- 10th
- 1929: Birth of Gerda Munsinger, an East German prostitute and alleged Soviet spy who was the central protagonist of the Munsinger Affair.
- 12th
- 1937: Birth of Margo St. James, an American self-described prostitute and sex-positive feminist who founded the organization COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics).
- 13th
- 2012: Death of Robyn Few, an American sex workers' rights activist, founder of the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA (SWOP-USA), and co-organiser the annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
- 27th
- 1927: Birth of Blonde Dolly (Sybille Alida Johanna Niemans), a Dutch prostitute, businesswoman and murder victim.
- 28th
- 2010: Some of Canada's prostitution laws were struck down by Justice Susan Himel of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Canada (AG) v Bedford.
- 30th
- 1888: Murders of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes, prostitutes wotking in London and believed to have been victims of the notorious unidentified serial killer called Jack the Ripper.
- 1915: Birth of Dorothy Baker, also known as Big Dorothy, an American madam in Helena, Montana.
