Historical Events
- ABC premiere of fact-based "Evil in Clear River"
- Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI v India, Madras
- USSR announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics
Famous Birthdays
- Alexandria L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Danielle L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Erica L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Raymond L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Veronica L'Esperance, US quintuplet, born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Famous Deaths
- Florence Knapp, American, one-time oldest person in the world (b. 1873)
- Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies of cancer at 75
- Isidor Isaac Rabi, nuclear physicist (Nobel Prize-1944), dies at 89