Historical Events
- 1st ever TV drama WGY's "Queens Messenger" broadcast in the New York area starring Izetta Jewell
Famous Birthdays
- Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker, Police Woman, Tribes, Cry Panic), born in Delhi, Louisiana
- Reubin Askew, American politician (37th Governor of Florida), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014)