Historical Events
- Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4½")
- Betty Dodd wins LPGA Colonial Golf Open
- Juan-Manuel Fangio, wins his last auto World Championship at 46
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Carole Bouquest, actress (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), born in Paris, France
- Denis Leary, American actor and comedian (Rescue Me), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
- Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist (Men At Work-Who Can it Be)
Famous Deaths
- Wawrzyniec Zulawski, Polish composer, dies at 41