November 15, 2009

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Ken Powless!

1,550 years ago
459

Born on this date
B'utz Aj Sak Chiik. Ajaw (ruler) of Palenque, 487-501. Bʼutz Aj Sak Chiik, aka Manik, succeeded "Casper" as Ajaw of Palenque, a city in southern Mexico. He died circa 501 at the age of 41 or 42, and was succeeded by Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, who was probably his brother.

430 years ago
1579

Died on this date
Ferenc Dávid, 58-59 (?). Hungarian clergyman. Mr. Dávid was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was a Catholic priest before becoming a Lutheran minister and bishop, and then a Calvinist bishop. He eventually rejected trinitarianism in favour of Unitarianism, and founded the Unitarian Church of Transylvania in 1568. Mr. Dávid was imprisoned in 1572 after Unitarianism was outlawed in Hungary, and died in prison.

150 years ago
1859

Born on this date
Christopher Hornsrud. Prime Minister of Norway, 1928. Mr. Hornsrud was a Liberal before joining the Labour Party in 1887. He led the party from 1903-1906, and was Mayor of Modum (1909-1912). Mr. Hornsrud was a member of the Storting from 1912-1936, and became the first member of the Labour Party to hold the office of Prime Minister when he led a minority government and served as Finance Minister from January 28-February 15, 1928. His government resigned after losing a non-confidence vote in the Storting, and Mr. Hornsrud was then elected Vice President of the Storting, holding the office until January 1934. He died on December 12, 1960, 27 days after his 101st birthday.

130 years ago
1879

Born on this date
Lewis Stone. U.S. actor. Mr. Stone was best known for his portrayal of Judge James Hardy in the Hardy Family radio and movie series (1939-1946). He died on September 12, 1953 at the age of 73.

120 years ago
1889

Died on this date
Ambrose Dudley Mann, 88. U.S. and C.S. diplomat. Mr. Mann held several posts in Europe before serving as the first United States Assistant Secretary of State (1853-1855). He sided with the Confederacy during the American Civil War; he was one of the first three Confederate commissioners to Europe in 1861, eventually serving as Commissioner of the Confederate States of America for Belgium and the Vatican. Mr. Mann spent his later years in France, where he died.

World events
Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca led a military coup that deposed Brazilian Emperor Pedro II, and declared Brazil a republic.

90 years ago
1919

Died on this date
Alfred Werner, 52. Swiss chemist. Dr. Werner was awarded the 1913 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "[for] his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules [...] especially in inorganic chemistry." He was the first inorganic chemist to win the Nobel prize, and the only one prior to 1973.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto Rugby & Athletic Association (4-0) 40 Toronto Capitals (2-2) 1

Canadian university
Toronto (2-2) 1 @ McGill (4-0) 21

WCRFU
Final
Regina 13 @ Calgary Canucks 1

Piffles Taylor and Mr. Rogers scored the Roughriders’ touchdowns as they beat the Canucks before 2,000 disappointed fans at Hillhurst Park.

80 years ago
1929

Theatre
30 years after first playing the starring role in his play Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts, William Gillette began his "farewell tour" of the play with a performance in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Died on this date
Charles A. Sampson, 90. Canadian confectioner. Mr. Sampson, a native of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, opened a candy store in Fredericton in 1867, and soon advertised that he was an agent for Santa Claus, thus becoming the province's first Santa Claus.

Boxing
Maxie Rosenbloom (98-21-10), fighting as a light heavyweight, won a 10-round decision over heavyweight James J. Braddock (36-8-6-1) before 14,084 fans at Madison Square Garden in New York.

70 years ago
1939

Americana
The cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington was laid by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

60 years ago
1949

On the radio
Philo Vance, starring Jackson Beck
Tonight's episode: The Little Murder Case

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Thin Edge of Violence, starring Lenore Aubert, Emily Lawrence, and George Reeves

At the movies
Tough Assignment, directed by William Beaudine, and starring Don Barry, Marjorie Steele, and Steve Brodie, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Nathuram Godse, 39; Narayan Apte. Indian criminals. Messrs. Godse and Apte, Hindu nationalists, were hanged at Ambala Prison in East Punjab for the January 30, 1948 assassination of nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi. Mr. Godse had fired the fatal shots, while Mr. Apte was convicted as an accomplice. Mr. Apte died instantly, while Mr. Godse reportedly took 15 minutes to choke to death.

War
A Chinese Nationalist warship shelled and damaged an American freighter attempting to run the Nationalist blockade of Shanghai.

