Historical Events
- 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0
- 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
- 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
- A photograph of a South African boy in a torn vest is published in the Daily Herald; it was illegal to employ a 'native' under 18 in the mines under the Native Labour Regulation Act
- Bank of France issues new franc, worth 100 times the value of existing francs
- Cameroon (French Cameroon) gains independence from France
Music Concert
Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars
Johnny Cash
- Montserrat adopts constitution
Famous Birthdays
- Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns)
Famous Deaths
- Margaret Sullavan, American actress (Three Comrades), dies of barbiturate overdose at 50