Historical Events
Event of Interest
33rd Cannes Film Festival: "All That Jazz" directed by Bob Fosse and "Kagemusha" directed by Akira Kurosawa jointly awarded the Palme d'Or
Akira Kurosawa
- ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton
Film Release
Horror film "The Shining" released directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, based on book by Stephen King
Jack Nicholson
Famous Birthdays
- Lane Garrison, American actor
- Sarah Louise Catherwood, 4x200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer