Historical Events
- "Smokey Joe's Cafe" opens at Virginia Theater NYC
- British trader Nick Leeson arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC
- Ferry boat sinks off Sumbe Angola, 42+ killed
- Joe Mullen becomes 2nd NHL player to appear in 300 NHL games with 3 different teams when he plays for the Penguins in a 6-3 loss in Buffalo; Pittsburgh 379, St. Louis 301, Calgary 345
- Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches
Famous Deaths
- Hugo Cole, British composer and critic, dies at 77
- Vladislav Listyev, TV journalist, dies at 48