Historical Events
Event of Interest
Billy Joel's "Glass Houses" album tops US charts, featuring "Its Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
- Failed attack on Iran ex-premier Bakhtiar in Neuilly, France
- Federal court voids Selective Service Act as it doesn't include women
- Quett Masire installed as President of Botswana
- Rohini 1, 1st Indian satellite, launches into orbit
Famous Birthdays
- Kristen Bell, American actress
- Ryoko Hirosue, Japanese actress and singer
Famous Deaths
- Naoomal Jeoomal, Indian cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), dies at 76