Historical Events
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
- WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- Andrew Breitbart, conservative blogger and publisher, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
- Brian Krause, American actor (Charmed), born in El Toro, California
- Bryan Jacob, Palatka Fla, 59 kg (130 lbs) weightlifter (Olympics 1992, 96)
- Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
- John Moore, Australian baseball catcher (Olympics 1996)
- Joshua Redman, American musician
- Patrick Wilson, American musician (Drummer for Weezer)