Historical Events
- 1st US attempt to launch a satellite fails-Vanguard rocket blows up
- AFL-CIO votes to expel Teamsters (readmitted in October 1987)
Davis Cup
Gardnar Mulloy becomes oldest American to win a Davis Cup tennis match at age 44 years, 14 days; teams with Vic Seixas to give US a match-clinching, 3-0 lead over the Philippines in the Inter Zone 1st round in Adelaide, Australia
Vic Seixas
- Indonesia begins nationalizing Dutch possessions
Famous Birthdays
- Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1980)
Famous Deaths
- Robert Esnault-Pelterie, French Engineer and aviation pioneer, dies at 76