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, rock drummer (Mott The Hoople)
- Kweisi Mfume, (Rep-D-Maryland)/CEO (NAACP)
- Paul and Barry Ryan, British composers-singers
Famous Deaths
- Franz Lehar, Austrian/Hungarian composer (Wiener Frauen), dies at 78