Historical Events
- A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US results in the release of radioactive gas and iodine into the atmosphere but no deaths
- British government of Jim Callaghan falls
- Lazarus & Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood & night in Ukraine" premieres
Famous Birthdays
- Park Chae-rim, South Korean actress
Famous Deaths
- Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (Weary Willy), dies at 80
