Historical Events
- New York Rangers and Boston Bruins battle out a 0-0 tie; first of a 37-game overtime undefeated streak for the Bruins, the longest in NHL history; streak spans over 4 years and includes 27 ties
Famous Birthdays
- Barry Briggs, NZ auto maker (World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66)
- Del Shannon, American rock musician and songwriter (Runaway), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1990)
- John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
- Joseph Bologna, American actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Joseph P. Hoar, former US Central Command commander
- Nicolas Coster, British actor (Our Private World, Ryan's Four), born in London
- Russ Tamblyn, actor (Win Place or Steal, Twin Peaks), born in Los Angeles, California