Historical Events 1924 - 1st crossword puzzle book published by Simon and Schuster 1938 - 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson in 2:35:34.8; his second victory in the event 1946 - Rome‚ Auerbach and Horwitt's musical &;quot;Call Me Mister&;quot; opens at National Theater‚ NYC; runs for 734 performances 1946 - Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals 1983 - KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO) 1984 - Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1842 - Antero Tarqu&;iacute;nio de Quental‚ Portuguese poet (Beatrice)‚ born in Ponta Delgada‚ Portugal (d. 1891) 1888 - Arnold Lunn‚ British skier (created the modern Alpine slalom race)‚ born in Madras‚ India (d. 1974) 1946 - (Alexander) &;quot;Skip&;quot; Spence‚ Canadian guitarist and vocalist (Moby Grape - &;quot;Omaha&;quot;)‚ born in Windsor‚ Ontario‚ Canada 1963 - Eric McCormack‚ Canadian-American actor (Will and Grace)‚ born in Toronto‚ Ontario 1970 - Rico Brogna‚ American MLB baseball player (Detroit Tigers)‚ born in Turners Falls‚ Massachusetts 1988 - Vanessa Kirby‚ English actress (Princess Margaret in The Crown)‚ born in London‚ England More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1610 - Robert Parsons‚ English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)‚ dies at 63 1845 - Nicolas Th&;eacute;odore de Saussure‚ Swiss chemist‚ dies at 77 1882 - Henry Cole‚ English inventor and civil servant‚ 1st director of the VandA Museum‚ promoter of 1851 Great Exhibition‚ dies at 73 1976 - Mahmoud Younis‚ Suez Canal nationalization engineer‚ dies at 65 1985 - Gertrude Caton-Thompson‚ English archaeologist (Zimbabwe‚ So Arabia)‚ dies at 97 1990 - Robert D Webb‚ American director and actor (Love Me Tender‚ Jackals)‚ dies at 87 More Famous Deaths »