Historical Events
Tennis Open
French Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2; 2nd leg of Laver's 1st Grand Slam
Rod Laver
Roy Emerson
- French Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
#1 in the Charts
Ray Charles' cover "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard
Ray Charles
Famous Birthdays
- Darnell Coles, baseball player
Famous Deaths
- Fran Saleški Finžgar, Slovene folk writer (Our Blood, Service Girls), dies at 91
- Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet (The Land) and gardener (Sissinghurst), dies at 70