Historical Events
- Great Train Robbery in England, £2.6 million ($7.3 million)
- Kingsmen release "Louie, Louie", radio stations label it obscene
- LA Dodgers F Howard & B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch HRs
- Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ
Famous Birthdays
- Carol Lewis, Willingboro NJ, high jumper (Olympic-9th-1984)
- Jon Turteltaub, American director
- Kyoko Chan Cox, American daughter of Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Ron Karkovice, Union NJ, catcher (Chicago White Sox)
- Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey official and executive
Famous Deaths
- Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72