) * Two hundred crewmembers of the Farragut are killed at Tycho IV by a dikironium cloud creature. The Farragut first officer commends Lieutenant Kirk for his actions at Tycho IV. (TOS: "Obsession" ) * The Shakespearian troupe Karidian Company of Players, sponsored by the Galactic Cultural Exchange Project, begins its tour of official installations. (TOS: "The Conscience of the King" ) According to the Star Trek Chronology, Christopher Pike begins his second five-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise.