Historical Events
- Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister of India after being selected by the ruling Congress Party after Jawaharlal Nehru passed away
Famous Birthdays
- Gloria Reuben, Canadian actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Hiroko Yakushimaru, Japanese actress and singer
- Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
Famous Deaths
- [William Maxwell] Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Canadian British newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies at 85