Historical Events
- Def Jam founder Russell Simmons steps down from his companies after allegations of sexual misconduct
- Disney announces it has cast Chinese actress Liu Yifei to play Mulan in up-coming live action film
- World's longest recorded rainbow - 8 hrs 58 min in Taipei's Yangmingshan mountain range
Famous Deaths
- Jim Nabors, American comedian, actor and singer (Gomer Pyle, Back Home Again in Indiana), dies from health complications at 87
Marina Popovich
Marina Popovich, Soviet Air Force colonel, engineer and test pilot (102 world records), dies at 86
Marina Popovich