Famous Birthdays
- Charles O Whitley, (Rep-D-NC, 1977- )
- Frank Singleton, librarian
- Pierre Aubert, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- William Kurelek, Canadian artist and writer (The Maze, Passion of Christ series), born near Whitford, Alberta (d. 1977)
Famous Deaths
- J.G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh motor-racing driver (b. 1884)
- Mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878)