Historical Events
- Pirates & KC As cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white
- Urho Kekkonen appointed president of Finland
Famous Birthdays
- Desmond Haynes, cricket (WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history)
- Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara
- Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)