Historical Events
- 70th Boston Marathon: Kenji Kimihara of Japan 1st man in 2:17:11 and Bobbi Gibb of United States 1st woman in 3:21:40
- In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic
- Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon
Famous Birthdays
- El Samurai [Osamu Matsuda], Japanese professional wrestler (WAR/NJPW), born in Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan
- Paul Reiffel, cricketer (Victorian & Australian pace bowler)
- Randolph Keys, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Véronique Gens, French soprano