Historical Events
- John Baldridge's "Berkeley Square" premieres in NYC
Event of Interest
Richard E. Byrd, Laurence McKinley Gould and their polar expedition team begin a 2½ month, 1500-mile dog-sledge journey into the Queen Maud Mountains. The first exploration of the interior of Antarctica.
Richard E. Byrd
Famous Birthdays
- Jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians)
- Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor, comedian and Israel's 1st mime (The Policeman, The Delta Force), born in Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine (d. 1987)