Historical Events
- Italian Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinches Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by winning German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
- XV Summer Olympic Games close in Helsinki, Finland
Famous Birthdays
- Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
- Frank Schaeffer, American author (Crazy for God), born in Champéry, Switzerland
- Jay North, American actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya), born in Hollywood, California
- Loles León, Spanish actress (Aquí no hay quien viva), born in Barcelona
- Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player, born in Córdoba, Argentina