Historical Events
- German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas
Famous Birthdays
- Stephen Frears, film director (Prick Up Your Ears, Dangerous Liaisons), born in Leicester, England
- Ulf D Merbold, German physicist/astronaut (STS 9, 42, Soyuz TM-19)
Famous Deaths
- [Stephanie] Hélène Swarth, Dutch poet ("Lonely flowers"), dies at 81