Historical Events
Golden Globes
45th Golden Globes: The Last Emperor, Michael Douglas, & Sally Kirkland win
Michael Douglas
Tennis Open
Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf of Germany wins 1st of 3 consecutive Australian singles crowns; beats American Chris Evert 6-1, 7-6
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
- Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match
Famous Deaths
- Charles Glen King, American biochemist and pioneer of nutrition research who isolated vitamin C, dies at 91
- Dan Daniel, politician (Rep-D-VA, 1969-88), dies at 73