Historical Events
- A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees)
Event of Interest
Guillermo Vilas of Argentina beats defending champion lie Năstase 7–6, 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 to win his first and only season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis final in Melbourne, Australia
Guillermo Vilas
Famous Birthdays
- Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player (RKC)
Famous Deaths
- Anatole Litvak, Russian-born American film director, writer and producer (Mayerling, Anastasia, The Snake Pit), dies at 72
- Erich Walter Sternberg, composer, dies at 83
