Historical Events
- Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by
Event of Interest
US President Richard Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free
Richard Nixon
- WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, FL (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals
Famous Birthdays
- Guillaume Depardieu, French actor
- Mark Thompson, Russellville KY, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
- Stephen Brimacombe, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics 1996)
- Victor Kraatz, Canadian ice dancer (1995 World Champs-4th), born in Berlin, West Germany
Famous Deaths
- Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 74