Historical Events
- 1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)
- Soviet Army frees Majdanek concentration camp
- US troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy
Famous Birthdays
- Bobbie Gentry, American singer and songwriter (Ode to Billy Joe), born in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist, born in Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres, France
Famous Deaths
- Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68