Historical Events
- 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 1
Golf Tournament
LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Marilynn Smith retains title; beats Mickey Wright by 1 stroke
Mickey Wright
- Tanganyika & Zanzibar form The United Republic of Tanganyika & Zanzibar
Famous Birthdays
- Tod Bass, American actor (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
- Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81
- Pieter van der Lijn, Dutch geologist (Boulder Book), dies at 93