Historical Events
- British supermarket chains stock genetically modified tomato puree - the first GM food to be sold in the country
Famous Deaths
- Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74
- Gianandrea Gavazzeni, Italian composer and conductor, dies at 86
- Peter Pooley, broadcaster, dies at 84
- W. R. Lee, English language teacher and internationalist, dies at 84