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 World Series Cricket supertest at VFL Park, Melbourne
Famous Birthdays
- Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
- Ian Somerhalder, American actor (Lost, Vampire Diaries), born in Covington, Louisiana
- John Oster, Welsh footballer, born in Boston, England
- Kate Robinson, American dance skater (& Kate Robinson), born in Peoria, Illinois
- Vernon Wells, American baseball player, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
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