Historical Events
Australian Tennis Open
Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson retains title; beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
Roy Emerson
- Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith beats doubles partner Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-2 for her 5th Australian singles crown
- Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta - now Kolkata - resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people.
Event of Interest
John Paul II [Karol Wojtyla] becomes archbishop of Krakow
John Paul II
Famous Birthdays
- Penelope Ann Miller, American actress (Awakenings, Chaplin, Kindergarden Cop), born in Los Angeles, California
- Ronan Rafferty, Northern Irish golfer