 1973 University of Alabama; San Diego Chargers), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 2025)
- Gregory Maguire, American fantasy writer (Wicked), born in Albany, New York
- French explorer Jacques Cartier is the 1st European to sail into mouth of St Lawrence River
- William of Orange leads his army into Gelderland and occupies the province during the Dutch Revolt, expanding rebel control in the Low Countries
- Harry Blackmun is sworn in as a US Supreme Court Justice
- French Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 4th career Grand Slam title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
- French Open Women's Tennis: Justine Henin wins her 3rd consecutive French singles crown; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2
- Robert McNamara, American United States Secretary of Defense (1961-68), played major role in US escalation in Vietnam, born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009)
- Peter Beazley, British politician (C) (European Parliament), born in Chale, Isle of Wight (d. 2004)
- John Gillespie Magee Jr., Anglo-American Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot and war poet, born in Shanghai, Republic of China (d. 1941)
- Charles Wuorinen, American contemporary classical pianist, conductor, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Time's Encomium; Marimba Variations; Brokeback Mountain), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- Ileana Cotrubaş, Romanian soprano, born in Galați, Romania
