Historical Events
- Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season
- Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game
Famous Deaths
- Amie Comeaux, American country music singer, dies at 21
- Bruce Woodcock, English boxer, European Heavyweight Champion, dies at 76
- Harold Roxbee Cox, Baron Kings Norton, British aeronautical engineer, dies at 95
- Juzo Itami, film director/actor (Lord Jim, Yuuguremade), dies at 64
- Michael Lyne, air-marshal, dies at 78