Historical Events
- 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39
Famous Birthdays
- Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in NYC, New York
- Jeff Hammond, cricketer (Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour)
- Marc Demeyer, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Brussel '74)
Famous Deaths
- Lord Berners [Gerald Tyrwhitt], English composer (1st Childhood), dies at 66