On this day . . .
- Atkins, Juan born 1962
- Beale, Charles Willing born 1845
- Bigg, Henry Robert Heather died 1911
- Brundage, Margaret born 1900
- Burkholz, Herbert born 1929
- Dorn, Michael born 1952
- Fairburn, Edwin died 1911
- Fandom's Thursday meetings in London begin, 1937 – then weekly in a teashop, now in a pub on the first Thursday of the month.
- Galopin, Arnould died 1934
- Hodge, T Shirby born 1841
- Hossain, Rokeya Sakhawat born 1880
- Hossain, Rokeya Sakhawat died 1932
- Moore, Patrick died 2012
- Nathan, David born 1926
- Offin, T W died 1913
- Ognibene, Peter J born 1941
- Robinson, Phil died 1902
- Saward, Eric born 1944
- Scholes, Robert died 2016
- Sheckley, Robert died 2005
- Smith, Basil A died 1969
- Urban, Simon born 1975
- Ward, Don born 1911
- Wilbrandt, Conrad born 1832