- Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), born in Reggio Emilia, Italy (d. 1533)
- Georg Michaelis, German lawyer and politician (Chancellor of German Empire and Prime Minister of Prussia, July-November 1917), born in Haynau, Germany (d. 1936)
- Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
- Alexander Kholminov, Russian composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2015)
- Harmonica Fats [Harvey Blackston], American blues session and touring harmonica player ("Tore Up"), born in McDade, Louisiana (d. 2000)
- David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2015)
- Peter Furler, Australian musician (Newsboys), born in McLaren Vale, Australia
- Larenz Tate, American actor (Rescue Me, Power), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Michelangelo's statue of David is unveiled in Florence
- Battle of Bassano: Napoleon Bonaparte's French army defeats the Austrian forces during the French Revolutionary Wars
- US 4 x 400 m relay team of Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, and Otis Davis run a world record 3:02.2 to win the gold medal at the Rome Olympics
- East German Annelie Ehrhardt sets a world record of 12.59 seconds to win the 100 m hurdles gold medal at the Munich Olympics, beating Romanian Valeria Bufanu by 0.25 seconds
- US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Scotsman Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 for his fifth consecutive US title
- Frank Cady, American actor (The Beverly Hillbillies; Petticoat Junction; Green Acres - all as "Sam Drucker"), born in Susanville, California (d. 2012)
- Michael Lardie, American rock keyboard player, guitarist and producer (Great White; Night Ranger), born in Anchorage, Alaska
- Chris Judd, Australian rules football player, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Matt Grothe, American football player, born in Lakeland, Florida
- Joe Sugg, English Youtuber and actor (Strictly Come Dancing), born in Lacock, England