Historical Events
- A fire at the Windscale nuclear plant in Cumbria, England becomes the world's first major nuclear accident
- Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series
- Milwaukee Braves beat NY Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series
Event of Interest
US President Eisenhower apologizes to the finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a restaurant in Dover, Delaware
Dwight D. Eisenhower
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Craig Marseilles, Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Gold Coast), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist
Famous Deaths
- Karl Genzken, Nazi physician, Chief of the Medical Office of the Waffen-SS, dies at 72