Historical Events
- Alan Ayckbourne's "Absurd Person Singular," premieres in London
- CARICOM - Caribbean Community & Common Market, forms
Famous Birthdays
- Gackt, Japanese singer, born in Okinawa, Japan
- Jan Magnussen, Danish racing driver, born in Roskilde, Denmark
- Justin Ring, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Kamloops, Canada
- Keiko Ihara, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Michael Johnson, English-born Jamaican footballer, born in St. Louis, Missouri
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