October 14, 2009

1,140 years ago
869

Died on this date
Pang Xun. Chinese rebel leader. Pang Xun led a major rebellion of soldiers from Xu Prefecture in 868-869 against Emperor Yizong of the Tang dynasty. Pang Xun was killed as the rebellion was reaching its unsuccessful climax.

370 years ago
1639

Born on this date
Simon van der Stel. Dutch politician. Mr. van der Stel, the son of the first Dutch Governor of Mauritius, was Commander of the Cape Colony in South Africa from 1679-1691, when his title was changed to Governor. He served until his retirement in 1699, and was succeeded by his son Willem Adriaan. Simon van der Stel died on June 24, 1712 at the age of 72.

340 years ago
1669

Died on this date
Antonio Cesti, 46. Italian composer. Mr. Cesti, "the most celebrated Italian musician of his generation," sang tenor and played the organ, but is known today as a composer of operas and chamber cantatas.

110 years ago
1899

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto (1-1) 5 @ Ottawa (1-1) 28
Kingston (2-0) 13 @ Hamilton (0-2) 0

100 years ago
1909

Born on this date
Bernd Rosemeyer. German auto racing driver. Mr. Rosemeyer was one of the top drivers in Europe in the mid-1930s, and won the European driving championship in 1936. While competing with Rudolf Caracciola on the Autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt in an attempt to set the world land speed record on January 28, 1938, Mr. Rosemeyer was killed when his car became airborne, striking a bridge embankment, and he was thrown out of the car, dying at roadside at the age of 28.

Dorothy Kingsley. U.S. screenwriter. Miss Kingsley was known as a "script doctor," often working without credit, or sharing credit. Her films included Angels in the Outfield (1951). Miss Kingsley died of heart failure on September 26, 1997, 18 days before her 88th birthday.

Mochitsura Hashimoto. Japanese military officer. Commander Hashimoto was a submarine commander with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, and was best known as the commander of submarine I-58, which sank the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Indianapolis in 1945 after the American ship had delivered parts for the use of the atimic bomb on Hiroshima. Cdr. Hashimoto was a prosecution witness in the court-martial of Captain Charles McVay of the Indianapolis, but Cdr. Hashimoto thought that Capt. McVay's conviction was unjust. Cdr. Hashimoto became a Shinto priest in later years, and died on October 25, 2000, 11 days after his 91st birthday.

Baseball
World Series
Pittsburg Pirates 4 @ Detroit Tigers 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Tigers gave up 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning but came back to defeat the Pirates before 10,535 fans at Bennett Park. George Mullin pitched an 8-hit complete game for his second win of the series. The Pirates scored a run in the top of the 9th, but putouts on close plays at home plate and third base preserved the win.

80 years ago
1929

Died on this date
Henri Berger, 85. Prussian-born Hawaiian bandleader and composer. Mr. Berger was a member of the German Imperial Army band before Kaiser Wilhelm I lent his services to King Kamehameha V of Hawaii. Mr. Berger arrived in Hawaii in 1872 and remained there, leading the Royal Hawaiian Band and building what is now the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. He composed several Hawaiian marches, and died in Honolulu.

Baseball
World Series
Chicago Cubs 2 @ Philadelphia Athletics 3 (Philadelphia won best-of-seven series 4-1)

The Cubs scored 2 runs in the 4th inning, and Pat Malone shut down the Athletics on 2 hits going into the bottom of the 9th at Shibe Park. Mule Haas hit a 2-run home run to tie the score, and with 2 out, Al Simmons doubled and Bing Miller doubled him home to give the Athletics their first World Series championship since 1913. Rube Walberg, who relieved Howard Ehmke with 2 out in the 4th, pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings and was credited with the win. A special train from Washington brought President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover to Philadelphia to see the game.



70 years ago
1939

War
The German submarine U-47 sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within the battleship's harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (2-0) 35 @ Montreal (0-2) 13
Toronto (2-0) 16 @ Hamilton (0-2) 1

WIFU
Edmonton (3-7) 1 @ Winnipeg (9-1) 18
Calgary (3-7) 11 @ Regina (4-6) 12

ORFU
Toronto (0-1-1) 9 @ Montreal (2-0) 10
Peterborough (0-2) 2 @ Sarnia (1-0-1) 32

Fritz Hanson scored 3 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers beat the Eskimos at Osborne Stadium.

