Historical Events
- Bernard M Baruch introduces term "Cold War"
- Francis Poulenc's "Sinfonietta" premieres
- Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical In Multiplicibus Curis
- WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Dale "Buffin" Griffin, English rock drummer (Mott The Hoople), born in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England (d. 2016)
- Kweisi Mfume, American (Rep-D-Maryland) and CEO of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Paul and Barry Ryan, British composers and singers, born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Famous Deaths
- Franz Lehár, Austrian-Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78
