Historical Events
- Attack on car of Netherlands SS Police Chief Hans Rauter by Dutch resistance, Rauter injured
- Cologne taken by allied armies
- US 9th Armoured Division attacks Remagen Germany, crosses Rhine
- Yugoslavia government of Tito forms
Famous Birthdays
- Arthur Lee, rocker (Vindicator)
- John Heard, American actor (Home Alone, Cat People, Big), born in Washington D.C. (d. 2017)
Famous Deaths
- Adolf Bartels, German writer/racist, dies at 82