On this day . . .
- Adamovič, Ivan born 1967
- Anderson, Barth born 1964
- Binns, Ottwell died 1935
- Bruce, Muriel died 1981
- Campbell, Alice died 1955
- Carhart, Arthur Hawthorne died 1978
- Celsius, Anders born 1701
- de Camp, L Sprague born 1907
- Dupree, Tom born 1949
- Ellis, Sara K born 1971
- Grierson, Francis D born 1888
- Hacker, Marilyn born 1942
- Hendrix, Jimi born 1942
- James, P D died 2014
- Kirby, Josh born 1928
- Kircher, Athanasius died 1680
- Lambert, Verity born 1935
- Lamont, Archibald died 1933
- Llewellyn, Alun died 1988
- Lovelace, Ada died 1852
- Lyttelton, Thomas died 1779
- MacApp, C C born 1913
- MacDonald, Robert MacLaughlan born 1874
- Matsuo Yumi born 1960
- Pelton, Guy Cathcart died 1965
- Russell, Ken died 2011
- Snodgrass, Melinda M born 1951
- Stackpole, Michael A born 1957
- Steakley, John died 2010
- Theobald, Robert died 1999
- Tuckwell, William born 1829
- Wallis, Dave born 1917
- Yamano Kōichi born 1939