Historical Events
- Birmingham Barracudas (based in Alabama) play 1st CFL game beating Winnipeg 38-10 but failed experiment only lasts one season
Famous Deaths
- Bob Ross, American artist and television host, dies at 52
- Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite (Green Acres, Gigi), dies at 76
- Jacques Berque, French Islamic scholar, dies at 85
- Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez, tennis great, dies of stomach cancer at 67