Historical Events
- "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 164 performances
- 1st games of World Hockey Association
- 2nd NYC Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41
- 3rd NYC Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52
Golf Tournament
Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Portland Ladies Golf Classic
Kathy Whitworth
Famous Birthdays
- Danielle Scott, Baton Rouge LA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996)
Famous Deaths
- Kurt Hiller, German writer, dies at 87
Louis Leakey
Louis Leakey, British paleoanthropologist and archaeologist (Olduvai Gorge), dies at 68
Louis Leakey