Happy Birthday, Grace Padaca!
660 years ago
1349
Died on this date
James III, 24. King of Majorca, 1324-1344. James III, the son of Ferdinand of Majorca, acceded to the throne upon the death of his uncle Sancho. In 1342, he refused to render the oath of fealty to his cousin, King Peter IV of Aragon, and was driven out of Majorca by Peter two years later. King James III was killed in the Battle of Llucmajor while trying to retake the island.
War
The Aragonese forces of King Peter IV defeated those of King James III of Majorca in the Battle of Llucmajor on the on the Balearic Islands, resulting in the end of the independent Kingdom of Majorca.
650 years ago
1359
Born on this date
Beatriz of Castile. Queen consort of Portugal, 1325-1357. Beatriz, the daughter of King Sancho IV of Castile, married the future King Afonso IV of Portugal in 1309, and served as Queen consort from his accession to the throne in 1325 until his death in 1357. She died on October 25, 1359 at the age of 66.
300 years ago
1709
Born on this date
Georg Gebel (the Younger). German composer. Mr. Gebel, the son of composer Georg Gebel the Elder, was an organist and pantalonist who wrote 12 operas, 144 cantatas, and more than 100 orchestral works. He died on September 24, 1753 at the age of 43.
250 years ago
1759
Born on this date
Maria Feodorovna. Empress consort of Russia, 1796-1801. Maria Feodorovna, born Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg, married the future Czar Paul I of Russia in 1776, and was Empress consort from his accession to the throne in 1796 until his assassination in 1801. As Empress Dowager, she had considerable influence over her sons, Czars Aleksandr I and Nikolai I. Maria Feodorovna died on November 5, 1828 at the age of 69.
William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1806-1807. Mr. Grenville, the son of Prime Minister George Grenville and the cousin of Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, was a member of the Whig Party when he entered the House of Commons in 1782, and served in his cousin's cabinet as Home Secretary (1789-1791) and Foreign Secretary (1791-1801). He was elevated to the House of Lords in 1790, becoming leader of the Upper House. Lord Grenville succeeded Mr. Pitt as Prime Minister, and his coalition "Ministry of All the Talents" abolished the slave trade in 1807, but was soon dismissed after attempting Roman Catholic emancipation. Lord Grenville remained in opposition after the fall of his ministry, and never returned to the cabinet. His political career was ended by a stroke in 1823, and he died on January 12, 1734 at the age of 74.
130 years ago
1879
Born on this date
Fritz Haarmann. German criminal. Mr. Haarmann, the "Butcher of Hanover," sexually assaulted, murdered, mutilated, and dismembered at least 24 boys and young men in Hanover from 1918-1924. In December 1924 he was convicted of 24 murders, and was guillotined on April 15, 1525 at the age of 45.
125 years ago
1884
Football
ORFU
Round 3
Toronto 24 @ Hamilton 4
Baseball
Old Hoss Radbourne pitched his third complete game victory in as many days as the Providence Grays whipped the New York Metropolitans 12-2 at the Polo Grounds in New York, completing a 3-game sweep of their championship series. Jim Becannon took the loss in front of just 300 freezing fans. The Grays had actually clinched the championship with their win in the second game the day before.
120 years ago
1889
Born on this date
Abel Gance. French film director. Mr. Gance was best known for his silent films J'accuse (1919); La Roue (1923); and Napoléon (1927), and the sound film Austerlitz (1960). He died on November 10, 1981 at the age of 92.
Smoky Joe Wood. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Wood played for the Boston Red Sox (1908-1915) and Cleveland Indians (1917-1922). He came to the major leagues as a pitcher, and compiled a record of 115-57, with an earned run average of 2.03. Mr. Wood's best season was 1912, when he was 34-5 with 10 shutouts, and won 3 games in the World Series as the Red Sox defeated the New York Giants. He came back too soon from a thumb injury in 1913 and hurt his pitching arm, shortening his career, but he still managed to post a 14-5 record in 1915 and led the American League with an ERA of 1.49 as the Red Sox again won the World Series. Mr. Wood held out for the 1916 season and joined the Indians in 1917, moving to the outfield in 1918, and helping Cleveland to win the World Series in 1920. His last season was his best, when he batted .297 with 8 home runs and 92 runs batted in. Mr. Wood finished his major league career with an average of .283 with 24 home runs and 325 runs batted in in 695 games. He died on July 27, 1985 at the age of 95.
Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1 @ New York Giants 2 (11 innings) (Best-of-eleven series tied 3-3)
Monte Ward singled Jim Slattery home with the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Giants edged the Bridegrooms before 2,556 fans at the Polo Grounds. Brooklyn pitcher Adonis Terry had been leading 1-0 going into the 9th inning when the Giants tied the game on a single by Mr. Ward, 2 stolen bases, and a single by Roger Connor. Hank O’Day went the distance on the mound for New York to earn the win.
100 years ago
1909
Born on this date
Edward Flynn. U.S. boxer. Mr. Flynn won the gold medal in the welterweight competition at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932. He died on February 7, 1976 at the age of 66.
Jean-Paul Le Chanois. French actor, director and screenwriter. Mr. Chanois, whose real name was Jean-Paul Dreyfus, was a Communist who acted in several movies, but was better known for writing and directing films from the early 1930s through the 1970s. His bes-known film was probably Les Misérables (1958), which was popular at the box office, but did not earn a good critical reception. Mr. Chanois' work was heavily criticized by French New Wave filmmakers, and his reputation hasn't improved over time. He died on July 8, 1985 at the age of 75.
Whit Bissell. U.S. actor. Mr. Bissell was a character actor who appeared in numerous movies and television programs, often playing figures of authority. He played General Heywood Kirk in the television series The Time Tunnel (1966-1967). Mr. Bissell's movies included Shack Out on 101 (1955); I was a Teenage Werewolf (1957); and I was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957). He died on March 5, 1996 at the age of 86.
Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto Amateur Athletic Club (1-1) 31 @ Peterboro (0-2) 4
90 years ago
1919
Died on this date
William Kidston, 70. U.K.-born Australian politician. Mr. Kidston, a native of Scotland who moved to Australia in 1882. He was a Liberal until he formed his own party in 1907, and held several offices, most notably Premier of Queensland (1906-1907, 1908-1911).
Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (2-2) 1 @ Hamilton (2-2) 15
Montreal (2-2) 13 @ Toronto (2-2) 6
ORFU
Toronto Capitals (1-1) 6 @ Hamilton Rowing Club (0-2) 5
Intercollegiate
Toronto (2-0) 28 @ Queen's (0-3) 1
ARU
The game between the Calgary Canucks and Calgary Tigers was postponed to October 29 because of snow. The game between the University of Alberta and Edmonton Canucks was cancelled because of snow and was never played.
80 years ago
1929
Economics and finance
See News from 1930
60 years ago
1949
On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight's episode: The Deathless Murder Case
On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Murderer, starring Jeffrey Lynn, John McQuade, Eileen Heckart, and Marilyn Erskine
War
The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait began between Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces.
Diplomacy
The Vatican announced the appointment of Bishop Aloysius Muench as Papal Nuncio in West Germany, with ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all Germany.
Defense
U.S. Army Secretary Gordon Gray announced plans to release 30,000 conscripts with one year's service because of military budget cuts.
Aviation
Britain's De Havilland Comet, the first jet passenger liner, flew 2,980 miles from London to Tripoli and back in a record time of 6 hours 38 minutes.
Religion
A meeting of Czechoslovakian Catholic bishops agreed to permit a government loyalty oath for the country's Catholic priests with the provision that the oath not require acts that violate "the laws of God and the Church and the rights of man."
50 years ago
1959
Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Venus--Gloria Lasso (3rd week at #1)
On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: No Pain, starring Brian Keith and Joanna Moore
Diplomacy
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer called for the exclusion of the problems of Berlin and Germany from an East-West summit conference.
Defense
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller called for a unilateral resumption of U.S. nuclear testing.
Politics and government
Pak Sung Chul took office as North Korean Foreign Minister.
Labour
Kaiser Steel Corporation informed other steel companies that it would sign a separate contract with striking steel workers.
Golf
Billy Casper won the Brazil Open at Gavea Country Club in Rio de Janeiro.
Football
NFL
New York (4-1) 21 @ Pittsburgh (2-3) 16
Washington (2-3) 7 @ Cleveland (3-2) 34
Philadelphia (3-2) 28 @ Chicago Cardinals (1-4) 24
Green Bay (3-2) 21 @ Baltimore (4-1) 38
Chicago Bears (1-4) 17 @ San Francisco (4-1) 20
Detroit (1-4) 17 @ Los Angeles (2-3) 7
Baseball
Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 3 @ Nankai Hawks 6 (Nankai led best-of-seven series 2-0)
The Hawks overcame an early 2-0 deficit with 4 runs in the 4th inning and 2 in the 6th as they beat the Giants before 30,288 fans at Osaka Stadium. Tadashi Sugiura won his second game in as many days.
40 years ago
1969
Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Part Three Into Paper Walls/The Girl that I Love--Russell Morris (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Welcome Me Love--The Brooklyn Bridge (3rd week at #1)
#1 single in France: Venus--The Shocking Blue
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lo straniero--Georges Moustaki (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Geh nicht vorbei--Christian Anders
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I'll Never Fall in Love Again--Bobbie Gentry (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Part Three Into Paper Walls/The Girl that I Love--Russell Morris (2nd week at #1)
2 Honky Tonk Women/You Can't Always Get What You Want--The Rolling Stones
3 Something in the Air--Thunderclap Newman
4 Sweet Caroline--Neil Diamond
5 A Boy Named Sue--Johnny Cash
6 One/Mr. Whippy--Johnny Farnham
7 Green River/Commotion--Creedence Clearwater Revival
8 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
9 Polk Salad Annie--Tony Joe White
10 Listen to the Band/Someday Man--The Monkees
Singles entering the chart were Penny Arcade by Roy Orbison (#36); Everybody Knows Matilda by Duke Baxter (#38); Mr. Guy Fawkes by the Dave Miller Set (#39); and Get Together by the Youngbloods (#40).
Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 My Special Prayer--Percy Sledge (2nd week at #1)
2 Air--Ekseption
3 Pastorale--Liesbeth List met Ramses Shaffy
4 Bloody Mary--Tom & Dick
5 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
6 Deep Water--Grapefruit
7 Oh Lady Mary--David Alexandre Winter
8 Don't Forget to Remember--The Bee Gees
9 Space Oddity--David Bowie
10 Je T'aime...Moi Non Plus--Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg
Singles entering the chart were Come Together by the Beatles (#14); Mexico by De Zangeres Zonder Naam (#32); Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley (#35); Harm Met de Harp by Henk Elsink (#37); Little Green Bag by the George Baker Selection (#38); and He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother by the Hollies (#40).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Can't Get Next to You--The Temptations (2nd week at #1)
2 Hot Fun in the Summertime--Sly & the Family Stone
3 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
4 Jean--Oliver
5 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley
6 Little Woman--Bobby Sherman
7 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension
8 Baby it's You--Smith
9 Tracy--The Cuff Links
10 I'm Gonna Make You Mine--Lou Christie
