Historical Events
- 160 killed in fighting in Tsjetsjenie (Chechnya)
- Palestinian bomb attack on bus in Tel Aviv, kills 22
Famous Deaths
- Martha Raye [Margaret Reed], American actress (Waikiki Wedding, Martha Raye Show), dies after illness at 78
- Munavarsjo Nazrijev, vice-president of Tadzjikistan, dies
- Oldrich Cernik, Czechoslovakia premier (1968-70), dies at 72
- Stanislaw Brunstein, artist, dies at 79