Diplomacy
A Chinese Communist radio broadcast urged the United Nations to oust the Nationalist delegation headed by T.F. Tsiang and recognize the Communist victory in China.

World events
The Haitian government declared a state of siege and disbanded leftist political parties in an attempt to suppress a strike of 11,000 university students.

Economics and finance
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer informed the Bundestag of Western Allied decisions to halt dismantling of German plants for reparations and to permit expansion of the West German merchant fleet.

Labour
The American federation of Labor Masters, Mates and Pilots union agreed to a 30-day extension of talks with East and Gulf Coast shippers in a dispute over union hiring halls and other issues.

Boxing
Eddie Vann (8-2-0-1) scored one of the fastest knockouts in heavyweight history, knocking out George Stern (10-2) just 12 seconds into the 1st round of their bout at Harringay Arena, Harringay, London.

50 years ago
1959

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Le marchand de bonheur--Les Compagnons de la chanson

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Blessington Method, starring Henry Jones, Dick York, and Elizabeth Patterson

Died on this date
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, 90. U.K. physicist and meteorologist. Mr. Wilson was awarded a share of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his method of making the paths of electrically charged particles visible by condensation of vapour," i.e., his invention of the cloud chamber.

Herb Clutter, 48; Bonnie Clutter, 45; Nancy Clutter, 16; Kenyon Clutter, 15. U.S. crime victims. Herb Clutter, a farmer, and his family were murdered at their home in Holcomb, Kansas by ex-convicts Dick Hickok and Perry Smith. The murders inspired Truman Capote's "non-fiction novel" In Cold Blood (1965).

Diplomacy
Sakari Tuomioja of Finland was named United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold's personal representative in Laos.

Politics and government
Greek Cypriot leftists led by Nicosia Mayor Themistocles Dervis and John Clerides established the Cyprus Democrat Union, a party opposed to Archbishop Makarios.

Disasters
A bus plunged from a cliff into the Pastaza River in eastern Ecuador, killing 32 passengers.

Football
NFL
Pittsburgh (3-4-1) 14 @ New York (6-2) 9
Cleveland (6-2) 31 @ Washington (3-5) 17
Chicago Cardinals (2-6) 17 @ Philadelphia (5-3) 27
Baltimore (5-3) 28 @ Green Bay (3-5) 24
San Francisco (6-2) 3 @ Chicago Bears (4-4) 14
Los Angeles (2-6) 17 @ Detroit (2-5-1) 23

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Something/Come Together--The Beatles

#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley

#1 single in France: Venus--The Shocking Blue

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Lo straniero--Georges Moustaki (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sugar, Sugar--The Archies (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Sugar, Sugar--The Archies (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Sugar, Sugar--The Archies (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Star--Ross D. Wyllie
2 Part Three Into Paper Walls/The Girl that I Love--Russell Morris
3 Penny Arcade--Roy Orbison
4 Sweet Caroline--Neil Diamond
5 Without You/Hair--Doug Parkinson in Focus
6 Jean--Oliver
7 Something/Come Together--The Beatles
8 Soul Deep--The Box Tops
9 Natural Born Bugie--Humble Pie
10 Something in the Air--Thunderclap Newman

Singles entering the chart were Little Woman by Bobby Sherman (#32); Reuben James by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (#34); Keem-O-Sabe by the Electric Indian (#36); Throw Down a Line by Cliff and Hank (#38); and Real True Lovin' by Anne and Johnny Hawker (#39).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Je t'aime...moi non plus--Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg (5th week at #1)
2 In the Year 2525--Zager & Evans
3 Saved by the Bell--Robin Gibb
4 Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones
5 Green River--Creedence Clearwater Revival
6 In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley
7 Mendocino--Sir Douglas Quintet
8 Geh' nicht vorbei--Christian Anders
9 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
10 Don't Forget to Remember--The Bee Gees

Singles entering the chart were Green River; Geh' nicht vorbei; Sugar, Sugar; Don't Forget to Remember; Anuschka by Udo Jürgens (#11); Natural Born Bugie by Humble Pie (#13); Halt die Welt an by Vicky (#15); Hallelujah by Deep Purple (#16); Make Me an Island by Joe Dolan (#17); Scheiden tut so weh by Heintje (#18); Sehnsuchtsmelodie by Peter Alexander (#19); and Ich mache keine Komplimente by Ricky Shayne (#20).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 My Special Prayer--Percy Sledge (5th week at #1)
2 Air--Ekseption
3 Oh Well!--Fleetwood Mac
4 Pastorale--Liesbeth List met Ramses Shaffy
5 Come Together--The Beatles
6 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
7 Cha-La-La, I Need You--The Shuffles
8 Harp Met de Harp--Henk Elsink
9 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley
10 Oh Lady Mary--David Alexandre Winter

