Historical Events
- 7th Masters Golf Tournament: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 280
- US Post Office issues first postage stamp of African American educator Book T. Washington
Famous Birthdays
- Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, composer
- Patricia Paay, Dutch singer (You are not hip)
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (21) weds Natalya Reshetovskaya
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn