Historical Events
Event of Interest
American record company Motown is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records
Berry Gordy
- KOED TV channel 11 in Tulsa, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
- Rediscovery of the Caves of Nerja in Spain
Famous Birthdays
- Blixa Bargeld, German singer & musician (Einstürzende Neubauten, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in West Berlin
- Lasana M. Sekou, Caribbean poet & author (The Salt Reaper), born in Aruba
- Per Helmstad Gessle, Swedish singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love), born in Halmstad, Sweden