Historical Events
- Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years
Famous Birthdays
- Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
- Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Famous Deaths
- Berend Giltay, composer, dies at 64
- Joe Medwick, American baseball player, dies at 63
- Ralph Hawtrey, British economist (multiplier, quantity theory of money), dies at 95