Historical Events
- Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to win National Boxing Association world heavyweight title
- World's first science fiction TV programme - a broadcast of the play R.U.R. by Karel Čapek
Famous Birthdays
- Bevan Congdon, cricketer (NZ batsman of 60s & 70s)
- Bobby "Boris" Pickett, American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 2007)
- Boris Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)
- Simone de Oliveira, Portuguese actress
- Willy Correa de Oliveira, composer
- Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)