Historical Events
- 1st appearance of Donald Duck in a cartoon, "The Wise Little Hen"
- 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2
- US Open Men's Golf, Merion Cricket Club: Olin Dutra overcomes an 8-stroke deficit after 36 holes to win his second major title by 1 stroke from Gene Sarazen
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