Howard Cleveland scored a touchdown late in the 3rd quarter and another early in the 4th quarter as the Roughriders edged the Bronks before 3,000 fans at Park de Young. Paul Rowe scored a touchdown and field goal for Calgary, but Bill Wusyk missed a field goal attempt for Calgary in the dying seconds of the game that allowed Regina to escape with the win.

60 years ago
1949

Politics and government
The French Chamber of Deputies, by a narrow margin, approved Socialist leader Jules Moch as Prime Minister.

Crime
A U.S. Federal Court jury in New York convicted 11 Communist Party leaders guilty of criminal conspiracy against the U.S. government, under the 1940 Smith Act. Judge Harold Medina cited the five defense attorneys and defendant Eugene Dennis for contempt of court, sentencing them to 1-6 months in jail.



Religion
The Czechoslovakian National Assembly passed laws giving the government control over all church administration and making priests state employees.

Oil
Israel, using Venezuelan crude oil, reopened the refineries of Haifa after a two-year shutdown.

Economics and finance
The United Nations General Assembly's Economic and Financial Committee approved a program of technical assistance to developing countries based on U.S. President Harry Truman's proposals. The committee also voted to double the UN technical aid budget.

Boxing
Ezzard Charles (65-5-1) retained his National Boxing Association world heavyweight title by knocking out Pat Valentino (58-12-6) 36 seconds into the 8th round at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. It was Mr. Valentino's last professional fight.



50 years ago
1959

Died on this date
Jack Davey, 52. N.Z.-born Australian singer and radio host. Mr. Davey moved to Australia in 1931 and worked as a crooner on radio, but abandoned his singing career after achieving success as a host of various radio programs. He also narrated Fox-Movietone newsreels in Australia, and extended his activities to television in the 1950s. Mr. Davey remained a popular radio host until his death from lung cancer, following several years of heart problems.

Errol Flynn, 50. Australian-born U.S. actor. Mr. Flynn, a native of Tasmania, appeared in plays in England before moving to Hollywood, where he achieved fame portraying actual and fictional men of action in movies such as Captain Blood (1935); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938); The Sea Hawk (1940); They Died with Their Boots On (1941); and Gentleman Jim (1942). He led a notoriously dissolute life and was charged with rape in 1942. The trial early in 1943 resulted in acquittal, but Mr. Flynn's career never quite recovered, and he aged noticeably and suffered from financial problems in later years. He was in Vancouver, British Columbia, accompanied by teenage girlfriend Beverly Aadland, to negotiate the sale of his yacht, and died of a heart attack, complicated by other health problems.

Diplomacy
Ukrainian Communist Party Secretary Stepan Chervonenko was named to replace Pavel Yudin as U.S.S.R. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.

Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan named a new 19-member cabinet in which principal portfolios remained unchanged, but responsibility for science and aviation was centralized in new ministries.

Health
U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Arthur Flemming said in Washington that federal tests had shown that fresh vegetables grown in the United States were "well within the safe limits" of nuclear contamination.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Detroit (1-8) 19 @ London (7-3) 32

Jim Greer scored 2 touchdowns and a convert, and Ron King added 2 touchdowns for the Lords at Labatt Park in a game that had originally been scheduled to be played in Detroit. The Raiders had 2 touchdowns from Mr. White and 1 from Frank Finney, and Mr. Sedlock converted one of the scores. Earl Kaiser added a convert for London.

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Je t'aime...mon non plus--Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg (7th week at #1)

Politics and government
Education Minister Olaf Palme, 42, was elected Prime Minister of Sweden, replacing Tage Erlander, 67, who had stepped down two weeks earlier as leader of the ruling Social Democratic Party after 23 years.

In the U.S. House of Representatives, the leadership choked off a planned all-night debate scheduled by Congressmen who opposed the Vietnam War. The White House challenged leaders and supporters of the next day’s Vietnam Moratorium Day anti-war demonstration to repudiate the expression of support given them by the North Vietnamese government.

Environment
Canadian Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Jean Chretien and New Brunswick Premier Louis Robichaud announced the creation of Kouchibouguac National Park in New Brunswick. As part of the “social animation” program, 245 families were to be moved.

Economics and finance
The British government introduced a new 50p coin into circulation, replacing the 10-shilling note. Some complained that the heptagonal coin was too easily confused with the 10-pence coin or half-crown.

