Historical Events
- Defending champion Ivan Lendl wins 3rd straight season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis title by defeating Mats Wilander of Sweden 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 in the final at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51)
Famous Deaths
- Rouben Mamoulian, American movie director and author (The Mark of Zorro, Applause), dies at 90