Historical Events
- Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win at Aqueduct
- Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, WI v NZ
Famous Birthdays
- Greg Biekert, NFL linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
- Larry Johnson, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, NY Knicks)
- Laura Leighton, actress (Sydney-Melrose Place, Other Woman)
- Ty[rel] Bennion, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Deaths
- Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter (1964 Arts & Letters), dies at 70