Historical Events
- Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty
- SF Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St Louis Cards, 4-0
- Typhoon Vera, hits Japanese island of Honshu, causing the deaths of 4,580 people with 658 missing
Famous Birthdays
- Rich Gedman, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1956-59), assassinated by a Buddhist monk at 60