Historical Events
- Hammond scores his 100th hundred, 116 for Gloucs v Somerset
- James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Famous Birthdays
- Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Moscow
- Christo [Javacheff], Bulgarian artist and wrapper (Running Fence), born in Gabrovo, Kingdom of Bulgaria
- Jeanne-Claude, French artist (Running Fence), born in Casablanca, French Morocco
- Samak Sundaravej, 25th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008), born in Bangkok, Thailand (d. 2009)