Famous Birthdays
- Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)
- Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea], American dancer and actress (Singin' in the Rain), born in Amarillo, Texas (d. 2008)
- Heinar Kipphardt, German writer and playwright (In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer), born in Heidersdorf, Lower Silesia (d. 1982)
- Ralph Baer, Creator of the first video game console
- Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese soldier and Manga artist (GeGeGe no KitarÅ), born in Sakaiminato, Tittori (d. 2015)