The Severn Road Bridge was officially opened.

The first German V2 flying bombs fell on Britain.

Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)

Pitts Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base and lose to Reds 8-3.

6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas.

Parts of Texas, US, were hit by a tornado and tidal waves, which caused over 6,000 deaths near Galveston.