- Events
- 2013 – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing more than 150 people and injuring thousands.
- Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
- Deaths
- 1521 – Zhengde Emperor of China (pictured) (b. 1491)
- 2007 – Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Jocasta Innes, Chinese-English journalist and author (b. 1934)