- Events
- 1993 – Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
- Births
- 1910 – Ai Qing, Chinese poet (d. 1996)
- 1915 – Wang Daohan, Chinese politician, Mayor of Shanghai (d. 2005)
- 1981 – Chen Yan, Chinese swimmer
- Deaths
- 1981 – Mao Dun, Chinese journalist, author, and critic (b. 1895)