Historical Events
- Bernanos & Poulenc's opera "Dialogue des Carmelites" premieres
- Dutch Pacifist Socialist Party forms
- India annexes Kashmir
- Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves
Famous Birthdays
- Ashok Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
- Hawk [Michael Hegstrand], American professional wrestler (ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
- Shivlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)