Historical Events
- Australian Open Women's Tennis: Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley beats Renata Tomanova of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-2 for her 3rd straight home singles title
- US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Famous Birthdays
- Alisen Down, Canadian actress
- Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer
- Dinara Drukarova, Russian actress
- Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player (Ajax, VVV)
- Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor
Famous Deaths
- Malcolm "Mal" Evans, British Beatles roadie and assistant, dies in a confrontation with the police at 40
- Mateusz Glinski, composer, dies at 83
- Michael V. Love, American test pilot (X-24), dies in F-4 crash at 37