Mary Ann Shadd, American-Canadian abolitionist (died 1893)

Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (died 1940)

Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (died 1944)

The steamship SS Volturno catches fire in the mid-Atlantic.

Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (died 1997)

George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (born 1895)

Linwood Boomer, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player

Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater and coach

Trevor Daley, Canadian ice hockey player

Jodelle Ferland, Canadian actress

Kyla Leibel, Canadian swimmer