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The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Winston Rodney is born in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica, Caribbean. He will find international success as reggae singer and musician Burning Spear. (N.B. Some sources list his birth year as being 1945)
The anarchic 1941 musical comedy movie Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is re-released to cinemas in the USA.Judd Lander is born in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. As a member of The Hideaways he will become an integral part of the late Merseybeat scene. After befriending Sonny Boy Williamson II, Lander will be tutored by that blues legend in playing harmonica, a skill he will employ in sessions for Culture Club, The Spice Girls, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner and many more.
A patent is granted in the USA to inventor Frederick Jacob Osius for his electric food blender. The device will be brought to market by big band leader Fred Waring who will invest $25,000 and launch it as The Waring Blendor at The National Restaurant Show in Chicago, Illinois, USA, retailing for $29.75.