Historical Events
- In Pakistan, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh along with three other suspects are charged with murder for their part in the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
- Schoolgirl Amanda Dowler is abducted in broad daylight on her way home from Heathside School in Walton-on-Thames, England
Famous Weddings
- King Mohammed VI of Morocco (38) weds information services engineer Salma Bennani (23) in Rabat, Morocco
Famous Deaths
- Herman Talmadge, American politician (70th Governor of Georgia), dies at 88