"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often{26} used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity to what we would have others think of us." - Jane Austen, from Pride and Prejudice
- Higashiyama [Asahito], 113th Emperor of Japan (1687-1709) during the Genroku era, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1710)
- Emilio Arrieta, Spanish opera and zarzuela composer (Marina), born in Puente la Reina, Spain (d. 1894)
- (Don Stephen) "D.S." Senanayake, Ceylonese politician and leader of Sri Lankan independence movement (1st Prime Minister of Ceylon, 1947-52), born in Botale, British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (d. 1952)
- Matt Bennett, American actor (Hickey and Boggs; The Unholy Rollers), born in Greenup, Kentucky (d. 1991)
- Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author (Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam), born in New York City
- Osamu Watanabe, Japanese freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 63kg 1964; World C'ship gold 1962, 63), born in Wassamu, Hokkaido, Japan (d. 2022)
- Phil Chen, Chinese-Jamaican rock session and touring bassist (Jeff Beck, 1974-76; Rod Stewart, 1977-80; Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- Lee Loughnane, American horn player and songwriter (Chicago), born in Elmwood Park, Illinois
- First Americans to see action on front lines of WWI: US troops enter front lines at Sommervillier under French command
- Film musical "For Me and My Gal," starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in his screen debut, and directed by Busby Berkeley, premieres in New York City
- Bill Rodgers wins his fourth consecutive men's title in the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:11:42; defending champion Grete Waitz of Norway wins the women's event in 2:27:33
- Welsh runner Steve Jones runs the Chicago Marathon in a world record time of 2:08:05, in his first race at this distance
- The "Great Cheese Robbery": A scam is reported to police involving the theft of rare English Cheddar worth about 300,000 pounds from Neal’s Yard Dairy in London
- Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch military leader (Brigadier-General) and Governor-General (Dutch-East Indies, 1808-11; Dutch Gold Coast, 1811-15), born in Hattem, Gelderland, Dutch Republic (d. 1818)
- Alphonse de Lamartine, French writer (Poetical Mediations) and politician (briefly led the Second Republic 1848), born in Mâcon, France (d. 1869)
- Christopher A. Sims, American economist known for his work on macroeconomics and Nobel Prize recipient (2011), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2026)
- Tommy Wright, English soccer right-back (12 caps; Everton 308 games), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2026)
- Jade Jagger, English jewelry designer and daughter of Mick and Bianca Jagger, born in Paris, France
