Historical Events
- 79th Boston Marathon: American Bill Rodgers wins men's section in race record 2:09:55; Liane Winter of West Germany women's champion in 2:42:24 (female world record)
Event of Interest
Last South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years
Nguyen Van Thieu
Famous Birthdays
- 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