What Happened on April 15, 1974

• 78th Boston Marathon: Neil Cusack of Ireland takes men's race in 2:13:39; American Miki Gorman women's winner in 2:47:11
• Military coup in Niger, president Diori Hamani deposed

• Danny Pino, American actor (Cold Case), born in Miami, Florida
• Douglas Spain, American actor, born in Los Angeles, California
• Marena Bencomo, Miss Universe-2nd place (Venezuela, 1997)
• Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union

• Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian pianist and songwriter ("Malinconia d'amore"), dies at 68

Holidays: Easter Monday (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom)

• #1 Song: TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees
• #1 Song: Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks