Ivan Twigden, English contractor/multi-millionaire (Twigden PLC)

Birth

Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68

Death

Paul Vincent Carroll's "White Seed," premieres in NYC

Event

Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall

Event

Jean Anouilh's "La Sauvage," premieres in Paris

Event

Julius Bittner, Austria composer (Missa Austriaca), dies at 64

Death

Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50

Death

Bill Toomey, Phila Pa, decathelete (Olympic-gold-68)

Birth

Sal Mineo, NYC, actor (Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause)

Birth

Bradman hits 186 SA v Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg

Event

Harry Gant, NASCAR driver

Birth

Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," premieres in NYC

Event

Seyss-Inquart begins registration of Jews

Event

Frank Bridge, English violinist/composer (Sea), dies at 61

Death

Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian, murdered at 67

Death

Jack Regan, broadcaster

Birth

Japan invades North-Celebes, Neth Indies

Event

Jim Croce, Phila, rock vocalist (Time in a Bottle)

Birth

Walter Hill, director (48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice)

Birth

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut

Birth

Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66

Death

1st US pres to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco

Event

J Arthur S Berson, Austrian meteorologist, dies at 83

Death

Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad

Event

British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma

Event