Historical Events
- Basketball Association of America (BAA) & National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form National Basketball Association (NBA), Maurice Podoloff elected head of new league
- Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire
Famous Birthdays
- Morris "B. B." Dickerson, American bassist (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"; "Low Rider"), born in Torrence, California (d. 2021)
- Reed Waller, American comic book author (Omaha the Cat Dancer)
- Valeri Vasiliev, Soviet ice hockey defenceman (2x Olympic gold), born in Gorky, Soviet Union (d. 2012)
About August 3, 1949
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 74 years, 8 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Leo
