Historical Events
- Bakhtiar government established by the Shah in Iran, will preside until unrest in the country subsides
Event of Interest
BBC landmark nature series "Life on Earth" presented by David Attenborough first shown on BBC One
David Attenborough
Event of Interest
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees Iran for Egypt during the Iranian Revolution
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Famous Birthdays
- Aaliyah [Haughton], American singer and actress, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- Brenden Morrow, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jason Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
- Rashawn Ross, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, trumpeter (Dave Mathews Band)
Famous Deaths
- August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (b. 1897)
- Fred Elizalde, Spanish Filipino composer, dies at 71
Ted Cassidy
Ted Cassidy, American actor (Lurch-Addams Family), dies at 46
Ted Cassidy