Births
- January 5 — Beverly Lunsford
- January 14 — Vonetta McGee
- January 29 — Tom Selleck
- February 4 — Bruce J. Mitchell
- February 6 — Steven Keats
- February 6 — Robert Feero
- February 9 — Mia Farrow
- February 28 — Bubba Smith
- March 10 — Don Granberry
- April 12 — Roger Hampton
- May 6 — Richard Eyer
- May 18 — Brian Cutler
- June 10 — John De Troia
- June 17 — Frank Ashmore
- July 20 — Reiko Kasahara
- July 21 — Jeong-im Nam
- July 26 — Suzanna Leigh
- August 13 — Maria Rohm
- August 20 — Paul Hampton
- September 1 — Venita Wolf
- September 10 — Dennis Burkley
- September 15 — Roy Brocksmith
- October 4 — Clifton Davis
- November 4 — Irene Tsu
- November 27 — Barbara Anderson
- November 30 — Sandy Descher
Deaths
- April 29 — Malcolm McGregor
- November 15 — Ralph Holmes
Events
- March 15 — At the 17th Academy Awards, Joseph LaShelle wins the Best Cinematography (Black and White) Award for Laura, while Warren Newcombe, A. Arnold Gillespie and Donald Jahraus win the Best Special Effects Award for their work in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.