Historical Events
- 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes
- 48th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats Duke, 72-69; first tournament to use a shot clock (initially set at 45 seconds)
- English Hampton Court palace badly damaged by fire, 1 dead
- Six metropolitan county councils are abolished in England.
Famous Birthdays
- Cveta Majtanović, Serbian singer, winner of Pop Idol.
Famous Deaths
- Jerry Paris, American director and actor (Jerry in The Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 60
- O'Kelly Isley, American singer (Isley Brothers), dies of heart attack at 48