Famous Birthdays
- Gloria Reuben, actress (Jeanie Boulet - ER), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
- Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
Famous Deaths
- [William Maxwell] Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Canadian British newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies at 85