A foray is an initial and often hesitant attempt to do something in a new or different field or area of activity, as in “the novelist’s foray into nonfiction.” In martial contexts, foray means “a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils.”
☰Thought of the Day
"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell
- Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist (1st biography of Johann Sebastian Bach), born in Meeder, Coburg (d. 1818)
- Joachim Nicolas Eggert, Swedish violinist and composer, born in Ginst, Rügen Island, Swedish Pomerania (d. 1813)
- Robert Alexander Cameron, American soldier and newspaper publisher (Union Army), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1894)
- Bob Ysaguirre, American jazz double bass and tuba player (Don Redman Orchestra), born in Belize, British Honduras (d. 1982)
- Charles Evans Whittaker, American Supreme Court justice (1957-62), born near Troy, Kansas (d. 1973)
- Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (Acción Democrática: 1945-48, 1959-64) known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", born in Guatire, Venezuela (d. 1981)
- Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight C'ship 1941-48), born in Cliffside Park, New Jersey (d. 1964)
- Paul Dooley, American character actor (Sixteen Candles; Strange Brew; Grace Under Fire), comedian, and screenwriter (The Electric Company), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
- Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages
- First solo flight from England to Australia lands in Darwin 15½ days after takeoff, piloted by Australian aviator Bert Hinkler
- Sonja Henie of Norway follows up her Winter Olympics victory with an incredible 10th consecutive women’s World Championship figure skating gold medal in Paris, France
- German skier Georg Thoma becomes the first non-Nordic athlete to win the Nordic combined event at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics
- NYC Mayor Koch announces he will run for NY governor (unsuccessful)
- Santino Garsi da Parma, Italian lutenist and composer, born in Parma, Papal States (d. 1604)
- Del Wood [Adelaide Hazelwood], American country musician, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1989)
- Miou-Miou [Sylvette Herry], French actress (Dog Day, My Other Husband), born in Paris, France
- Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer, born in Córdoba, Spain
- Mohammed Sylla, Guinean football player (Willem II, FC Martigues), born in Conakry, Guinea (d. 2010)
