Historical Events
- NY to San Francisco foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde
Treaty of Interest
US President Herbert Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war
Herbert Hoover
Frank Kellogg
Famous Birthdays
- Alfred Binns, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1953-56), born in KIngston, Jamaica (d. 2017)
- Hedda J. Garza, American writer and political activist, born in New York City (d. 1995)
- Peter Yates, English film director (Breaking Away, Bullitt), born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (d. 2011)