Historical Events
- Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London
- CARICOM - Caribbean Community & Common Market, forms
- In audience with Italian cyclists, Pope Paul VI praises athletes who "offer the magnificent show of a healthy, strong, generous youth"
Famous Birthdays
- Gackt, Japanese singer
- Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver
- Justin Ring, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver
- Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer
Famous Weddings
- British Army officer Andrew Parker Bowles (33) weds Camilla Rosemary Shand (26) at Guards Chapel in Birdcage Walk in London, England
Famous Deaths
- Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39