Historical Events
- 23rd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Virginia beats North Carolina, 67-62
- Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS)
- Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina & Zaitsev (Soviet Union)
- Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain)
- Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by American Dorothy Hamill
Famous Birthdays
- Ken Anderson, American professional wrestler
Famous Deaths
- "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, Light heavyweight boxing champion (1930-34) and actor, dies at 71