Historical Events
- 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco
- All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos) awarded for 2nd time
- Britain's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe
- Government orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989
- Lucas Mangope re-elected president of Bophuthatswana
Famous Birthdays
- Hitomi Hyuga, Japanese actress
- Rachael Taylor, Australian actress
- Tanith Belbin, Canadian ice dancer
- Yorman Bazardo, Venezuelan baseball player
Famous Deaths
- Karel Mengelberg, Dutch composer and conductor, dies at 81