Historical Events
- 10th American Music Awards: John Cougar & Rick Springfield, Olivia Newton-John
Event of Interest
Alabama Governor George Wallace, becomes governor for a record 4th time
George Wallace
- Nigeria expels 2 million illegal aliens, mostly Ghanaians
Famous Birthdays
- Alvaro Arbeloa, Spanish Footballer
- Andrea Lowell, American Model
- Johannes Herber, German basketball player
- Julie Budet, French Electronic-Pop Musician
- Rick Kelly, Australian racing driver
Famous Deaths
- Bill Bonthron, American athlete (world 1,500m record 3:48.8 1934), dies at 70
- Doodles Weaver [Winstead Sheffield Weaver], American comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers, The Zodiac Killer), commits suicide by shooting himself at 70