Historical Events
- John Van Druten's "Distaff Side" premieres in NYC
Event of Interest
Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game
Lou Gehrig
- Rainbow (US) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America's Cup
Famous Birthdays
- Jean Sorel, French actor (The Day of the Jackal), born in Marseille, France
- John S. Bull, American naval officer and NASA astronaut, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2008)
- Struther Arnott, Scottish molecular biologist and chemist (cancer research), born in Larkhall, Lanarkshire (d. 2013)