Historical Events
- Robert Weaver sworn in as Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, the 1st African American to be appointed to a US cabinet-level position
Famous Birthdays
- Becky LeBeau, vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
- Carey Lowell, American actress (Me & Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close), born in NYC, New York
- Mary Docter, American 3000m speed skater (Olympics 1980, 84, 88, 92)
Famous Deaths
- Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor and director (Pygmalion), dies at 82
- Kate Carew [Mary Williams], American caricaturist, dies at 91
- Patrice Lumumba, Congolese revolutionary, 1st prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, assassinated by the Belgian government at 34