Historical Events
Election of Interest
Peter Fraser becomes Prime Minister of New Zealand after the death of his predecessor Michael Joeseph Savage from cancer
Peter Fraser
Famous Birthdays
- Austin Pendleton, American actor (Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again), born in Warren, Ohio
- Janis Martin, American rockabilly and country singer, born in Sutherlin, Virginia (d. 2007)
- June Wilkinson, English actress (Absolutely Glamarous), born in Essex, England
Famous Deaths
Michael Joseph Savage
Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-born New Zealand politician and first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand (1935-40), dies of colon cancer at 68
Michael Joseph Savage