Historical Events
- "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 performances
- Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
- W German Generals Krupinski and Franke admit to having been Nazis
Famous Birthdays
- Logan Marshall-Green, American actor (Prometheus), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor (Homestar Runner), born in Indiana
Famous Deaths
- Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungarian actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies of a heart attack at 58