Famous Birthdays
- Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler
- Jim Abbott, American MLB pitcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Flint, Michigan
Famous Deaths
- Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
- Monica Proietti, Canadian criminal (b. 1940)
- Zinaida Serebriakova, Russian painter (b. 1884)