Historical Events
- AFL's LA Chargers move to San Diego
- Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power
- Walter Piston's 7th Symphony premieres
Famous Birthdays
- Alexander Payne, American film director (Sideways), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- David Ward, British cricketer (prolific Surrey batsman), born in Croydon, United Kingdom
- Eva Pfaff, German tennis player, born in Königstein im Taunus, Germany
- George Stephanopoulos, American journalist, political commentator, and political advisor (Clinton), born in Fall River, Massachusetts