October 29, 2009

1,040 years ago
969

War
Byzantine troops occupied Antioch, Syria, the day after Arab troops surrendered to end an 11-month siege of the city.

180 years ago
1829

Died on this date
Marianne Mozart, 78. Austrian musician. Miss Mozart was the older sister of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; she was a concert pianist and composer, but none of her compositions have survived.

140 years ago
1879

Born on this date
Franz von Papen. Chancellor of Germany, 1932. Mr. Papen, a member of the Zentrum (Centre Party) from 1918-1932 and a Nazi from 1938-1945, was Chancellor from June 1-December 2, 1932 and Vice Chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 1933-1934. On June 17, 1934, he delivered a speech at the University of Marburg in which he called for the restoration of some freedoms, demanded an end for calls for a "second revolution," and called for an end to SA violence in the streets. Mr. Papen left the cabinet after the Night of the Long Knives (June 30-July 2, 1934), in which many of his colleagues were murdered. Mr. Papen accepted the post of Ambassador to Austria; he served in this position until February 1938, then as Ambassador to Turkey from 1939-1944. He was acquitted at the Nuremberg war crimes trials, as it was held that he was guilty only of "political immoralities." Mr. Papen died on May 2, 1969 at the age of 89.

Disasters
A violent gale and high tides ravaged the coast of northeastern New Brunswick; the breakwater and lighthouse at Shippagan were completely washed away.

120 years ago
1889

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 2 @ New York Giants 3 (New York won best-of-eleven series 6-3)

The Giants gave up 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning but came back with single runs in the 1st, 6th, and 7th to edge the Bridegrooms before 3,067 fans at the Polo Grounds as the National League champions beat the American Association champions in the series for the first time since 1884. Jim Slattery scored the winning run all the way from second base when Brooklyn catcher Doc Bushing missed a 2-out third-strike pitch. Hank O’Day gave up 4 hits in going the distance for the win. Adonis Terry took the loss, his third of the series and second in a many days.

110 years ago
1899

Born on this date
Akim Tamiroff. Georgian-born U.S. actor. Mr. Tamiroff, born Hovakim Tamiryants, settled in the United States in 1927. He played ethnic character roles in such movies as The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935); Black Fury (1935); The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936); Anthony Adverse (1936); The Great McGinty (1940); Five Graves to Cairo (1943); Mr. Arkadin (1955); and Touch of Evil (1958). He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The General Died at Dawn (1936) and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). Mr. Tamiroff died of cancer on September 17, 1972 at the age of 72.

90 years ago
1919

Football
CRU
ARU
Calgary Canucks (3-0) 11 Calgary Tigers (1-2) 1

The game at Hillhurst Park had originally been scheduled for October 25, but had been postponed because of snow.

80 years ago
1929

Economics and finance
The New York Times stated that "the investor who purchases securities at this time with the discrimination that is always a condition of prudent investing may do so with utmost confidence." Instead, the bottom fell out of the stock market. On a day that became infamous as "Black Tuesday," the final quotation on the tapes of the stock tickers read, "TOTAL SALES TODAY 16,383,700. GOOD NIGHT." The sales, with rapidly declining prices, represented a loss in share value on the New York Stock Exchange alone of about $10 billion, twice the amount of currency in circulation in the United States at the time. The Montreal Stock Exchange also plunged: a record 382,521 shares were traded, with some stocks losing up to 40 points. The Day the Bubble Burst by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, published in 1979, is an entertaining popular history of the crash and the events leading up to it. The book was made into a made-for-television movie in 1982.



Movies
New York Mayor Jimmy Walker said, "I appeal to movie exhibitors to show pictures that will reinstate courage and hope in the hearts of the people."

Football
NFL
Boston (3-2) 6 Orange (2-2-2) 0 @ Pottsville, Pennsylvania

60 years ago
1949

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World--Buddy Clark; Larry Green (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): That Lucky Old Sun--Frankie Laine (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 That Lucky Old Sun--Frankie Laine (2nd week at #1)
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
2 You're Breaking My Heart--Vic Damone
--Buddy Clark
--The Ink Spots
3 Jealous Heart--Al Morgan
4 Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
--The Mills Brothers
5 I Can Dream, Can't I?--The Andrews Sisters
6 Maybe it's Because--Dick Haymes
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
7 Room Full of Roses--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
--Dick Haymes
8 Hop-Scotch Polka (Scotch Hot)--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Art Mooney and his Orchestra
9 Don't Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
10 I Never See Maggie Alone--Kenny Roberts

Singles entering the chart were Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Good-Bye) by Art Mooney and his Orchestra (#34) and Vieni Su (Say You Love Me Too) by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (#35).

Died on this date
Chikuhei Nakajima, 65. Japanese military officer, industrialist and politician. Lieutenant Nakajima served in the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1907-1917, piloting Japan's first airship, and serving as as a military attaché to Europe in 1916-1917, where he observed the use of aircraft in combat. After resigning from the Navy he founded the company that became Nakajima Aircraft Company, and provided planes to the military. Mr. Nakajima was first elected to the Japanese House of Representatives in 1930, and represented the Gunma No.1 Electoral District for four terms, resigning from his company in 1931. He was Railway Minister (1937-1939) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoe, and opposed Japan's decision to declare war against the United States, warning of the dangers of U.S. military and industrial supremacy. At the end of World War II, Mr. Nakajima briefly held the offices of Minister of Munitions and Minister of Commerce and Industry, but, with the rest of the government, he was arrested by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers and held in Sugamo Prison for trial for war crimes. Mr. Nakajima was paroled in 1947 before his case could come to trial, and he died at his home in Tokyo of an intracranial hemorrhage.

World events
Chinese Communist authorities in Mukden announced the arrest of U.S. Consul General Angus Ward, charged with beating a servant.

Defense
U.S. President Harry Truman signed the $15.5-billion military appropriations bill--the largest in peacetime history--but placed $615 million earmarked for Air Force expansion "in reserve."

Radio
Foy Kohler was named to succeed Charles Thayer as operating director of Voice of America.

Economics and finance
The United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East completed a 10-day session in Singapore after approving plans for a Far Eastern economic survey and participation in the UN technical assistance program.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (5-6) 24 @ Ottawa (10-1) 30

WIFU
Winnipeg (2-12) 1 @ Saskatchewan (9-5) 15
Edmonton (4-9) 0 @ Calgary (12-1) 27

ORFU
Windsor (4-7) 5 @ Hamilton (8-2) 29
Sarnia (8-3) 18 @ Toronto (1-10) 10

Both of the WIFU games were worth just 1 point in the standings.

50 years ago
1959

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Jake Lingle Killing, with guest stars Charles McGraw and Jack Lord

Died on this date
Sisavang Vong, 74. King of Luang Phrabang, 1904-1945; King of Laos, 1946-1959. Sisavang Vong acceded to the throne of Luang Phrabang--then a French Protectorate--upon the death of his father Zakarine. He supported French rule in Laos, and refused to cooperate when the country became independent in 1945. When France regained control in 1946, Sisavang Vong was reinstated as monarch of the country, now known as Laos. He was succeeded by his son Savang Vatthana.

Abominations
The Cuban government of Prime Minister Fidel Castro re-established military tribunals, and suspended the right of habeas corpus and other civil liberties.

Politics and government
Delegates to the seventh Italian Christian Democratic Party congress in Florence voted to give centre-right backers of Prime Minister Antonio Segni 53 of the 90 elected seats on the party's National Council.

The Congolese National Movement ended a three-day meeting in Stanleyville by endorsing Patrice Lumumba's call for civil disobedience and a boycott of elections as part of a "positive plan for immediate liberation of the Congo."

Alabama Governor John Patterson urged state officials not to cooperate with Federal Civil Rights Commission agents investigating Negro voting registration complaints.

Economics and finance
Representatives of 35 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) nations supported U.S. demands for world trade liberalization.

Labour
Granite Steel Company, 17th-largest producer in the United States, signed a 20-month contract with the United Steel Workers of America on terms similar to those accepted by Kaiser Steel and Detroit Steel.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Nankai Hawks 3 @ Yomiuri Giants 0 (Nankai won best-of-seven series 4-0)

Tadashi Sugiura won his fourth straight game for the Hawks as they completed the sweep of the Giants before 32,266 fans at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo. Nankai scored a run in the 3rd inning and 2 in the 7th.

40 years ago
1969

On the radio
A Book at Bedtime, on BBC 4
Tonight's episode: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Part 8, read by Nigel Stock

On television tonight
Then Came Bronson, starring Michael Parks, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Tonight's episode: The 3:13 Arrives at Noon

Died on this date
Pops Foster, 77. U.S. musician. George Murphy Foster was a jazz bassist who also played tuba and trumpet with various bands, including those of Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines, from the 1910s through the 1960s.

