Historical Events
- 2 ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, California, killing 322
- Soviet troops cross Bug River and march into Poland
Famous Birthdays
- Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer, Captain of winning World Cup team (1970), born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 2016)
- Mark Burgess, cricketer (NZ batsman of the 70's)
Famous Deaths
- Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies
- William James Sidis, gifted mathematician and child prodigy (b. 1898)