Historical Events
- British miners begin their strike in reaction to the three-day week
- John Murtha becomes the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the United States Congress
- Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win
- Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph
- Randolph Hearst’s 19-year-old daughter, Patty Hearst, is kidnapped from their home in California
- US Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure
Famous Birthdays
- Adrienne Johnson, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
- Omarosa Manigault Newman, American reality TV star and former political aide, born in Ohio