Historical Events
- "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 188 performances
Sports Awards
1st ESPY Awards: Michael Jordan, Monica Seles win
Michael Jordan
Monica Seles
Event of Interest
Katharine Hepburn admitted to hospital suffering from exhaustion
Katharine Hepburn
Famous Birthdays
- Abigail Mavity, American actress
- Alice Jones, British actress
- Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown, born in Livingstone, New Jersey (d.2015)
- Jenna Boyd, American actress
- Yves Michel-Beneche, American actor
Famous Deaths
- Art Hodes, Russ/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies
- Nicholas Ridley, Lord Ridley of Liddesdale, English politician, Minister of Finance, dies at 64
- Richard Sale, writer/director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at 80