1st » The Thailand named Thai province of Yasothon province e.g Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani province.
2nd » The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets.
3rd » Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
14th » Italian publisher and former partisan Giangiacomo Feltrinelli is killed by an explosion near Segrate.
20th » The Troubles: A Provisional Irish Republican Army known as Provisional IRA car bomb kills seven and injures 148 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first of many car bomb attacks by the group.
22nd » The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
22nd » In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.
24th » The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
30th » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
10th » Takashi Fujii, Japanese comedian and singer
10th » Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
10th » Paraskevi Tsiamita, Greek jumper
11th » Ua (singer) e.g Ua, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Ajico)
11th » Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
12th » Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian-American actor
12th » James Maritato, American wrestler
13th » Common (entertainer) known as Common, American rapper and actor (Soulquarians)
13th » Khujo, American rapper (Goodie Mob and Lumberjacks (group) or The Lumberjacks)
13th » Augenijus Vaškys, Lithuanian basketball player
14th » Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian poet and activist
15th » Mark Hoppus, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Blink-182 and +44 (band) named +44)
15th » Ben Hunt-Davis, English rower
15th » Holger Stromberg, German chef
15th » Mike Tomlin, American football player and coach
16th » Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian director and screenwriter
16th » Velibor Radović, Serbian basketball player
17th » Melissa Auf der Maur, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (Hole (band) e.g Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tinker (band) known as Tinker)
17th » Marc Gunn, American harp player (Brobdingnagian Bards)
17th » Mia Hamm, American soccer player
17th » Torquil Campbell, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Stars (Canadian band) known as Stars and Memphis (band) called Memphis)
20th » Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Franz Ferdinand (band) called Franz Ferdinand, The Yummy Fur, and The Karelia)