Historical Events
- Birmingham Barracudas play 1st CFL game (vs Winnipeg)
Famous Deaths
- Bob Ross, artist, dies at 52
- Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress, comedian, singer and socialite (Green Acres, Gigi), dies at 76
- Jacques Berque, Islamic scholar, dies at 85
- Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez, tennis great, dies of stomach cancer at 67