Historical Events
- "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 73 performances
- Austrian socialist party loses parliamentary election
- Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
Famous Birthdays
- Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Amman, Jordan
Famous Deaths
- Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. 1943)