Historical Events
- Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
- Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
- WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews, elder son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England
- Jerome Kersey, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers), born in Clarksville, Virginia (d. 2015)