Historical Events
- 317 killed by bomb attacks in Bombay
- Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney
- Entertainment Tonight's 3,000th show
- Inkhata leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi begins 2½ week speech
Famous Deaths
- Andreas J A I Bruggeman, Dutch mayor (Leiderdorp), dies at 62
- June Valli, American singer (Crying in the Chapel), dies of cancer at 62
- Michael Kanin, American director, writer and actor (Woman of the Year, Teacher's Pet), dies at 83
- Wang Zhen, marxist/vice-premier of China (1988), dies