Historical Events
- Dr Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected governor of Virgin Is
- Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims
- Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium dedicated
Famous Birthdays
- Carlos Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Deb Sonnenberg, softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Errol Brown, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- Garrison Hearst, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
- Jeremy Licht, actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family), born in Los Angeles, California
- Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor
- Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
- Richard Chee Quee, cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry)
Famous Deaths
- Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. 1896)