Famous Birthdays
- Princess Mafalda-Ceceilia of Bulgaria
- Winnie Harlow [born Chantelle Brown-Young], Canadian model with vitiligo (America's Next Top Model), born in Toronto, Ontario
Famous Deaths
- H Minderop, founder/chairman (TROS-radio/TV), dies
- Kevin Carter, a South African photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner & member of the Bang-Bang Club, suicide at 33
- Rosa Chacel, Spanish author, dies at 96
- Tatiana Tauer, harpist, dies at 48