Baseball
World Series
Baltimore Orioles 0 @ New York Mets 5 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Center fielder Tommie Agee led off the bottom of the 1st inning with a home run and made two spectacular catches to save 5 potential runs as the Mets shut out the Orioles before 56,335 fans at Shea Stadium. Ed Kranepool also homered for New York. Gary Gentry pitched 6 2/3 innings to get credit for the win. Nolan Ryan pitched the remaining 2 1/3 innings for the save, giving up 1 hit, walking 2 batters, and striking out 3 in what turned out to be the only World Series game he ever played in. Jim Palmer pitched 6 innings in taking the loss.





30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I was Made For Lovin' You--Kiss (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Tu sei l'unica donna per me--Alan Sorrenti (9th week at #1)

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Waneta Cardinal!

World events
The Israeli cabinet voted unanimously to expand seven Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank, but decided to do so without seizing privately-owned Arab land.

Politics and government
Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Evecit’s Social Democratic government conceded defeat in mid-term parliamentary elections in which the Justice Party scored a resounding victory. The right-wing Justice party won five key seats that gave the opposition enough votes to topple Mr. Evecit’s government.

Abominations
The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights drew approximately 100,000 people.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (9-3-1) 26 @ Ottawa (7-4-2) 28
Edmonton (10-2-2) 25 @ Saskatchewan (1-12) 26
Hamilton (5-9) 26 @ Calgary (9-4) 16

Jimmy Jones completed a 44-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Prince with 1:43 remaining in the game to give the Rough Riders the win before 25,708 fans at Lansdowne Park. The winning score, Mr. Prince’s second touchdown reception of the game, came just 1:25 after Larry Key had rushed 71 yards for his second touchdown of the game, converted by Lui Passaglia, to give the Lions a 26-21 lead. Mr. Key’s touchdown came just 1:44 after Richard Crump had rushed 1 yard for an Ottawa touchdown. The Rough Riders began the fourth quarter trailing 19-7, but quarterback Condredge Holloway ran 5 yards for a touchdown to cut into the lead. B.C.’s other touchdown was scored by Al Charuk on an 11-yard pass from Joe Paopao in the second quarter. Mr. Key carried 11 times for 113 yards.

20,042 fans at Taylor Field in Regina went home happy when they witnessed the biggest upset of the decade in the CFL. With the score tied 25-25, Saskatchewan kicker Bob Macoritti’s 34-yard field goal attempt went wide, and Larry Highbaugh of the Eskimos was rouged in the end zone to put the Roughriders ahead. Warren Moon drove the Eskimos downfield, and Dave Cutler attempted a 32-yard field goal into a strong wind on the last play of the game. The kick was wide, and Saskatchewan defensive back Emil Nielsen caught the ball and punted it out of the end zone. Eskimo quarterback Tom Wilkinson caught it and punted it back into the end zone, and Mr. Macoritti caught it and punted it out of bounds at the 24-yard line, saving a single point and ending the game. Unfortunately, he suffered a season-ending knee injury on the play. The Eskimos were also banged up during the game; linebacker Dave Zacharko suffered a career-ending knee injury on the opening kickoff, and middle linebacker Dan Kepley had his jaw broken when he was slugged by Saskatchewan’s Doug MacIver. Lloyd Patterson started at quarterback for the Roughriders, but was replaced by Danny Sanders for much of the game. Mr. Sanders threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Joey Walters and handed off to Harlan Huckleby for a 3-yard touchdown run. Mr. Patterson rushed 3 yards for the other Saskatchewan touchdown. Mr. Walters caught 9 passes for 218 yards on the day. Mr. Wilkinson started for the Eskimos, but completed just 6 of 20 passes, although 2 of his completions went for touchdowns to Stu Lang and John Konihowski. Mr. Moon was 6 for 11. Neither Brian Kelly nor Waddell Smith caught a pass, but the Edmonton running game was effective, with Jim Germany carrying 16 times for 162 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Ron Lancaster celebrated his 41st birthday with his first win as a head coach.

Backup quarterback Ed Smith, who relieved Tom Clements when the Hamilton starter left with an injury in the second quarter, completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to John Holland with less than 5 minutes remaining to put the game out of reach of the Stampeders in front of a McMahon Stadium crowd of 30,925. Mr. Clements threw a touchdown pass to Craig Labbett and handed off to Neil Lumsden for another Tiger-Cat touchdown. James Sykes scored both Calgary touchdowns: the first on an 18-yard pass from Ken Johnson, and the second on a 3-yard run. Bruce Threadgill, seeing his first CFL action, entered near the end of the game in relief of Mr. Johnson, and managed the unique distinction of rushing once for -2 yards, completing his only pass for -1 yard, and being sacked twice for 11 yards in losses. These ended up being his statistics for the entire season. He was the CFL’s first left-handed quarterback since Terry Baker of Edmonton in 1967.

