Historical Events
- Milwaukee Brewers future Baseball Hall of Fame reliever Rollie Fingers (6-3 record, 28 saves and 1.04 ERA) wins American League Cy Young Award, with 22 of 28 possible 1st-place votes
Famous Birthdays
- Sten Pentus, Estonian racing car driver
Famous Deaths
- Thérèse Casgrain, French Canadian politician and senator, dies at 85