Historical Events1931 - British House of Commons agrees to allow sports to be played on Sunday1934 - Heinrich Himmler is appointed chief of all German police including the Prussian secret state police1985 - 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 years2009 - 113th Boston Marathon: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia wins men's event in 2:08:42; Salina Kosgei of Kenya women's champion in 2:32:16More Historical Events Famous Birthdays1857 - 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, Oregon1961 - 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, Indiana1971 - Mikey Welsh, American bass player (Weezer, 1998-2001 - "Island In The Sun"), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2011)More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths1164 - Victor IV [Ottaviano Montecello], Italian antipope (1159-64), dies1960 - Paul Fort, French poet (founder of Vers et Prose), dies at 881970 - Paul Celan [Antschell], German-Romanian poet (Collected Prose), drowns himself at 491994 - Jean Carmet, French actor (Cache Cash, Miss Mona, Night Magic), dies of a heart attack at 722003 - Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908)More Famous Deaths