Historical Events
- Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
- Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris
- SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
Famous Birthdays
- Steve White, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (46) weds actress Marsha Mason (31)
Neil Simon
Famous Deaths
Abebe Bikila
Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic marathon champion (Olympic gold, marathon 1960, 64) and Africa's first world record breaking athlete in any sport, who won the 1960 Olympics marathon barefoot, dies of a brain haemorrhage at 41
Abebe Bikila
- G Paul H Schuitema, graphically designer/photographer, dies