Historical Events
- "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square NYC after 80 performances
- LA Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo is first Japanese player to be selected for a MLB All Star game when he is named in the NL squad
- Thailand: Banharn Silpa-Archa's party wins election
US Senior Golf Open
US Senior Open Men's Golf, Congressional GC: Tom Weiskopf wins by 4 strokes from Jack Nicklaus for his only Champions Tour major victory
Jack Nicklaus
Famous Deaths
- George Seldes, journalist, dies at 104
- Gervase Jackson-Stops, British architectural adviser to the National Trust, dies at 48
- Krissy Taylor, American model (17 Mag), dies of respiratory problems at 17