Events in Sport
- Apr 8 Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr
- Apr 9 Minn's Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
- Apr 14 32nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Bob Goalby shoots a final round 66 (-6) to win his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of Roberto De Vicenzo who has his card famously marked incorrectly
- Apr 14 First NBA game at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden; NY Knicks beat San Diego Rockets, 114-102
- Apr 15 72nd Boston Marathon: Amby Burfoot wins in 2:22:17; Bobbi Gibb 1st woman for 3rd straight year in 3:30:00 (unsanctioned)
Sports History
Apr 15 Houston Astros beat NY Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings at the Astrodome; starting pitchers Tom Seaver and Don Wilson pitch 10 and 9 innings respectively in game that lasts over 6 hours
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 3 Bernd Karbacher, German tennis player, born in Munich, Germany
- Apr 3 Mike Lansing, American MLB baseball infielder, 1993-2001 (Montreal Expos, Coloradao Rockies, Boston Red Sox), born in Rawlins, Wyoming
- Apr 6 Chris Anderson, Australian high jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Western Australia
- Apr 7 Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 1988), born in Rockhampton, Queensland
- Apr 8 Patricia Girard-Léno, French athlete (100m hurdles)
- Apr 9 Janne Ojanen, Finnish hockey forward (Team Finland), born in Tampere, Finland
- Apr 11 Eric Moten, NFL guard and tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Apr 12 Adam Graves, Canadian left wing hockey player (NY Rangers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 12 Neal Fort, American football tackle (Montreal Alouettes), born in Warner Robins, Georgia
- Apr 13 Tami Lyn Jameson, American team handball goalie (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Apr 13 Ted Washington, American NFL nose tackle (Buffalo Bills), born in Tampa, Florida
- Apr 14 Andrew Trim, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Apr 14 Jesse Levis, American catcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Apr 15 Billy Brewer, American baseball pitcher, 1993-99 (NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and 2 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Apr 16 Grace Kim, South Korean-American tennis star, born in South Korea
- Apr 17 Richie Woodhall, British professional boxer, born in Telford, Shropshire, England
- Apr 17 Roger Twose, English cricketer (Warwickshire batsman, New Zealand 1995), born in Torquay, England
- Apr 19 Brent Mayne, American baseball catcher (NY Mets), born in Loma Linda, California
- Apr 19 Roger Reinson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Melville, Saskatchewan
- Apr 21 Peter van Foxes, soccer player (Ajax)
- Apr 22 (Vernell) "Bimbo" Coles, American NBA basketball guard, 1990-2004 (Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and 3 other teams; Olympic bronze, 1988), born in Covington, Virginia
- Apr 22 Carlos Costa, Spanish tennis star, born in Barcelona, Spain
- Apr 22 Jo Angel, cricketer (big WA right-arm fast bowler, Australia 1993-)
- Apr 22 Zarley Zalapski, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1987-2000 (Pittsburgh Penguins; Calgary Flames, and 3 other teams), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 2017)
- Apr 24 Todd Jones, MLB relief pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Marietta, Georgia
- Apr 24 Tracy Gravely, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes), born in West Virginia
- Apr 26 Ahmed Elmaghraby, American field hockey forward (Olympics 1996), born in Suez, Egypt
- Apr 28 Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe keeper & victorious Test captain)
- Apr 28 Damion Lyons, Canadian CFL cornerback (BC Lions)
- Apr 28 Jeff Grosso, American skateboarder (host Youtube’s 'Vans Loveletters to Skateboarding'), born in Glendale, California (d. 2020)
- Apr 28 Mark Carrier, American NFL safety (Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Apr 29 Browning Nagle, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Atlanta Falcons), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Apr 30 Richard Pilon, Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
