Historical Events
- 117th Boston Marathon: Lelisa Desisa Benti of Ethiopia 1st man in 2:10:22 and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya 1st woman in 2:26:25
- 33 people are killed and 163 are injured in a wave of bombings across Iraq
- Boston Marathon bombings: 3 people are killed and 183 injured after two explosions near the finish line
- Nicolás Maduro is narrowly elected President of Venezuela
Famous Deaths
- Richard LeParmentier, American actor (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), dies at 66
- Sal Castro, Mexican-American activist, dies from thyroid cancer at 79