Singles entering the chart were Eli's Coming by Three Dog Night (#61); Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary (#76); Roosevelt and Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) by Tony Joe White (#85); I Still Believe in Tomorrow by John and Anne Ryder (#86); Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#87); Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games with Me by Crow (#88); Wonderful by Blackwell (#89); These Eyes by Jr. Walker & the All Stars (#91); She's Got Love by Thomas and Richard Frost (#92); Friendship Train by Gladys Knight & the Pips (#93); Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down by Ray Stevens (#94); Jingo by Santana (#97); and One Woman by Johnny Rivers (#98).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
3 I Can't Get Next to You--The Temptations
4 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension
5 Little Woman--Bobby Sherman
6 Hot Fun in the Summertime--Sly & the Family Stone
7 I'm Gonna Make You Mine--Lou Christie
8 Baby it's You--Smith
9 Tracy--The Cuff Links
10 That's the Way Love Is--Marvin Gaye
Singles entering the chart were Fortunate Son (#57)/Down on the Corner (#75) by Creedence Clearwater Revival; Backfield in Motion by Mel and Tim (#59); Friendship Train by Gladys Knight & the Pips (#62); These Eyes by Jr. Walker & the All Stars (#63); Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary (#64); The Sweeter He Is (Part 1) by the Soul Children (#67); Holly Holy by Neil Diamond (#74); Love Will Find a Way by Jackie DeShannon (#78); One Woman by Johnny Rivers (#80); Jingo by Santana (#83); You Got to Pay the Price by Gloria Taylor (#86); Wonderful by Blackwell (#88); Why is the Wine Sweeter (On the Other Side) by Eddie Floyd (#89); Crumbs Off the Table by the Glass House (#93); We Must Be in Love by the Five Stairsteps and Cubie (#96); It's Hard to Get Along by Joe Simon (#97); Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games with Me by Crow (#98); and Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B.J. Thomas (#99). Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head was from the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 Tracy--The Cuff Links
3 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension
4 Hot Fun in the Summertime--Sly & the Family Stone
5 I'm Gonna Make You Mine--Lou Christie
6 Baby it's You--Smith
7 Everybody's Talkin'--Nilsson
8 Little Woman--Bobby Sherman
9 Is That All There Is--Peggy Lee
10 Which Way You Goin’ Billy?--The Poppy Family
Singles entering the chart included Fortunate Son/Down on the Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#57); Holly Holy by Neil Diamond (#59); Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday by Stevie Wonder (#60); Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter, Paul and Mary (#61); Friendship Train by Gladys Knight & the Pips (#64); Love Will Find a Way by Jackie DeShannon (#68); One Woman by Johnny Rivers (#69); These Eyes by Jr. Walker & the All Stars (#70); One Cup of Happiness by Dean Martin (#71); Roosevelt and Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) by Tony Joe White (#72); Jingo by Santana (#75); The Colour of My Love by Jefferson (#83); Why is the Wine Sweeter (On the Other Side) by Eddie Floyd (#86); Crumbs Off the Table by the Glass House (#91); We Must Be in Love by the Five Stairsteps and Cubie (#95); Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games with Me by Crow (#96); I'll Blow You a Kiss in the Wind by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (#97); It's Hard to Get Along by Joe Simon (#98); Horoscope by Young-Holt Unlimited (#99); and Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B.J. Thomas (#100).
Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Which Way You Goin’ Billy?--The Poppy Family (6th week at #1)
2 Don't it Make You Want to Go Home--Joe South and the Believers
3 Sugar on Sunday--The Clique
4 Tracy--The Cuff Links
5 Something--The Beatles
6 Reuben James--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
7 One Tin Soldier--The Original Caste
8 I'm Gonna Make You Mine--Lou Christie
9 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley
10 This Girl is a Woman Now--Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Pick hit of the week: Try a Little Kindness--Glen Campbell
War
A guerrilla force of 300 invaded Lebanon from Syria in a continuing confrontation between Lebanese government forces and Palestinian commandos seeking to use Lebanon as a base for raids on Israel.
