Historical Events
- "You've Never Been This Far Before" single released by Conway Twitty (Billboard Song of the Year 1973)
- James R Schlesinger ends term as 9th director of CIA
- Nation Black Network begins operation on radio
Famous Birthdays
- Peter Kay, British comedian
Famous Deaths
- Chick Hafey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (2 World Series 1926, 31), dies at 70
- Elizabeth "Betty" Grable, American singer, dancer, pin-up girl and actress (I Wake Up Screaming, How to Marry a Millionaire, Gay Divorcee), dies of lung cancer at 56
- Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
- George Macready, American actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73
- George McBride, American MLB shortstop/manager (AL fielding leader 1912-15), dies at 92
- Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500