Historical Events
- "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown & Todd Duncan
Famous Birthdays
- Barbara Acklin, [Allen], R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Charles Bernstein, American composer
- Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace], American rock musician (The Cruisers), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
- Hans Dijkstal, Dutch minister of the Interior (VVD, 1994-98)