Historical Events
- 6th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Eastern Conference beats Western Conference, 31-30; MVP: Ollie Matson, Baltimore Colts, RB
Event of Interest
Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honorary member of Academia Santa Cecilia
Dmitri Shostakovich
- KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Mayawati, Indian politician, born in New Delhi, India
- Paul Parker, English cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1981), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Vera Sosulya, Soviet tobogganist (Olympic gold 1980)