Historical Events
- USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Cheri Oteri, American actress and comedian
- Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter
- Randy Myers, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles)
- Tonja Walker, actress (Alex-One Life to Live), born in Huntington, West Virginia
Famous Deaths
- Nikolai Pogodin, Soviet playwright, dies at 61