Historical Events
- 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96
- A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162.
Famous Birthdays
- Madeline Carroll, American actress
Famous Deaths
- Jacquetta Hawkes, English archaeologist, dies at 85
- Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet (Nobel Prize 1979) dies at 84