Book releases
- 1986 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 7, by Yoshiki Tanaka
- 1987 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 9, by Yoshiki Tanaka
Television series
- 1997 - Dark Skies, a government UFO conspiracy theory-based sci-fi drama television series, finishes airing on NBC
Births
- 1914 - Jay Williams (d. 1978), an American science fiction and history author
Anniversaries and events
- 2005 - Improbable Fiction, a play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn