Historical Events
- 79th Boston Marathon: Bill Rodgers of United States 1st man in 2:09:55 and Liane Winter of West Germany 1st woman in 2:42:24 (world record for female)
Event of Interest
Last South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years
Nguyen Van Thieu
Famous Birthdays
- Angela Michelle Hughes, Anderson SC, Miss America-SC (1997)
- Danyon Loader, New Zealand 200m and 400m swimmer (2 Olympic gold medals 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Famous Deaths
- Jack Westrup, English composer, dies at 70