October 13, 2009

1,600 years ago
409

World events
Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appeared in Hispania.

740 years ago
1269

Religion
The present church building at Westminster Abbey in London was consecrated.

610 years ago
1399

Britannica
Henry IV was crowned King of England at Westminster just two weeks after forcing his cousin Richard II to abdicate. Richard was imprisoned in the Tower of London. Henry was the first monarch from the House of Lancaster.

510 years ago
1499

Born on this date
Claude. Queen consort of France, 1515-1524. Claude, the eldest daughter of King Louis XII, succeeded her mother Anne as Duchess of Brittany in January 1514, and married her cousin, the future King François I, four months later. Claude became Queen consort upon François I's accession to the throne in 1515; she was afflicted by poor health until her death on July 20, 1524 at the age of 24. The cause of Queen Claude's death remains a matter of dispute.

120 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Douglass Dumbrille. Mr. Dumbrille, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, moved to the United States in his early 20s, and appeared in plays before becoming a character actor in Hollywood. He appeared in over 200 movies and television programs through the 1960s, often playing a shifty businessman or politician. Mr. Dumbrille died on April 2, 1974 at the age of 84.

110 years ago
1899

War
An order-in-council was drawn up to allow Canadian Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to announce that a volunteer force, initially a 1,000-man battalion and commanded by a Canadian, would be sent to South Africa to aid British forces in the Boer War, which had begun just two days earlier.

100 years ago
1909

Born on this date
Art Tatum. U.S. musician. Mr. Tatum was a jazz pianist, regarded as one of the best ever, in a career running from the early 1930s until his death from uremia, resulting from kidney failure, on November 5, 1956, 23 days after his 47th birthday.

Herbert Block, aka Herblock. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Block was an editorial cartoonist for more than 70 years, the last 55 of which were spent with The Washington Post. He generally expressed the fashionable views of the liberal establishment, resulting in Pulitzer Prizes in 1942, 1954, 1973, and 1979, and several other awards. Mr. Block kept working until about six weeks before his death from pneumonia on October 7, 2001, six days before his 92nd birthday.

Baseball
World Series
Detroit Tigers 4 @ Pittsburg Pirates 8 (Pittsburg led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Fred Clarke’s 3-run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning broke a 3-3 tie and was the key blow as the Pirates beat the Tigers before 21,706 fans at Forbes Field in a game that was played in 1 hour 46 minutes. Babe Adams pitched a 6-hit complete game to pick up his second win of the series. Sam Crawford led the Tigers with 3 hits in 4 at bats, including a double and home run. Davy Jones also homered for the Tigers.

90 years ago
1919

Football
CRU
IRFU-Canadian university
Exhibition
Ottawa 1 @ McGill University 19

ORFU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (2-0) 28 Toronto Capitals (0-1) 1

ARU
Calgary Canucks (1-0) 11 Calgary Tigers (0-1) 2
University of Alberta (1-0) 9 @ Edmonton (0-1) 2

1,500 were in attendance at Diamond Park in Edmonton to witness the first game of the Edmonton Canucks, both of whose points were scored on rouges from punts by Jimmy Bill. The two games were the first games of senior football in Alberta since 1914.

80 years ago
1929

Football
NFL
Dayton (0-5) 0 @ Boston (1-1) 41
Orange (1-1-1) 0 @ Providence (2-1) 7
Staten Island (1-1) 9 @ New York (2-0-1) 19
Chicago Bears (3-1) 16 @ Buffalo (0-4) 0
Frankford (3-1) 2 @ Green Bay (4-0) 14
Minneapolis (1-2) 14 @ Chicago Cardinals (1-2) 7

75 years ago
1934

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (0-2) 1 @ Toronto (1-1) 12
Montreal (1-0-1) 8 @ Hamilton (1-0-1) 8

60 years ago
1949

Art
The Carnegie Institute's "Painting in the U.S. 1949" contest in Pittsburgh presented its $1,500 first prize to Max Beckmann for his Fisherwoman.

Diplomacy
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, addressing the United States Congress during his first visit to the country, asserted that India would remain neutral in the East-West conflict.

Defense
High-ranking U.S. Navy officers completed four days of testimony before the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on U.S. military strategy, scoring the Air Force strategic bomber program and recent cuts in naval expenditures.

Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced that he would not call a national election this year.

The U.S. Senate rejected President Harry Truman's nomination of Leland Olds for a third term on the Federal Power Commission, following heated debate over allegedly radical articles written by Mr. Olds during the 1920s. Supporters of the Truman Administration claimed that opposition to Mr. Olds was actually an attack on regulation of the natural gas industry.

U.S. Senator Harry Cain (Republican--Washington) forced postponement of Senate action on a House of Representatives-approved liberalized displaced persons bill with a six-hour filibuster.

Scandal
The U.S. Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee issued a majority report clearing Atomic Energy Commission Chairman David Lilienthal of mismanagement charges.

50 years ago
1959

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Doomsday, starring Donald Harron and Torin Thatcher



At the movies
Odds Against Tomorrow, directed by Robert Wise, and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, Shelley Winters, Ed Begley, and Gloria Grahame, received its premiere screening in Chicago.





Space
The U.S.A. launched the satellite Explorer 7, whose purpose included the study of cosmic, ultraviolet, and X-rays.



Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Nikita Khrushchev, in a personal message to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, denied U.S. claims of Soviet responsibility for Chinese Communist policies.

West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer denied rumours that his government may extend recognition to Poland and other Eastern European countries.

Defense
A U.S. Bold Orion ballistic missile was fired successfully from a B-47 bomber over the Atlantic missile range.

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ikebukuro no Yoru--Mina Aoe (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): In The Ghetto--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Joe Namath Show

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali and actor George Segal were the guests on this episode of Mr. Namath's local New York talk show.



Space
The U.S.S.R. launched Soyuz 8, its third manned spacecraft in as many days, with a crew of Commander Vladimir Shatalov and Flight Engineer Aleksei Yeliseyev. Its mission was supposedly to conduct tests for building an orbiting space laboratory.

Football
CFL
Toronto (8-3) 17 @ Hamilton (7-3-1) 7
Montreal (1-9-2) 14 @ Edmonton (4-9) 20

Dave Raimey rushed for a touchdown and caught a pass for another to lead the Argonauts to victory before 30,314 fans at Civic Stadium. Tom Johansen converted both and added a field goal. The Tiger-Cats broke the shutout with just over a minute remaining in the game on a 3-yard touchdown pass from John Eckman to Tommy-Joe Coffey, converted by Mr. Coffey.

John LaGrone recovered a Montreal fumble in the end zone for an Edmonton touchdown, and Jim Thomas and Thermus Butler rushed for the other Eskimo touchdowns before a crowd of just 12,500 on a cloudy Thanksgiving Day at Clarke Stadium. The Alouettes scored a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage when Sonny Wade passed to Tom Cassese for 68 yards. Dennis Duncan rushed 7 yards in the second quarter for the other Montreal touchdown. The Eskimos fumbled 8 times and lost 6, but still managed to win. At halftime, Barbara Barchard was announced as Miss Edmonton Eskimo for 1969.

NFL
Philadelphia (1-3) 20 @ Baltimore (2-2) 24

Baseball
Billy Martin was fired after just one season as manager of the Minnesota Twins despite leading them to the American League West Division pennant with a record of 97-65, .599. It was Mr. Martin’s first assignment as a major league manager.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Some Girls--The Raiders (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Soli--Adriano Celentano (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Welcome John Paul II--Jim Tobín (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Message in a Bottle--The Police (3rd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 A Brand New Day--The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross & Michael Jackson (2nd week at #1)
2 Arumbai/Air Mata Tumpa--Massada
3 Surf City/Dead Man's Curve--Jan & Dean
4 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
5 Quiereme Mucho--Julio Iglesias
6 Sail On--Commodores
7 Willem--Willem Duyn
8 We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard
9 If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me--Bellamy-Brothers
10 We Belong to the Night--Ellen Foley

Singles entering the chart were Heartache Tonight by the Eagles (#26); Dreaming by Blondie (#29); Worlds Apart by the Sinceros (#34); and Surprise, Surprise by Mac Kissoon (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
2 Rise--Herb Alpert
3 Sad Eyes--Robert John
4 Sail On--Commodores
5 My Sharona--The Knack
6 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
7 Pop Muzik--M
8 Dim All the Lights--Donna Summer
9 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
10 After the Love Has Gone--Earth, Wind & Fire

Singles entering the chart were Ships by Barry Manilow (#57); Better Love Next Time by Dr. Hook (#68); Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp (#70); I Need a Lover by John Cougar (#73); I Want You Tonight by Pablo Cruise (#74); Who Listens to the Radio by the Sports (#75); Highway to Hell by AC/DC (#82); It's All I Can Do by the Cars (#84); Pretty Girls by Melissam Manchester (#85); Hey, Hey, My, My by Neil Young and Crazy Horse (#86); Love Pains by Yvonne Elliman (#87); and Slip Away by Ian Lloyd (#88).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
2 Sail On--Commodores
3 Sad Eyes--Robert John
4 Rise--Herb Alpert
5 My Sharona--The Knack
6 Pop Muzik--M
7 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 Dim All the Lights--Donna Summer
10 Heaven Must Have Sent You--Bonnie Pointer

Singles entering the chart were Ships by Barry Manilow (#54); Take the Long Way Home by Supertramp (#74); It's All I Can Do by the Cars (#75); Better Love Next Time by Dr. Hook (#81); Confusion by Electric Light Orchestra (#82); Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang (#85); This is It by Kenny Loggins (#86); I Want You Tonight by Pablo Cruise (#87); In the Stone by Earth, Wind & Fire (#88); Who Listens to the Radio by the Sports (#89); Since You've Been Gone by Cherie and Marie Currie (#94); Love Pains by Yvonne Elliman (#97); If You Want It by Niteflyte (#98); and Pretty Girls by Melissa Manchester (#99).

Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough was Michael Jackson's first single from his Off the Wall album, his first single on Epic records, and his first #1 hit since Ben, in the fall of 1972.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)--Robert Palmer
2 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
3 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
4 Sad Eyes--Robert John
5 The Devil Went Down to Georgia--The Charlie Daniels Band
6 My Sharona--The Knack
7 Let's Go--The Cars
8 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
9 Is She Really Going Out with Him?--Joe Jackson
10 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss

Singles entering the chart were Virginia by Prism (#79); Babe by Styx (#87); Dreaming by Blondie (#89); Survive by Harlequin (#91); I've Never Been in Love by Suzi Quatro (#92); I Know a Heartache When I See One by Jennifer Warnes (#93); One Fine Day by Rita Coolidge (#95); Hold on to the Night by Dan Hill (#99); and Girls Talk by Dave Edmunds (#100).

Politics and government
All 70 opposition members of the South Korean National Assembly resigned in protest against the October 4 ouster of opposition leader Kim Young Sam from the National Assembly by supporters of President Park Chung Hee. The government was able to continue to rule without the opposition.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Senator Ted Kennedy vied for the 879 delegates being elected in caucuses to a Florida Democratic convention in November. Senator Kennedy had declared that he would challenge President Carter for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 1980. The results were unknown until October 19 because of a protracted ballot count in the Miami area.

Hockey
NHL
Quebec 1 @ Montreal 3



Detroit 3 @ Edmonton 3



Football
CFL
Winnipeg (3-11) 15 @ Toronto (5-8) 19

Ian Sunter kicked 4 field goals and a convert for the Argonauts as they snapped a 6-game losing streak in front of 35,106 fans at Exhibition Stadium. Terry Metcalf ran 4 yards for the only Toronto touchdown in the first quarter, while Winnipeg's only touchdown came on a 6-yard pass from Dieter Brock to Mike Holmes early in the second quarter.

CIAU
Alberta (4-2) 31 @ Manitoba (3-3) 47

The Bisons rolled up 310 yards rushing and 244 passing for a net offense of 537 yards as they beat the Golden Bears before 1,000 fans at Pan-Am Stadium in Winnipeg. Manitoba quarterback Duane Hysop completed 15 of 19 passes and rushed 15 times for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns. Barry Safiniuk rushed 11 times for 76 yards and caught 6 passes for 94, while scoring 2 touchdowns. Alberta defensive back Gord Syme returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. With the Bisons leading 40-11 after 3 quarters, the Golden Bears rallied for 3 touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Rick Paulitsch scored on 2 short runs and Frank Cunningham scored the other Alberta major.

Baseball
World Series
Baltimore Orioles 9 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 6 (Baltimore led best-of-seven series 3-1)

The Orioles overcame a 4-0 deficit with 3 runs in the 3rd inning and 6 in the 8th as they defeated the Pirates before 50,883 fans at Three Rivers Stadium. 4 of the Baltimore runs in the 8th inning came on doubles by pinch hitters John Lowenstein and Terry Crowley. Tim Stoddard pitched the final 3 innings for the Orioles to get the win, and singled for his first major league hit to drive in a run in the 8th-inning rally.





25 years ago
1984

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Challenger landed at Cape Canaveral after 8 days in space, successfully concluding the first of a "launch a month" series of flights.

Terrorism
The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the previous day's bombing of the hotel in Brighton where a Conservative Party conference was being held, and acknowledged that the bomb was aimed at Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose policies in Northern Ireland the IRA opposed. Mrs. Thatcher, who with her husband narrowly escaped injury, said, "All attempts to destroy democracy by terrorism will fail." Bill Hucklesby, head of Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist squad, said that the device may have been a highly sophisticated time bomb planted weeks in advance.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (10-3-1) 33 @ Ottawa (4-10) 17
Montreal (5-8-1) 26 @ Edmonton (8-6) 29

Merv Fernandez caught 8 passes for 135 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Lions to victory before 21,280 fans at Lansdowne Park. Ned Armour helped the B.C. cause with 5 catches for 124 yards. Tim Cowan, starting in place of injured Roy Dewalt, completed 21 of 35 passes for 365 yards. Mr. Fernandez's touchdowns gave him 14 for the season. The Rough Riders' only touchdown came in the first quarter on a 12-yard pass from J.C. Watts to Dave Newman. The Lions made 4 interceptions off backup Ottawa quarterback Dave Marler.

The Eskimos rushed for 277 yards, their highest single-game total since 1965. Matt Dunigan carried 9 times for 105 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with a sprained ankle early in the fourth quarter. Mr. Dunigan's total gave him 732 yards rushing for the season, a single-season record for a quarterback. Larry Cowan had 97 yards on 14 carries, and Neil Lumsden carried 11 times for 60 yards. Mr. Dunigan also completed 16 of 24 passes for 186 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown pass went to Brian Kelly, and was Mr. Kelly's 16th touchdown reception of the season. Johnny Evans replaced Mr. Dunigan at quarterback in the middle of a drive, and finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Montreal quarterback Turner Gill completed just 14 of 34 passes, but had a number dropped by his receivers. He did manage to amass 255 yards with his completions, including a 66-yard touchdown to Nick Arakgi and a completion to Harold Bailey for a 77-yard gain. With 45 seconds remaining, Mr. Gill hit Todd Brown with a 14-yard touchdown pass, and then threw to Brian De Roo for a 2-point convert. The Concordes scored one of the strangest touchdowns in CFL history on the last play of the third quarter; Mr. Evans, punting from his end zone, punted the ball off the upright, and Frank Kosec fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. Mr. Gill then ran for a 2-point convert. Darryl Hall of the Eskimos made 2 interceptions. 42,766 fans witnessed the entertainment at Commonwealth Stadium.

Baseball
World Series
San Diego Padres 2 @ Detroit Tigers 4 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Alan Trammell hit 2-run home runs in the 1st and 3rd innings to account for all the Detroit runs as the Tigers beat the Padres at Tiger Stadium. Jack Morris went the distance for his second win of the series.

20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
East German President Erich Honecker spoke of the need to change economic and social policies.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that the Producer Price Index for finished goods had risen 0.9% in September, sparking worries that the rate of inflation might soon increase.

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 190.58 points to a close of 2,569.26, the second-highest one-day decline in points ever. The immediate cause of the selloff was attributed primarily to the failure of a group of investors to arrange financing of a takeover of United Airlines. Their setback was seen as an indicator that the era of the "junk bond" financing of corporate takeovers might be nearing an end. Investors were also concerned about the rise in producer prices and by the apparent failure of the United States Congress to approve a reduction in the capital gains tax.

Football
CIAU
Saskatchewan (5-1) 39 @ Calgary (4-3) 33

Mike Lazecki kicked 2 field goals in the last 1:08 of the game to break a 33-33 tie as the Huskies defeated the Dinosaurs at McMahon Stadium.

10 years ago
1999

Defense
The United States Senate rejected a treaty signed by the U.S. that banned all underground nuclear testing. With 2/3 approval required, only 48 Senators voted for the treaty, while 51 voted against it. Opponents of the treaty said that it was unverifiable and unenforceable and "would not stop other nations from testing or developing nuclear weapons." President Bill Clinton excoriated the Senate, warning of a return to isolationism. It was the first time the Senate had rejected a treaty since the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations in 1919 and 1920.

Politics and government
The largest labour organization in the United States, the AFL-CIO, endorsed Vice President Al Gore in his candidacy for the presidency of the United States in 2000. Important unions within the AFL-CIO, including the Teamsters and United Automobile Workers, didn't back Mr. Gore because of his support for free trade.

General Pervez Musharraf, the leader of the Pakistani army who had been dismissed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif just before the military responded with a coup, said that the military had acted to prevent further destabilization of the country. Gen. Musharraf was now the de facto ruler.

Crime
Prosecutors said they had insufficient evidence to charge anyone in the murder of 6-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey, whose body was found beaten and strangled in the basement of the family home in Boulder, Colorado. Many observers believed the authorities had botched the case, allowing evidence to be tainted. The grand jury was dismissed without having heard from the Ramseys.

Economics and finance
The World Trade Organization ruled that the 1965 Canada-U.S. auto pact was unfair because it violated rules that called for freer global trade.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
New York 3 @ Atlanta 4 (Atlanta led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Brian Jordan and Eddie Perez hit home runs off Kenny Rogers as the Braves scored all their runs in the 6th inning of their win over the Mets before 44,624 fans at Turner Field. Kevin Millwood was the winning pitcher, while John Smoltz earned the save in his first major league relief appearance ever.





American League Championship Series
Boston 3 @ New York 4 (10 innings) (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Bernie Williams led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run off Rod Beck to give the Yankees their win over the Red Sox before 57,181 fans at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox led 3-0 after 1½ innings.