Historical Events
- 2nd SEC Championship Game: #9 Florida beats #16 Alabama, 28-13
- A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
- Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec)
- Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53)
Famous Deaths
- Frank Sturgis, watergate burglar, dies at 68
- Frank Zappa, American rocker, composer, activist and filmmaker (Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls), dies from prostate cancer at 52
- Hetty de Boer-Jongkind, Dutch medical astrologist, dies at 42
- Margaret Landon, American author (Anna & the King of Siam), dies at 90