Historical Events
- Jose Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium
- US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
Famous Deaths
- Jim Ameche [James Amici], American voice actor (Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy), dies at 67
- Karen Carpenter, American vocalist and drummer (We Only Just Begun), dies of anorexia at 32
- Reginald Denham, English writer & director (Obsession, The Bad Seed), dies at 89