Football
CFL
Toronto (9-4) 9 @ Ottawa (11-2) 20
Edmonton (5-10) 11 @ Calgary (8-7) 1
Ottawa linebacker Jerry Campbell made 2 interceptions, both of which led to touchdowns, as the Rough Riders clinched first place in the Eastern Football Conference before 27,115 fans at Lansdowne Park. Russ Jackson threw touchdown passes to Margene Adkins and Whit Tucker for the Ottawa touchdowns. Don Sutherin converted both and added 2 field goals. Former Montreal Alouette Andy Walton played his first game as a Rough Rider running back in place of the injured Vic Washington. He played well, carrying 10 times for 53 yards, but he also left with an injury that put him out for the rest of the season. Bill Symons scored the lone Argonaut touchdown.
Calgary had just had its first snow of the season, and only 17,032 fans showed up at McMahon Stadium on a frigid Saturday night to watch a game that meant nothing in the standings for the Stampeders. The Eskimos needed the win to keep their playoff hopes alive, and Eskimo president Jack Baker visited the team’s dressing room before the game and told the players that they had to win the game to save the franchise. They did, thanks to their defense, which was the best in the league. Neither team was able to score a touchdown, but Edmonton’s offense was able to generate enough yardage along the ground with Jim Thomas and Thermus Butler to provide Dave Cutler with a few field goal opportunities. Mr. Cutler was successful on 3 field goals, and picked up single points on 2 unsuccessful attempts. Former Eskimo Bill Redell quarterbacked the Stampeders, but was unable to generate much of an attack. 21-year-old Cathy Savage was introduced as Miss Calgary Stampeder for 1969.
Canadian university
Manitoba (5-0) 35 @ Saskatchewan (1-4) 7
Mike Shylo scored 3 touchdowns as the Bisons beat the Huskies before 1,200 fans at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon to clinch first place in Canada West. Jamie Horne and Graham Kinley scored the other Manitoba touchdowns, all of which were converted by Walt McKee. The Huskies broke the shutout with just 2:42 remaining in the game when quarterback Larry Haylor completed a 31-yard touchdown pass to Gord Garvie, who then converted.
30 years ago
1979
Died on this date
Gerald Templer, 81. U.K. military officer and politician. Sir Gerald fought in both World Wars, but was better known for his later accomplishments. He was British High Commissioner in Malaya from 1952-1954, where he oversaw improvements in social conditions and the subjugation of Communist guerrilla forces. Sir Gerald was Chief of the Imperial General Staff--head of the British Army--from 1955-1958, and was Prime Minister Anthony Eden's chief military adviser during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Sir Gerald died of lung cancer.
25 years ago
1984
Hit parade
Edmonton's top 30 (CHED)
1 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham
2 On the Dark Side--John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
3 Purple Rain--Prince and the Revolution
4 Strut--Sheena Easton
5 Desert Moon--Dennis DeYoung
6 Better Be Good to Me--Tina Turner
7 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder
8 Blue Jean--David Bowie
9 Lucky Star--Madonna
10 All Through the Night--Cyndi Lauper
11 Out of Touch--Daryl Hall and John Oates
12 Had a Dream (Sleeping with the Enemy)--Roger Hodgson
13 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
14 Who Wears These Shoes?--Elton John
15 What About Me--Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes and James Ingram
16 No More Lonely Nights--Paul McCartney
17 Cover Me--Bruce Springsteen
18 I'm So Excited--Pointer Sisters
19 The War Song--Culture Club
20 Hard Habit to Break--Chicago
21 Get it While You Can--Gary O
22 Alpahabet Town--Gerry Cott
23 Bob 'Till You Drop--Rick Springfield
24 Drive--The Cars
25 The Wild Boys--Duran Duran
26 Penny lover--Lionel Richie
27 I Can't Hold Back--Survivor
28 Sea of Love--The Honeydrippers
29 Girls with Guns--Tommy Shaw
30 Teacher Teacher--.38 Special
Theatre
Eleusinian Rites, Mysteries, and Drama Soirees provided the entertainment for the Engineers’ Wives Society’s annual dinner at the Royal Glenora Club in Edmonton. Reviews were unanimously positive (although it must be admitted that the audience had been drinking) for material that included the legendary "Deranged Dermatologist" skit, which, for some unknown and baffling reason, failed to make the artists famous.
