Historical Events
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis
- Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" premieres in London
- US 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia
Famous Birthdays
- Duane Allen, Taylortown Texas, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
Ian Kershaw
Ian Kershaw, English historian (wrote seminal biographies of Adolf Hitler), born in Oldham, England
Ian Kershaw
Famous Deaths
- Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56
- Karl Adrian Wohlfart, composer, dies at 68
- Sidney A K Keyes, English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at 20