Historical Events
- Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award
Famous Birthdays
- Barney Harwood, CBBC presenter
- Danny Fonseca, Costa Rican soccer midfielder (28 caps; Cartaginés 537 games), born in Cartago, Costa Rica
- Joey Ryan, American professional wrestler
- Jon Peter Lewis, American singer
- Mike Commodore, American professional hockey player
- Will Demps, American football player
Famous Deaths
- Amedeo Nazzari, Italian actor (The Nights of Cabiria, Chains, Lure of Sila), dies from cardiac arrest at 71
- Paolo Carlini, Italian actor (It Started in Naples), dies at 53