Historical Events
- "In the Jailhouse Now" single recorded by Webb Pierce (Billboard Song of the Year 1955)
- "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 583 performances
Republican Party
Eisenhower criticizes McCarthy for saying communists are in the Republican Party
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Event of Interest
Premier of Dmitri Shostakovich' 5th String Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich
Famous Birthdays
- Franz Klammer, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1976)
- Robert Guediguian, French director (The Snows of Kilimanjaro), born in Marseille, France