Baseball
World Series
Baltimore Orioles 1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 7 (Baltimore led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Pirates, facing elimination and trailing 1-0 after 5½ innings, erupted for 7 runs in the next 3 innings to defeat the Orioles before 50,920 fans at Three Rivers Stadium. Bill Madlock had 4 hits for the Pirates, and Tim Foli drove in 3 runs. Jim Rooker pitched the first 5 innings, and Bert Blyleven pitched the last 4 innings to get the win. Mike Flanagan took the loss.





25 years ago
1984

World events
A report surfaced concerning the existence of a manual, reported to be the work of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, written in Spanish and distributed among rebels opposing the Sandanista government of Nicaragua. The manual described how some government officials could be "neutralized"--a term that might mean "assassinated." The manual described various techniques for waging guerrilla warfare.

Football
CFL
Calgary (6-9) 28 @ Toronto (8-5-1) 24
Hamilton (4-9-1) 31 @ Saskatchewan (6-8-1) 8

An Exhibition Stadium crowd that appeared smaller than the announced 30,406 went home disappointed when Calgary defensive end hit Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway, and his pass was intercepted by defensive lineman Walter Ballard and returned 35 yards for a touchdown to break a 21-21 tie with 3:03 remaining in the game. Mr. Holloway was injured on the play, and reliever Joe Barnes appeared to have brought the Argonauts back with a touchdown pass to Jan Carinci, but Mr. Barnes was ruled to have crossed the line of scrimmage before throwing the ball. Toronto settled for a Hank Ilesic field goal with 1:02 remaining, but that was as close as they got. Greg Vavra went the distance at quarterback for the Stampeders, completing 23 of 48 passes for 359 yards and touchdowns to Tom Scott and Mike McTague. Mr. Scott’s touchdown was just his third of the season, but the 91st of his CFL career and his 88th career touchdown reception; it also turned out to be his last touchdown. Mr. Holloway, who alternated with Mr. Barnes, threw touchdown passes to Terry Greer and Mr. Carinci.

Dieter Brock threw 2 touchdown passes to Rocky DiPietro in the first 5:35 of the game, and the Tiger-Cats coasted to victory before 28,414 disgruntled fans at Taylor Field in Regina. The win kept Hamilton’s playoff hopes alive, while eliminating the Roughriders from contention for the eighth straight year. The loss put the rebuilding Edmonton Eskimos into the playoffs for the 13th straight season. Bernie Ruoff kicked 2 converts, 5 field goals, and 2 singles for the Tiger-Cats. The Roughriders snapped the shutout with just 17 seconds left in the game when Homer Jordan completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Stewart Fraser and then completed a pass to Mike Washington for a 2-point convert. Hamilton’ win occurred a few days after owner Harold Ballard had blasted his players as "overpaid bums."

Baseball
World Series
San Diego Padres 4 @ Detroit Tigers 8 (Detroit won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Kirk Gibson hit 2 home runs and drove in 5 runs to lead the Tigers over the Padres before 51,901 fans at Tiger Stadium. Lance Parrish also homered as the Tigers won their first World Series since 1968. Relief pitcher Aurelio Lopez (1-0) was the winning pitcher, and Guillermo Hernandez picked up his second save of the series. Sparky Anderson, who had managed the Cincinnati Reds to World Series wins in 1975 and 1976, became the first manager to win World Series in both major leagues. The win touched off a night of rioting in Detroit.



20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lambada--Kaoma (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Pump Up the Jam--Technotronic

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Lambada--Kaoma (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Lambada--Kaoma (12th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ride on Time--Black Box (6th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Miss You Much--Janet Jackson (2nd week at #1)
2 Cherish--Madonna
3 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
4 Love Song--The Cure
5 Mixed Emotions--Rolling Stones
6 Sowing the Seeds of Love--Tears for Fears
7 Bust a Move--Young M.C.
8 Heaven--Warrant
9 Listen to Your Heart--Roxette
10 It's No Crime--Babyface

Singles entering the chart were We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel (#58); Baby Come to Me by Regina Belle (#80); Pump Up the Jam by Technotronic featuring Felly (#86); Everything by Jody Watley (#92); and If You Leave Me Now by Jaya (#94).

