Historical Events
- French submarine "Ondine" sinks returning to Toulon, drowning 42
Famous Birthdays
- Christian d'Oriola, French foils (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Perpignan, France (d. 2007)
- Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1986)
- Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese Secretary-General (1975-90), born in New Amsterdam, British Guiana