Historical Events
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
- OPEC approves plan providing for 25 percent government ownership of all Western oil interests operating within Kuwait, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia
Famous Birthdays
- Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
- Elissa [Elissar Zakaria Khoury ] Lebanese singer, born in Deir el Ahmar, Lebanon
- John Steel, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Lee Clark, English footballer
- Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea)
Famous Deaths
- Lew Parker [Austin Lewis Jacobs], American actor (Are You with It?, That Girl), dies from cancer at 64