Historical Events
- 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show on Early Bird Satellite
- 3rd Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 2-1 in 10
- Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the US
- Don Steele, begins a 40+ year radio career at KRTH (Los Angeles California)
- KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast
- Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era)
Famous Birthdays
- John Jensen, Danish football player and manager, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Nina Garcia, Colombian-American fashion expert and television personality (Project Runway), born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- Rob Brydon, Welsh comedian and actor (Marion & Geoff), born in Baglan, Glamorgan, Wales
Famous Deaths
- Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76
- Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat and genealogist, dies at 75