Historical Events
- Activist Anatoly Scharansky released by USSR, leaves country
- Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup, David Boon scores the most runs in the series (418)
- Iran begins Fajr-8 offensive against Iraq
Famous Deaths
- Evelio Javier, Filipino politician, lawyer, and civil servant (b. 1942)
- Frank [Patrick] Herbert, American sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65