Historical Events
- "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov published
- Actress Betsy Palmer joins Today Show panel
Event of Interest
Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde
Fidel Castro
Boxing Title Fight
Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
Floyd Patterson
- Perez Prado "Mambo King" receives one of the 1st gold records
- TV game show scandal investigation starts
- United Kingdom issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland & Wales)
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Enwetak
- Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ
Famous Birthdays
- Madeleine Stowe, actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California
- Reginald "Reg" E Cathey, American actor (The Wire, Oz, House of Cards), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2018)