Singles entering the chart were We zijn toch op de wereld om mekaar te helpen, niewaar? by Adèle Bloemendaal & Leen Jongewaard & Piet Römer (#23); 80 Rode Rozen by Wilma (#27); Bourée by Jethro Tull (#29); Appleknockers Flophouse by Cuby + the Blizzards (#31); Beautiful People by Melanie (#32); and Cary Lynn Javes by Zager & Evans (#39). Cary Lynn Javes was released in North America as the B-side of Mr. Turnkey; in the Netherlands, Mr. Turnkey was the B-side.

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension (2nd week at #1)
2 Come Together/Something--The Beatles
3 Something--The Beatles
4 And When I Die--Blood, Sweat & Tears
5 Baby it's You--Smith
6 I Can't Get Next to You--The Temptations
7 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley
8 Smile a Little Smile for Me--The Flying Machine
9 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies
10 Take a Letter Maria--R.B. Greaves

Singles entering the chart were Midnight by Dennis Yost and the Classics IV (#73); Get it from the Bottom by the Steelers (#82); Cold Turkey by the Plastic Ono Band (#86); Jam Up Jelly Tight by Tommy Roe (#88); I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 (#90); Get Rhythm by Johnny Cash (#94); Swingin' Tight by Bill Deal & the Rhondels (#95); Curly by Jimmy Clanton (#97); Don't Let Love Hang You Up by Jerry Butler (#98); One Tin Soldier by the Original Caste (#99); and St. Louis by the Easybeats (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension (3rd week at #1)
2 Come Together--The Beatles
3 Something--The Beatles
4 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley
5 Baby it's You--Smith
6 And When I Die--Blood, Sweat & Tears
7 Smile a Little Smile for Me--The Flying Machine
8 Tracy--The Cuff Links
9 Take a Letter Maria--R.B. Greaves
10 Sugar, Sugar--The Archies

Singles entering the chart were Jam Up Jelly Tight by Tommy Roe (#68); I'll Hold Out My Hand by the Clique (#72); A Brand New Me by Dusty Springfield (#73); Sunday Mornin' by Oliver (#76); Kozmic Blues by Janis Joplin (#77); La La La (If I Had You) by Bobby Sherman (#78); Cold Turkey by the Plastic Ono Band (#81); Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (#82); Ain't it Funky Now (Part 1) by James Brown (#83); Fancy by Bobbie Gentry (#86); That's How Heartaches are Made by the Marvelettes (#89); No One Better than You by Petula Clark (#91); I Can't Make it Alone by Lou Rawls (#93); Ballad of Easy Rider by the Byrds (#94); Happy by Paul Anka (#95); Walkin' in the Rain by Jay and the Americans (#96); I Want You Back by the Jackson 5 (#97); I Started Loving You Again by Al Martino (#98); Sunlight by the Youngbloods (#99); and Memories of a Broken Promise by Motherlode (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Something/Come Together--The Beatles
2 Tracy--The Cuff Links
3 Wedding Bell Blues--The 5th Dimension
4 And When I Die--Blood, Sweat & Tears
5 Try a Little Kindness--Glen Campbell
6 Is That All There Is--Peggy Lee
7 Smile a Little Smile for Me--The Flying Machine
8 Ball of Fire--Tommy James and the Shondells
9 Reuben James--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
10 Baby it's You--Smith