World events
The European Economic Community announced that it was donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia.
Terrorism
U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz said that the United States should adopt a policy of responding militarily to future acts of terrorism. He warned that such responses could involve the deaths of American servicemen and innocent civilians.
Economics and finance
The U.S. administration of President Ronald Reagan reported that the federal budget deficit for the 1984 fiscal year was $175.3 billion, $20.1 billion less than the record deficit of the previous year.
Crime
Italian authorities said that three Bulgarians and four Turks would be tried for the 1981 assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II. It was reported that Judge Ilario Martella would also order Mehmet Ali Agca, who had fired at the pope, to stand trial on new charges. Mr. Agca would also be the principal prosecution witness, and his credibility was expected to be challenged by the defense in view of frequent contradictions in his story of what happened. Only three of the accused men were actually in Italian custody. Italian state prosecutor Antonio Albano had stated in June that he doubted that Bulgarians would have become involved in an assassination plot without the approval of the Soviet Union.
20 years ago
1989
Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Lambada--Kaoma (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Lambada--Kaoma (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Mary McCarthy, 77. U.S. authoress. Miss McCarthy was best known for her novels The Company She Keeps (1942) and The Group (1963).
Politics and government
With political unrest in Czechoslovakia on the rise, President Ladislav Adamec rejected any dialogue between the government and those "who act for the liquidation of the socialist system...and the Communist Party."
The United States House of Representatives voted 231-191 to override President George Bush’s veto of a spending bill that reinstated funding for Medicaid abortions in cases of rape or incest. Mr. Bush supported federal funding only if the mother’s life were in danger. The vote fell short of the 2/3 required to override the veto, so the veto stood.
Disasters
The U.S. Congress approved an aid package of $4.15 billion for California as a result of the previous week’s earthquake.
Baseball
Nippon Series
Kintetsu Buffaloes 0 @ Yomiuri Giants 5 (Kintetsu led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Isao Koda was the winning pitcher as the Giants limited the Buffaloes to just 3 hits as they averted elimination before 45,825 fans at the Tokyo Dome.
10 years ago
1999
Died on this date
Payne Stewart, 42. U.S. golfer. Mr. Stewart won 24 tournaments--11 on the PGA tour--in a professional career that began in 1979. He won three major tournaments: the PGA Championship in 1989, and the U.S. Open in 1991 and 1999. He was en route from Orlando, Florida to Dallas along with his agents, Van Ardan and Robert Fraley, and golf course architect Bruce Borland, when the Learjet 35 they were aboard suffered a sudden loss of cabin pressure less than 14 minutes after takeoff, and the four passengers and two crew members--captain Michael Kling, 42, and first officer Stephanie Bellegarrigue, 27--died from an apparent lack of oxygen. United States Air Force jets shadowed the plane before it ran out of fuel and crashed near Mina, South Dakota. Mr. Stewart, who was known for wearing old-fashioned caps and knickers on the course, had won his second U.S. Open title four months earlier with the longest winning putt in the tournament’s history, and was scheduled to play in the Tour Championship in Houston after his stop in Dallas. In the providence of God, Mr. Stewart had come to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour a short time before, so we know that Mr. Stewart is now in His presence. Mr. Stewart was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
Bruce Borland, 40. U.S. golf course architect. Mr. Borland designed many of the Jack Nicklaus "Signature" courses in the United States and elsewhere. He was 10 days short of his 41st birthday when he died of hypoxia in the Learjet 35 with Payne Stewart and others.
Politics and government
Newspaper columnist Pat Buchanan, who had been running for the Republican Party presidential nomination for the fourth time, resigned from the party and announced that he would seek the Reform Party nomination. Mr. Buchanan denounced aid to "deadbeat dictators," "the appeasement of Beijing," and any future U.S. involvement in "territorial, tribal, and ethnic wars."
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