- Ferdinand II, German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry and King of Portugal (1837-53), born in Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian Empire (d. 1885)
- Vivian Ellis, English composer, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1996)
- Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American immunologist (Nobel 1980 - discovery of genes that regulate immune responses and of the role that some of these genes play in autoimmune diseases), born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2011)
- Necmettin Erbakan, 1st Islamist Prime Minister of Turkey (1996-97), born in Sinop, Turkey (d. 2011)
- Ernie Accorsi, American football executive (GM Baltimore Colts 1982-83, Cleveland Browns 1985-92, NY Giants ), born in Hershey, Pennsylvania (d. 2026)
- Melba Moore [Beatrice], American singer and actress (Ellis Island), born in New York City
- Kate Jackson, American actress (Rookies, Charlie's Angels), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Winona Ryder, American actress (Heathers, Edward Scissorhands), born in Winona, Minnesota
- 1st Israeli kibbutz Deganya Alef, is founded at Umm Juni, Ottoman Empire
- NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3
- Branch Rickey is named president and general manager of Brooklyn Dodgers
- Lula da Silva is elected President of Brazil, defeating Geraldo Alckmin in the second round
- The 10th-century Archimedes Palimpsest, featuring lost works of Archimedes, is made freely available on the web 10 years after being bought by an unknown tech figure
- (Willem) "Pim" Jacobs, Dutch jazz pianist, composer (with wife Rita Reys - Marriage in Modern Jazz), and TV presenter (Music for Everyone), born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Galen Weston, English-Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist, born in Marlow, England
- Brian Yuile, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (17 Tests, 34 wickets, 1 x 50; Central Districts), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Fausto Leali, Italian entertainer, born in Nuvolento, Brescia, Italy
- Ben Foster, American actor (Hell or High Water, 3:10 to Yuma), born in Boston, Massachusetts