Historical Events
- "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden NYC for 347 performances
- Miami Heat beat NY Knicks ending 15 game NBA winning streak
Famous Deaths
- Andre Victor Tchelistcheff, winemaker, dies at 92
- Aubrey Joseph Watson Sr., bishop, dies at 65
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain, American grunge rocker (Nirvana), commits suicide at 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun
Kurt Cobain
- Marlon Riggs, American writer/director/producer (Ethnic notions), dies at 37
- Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94