Historical Events
- 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham
- Sir Alec Jeffreys, British geneticist who developed widely-used techniques for DNA fingerprinting, becomes honorary freeman of the city of Leicester
Famous Birthdays
- Louis Ducrut, prince/son of Princess Stephanie & Daniel Ducrut
Famous Deaths
- Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36