Historical Events
- Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass
- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Lily Cole, English model and actress, born in Torquay, England
Famous Deaths
- Geoffrey D Lloyd, Chairman of the guild of British Newspaper editors (b. 1933)
- Priscilla Dean, actress (Outside the Law), dies of injuries at 91
- Rewi Alley, NZ author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing