Historical Events
Boxing Title Fight
20 year old Mike Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight champion in history when he stops Trevor Berbick in the 2nd round to earn the WBC title at the Las Vegas Hilton
Mike Tyson
- Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals
Famous Birthdays
- Oscar Pistorius, South African paralympic athlete
Famous Deaths
- Dinny Pails, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1947), dies at 65
- Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician, dies at 73
- Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82
- Robert Whitney, American conductor (Sospiro do Roma), dies at 82