Historical Events
Boxing Title Fight
In his last fight, undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano KOs light heavyweight Archie Moore in the 9th round at Yankee Stadium, NYC
Rocky Marciano
Archie Moore
- Last allied occupying troops leave Austria
- USSR performs nuclear test
Famous Birthdays
- Gulshan Grover, Indian actor known as the "Bad Man" in Bollywood cinema (I Am Kalam), born in New Delhi, India
- Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director
- Rebecca Balding, actress (Carla-Lou Grant, Soap), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Richard J Hieb, astronaut (STS 39, 49, 65), born in Jamestown, North Dakota
Famous Deaths
- Jacqueline Reyneke van Stuwe, Dutch author, dies at 84