Historical Events
- "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 3 performances
- "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 72 performances
- Artisans strike in Belgium ends
- Sandy Koufax is 1st to strike out the side on 9 pitches
- Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr Sloane"
Famous Birthdays
- Jim Ellison, American musician (Material issue) (d. 1996)
- Mark Berry, aka Bez, Dancer in Happy Mondays
- Niall Ferguson, British historian
- Rithy Panh, Cambodian film director
Famous Deaths
- Albe Vidaković, Croatian composer, dies at 49
- Ben Hecht, playwright (Child of the Century), dies at 71