Historical Events
- Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740
- Attorney General's Commission on pornography links hard-core porn to sex crimes
- Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson
- The New Zealand parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Bill legalising consensual sex between men aged 16 and older
Famous Birthdays
- Dominic Cervi, American footballer
- Kiely Williams, American singer and actress
Famous Deaths
- Karl-Heinz Beckurts, West german Siemens manager, murdered
- Le Duan, Vietnamese politician, dies at 78