Historical Events
- "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St James Theater NYC after 105 performances
- AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers 27-13
Election of Interest
Indira Gandhi's Congress Party wins elections in India
Indira Gandhi
- NFC Championship Game: Los Angeles Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-0
- Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat
- The beginning of the first GPS epoch.
Famous Birthdays
- Steed Malbranque, French footballer
Famous Deaths
- Georgeanna Tillman, US singer (the Marvelettes), dies at 35 from lupus and sickle cell anemia