Historical Events
- 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki, Finland
Famous Birthdays
- Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
- Frank Schaeffer, American author
- Jay North, North actor (Dennis the Menace, Maya), born in Hollywood, California
- Loles León, Spanish actress
- Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player
- Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis star