CoM Moderators Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Historical Events 1931 - British House of Commons agrees to allow sports to be played on Sunday 1934 - Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of all German police including the Prussian secret state police 1985 - Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) 1998 - German terrorist group Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof Group, disbands after 28 years 2009 - 113th Boston Marathon: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia wins men's event in 2:08:42; Salina Kosgei of Kenya women's champion in 2:32:16 More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1857 - Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken, Dutch painter and author (HW Knife Day), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1930) 1894 - Martinus Nijhoff, Dutch poet and linguistic (spelling), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1953) 1955 - Donald Pettit, American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut, born in Silverton, Oregon 1961 - Don Mattingly, American MLB first baseman (6 x MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1985; 9 x Gold Glove; 3 x Silver Slugger; AL batting champion 1984; NY Yankees) and manager (LA Dodgers, Miami Marlins), born in Evansville, Indiana 1971 - Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2011) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1164 - Victor IV [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies 1960 - Paul Fort, French poet (founder of Vers et Prose), dies at 88 1970 - Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), drowns himself at 49 1994 - Jean Carmet, French actor (Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic), dies of a heart attack at 72 2003 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908) More Famous Deaths »
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