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Miss You Much--Janet Jackson
2 Cherish--Madonna
3 Mixed Emotions--Rolling Stones
4 Love Song--The Cure
5 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
6 Listen to Your Heart--Roxette
7 Sowing the Seeds of Love--Tears for Fears
8 Heaven--Warrant
9 Dr. Feelgood--Motley Crue
10 Don't Look Back--Fine Young Cannibals

Singles entering the chart were We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel (#53); Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli (#63); Baby Come to Me by Regina Belle (#80); Don't Make Me Over by Sybil (#90); and If You Asked Me To by Patti LaBelle (#93).

Football
CFL
British Columbia (6-9) 11 @ Calgary (8-7) 51

Larry Willis caught 2 touchdown passes from Danny Barrett and made an end-zone recovery of a fumble by teammate Kennard Martin on a pass reception for another touchdown to lead the Stampeders over the Lions before only 16,355 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mr. Martin did succeed in taking a pass into the end zone for Mr. Barrett's fourth touchdown pass of the game. Mr. Barrett, who replaced ineffective starter Terrence Jones in the first quarter, finished with 15 completions in 25 attempts for 309 yards, while B.C. quarterback Matt Dunigan had a terrible game, completing just 7 of 25 passes for 90 yards. Mr. Willis caught 6 passes for 175 yards. The Lions jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run by Anthony Parker and a convert and field goal by Lui Passaglia, but it was all downhill from there. Tim Petros scored the first Calgary touchdown on a 1-yard rush in the second quarter. Mark McLoughlin added 4 field goals for the Stampeders.

CIAU
Acadia 22 St. Francis Xavier 6
St. Mary’s 46 Mount Allison 7
McGill 32 Bishop’s 27
Ottawa 22 Concordia 10
Queen’s 38 Carleton 11
Western Ontario 52 York 1
Windsor 34 McMaster 8
Toronto 18 Guelph 13
Waterloo 7 Wilfrid Laurier 6
Alberta (4-2) 13 @ Manitoba (0-7) 9

Backup quarterback Mike Kolodnicki scored on a 2-yard run late in the game, converted by Steve Kasowski, to give the Golden Bears their win over the Bisons at University Stadium in Winnipeg. The Bisons led 9-0 after the first quarter, but Mr. Kasowski kicked a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter to get Alberta on the scoreboard, and kicked a 23-yard field goal in the third quarter to reduce Manitoba’s lead to 9-6.

Baseball
World Series
San Francisco Giants 0 @ Oakland Athletics 5 (Oakland led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Athletics scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and Dave Parker and Walt Weiss added solo home runs as they blanked the Giants before 49,385 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Dave Stewart (1-0) gave up 5 hits in pitching the shutout.



10 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Julius Nyerere, 77. 1st President of Tanzania, 1964-1985. Mr. Nyerere, a socialist and Pan-Africanist, founded the Tanganyikan African National Union (TANU) in 1952, leading it and its successor, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). He was Chief Minister (1960-1961); Prime Minister (1961-1962); and President (1962-1964) of Tanganyika, and President of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (April-October 1964) before serving as President of its successor state. He promoted a one-party ideology known as ujamaa, which initially appeared to be successful, but ultimately ended in failure. Mr. Nyerere resigned in 1985, and died of leukemia.

Richard B. Shull, 70. U.S. actor. Mr. Shull was a character actor in plays, films, and television, and co-starred in the television comedy series Holmes & Yoyo (1976-1977). He died of a heart attack while appearing in the play Epic Proportions in New York.

Baseball
The Detroit Tigers fired manager Larry Parrish and replaced him with Phil Garner. Under Mr. Parrish, the Tigers had finished third in the American League Central Division, but with a dismal 69-92 record.

American League Championship Series
Boston 2 @ New York 3 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-0)

David Cone (1-0) was the winning pitcher, while Ramon Martinez (0-1) took the loss, as the Yankees edged the Red Sox before 57,180 fans at Yankee Stadium. New York manager Joe Torre used 4 relief pitchers in the 8th inning, which is why the rules should be adjusted to prohibit this sort of nonsense. Tino Martinez hit a home run for the Yankees, while Nomar Garciaparra’s 2-run homer in the 5th inning accounted for the Boston runs.