Historical Events
Film Premier
"The Deer Hunter", directed by Michael Cimino and starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1979)
- Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park
Famous Birthdays
- Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
- Ian Somerhalder, American actor
- John Oster, Welsh footballer
- Kate Robinson, Peoria Ill, dance skater (& Kate Robinson)
- Vernon Wells, American baseball player
Famous Deaths
Golda Meir
Golda Meir [Mabovitch], Israeli teacher, stateswoman and 4th Prime Minister of Israel (1969-74) "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics, dies in of lymphatic cancer at 80
Golda Meir