Historical Events
- A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umpires from attacking a fan
Event of Interest
Announcement of US hostage rescue bungle in Iran
Jimmy Carter
- Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb
- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Alejandro Valverde, Spanish road racing cyclist, born in Las Lumbreras, Spain
- Bruce Martin, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand
- Kazuhito Tadano, Japanese basaball player, born in Tokyo
Famous Deaths
- Katia Mann, German actress and wife of German writer Thomas Mann, dies at 96