Historical Events
Event of Interest
British Broadcasting Corporation gives Swedish tennis icon Björn Borg a Lifetime Achievement Award; presented by Boris Becker
Björn Borg
Boris Becker
- One million Lebanese opposition supporters gather in downtown Beirut, calling for the government to resign.
Famous Deaths
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and dictator of Chile (1973-90), dies of congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema at 91
Augusto Pinochet
- Jack Williamson, American sci-fi author (Cometeers), dies at 98