Historical Events
Election of Interest
New Zealand snap election, David Lange's Labour Party defeats Robert Muldoon's National Party
David Lange
Robert Muldoon
- STS 41-D vehicle moves to Vandenberg AFB for remanifest of payloads
- USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Chris Steele, Canadian musician, (Alexisonfire)
Famous Deaths
- Al Schacht, [Clown prince of baseball], baseball player, dies at 91
- Ernest Tidyman, American writer (b. 1928)
- Kenny Delmar, comedian (School House), dies at 74
- Philippe Wynne, American soul singer (I'll Be Around), dies at 43