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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Eddie Rabbitt dies of lung cancer in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, aged 56. Rabbit is best-remembered for his US Top 10 hit Runnin' With The Wind.
Fans, estimated at around 50,000 in number, flood into central Tokyo, Japan, to attend the funeral of Hideto Matsumoto [aka Hide], guitarist of the group X Japan. The centre of the city is brought to a standstill as ambulances carry away dozens overcome by emotion and the 82-degree [28c] heat.