Historical Events
- Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges
Television Debut
British crime series "Cracker" created by Jimmy McGovern starring Robbie Coltrane debuts on ITV in the UK
Robbie Coltrane
- The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
Famous Deaths
- Andrei Solovyiov, Russian photographer, dies in battle at 38
Jimmy Doolittle
James Doolittle, US air force general (Tokyo 1942), dies at 96
Jimmy Doolittle