Historical Events
- French runner Chantal Langlacé sets women's 100k world record (7h 27m 22s) in Amiens, France
- Macalaster U of St Paul, Minn beating Mount Senario 17-14
- Susan Powell (Okla), 21, crowned 53rd Miss America 1981
- US College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalester College (St. Paul)
Tennis Open
US Open Women's Tennis: In the centenary women's singles final, Chris Evert-Lloyd wins her 5th US title; beats Hana Mandlíková 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
Chris Evert
Hana Mandlikova
Famous Birthdays
- Jillian Hall, American professional wrestler, born in Ashland, Kentucky
- Joseph Yobo, Nigerian footballer (Nigerian national team captain), born in Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Samuel Peter, Nigerian-American heavyweight boxer, born in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
- Yuji Hamano, Japanese archer, born in Hiroshima
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
81st Prime Minister of UK Theresa May (23) weds investment banker Philip May at the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Wheatley, Oxfordshire
Theresa May