Famous Birthdays
- Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre (COSATU), born in Lingelihle, Eastern Cape (d. 1994)
- Richard Davis, American jazz bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, 4th President of Iceland (1980-96), born in Reykjavík, Iceland