Historical Events
Election of Interest
Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Event of Interest
Haiti's President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier flees to France: Henri Namphy becomes leader of Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
- US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas
Famous Birthdays
- Deanna Casaluce, Canadian actress
- Michael Orozco, American footballer
Famous Deaths
- Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81
- Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (b. 1923)
