Historical Events
Coup d'état
Coup against South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm fails
Ngô Đình Diệm
- Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude
Famous Birthdays
- Bertice Berry, talk show host (Bertice)
- Maurane, Belgian singer
Famous Deaths
- John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies