Historical Events
- 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
- PGA Championship Men's Golf, Miami Valley GC: Lionel Hebert wins 2 & 1 from Dow Finsterwald; last time event played under match-play format
Famous Birthdays
- Jon Lovitz, Tarzana California, actor (SNL, League of their Own, Critic)
- Stefan Lofven, Swedish politician, Prime Minister (2014-18), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Famous Deaths
- Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
- Rockley Wilson, cricketer (bro of Clem, Test for England 1921), dies