Historical Events
- 1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto
- Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City FL on WTBB 97.7 FM
- Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits
- Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), launches into space
Famous Deaths
- Andrew MacElhone, bar owner, dies at 73
- Gene Nelson [Leander Berg], American screenwriter, director and actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1996), dies at 76
- McGeorge Bundy, US national security advisor (1961-66), dies at 77