Famous Birthdays
- Eduardo Palomo, Mexican actor (d. 2003)
- Kathleen Jamie, Scottish poet
- Paul McDermott, Australian comedian
- Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
Famous Deaths
- Frank Jenks, American actor (Colonel Flack, Zombies on Broadway), dies of cancer at 60
- Franz Jozef Kline, US expressionist painter, dies at 51
- H Trendley Dean, doctor (introduced fluoridation into water)