Famous Birthdays
- Ben Weber, American composer (Thorne Music Award-1965), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1979)
- Ronald Ridout, English school textbook author (English Today), born in Farnham, Surrey (d. 1994)
Famous Deaths
- William Ramsay, Scottish chemist who discovered noble gases (Nobel 1904), dies at 63
- William Ramsey, chemist, dies