Society
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ordered an end to all school segregation "at once." In the case of 33 Mississippi school districts, the court’s decision replaced the Supreme Court’s 14-year-old doctrine of "all deliberate speed" and dismissed the contention that providing a continuing education should take precedence over enforcing norms of social justice. It was the first major decision handed down by the Court since Warren Burger had become Chief Justice earlier in the year. The administration of President Richard Nixon, which had opposed immediate integration, promised to enforce the ruling.

Crime
Judge Julius Hoffman ordered Bobby Seale, chairman of the Black Panthers and one of the Chicago Eight on trial for conspiracy to incite to riot, chained and gagged after Mr. Seale jumped up and shouted insults at him in the courtroom.

Communications
A student at UCLA sent the first message on the ARPANET--the precursor to the Internet--to a computer at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California.

Environment
Invoking its power to set water quality standards for a state for the first time, the U.S. government ordered Iowa to stop dumping raw sewage into the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers by December 31, 1973.

Labour
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 389-4 in favour of tough new measures designed to improve safety for coal miners. The Senate had already passed a similarly strong bill. Some of the required measures had been recommended for 100 years.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Hankyu Braves 3 @ Yomiuri Giants 7 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 2-1)

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Born to Be Alive--Patrick Hernandez (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai Hi--Masashi Sada

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Me Llamas--José Luis Perales (3rd week at #1)

Baseball
Willie Mays accepted an offer to work as a greeter at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn barred Mr. Mays from his part-time coaching position with the New York Mets and from any other association with major league baseball as long as he was associated with an enterprise that had ties to gambling.

25 years ago
1984

Oil
All members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) except Nigeria approved the previous day’s recommendation to cut production of oil to prevent prices from falling further.

Medicine
"Baby Fae," the 15-day-old girl who had received a baboon’s heart in an operation in California three days earlier, was removed from the critical list. Dr. Leonard Bailey, head of the team that had performed the operation at Loma Linda University Medical Center, responded to criticism of the operation on ethical grounds by saying that a human heart had not been sought, and that "our entire research endeavour has been aimed" at transplanting animal hearts into humans.

20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Swing the Mood--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Lambada--Kaoma (10th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Toronto (7-10) 14 @ Hamilton (11-6) 45
Ottawa (3-14) 18 @ Winnipeg (7-10) 14
Saskatchewan (9-8) 34 @ Calgary (10-7) 19

Hamilton slotback Rocky DiPietro caught 5 passes for 73 yards to move past Tommy-Joe Coffey for first place on the CFL’s career list for pass receptions. The catches gave him a total of 652, 2 more than Mr. Coffey had when he retired in 1973. 17,428 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium (not to mention TV viewers across Canada) had to sit through a lengthy interruption of the game while Mr. DiPietro was honoured. Tony Champion caught 4 passes for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Tiger-Cats. His first score came on a 35-yard pass from quarterback Todd Dillon, while his second major came on an 83-yard pass from running back Derrick McAdoo. Mr. McAdoo carried 18 times for 80 yards and a touchdown of his own. Stephen Jordan returned an interception 77 yards for the other Hamilton major. Paul Osbaldiston scored 21 points on 4 converts, 5 field goals, and 2 singles. Toronto’s touchdowns came 1:20 apart in the second quarter: Rick Johnson threw a 3-yard pass to Brian Bedford, and then Ryan Hanson recovered a blocked punt in the end zone. Gill Fenerty led the Argos with 14 carries for 108 yards.

Ottawa receiver Cornelius Redick caught 2 touchdown passes to lead the Rough Riders to their only road win of the season and their first since winning at Winnipeg Stadium the previous year. Ken Hobart, playing quarterback for Ottawa in place of injured Damon Allen, completed just 4 of 19 passes for 136 yards, but one of his completions was for 75 yards and a touchdown to Mr. Redick in the second quarter. Mr. Redick’s other score came in the first quarter on a 14-yard pass from slotback Gerald Alphin. Mr. Redick’s touchdown catches were his only receptions of the game. Sean Salisbury, in what turned out to be his last CFL game, started at quarterback for the Blue Bombers, but was pulled in favour of Lee Saltz late in the second quarter after completing 6 of 16 passes for 63 yards. Mr. Saltz was just 6 for 25 for 130 yards, but he managed to complete a 52-yard touchdown pass to Rick House early in the third quarter. The Rough Riders failed to score a point or even complete a pass in the second half, but the Blue Bombers were unable to score any points after Trevor Kennerd’s 47-yard field goal at 12:15 of the third quarter. Mr. Hobart rushed 9 times for 68 yards, while Ottawa fullback David Conrad carried 13 times for 74. 20,541 disenchanted fans at Winnipeg Stadium saw the defending Grey Cup champions stumble to their sixth straight loss.

