Historical Events
- 117 SD-prisoners executed at Savage Farm
- Chinese 38th division occupies Lashio
- Erich Honnecker & Erich Hanke flee nazis
- Federico Garcia Lorca's "La Casa" premieres in Buenos Aires
Historic Invention
George Nissen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, receives a patent for the first modern trampoline
George Nissen
Famous Birthdays
- Anna Maria Horsford, American actress (Thelma Frye-Amen), born in NYC, New York
- Hugh Grundy, Winchester England, drummer (Zombies-She's Not There)
Famous Deaths
- Jan Thijssen, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Savage Farm
- Rudolph Karel, Czech composer, dies at 64