Births (200 years ago today): 1819 – Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1901)
Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (d. 1963)
Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
Commemorations:
World Book and Copyright Day