Historical Events
- 140th Grand National: Richard Dunwoody aboard 9-year-old 15/2 second favourite West Tip wins by 2 lengths from Young Driver
- Record for a throw-and-return boomerang toss is set (121m)
- US soldier & Turkish woman killed in West Berlin disco bombing
Famous Deaths
- Colin McCool, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia, 36 wkts), dies
- Manly Wade Wellman, sci-fi author (Devil's Planet), dies at 82