Historical Events
- 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)
Famous Birthdays
- Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier (Rhodesia)
- Bill Harris, US guitarist (Clovers-Good Lovin')
- H G Kischenchand, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger, American actor (Illustrated Man, Pawnbroker), born in Westhampton, New York (d. 2002)
Rod Steiger
Famous Deaths
- Pieter D van Essen, Dutch artillery officer, dies at 54