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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.Martins Vanags is born in Leipzig, Germany, Europe. He will find success in the mid-170s as Marty Kristian, a singer-guitarist with pop group The New Seekers.
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alan Gerber is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will first find success with the late-60s rock band Rhinoceros before pursuing a successful solo career.
Billie Holiday is sentenced to one year and one day in jail on a narcotics possession charge in New York City, USA. She will be sent to The Federal Reformatory For Women in Alderston, Virginia, and will remain in custody until March 16, 1948.
Nat Gonella And His Swingtette are heard performing live at the Tivoli Theatre, Hull, England, UK, Europe, in a broadcast on the BBC Light Programme radio service.
Michael Putland is born in Harrow, England, UK, Europe. Mr. Putland, aka Mike Putland, will become one of the world's top rock photographers, working with Abba, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, George Michael, The Cure, Georgie Fame, Frank Zappa and numerous others.
Peter Knight is born in London, England, UK, Europe. He will first find success as a fiddler and vocalist with folk group Steeleye Span in the early 1970s.
The Woody Herman Orchestra records My Blue Heaven in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band includes Stan Getz on alto sax. The track will appear on the Columbia Records LP Eight Shades Of Blue.
CYRIL STAPLETON And His Orchestra, with Dinah Kaye, Dick James, and Tom Henry are heard in a live broadcast from Fischer's Restaurant, London, England, UK, Europe, on the BBC Light Programme radio service.
Robbie King, keyboardis with Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers, is born in Malartic, Quebec, Canada.
Freddie Slack records The Brown Danube for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.