Historical Events
- Marcus Welby MD, a TV movie is shown on ABC-TV
- Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Neth goes into use
- Soviet weather satellite Meteor 1 launched
Famous Birthdays
- Luke Richardson, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-)
Famous Deaths
- Günther Weisenborn, German writer and German Resistance fighter, dies at 66