Historical Events
- "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater NYC for 7 performances
- UN General Assembly first meets at its new headquarters in New York
Famous Birthdays
- Harry Anderson, American actor (Judge Harry Stone-Night Court), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2016
- Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer and pianist, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
- Nikolai Adrianov, Soviet-Russian gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 2011)