Historical Events
- "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
- French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000
- The Workers Party of South Korea is founded
Famous Birthdays
- Bobby L Rush, (Rep-D-Illinois)
- Diana Quick, English actress (Brideshead, Big Sleep, Odd Job), born in London
- Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer
- Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
Famous Deaths
- Fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered