Historical Events 1961 - 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39; his 2nd event title 1967 - Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown at Madison Square Garden; start of famous trilogy of fights between the pair 1969 - Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies‚ 7-0 1969 - The Band (formerly The Hawks)‚ perform their 1st concert‚ at Winterland Ballroom‚ San Francisco‚ California 1979 - Four Royal Ulster Constabulary officers are killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army van bomb in Bessbrook‚ County Armagh; the bomb is believed to be the largest PIRA bomb used up to that point 1981 - New York Islander Dennis Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals vs Edmonton Oilers tie NHL record More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1865 - Ursula Led&;oacute;chowska‚ Polish-Austrian Catholic saint and foundress of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus‚ born in Loosdorf‚ Austrian Empire (d. 1939) 1912 - Isador Caplan‚ British lawyer and Aldeburgh Festival pioneer‚ born in Blackpool‚ England (d. 1995) 1914 - George Davis‚ American art director (20th Century Fox)‚ born in Kokomo‚ Indiana (d. 1984) 1961 - Frank J. Christensen‚ American labor leader‚ born in Chicago‚ Illinois 1970 - Redman [Reginald Noble]‚ American rapper‚ born in Newark‚ New Jersey 1983 - Stanislav Chistov‚ Russian ice hockey player‚ born in Chelyabinsk‚ Russia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1962 - Louise Fazenda‚ American vaudeville‚ and silent and sound screen actress (Mack Sennett comedies)‚ dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 66 1971 - Carmen Lombardo‚ Canadian musician‚ dies at 67 1974 - Vinnie Taylor‚ rocker (Canned Heat)‚ dies of a drug overdose 1997 - Allan Francovich‚ American documentarian 2013 - Deanna Durbin [Edna Mae Durbin]‚ Canadian actress and vocalist (Every Sunday‚ Three Smart Girls‚ 100 Men and a Girl)‚ dies at 91 2021 - Fred Arbanas‚ American football tight end (All-AFL 1962–67; Super Bowl 1970; Dallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs)‚ dies at 82 More Famous Deaths »