Famous Birthdays
- Christopher Meloni, American actor (Law & Order), born in Washington, D.C.
- Gijs Steinmann, Dutch football player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- Keren Jane Woodward, English rock vocalist (Bananarama-Venus), born in Bristol, England
Famous Deaths
- August Defresne, Dutch playwright and director (Anno Christi 969), dies at 67
- Wallingford Riegger, American composer (Bacchangle), dies at 75