Historical Events
- "Les Miserables" opens a Bus & Truck tour in Tampa
- 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins
- Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini beats Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win her first WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe