James Bugental was born. A pioneer in the field of Existential-Humanistic Therapy, Bugental was a leading theorist, practitioner, teacher and writer on the subject in a career spanning over five decades. Among Bugental's best known publications are 'The Search for Authenticity' (1965) 'The Search for Existential Identity' (1976) and 'Psychotherapy Isn't What You Think' (1999).

In 1996 'for independent and outstanding pursuit of new frontiers in humanistic psychology' James Bugental became the first recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Society for Humanistic Psychology, Rollo May Award.