Historical Events
- Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS)
- Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal
- Libyan Socialist Arabs People's Republic forms
- Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR)
- World Ladies' Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA)
Famous Birthdays
Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating, Bayside Irish singer (Boyzone), born in Dublin, Ireland
Ronan Keating
Famous Deaths
- Percy Marmont, British actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon, Captain Apache), dies at 93