- King James II of Scotland (1437-60), born in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh (d. 1460)
- Pierre Paul Puget, French artist, born in Marseille, France (d. 1694)
- Camille Looten, French=Flemish priest and literature historian (Flemish committee of France), born in Noordpeene, Belgium (d. 1944)
- J. B. Bury, Irish historian, born in County Monaghan, Ireland (d. 1927)
- Enver Hoxha, Albanian post-war communist leader and dictator of Albania (1944-85), born in Gjirokastër, Albania (d. 1985)
- Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader, songwriter ("Strangers in the Night"; "Danke Schoen"), and record producer (The Beatles first recordings), born in Hamburg (d. 1980)
- Tony Carey, American rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Rainbow; Planet P Project), born in Watsonville, California
- Bob Mould, American rock guitarist, songwriter and vocalist (Hüsker Dü; Sugar), born in Malone, New York
- English demand the surrender of Quebec, and French Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac replies, "I have no reply to make to your general other than from the mouths of my cannon and muskets"
- Portland, Maine, is burned by the British
- First Quebec vs. Ontario football game; Ontario wins
- The Nickel Plate Railroad opens for business
- Americans Tommie Smith (gold, 19.83, WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200 m medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African Americans
- Michael Collins, Irish revolutionary leader and leading figure in the struggle for Irish independence in the early 20th century, born in Clonakilty, Ireland (d. 1922)
- Harrison Kerr, American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1978)
- Cesar Bresgen, Austrian organist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1988)
- Yevgeny Petrov, Russian sports shooter (Olympic gold Skeet 1968; silver 1972), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2025)
- Kellie Martin, American actress (Life Goes On, Cristy), born in Riverside, California
