Historical Events
- 11 guards & 31 prisoners die in take over at Attica State Prison
- Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR
Event of Interest
Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
- Two North Ireland Loyalists are mortally injured when the bomb they were preparing exploded prematurely in a house in Bann Street, Belfast
- WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- World Hockey Association forms
Famous Birthdays
- Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, tennis star (1991, 1994, 1998 Wimbledon finalist; 2001 wildcard Wimbledon winner)
- Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer
- Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
- Stella Nina McCartney, fashion designer and daughter of Paul & Linda McCartney
- Ted Drury, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
- Lin Biao, Chinese Communist Marshal during the Civil War and party leader, dies in a plane crash at 63, possibly while fleeing from a botched coup against Mao
- Nelly A "Nell" Knoop, Dutch actress (Silent Waters), dies at 72