Toronto’s CHUM-AM (1050 kHz) became Canada’s first radio station to broadcast only the top 40 Rock n’ Roll music format.
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The Dahlerau train disaster, the deadliest railway accident in West Germany, claimed 46 lives.
Saint Petersburg was founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great.
Birt Acres, a British inventor, patented the film camera/projector.
The Habeas Corpus Act passed.
Bradman scored his 1000th cricket run of the English season, becoming the earliest to do so.