Historical Events
- British Somaliland becomes part of Somalia
- Chlorophyll "A" synthesized in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens
Famous Birthdays
- 7th marquess of Cholmondeley, English large landowner/millionaire
- Brian Dillinger, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jim Nussle, (Rep-R-Iowa)
Famous Deaths
- Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain dies at 69
- Lottie Dod, English athlete (b. 1871)