Historical Events
Theater Premiere
1st playboy club, featuring bunnies, opens in Chicago
Hugh Hefner
- Agadir earthquake in Morocco kills a third of the population (12,000-15,000)
Event of Interest
JFK makes "missile gap" the presidential campaign issue
John F. Kennedy
- KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Ian McKenzie Anderson, British musician
- Khaled, Algerian raï musician
- Richard Ramirez, El Paso, Texas, serial killer (Night Stalker)
- Tony Robbins, American motivational speaker
Famous Deaths
Melvin Purvis
Melvin Purvis, American FBI Agent, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at 56
Melvin Purvis