Historical Events
- "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances
- "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 29 performances
- 23rd NYC Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24
- 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04
- 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
Event of Interest
- Puerto Rico votes against becoming the 51st US state
Famous Deaths
- Sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies