Historical Events
- Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
- Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year
- WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
Famous Birthdays
- Christopher Knight, American actor (Peter-Brady Bunch), born in NYC, New York
- Jonathan Palmer, formula-1 racer
- Kathy McMillan, long jumper (Olympic silver 1976)
- King Kong Bundy [Christopher Pallies], American pro wrestler (WWF), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2019)
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (23) weds Valentina Ivanovna Goryacheva
Yuri Gagarin
Famous Divorces
Divorce of Interest
Actress Ingrid Bergman (42) divorces Roberto Rossellini after 7 years of mariage
Ingrid Bergman