Historical Events
- Austria signs pact with Vatican
- Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence
- Water state kingdom dismisses NSB-leader Anton Mussert
Famous Birthdays
- Alette Beaujon, Curacaos poet (Gedichten on the Bay & Elsewhere)
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
- Nev MacEwan, New Zealand rugby union #8 (All Blacks 20 caps), born Auckland, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
- Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, Soviet composer, dies at 35