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The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.
Harry Bence And His Orchestra play at The Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, England, UK, Europe.
Artie Shaw And His Gramercy 5 come to the end of a three-week residency at The Encore, upstairs at The Preview Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Edwin Armstrong, the inventor of FM radio, writes a note to his wife apologizing for what he is about to do, removes the air conditioner from his 13th story New York apartment, and jumps to his death. He was worn down after years of battling with RCA over his invention and, of course, did not live to see its success in the 1960s.