- England
- 1965 - At Headingley against New Zealand, John Edrich made 310 runs, which included 52 fours and five sixes.[1] 238 runs or 77% of the score were boundaries, a world record which still stands.
- 1982 - Ian Botham hits his highest Test score of 208, at The Oval against India.[2]
- India
- 1969 - Venkatapathy Raju is born in Alamuru, Andhra Pradesh.