Historical Events
- 51st U.S. Men's National Championship: Ellsworth Vines beats George Lott (7-9, 6-3, 9-7, 7-5)
- Lord Cecil of British government says War was never so improbable
Famous Birthdays
- Philip Baker Hall, American actor (Secret Honor, Hard Eight, Magnolia), born in Toledo, Ohio
Famous Deaths
- Alfonso Rendano, Italian composer, dies at 78
- Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1869)