Historical Events
- 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell in San Francisco (later Bank of America)
- A's VP Thomas Shibe denies charges that baseballs are livelier
Famous Birthdays
- Cornelius Ryan, Irish war reporter and historian (Bridge too Far), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1974)
- Kurt Edelhagen, West German jazz pianist (Klimbim)
- Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh)
Famous Deaths
- Rhoda Broughton, Welsh author (b. 1840)