2nd » World War II: Battle of the Bismarck Sea United States and Australian forces sink Japanese convoy ships.
3rd » World War II: In London, England, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green Bethnal Green tube station named tube station.
4th » World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the South West Pacific comes to an end.
5th » First flight of Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in the United Kingdom.
6th » Norman Rockwell published 'Freedom from Want (painting) called Freedom from Want' in the 'The Saturday Evening Post' with a matching essay by Carlos Bulosan as part of the 'Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell) called Four Freedoms' series.
13th » The Holocaust: Nazi Germany known as German forces liquidate the Kraków Ghetto known as Jewish ghetto in Kraków.
14th » World War II: The Kraków Ghetto is "liquidated".
15th » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov the Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet Union or Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
19th » Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
21st » Wehrmacht officer Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff called Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through. Von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
22nd » World War II: the entire population of Khatyn massacre or Khatyn in Belarus is burnt alive by Germany known as German occupation forces.
27th » World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska.
18th » Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
19th » Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate
19th » Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
19th » Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver
20th » Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
20th » Naima Neidre, Estonian illustrator
20th » Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer
21st » István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
21st » Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
21st » Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Grimms) (d. 1995)
22nd » George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fuse One)
22nd » Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
22nd » Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Yardbirds, Renaissance (band) named Renaissance, and Armageddon (A&M band) e.g Armaggedon) (d. 1976)
23rd » Andrew Crockett (British banker) named Andrew Crockett, English economist and banker (d. 2012)
23rd » George P. Lee, American religious leader (d. 2010)
23rd » Lee May, American baseball player
23rd » Sharon Presley, American libertarian feminist and writer
23rd » Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish singer, author, and director (d. 2001)
25th » William H. Ginsburg, American lawyer (d. 2013)
25th » Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director
26th » Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
27th » Keith Allan (linguist) or Keith Allan, English-Australian linguist
27th » Mike Curtis (American football) known as Mike Curtis, American football player
27th » Phil Frank, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
27th » Nicholas Humphrey, English psychologist
27th » Grant McCune, American special effects designer (d. 2010)
27th » Lorraine Michael, Canadian nun, educator, and politician
27th » Duncan Paterson, Scottish rugby player (d. 2009)
28th » Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter
28th » Conchata Ferrell, American actress
28th » Pierre St.-Jean, Canadian weightlifter
28th » Richard Stilgoe, English pianist and songwriter
29th » Chad Allan (musician) called Chad Allan, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Guess Who and Brave Belt)
29th » Eric Idle, English actor and singer
29th » John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom