7th » Instant replay makes its debut during an American Army Black Knights football called Army–Navy Midshipmen football called Navy football game.
8th » Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
10th » Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar or Jamshid bin Abdullah.
12th » Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
14th » The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles known as Los Angeles, California.
22nd » The cruise ship 'TSMS Lakonia Lakonia' burns convert 180 mi km north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.
25th » Turkish Cypriot Bayrak Radio begins transmitting in Cyprus after Turkish Cypriots are forcibly excluded from Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation.
31st » Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland named The Central African Federation officially collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia.
21st » Govinda (actor) e.g Govinda, Indian actor, singer, and politician
22nd » Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach
22nd » Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator
22nd » Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator
23rd » Jim Harbaugh, American football player and coach
23rd » Jess Harnell, American singer-songwriter and voice actor (Rock Sugar (band) named Rock Sugar)
23rd » Donna Tartt, American author
23rd » Ante Zelck, German businessman
24th » Caroline Aherne, English actress, producer, and screenwriter
24th » Jay Bilas, American basketball player and sportscaster
24th » Timo Jutila, Finnish ice hockey player and sportscaster
24th » Mary Ramsey, American singer-songwriter and violinist (10,000 Maniacs and John & Mary)
24th » Neil Turbin, American singer-songwriter (Anthrax (American band) known as Anthrax and Deathriders)
26th » Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Metallica)
26th » Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
27th » Gaspar Noé, Argentinian-French director and screenwriter
29th » Francisco Bustamante, Filipino Pool (cue sports) called Pool player
29th » Des Foy, English rugby player
29th » Dave McKean, English illustrator, photographer, director, and pianist
29th » Sean Payton, American football player and coach
29th » Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier
30th » Chandler Burr, American journalist and author
30th » Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player
31st » Scott Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anthrax (American band) called Anthrax, Stormtroopers of Death, The Damned Things, and Damnocracy)