Historical Events
- AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies
- Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Justice Department withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since
Famous Birthdays
- Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer, born in Palermo, Italy
- Gaby Hoffman, American film actress (Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now & Then), born in NYC, New York
- John Utaka, Nigerian footballer, born in Enugu, Nigeria
- Wil Francis, American singer, born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Deaths
- Gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack
- Reta Shaw, American actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir, Mary Poppins, Picnic), dies of emphysema at 69