Historical Events
- West Indies v Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Gary Sobers
Famous Birthdays
- Cathy Freeman, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Mackay, Queensland
- Christian Bassedas, Argentine former footballer
- James Young, Australian water polo player (Olympics 1996)
- Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
Famous Deaths
- Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies