** George Gordon, Lord Haddo ( 1674-d. between 1694-1708 )

** George Gordon, Lord Haddo ( 1764 – 1791 )

** British businessman Greville Wynne, imprisoned in Moscow since 1963 for spying, is exchanged for Soviet spy Gordon Lonsdale.

** Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

** Gordon Gould invents the laser.

** Gordon Parks, African-American photographer and artist ( d. 2006 )

** Gordon Waller, Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist ( Peter and Gordon ) ( d. 2009 )

** Gordon Burns, British journalist and TV presenter

** Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown

** John Gordon Mein, US Ambassador to Guatemala, is assassinated on the streets of Guatemala City.

** Gordon Moore, American computing entrepreneur and benefactor

** Kirtanananda Swami Bhaktipada ( Keith Gordon Ham ), Hare Krishna guru

** Gordon Banks, English footballer

** Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader ( d. 2008 )

** Gemini 11 ( Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad ) docks with an Agena target vehicle.

** Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor ( died 1986 )

** Jeff Gordon, American race car driver

** Dale Gordon, English footballer

** The-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm from the entrance to Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board ( an event immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot ).

** Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0. 16 seconds, the closest finish to that date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps.

** Gordon MacRae, American actor, singer ( b. 1921 )

** Gordon Jump, American television actor ( WKRP in Cincinnati ) ( d. 2003 )

** Gordon J.

** Gordon Liu, Chinese actor

** Box – Jenkins

** George W. Jenkins, American businessman ( b. 1907 )

** George W. Jenkins, American businessman ( d. 1996 )

** Jenkins Laboratories ' W3XK station begins broadcasting on 6. 42 MHz using 48 lines.

** Roy Jenkins is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Party.

** John Jenkins, English mathematician ( died 1678 )

** Anya Jenkins, helped in " Graduation Day "

** Dick Tracy-Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell and Doug Hemphill

** Wanted-Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

** Jack Jenkins

** Edmund Jenkins, composer ( b. 1894 )

** Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: David Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States

** Men's champion: Hayes Alan Jenkins, United States

** David Jenkins, composer ( died 1915 )

** The Chicago Cubs, for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux.

** Gordon Jenkins for " It Was a Very Good Year " performed by Frank Sinatra

** # 89 – 128 ( with Paul Jenkins, 1995 – 1998 )

** Neil Jenkins ( Pontypridd and Wales )