Historical Events
- "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 52 performances
- Antonov AN-124 flies in South Iran against mountain: 17 killed
Coup d'état
Gen. Sani Abacha leads a military coup in Nigeria that overthrows the government of Ernest Shonekan
Sani Abacha
- General Sani Abacha leads a coup against Ernest Shonekan's transitional administration and returns the Nigerian government to military control
- US House of Representatives approve Nafta
Famous Deaths
- Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian politician, dies at 67