Historical Events
- "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 62 performances
- Arab Legion captures fort on Mt Scopus during Arab-Israeli war
- Saudi Arabia joins invasion of Israel
- The First Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China officially convenes in Nanking
Famous Birthdays
- Felix MH Troch, Flemish actor and director (Gekkenbriefje)
- Joe Bonsall, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania