Historical Events
- 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, "The Wise Little Hen"
- 38th US Golf Open: Olin Dutra shoots a 293 at Merion Cricket Club PA
- 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2
Famous Birthdays
- Donald Duck, famous fowl
- Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1960)
- Jackie Wilson, American soul singer-songwriter and performer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1984)
- Michael Mates, British politician (C) resigned during Asil Nadir scandal, born in Brentford, Middlesex
- Paul Karolyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest (d. 2015)
- Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist