Historical Events
- "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 performances
- Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba
- The plane of Enrico Mattei, Italian oil industry's most powerful figure, crashes in mysterious circumstances
- US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Deaths
- Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58
- Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56
- Rudolph Anderson, U-2 pilot, shot down over Cuba