A 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru, Peru ends after government commandos storm and capture the building, rescuing 71 hostages. One hostage dies of a Myocardial infarction, two soldiers are killed from rebel fire, and all 14 rebels are slain.,
The first installment of the popular Japanese comic strip, ''Sazae-san'', is published in the Fukunichi Shimbun.,