Historical Events
- 285 German bombers attack London
- USS Missouri, the last battleship commissioned by the US Navy, is launched
- World War II: About 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland
- World War II: The Battle of Cisterna takes place in central Italy.
Famous Birthdays
- Barbara Moore, Wardell Mo, actress (Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE)
- Hans Plomp, Dutch writer/poet (Venus in Holland)
- Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican judge
- Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda
Famous Deaths
- William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75