Historical Events
PGA Championship
PGA Championship Men's Golf, Norwood Hills CC: Ben Hogan scores a convincing 7 & 6 win over Mike Turnesa in the Tuesday final for his 2nd PGA crown
Ben Hogan
Execution
Polish war hero Witold Pilecki is executed by communist police after a show trial in Warsaw
Witold Pilecki
- San Francisco receives its 1st telecast
Famous Birthdays
- Klaus Meine, German musician (Scorpions), born in Hannover, Germany
Famous Deaths
Witold Pilecki
Witold Pilecki, Polish WWII resistance fighter (volunteered to go to Auschwitz, Witold's Report), executed by communist secret police after a show trial at age 47
Witold Pilecki