- Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie, American Baseball HOF second baseman (Triple Crown 1901; AL batting champion 1901–04, 10; Philadelphia A's, Cleveland Naps), born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (d. 1959)
- Albert Roelofs, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Schaarbeek, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1920)
- Julian Hunt, Lord Hunt of Chesterton, British meteorologist and director general of the Met Office (1992-97), born in Ootacamund, India (d. 2026)
- Chris Gore, American film critic and director (My Big Fat Independent Movie), born in Big Rapids, Michigan
- India Hicks, British model, interior designer and author (Island Life, A Slice of England), born in London
- Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
- Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
- Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer, born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- The first public library in the Americas is established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico
- 10,000 workers march in the first Labor Day parade in New York City
- Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls
- 8th MTV Video Music Awards: REM wins
- US President Donald Trump deploys ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to take part in military action against drug cartels in the Caribbean region
- Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019)
- India Hicks, British model, interior designer and author (Island Life, A Slice of England), born in London
- Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina
- Skandar Keynes, English actor (The Chronicles of Narnia film series), born in London, England