The Roughriders outscored the Stampeders 17-2 in the fourth quarter in front of a McMahon Stadium crowd of 20,754. Kent Austin, who had earlier completed a touchdown pass to James Ellingson, ran 9 yards for a touchdown at 8:38 of the fourth quarter and then hit Mr. Ellingson for his second touchdown pass of the game with just 1:54 remaining to put the game away. Dave Ridgway added 3 converts, 4 field goals, and a single for Saskatchewan. Calgary quarterback Tom Porras threw touchdown passes to Ray Alexander and Brock Smith, but also gave up 4 interceptions. Mr. Porras was the Stampeders’ leading rusher, with 5 carries for 56 yards. The Roughriders’ win kept their hopes alive for taking second place in the West Division with one week remaining in the regular season.

CIAU
Alberta (5-3) 22 @ Saskatchewan (6-2) 12

The Golden Bears, eliminated from playoff contention by UBC's win over Calgary the day before, rallied with 12 points in the last 2½ minutes to defeat the first-place Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. In a game that saw Alberta punt 16 times and Saskatchewan punt 12 times, the Huskies led 5-1 after 3 quarters on a field goal by Mike Lazecki and a safety touch, while Alberta had a single by Steve Kasowski. In the fourth quarter, a 45-yard field goal by Mr. Kasowski and a 28-yard touchdown pass from Mike Kolodnicki to Darryl Szafranski, converted by Mr. Kasowski, was countered by a Saskatchewan touchdown on a 34-yard pass from backup quarterback Todd Baker to Dan Farthing, converted by Mr. Lazecki. Mr. Kasowski put the Golden Bears on top 13-12 with 2 late singles, and followed with a field goal in the last minute. Mr. Baker threw his fourth interception of the game with less than 30 seconds remaining, and the Golden Bears finished with a touchdown when safety Trent Brown came into the game as a receive and caught a 35-yard pass from Mr. Kolodnicki with 11 seconds remaining. Mr. Kolodnicki fcompleted 17 of 35 passes for 240 yards. Mr. Farthing led Saskatchewan's attack with 6 receptions for 146 yards. Terry Korte and Todd Matheson each made 2 interceptions for Alberta.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 8 @ Kintetsu Buffaloes 5 (Yomiuri won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Norihiro Komada, Tatsunori Hara, Kiyoshi Nakahata, and Warren Cromartie hit home runs for the Giants as they beat the Buffaloes before 23,091 fans at Fujidera Stadium in Osaka, completing their comeback after losing the first three games. Isao Koda won his second game of the Series. Yasunaga Makishi, Takayuki Murakami, and Daijiro Oishi homered for the Buffaloes, who made 3 errors in the final game.

10 years ago
1999

Abominations
The government of Canada agreed to pay $3.6 billion in back pay to thousands of mostly female workers to compensate for wage gaps between men and women. The Federal Court of Canada had upheld a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order.

Disasters
A devastating cyclone swept through the state of Orissa in eastern India, killing at least 10,000 people and leaving an estimated 1.5 million homeless.

Football
CFL
Toronto (8-9) 13 @ Winnipeg (6-11) 18

Kerwin Bell completed a 94-yard touchdown bomb to Nigel Williams with 36 seconds left in the game to give the Bombers a dramatic come-from-behind-win to keep their playoff hopes alive with one week remaining in the regular season. The winning touchdown pass bounced into Mr. Williams’ hands off Toronto defensive back Alundis Brice. The Argonauts led 13-4 on a touchdown pass from Jay Barker to Andre Kirwan and a convert and 2 field goals by Dan Giancola (including one from 54 yards) until Troy Westwood kicked his second field goal of the game with 3 seconds left in the third quarter to reduce the lead to 13-7. A 10-yard field goal by Mr. Westwood at 6:12 of the fourth quarter made the score 13-10, but Mr. Westwood missed a field goal that would have tied the game, settling for a single with 2:23 remaining to cut the Argonauts’ lead to 13-11. Mr. Barker tried to bring the Argonauts back in the final seconds, but Henry Newby intercepted his pass on the game’s final play, sending 27,043 fans at Winnipeg Stadium home happy. Mr. Williams finished with 8 receptions for 144 yards.