Famous Birthdays
- Fiona Lewis, Westcliff England, actress (Stunts, Lisztomania)
- Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist
- Herbert Jefferson Jr, actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jeffrey Jones, American actor (Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off), born in Buffalo, New York
- Majid Khan, cricketer (great Pakistani batsman 1964-82)
- Peter Egan, actor (Bean, Chariots of Fire)
Famous Deaths
- Jean Van de Eeckhoudt, Belgian painter, dies