Historical Events
- A purported bigfoot is filmed at Bluff Creek by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin in Northern Califonia
- All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers in Meridan Mississippi
- Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's
- KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Harvey Pulliam, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California
- Luck Mervil, Québécois actor and singer
- Luigi Lo Cascio, Italian actor
- Marco Ngai, Hong Kong actor
- Susan Tulley, British actress (Michelle-EastEnders)
Famous Deaths
- Yoshida Shigeru, Japanese politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Japan (1946-54), dies at 89