Famous Birthdays
- Judith Holofernes [Holfelder-Roy], German singer (Wir sind Helden), born in Berlin, Germany
- Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer, born in Poznań, Poland
- Scott Mark Cameron, NZ 4x200m relay swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
- Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (b. 1893)
- Walter Hamor Piston, American composer, dies at 82