Historical Events
- "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 438 performances
- "Mack & Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 66 performances
- 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
- Most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) discovered by Donald Johanson, Maurice Taieb, Yves Coppens and Tim White in the Middle Awash of Ethiopia's Afar Depression
Famous Birthdays
- Luther Broughton, HB (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Marcellus Wiley, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
Famous Deaths
- Bert Gordon [Barney Gorodetsky], American comedian, dies at 79