Historical Events
Australian Tennis Open
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats Kevin Curren of South Africa 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2
Mats Wilander
- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Iranian commandos end day hijack of Kuwaiti plane
- LA Ram Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,105 yards
- Senior PGA Championship Men's Golf, PGA National GC: Australian Peter Thomson wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Don January
Famous Deaths
- Razzle, English drummer (Hanoi Rocks) (b. 1960)