Historical Events
- Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee
Famous Birthdays
- Andrew DeClercq, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Elena Makarova, Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Val), born in Moscow, Russia
- Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress, born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Tlia Reima, Finnish ice hockey center (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- Yuri Landman, Dutch instrument inventor & musician, born in Zwolle, Netherlands