Events in History
- Lynmouth Lifeboat rescues 18 people from the stricken schooner Forest Hall off the coast of Devon
Birthdays in History
- Paul H Muller, Swiss chemist (DDT-Nobel 1948), born in Olten, Switzerland (d. 1965)
Deaths in History
- Hiram Walker, American entrepreneur and founder of the Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. distillery, dies at 82