Historical Events
- 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0
- Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship
- Race riot in Newark, New Jersey, 26 killed, 1,500 injured & over 1,000 arrested
Famous Birthdays
- Bruny Surin, Cap Haitien Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996)
- Joan Pitcock, LPGA golfer (1995 Standard Register PING-3rd), born in Fresno, California
- John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater), born in Kings Park, New York
- Richard Herring, English comedian