Famous Birthdays
- Michael D. Higgins, Irish politician (9th President of Ireland 2011-), born in Limerick, Ireland
- Walter Francis Sweeney, American NFL guard (San Diego Chargers), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts (d. 2013)
Famous Deaths
- Alexandros Koryzis, Prime Minister of Greece in 1941, commits suicide at about 65 as German troops closed in on Athens