Historical Events
- "General Electric Theater" premieres on CBS TV; Ronald Reagan later hosts
Television Premiere
"You Are There" with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television
Walter Cronkite
- Dr A de Waal appointed as Netherlands' first female assistant secretary of state
- Flooding in Netherlands kills 1,835
- WEEK TV channel 25 in Peoria, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Andy Mill, American skier & husband of Chris Everet, born in Fort Collins, Colorado
- Brendan Batson, English former footballer, born in St. George's, Grenada