Historical Events
- "Victor/Victoria" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 738 performances
Knighthood
Singer Cliff Richard receives his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, - 1st rock star to be knighted
Cliff Richard
Elizabeth II
Famous Birthdays
- Conchita Campbell, Canadian actress
Famous Deaths
Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs, American tennis player ("The Battle of the Sexes", US Open 1939, 41), dies of prostate cancer at 77
Bobby Riggs
- David Healy, American-born actor (Supergirl, Doomsday Gun, Patton), dies following a heart operation at 66
- Kenneth Kweku Sinaman Dadzie, diplomat, dies at 65
- Robert Grieve, Scottish civil servant and planner, dies at 84
- Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress (Way We Were, Life Goes On), dies from complications of rheumatoid arthritis at 74