- Assassination attempt made on Bob Marley and others during concert rehearsals in Jamaica
- Australian Derek Clayton runs world marathon record 2:09:36.4 at the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan
- Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train
- First human heart transplant performed in South Africa by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky
And of course it is my birthday. I did not know I share that with the first heart transplant.