Actor and theater director Lloyd Richards is born in Toronto, Canada.

Jean (Nathan Eugene) Toomer publishes his only novel, Cane. The novel weaves poetry and short stories together into a longer narrative and following its publication, Toomer is hailed as one of the most promising authors of the Harlem Rennaissance.

Architect Robert Madison is born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Creole chef and entrepreneur Leah Chase is born in Madisonville, Louisiana.

Civic leader and World War II veteran John E. Moore, Sr. is born on this date in Birmingham, Alabama.

Theater director and playwright of Roots, Rhymes and Righteous Times (An Evening of Soul) Erma Clanton is born in Memphis, Tennessee.

Professor, pathology and genetics expert Dr. James Bowman is born in Washington, D.C.

Retired Urologist Dr. Robert John Bacon, Sr. is born.

World War II Veteran & Sonar Technician Lanier Phillips is born.

Architect and building contractor Herbert A. DeCosta, Jr. is born on this date in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery is born.

Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore was born on this date. He helped found many major business institutions of banking, health, and insurance in Durham, North Carolina.

Children's advocate Kay Wyrick was born on this date in Hartford, Connecticut. Wyrick went on to be honored by the Parenting Coalition, Inc. for her work and devotion to the development of children.

Poet Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett is born on this date in Norfolk, Virginia.

Retired State Senator, South Carolina Herbert U. Fielding is born.

Artist Allen Stringfellow is born in Champaign, Illinois.

Jazz drummer Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones was born on this date in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He played with such jazz greats as John Coltrane and Miles Davis.

Archive Founder Mayme Clayton is born

Ophelia DeVore-Mitchell was born on this date in South Carolina. DeVore-Mitchell is considered one of the first Black models. She founded Grace Del Marco Model Agency and was appointed as the New York representative to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Band leader and nightclub owner Lessly “Count” Fisher is born on this date in Canton, Mississippi. Fisher and his wife opened the Carousel Club where acts like Rodney Dangerfield, Redd Foxx and John Coltrane performed.

Bishop Emeritus Joseph L. Howze is born in Daphne, Alabama.

George Washington Carver, faculty member at the Tuskegee Institute, is awarded the Spingarn Medal, the highest honor conferred by the NAACP. Carver is recognized for his pioneering work in the field of agricultural chemistry.

Civil Rights activist Charles Evers was born on this date in Decatur, Mississippi. The big brother of Medgar Evers, Charles Evers took over as head of the NAACP in Mississippi when Medgar was killed. In 1969, Charles was elected mayor of Fayette, Mississippi. This made him the first Black mayor of a racial mixed town in Mississippi since Reconstruction.

The first Catholic seminary for Black priests was dedicated on this date in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

Distinguished professor and diplomat Sandye Jean McIntyre II is born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Engineer Robert Dorsey is born

Jean Toomer's book, Cane, was published on this date. It was a collection of poems, sketches and stories about Black life.

The Department of Labor publishes statistics indicating that a half million blacks have migrated from the South in the past year.

Newscaster Russ Ewing is born in Chicago, Illinois.

Civil rights activist and nurse Azira Sanchez Hill was born on this date in Holguin, Cuba.

Reverend Vernon Dobson is born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Director and museum founder Fredi Brown is born in Bradenton, Florida.

Singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge is born.

Inventor Garrett A. Morgan patents his automatic three-way traffic light. He sells the invention to General Electric for $400,000.

Jazz Bassist & Arranger Johnny Pate is born.

Cartoonist Morrie Turner is born in Oakland, California.

Major League Baseball pioneer Larry Doby was born Lawrence Eugene Doby on this date in Camden, South Carolina. Doby was the first African American to play in the major league's American League and was the second overall to play in the major leagues in the twentieth century after Jackie Robinson signed with the National League's Brooklyn Dodgers. Doby signed with the Cleveland Indians and helped lead them to two pennant winning seasons. He was a nine-time All-Star during his career and was inducted into Pro Baseball's Hall of Fame.

Dr. Warren Strudwick is born in Durham, North Carolina. He will go on to become a renowned surgeon and cancer specialist.