Historical Events
- NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
Famous Deaths
- Charles "Honi" Coles, American actor and tap dancer (Tito Suarez-Dirty Dancing), dies of cancer at 81
- David Oliver, actor (Perry Hutchins-Another World), dies of AIDS at 30
- Eddie Mayehoff, American actor (Hour Glass, That's My Boy, How to Murder Your Wife), dies of natural causes at 83