Evanescent is a formal and literary word that describes something that only lasts a very short time.
☰Thought of the Day
"Remember that life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away!" - Vicki Corona, from Tahitian Choreographies (1989), p36.
- Glenn Miller records the song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" in NYC; tune is named after phone number of the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan
- David Diamond's 5th Symphony premieres with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein; the work was dedicated to the conductor
- Disney says Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, first film to make more than 1 billion on opening
- A worse than usual rainy season across East Africa due to El Nino kills at least 155 people in Tanzania and 60 in Kenya with hundreds of thousands displaced
- Claus Schall, Danish violinist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1835)
- Garry Weston, English businessman (Associated British Foods), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2002)
- Chuck Leavell, American session and touring keyboardist (The Allman Brothers Band; Rolling Stones; Sea Level), and forest conservationist (The Tree Man), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Cathy Gerring, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour wins; Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
