Historical Events
- Body of Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
- Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas
- Senate confirms George P Shultz as US 60th Secretary of State by vote of 97-0
Famous Deaths
- Bill Justis, American musician and producer (Raunchy), dies of cancer at 58
- Donald Beard, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1952-56), dies
- Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle