Historical Events
- 18th Venice Film Festival: Influential Indian film "Aparajito" directed by Satyajit Ray is first film to win the Golden Lion and the Critics Award
- 300 US Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central High School in Arkansas
- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia
- Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced
Famous Birthdays
- Ian Reddington, English actor (Chief Clown-Doctor Who), born in Walkley, Sheffield
- Rupert Haselden, journalist and screenwriter (d. 1994)