Historical Events
- Chicago Blizzard strikes with a record 23 inches of snow fall causing 800 buses and 50,000 automobiles to be abandoned
- USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Jeff Branson, American baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
- Katie Peterson-Parker, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
- Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals)
Famous Deaths
- Albert Rémy, French actor (Grand Prix, The 400 Blows, The Train), dies at 51
- Kenneth Thomson, American character actor (Broadway Melody, Little Giant), dies of emphysema at 68