Historical Events
- Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald with crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior
Event of Interest
PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC
Yasser Arafat
- Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career
- UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
Famous Birthdays
- Chris Lilley, Australian actor and comedian (We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Jim Adkins, American musician
Famous Divorces
Divorce of Interest
Journalist Ben Bradlee (54) divorces Antoinette Pinchot after 19 years of marriage
Ben Bradlee
Famous Deaths
- Ernest M. McSorley, American ship captain (b. 1912)