Singles entering the chart were Eleanor Rigby by Aretha Franklin (#57); Jam Up Jelly Tight by Tommy Roe (#59); See Ruby Fall/Blistered by Johnny Cash (#61); Sunday Mornin' by Oliver (#66); A Brand New Me by Dusty Springfield (#69); Midnight Cowboy by Ferrante & Teicher (#72); Kozmic Blues by Janis Joplin (#73); La La La (If I Had You) by Bobby Sherman (#77); Feel So Good by Lighthouse (#79); Early in the Morning by Vanity Fare (#82); I'll Hold Out My Hand by the Clique (#84); Cold Turkey by the Plastic Ono Band (#85); Get it from the Bottom by the Steelers (#87); St. Louis by the Easybeats (#90); Sunlight by the Youngbloods (#91); Get Rhythm by Johnny Cash (#92); Girls it Ain't Easy by the Honey Cone (#94); Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin (#95); Walkin' in the Rain by Jay and the Americans (#96); Ain't it Funky Now (Part 1) by James Brown (#97); That's How Heartaches are Made by the Marvelettes (#98); Fancy by Bobbie Gentry (#99); and Happy by Paul Anka (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Suspicious Minds--Elvis Presley (2nd week at #1)
2 Reuben James--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
3 One Tin Soldier--The Original Caste
4 Which Way You Goin’ Billy?--The Poppy Family
5 Something--The Beatles
6 Try a Little Kindness--Glen Campbell
7 Make Believe--Wind
8 Riverboat--Five Man Electrical Band
9 Take a Letter Maria--R.B. Greaves
10 Ball of Fire--Tommy James and the Shondells
Pick hit of the week: Down on the Corner--Creedence Clearwater Revival

War
The Vietnam War casualty list for the the week of November 9-15 showed 113 Americans killed, with 497 South Vietnamese and 3,013 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.

Protest
An estimated 250,000 people participated in Vietnam Moratorium Day in Washington, peacefully calling for immediate withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam. M-Day, sponsored by the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, culminated a three-day March Against Death from Arlington National Cemetery to Capitol Hill by 40,000 people. Small groups of militant youths who were only marginally connected with the main demonstration attempted to march on the South Vietnamese embassy, threw rocks and bottles at the Justice Department building, and twice ran up the North Vietnamese flag. Police fired tear gas at them and made some arrests. Anywhere from 60,000-175,000 people in San Francisco peacefully marched in the U.S.A.’s other major antiwar demonstration.

Abominations
Ronald Lee Ridenhour, a GI student in Claremont, California, who had been a door gunner on a helicopter in Vietnam, claimed that letters he sent to Congressmen had prompted the U.S. Army probe, launched on April 23, into the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, in which at least 109 men, women, and children were gunned down by U.S. troops in the South Vietnamese village of Songmy. Mr. Ridenhour said that he had not witnessed the alleged attack, but had spoken to U.S. soldiers who had been there but had been reluctant to report the incident to authorities.

Football
CFL
Neill Armstrong’s reign as head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos ended when his contract was terminated by "mutual consent." The Eskimos, expected to contend for first place in the Western Conference in 1969, missed the playoffs with a 5-11 record despite having the league’s best defense. In 6 seasons Mr. Armstrong coached the Eskimos to a record of 37-59-3, including semi-final losses from 1966-1968. His teams never finished higher than third in the WFC, although there was slow but steady improvement through 1967.

Western Finals
Calgary 11 @ Saskatchewan 17 (Saskatchewan led best-of-three series 1-0)

15,955 fans were on hand at Taylor Field in Regina to see Bob Kosid make 2 interceptions to help the Roughriders defeat the Stampeders. His first was returned 64 yards and led to a Jack Abendschan field goal (although the Stampeders claimed that Mr. Kosid had been downed where he made the interception and shouldn't have been allowed to get up and make the return), and the second came in the Saskatchewan end zone in the last minute as Calgary pressed for the tying touchdown. Saskatchewan's only touchdown was scored by Bobby Thompson on a 16-yard rush in the 4th quarter. Mr. Abendschan converted and added 3 field goals and a single. Calgary's touchdown came in the 3rd quarter on a 65-yard pass from Jerry Keeling to Rudy Linterman. Larry Robinson converted and added a field goal and single. Mr. Keeling completed 25 of 43 passes for 408 yards, but the interceptions and a Saskatchewan goal line stand in the 2nd quarter--the Roughriders stopped the Stampeders on three straight plays from the 3-yard line and closer--prevented the Stampeders from scoring more points. Roughrider quarterback Ron Lancaster completed just 8 of 20 passes for 163 yards. Saskatchewan receiver Gord Barwell suffered a shoulder injury that put him out of action for the rest of the post-season.

30 years ago
1979

Hit parade
Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard
2 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
3 El Lute--Boney M.
4 Boy Oh Boy--Racey
5 Tu sei l'unica donna per me--Alan Sorrenti
6 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
7 A Walk in the Park--Nick Straker Band
8 Bright Eyes--Art Garfunkel
9 She's in Love with You--Suzi Quatro
10 I Don't Like Mondays--The Boomtown Rats

Singles entering the chart were She's in Love with You; When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman by Dr. Hook (#14); Whatever You Want by Status Quo (#16); Dreaming by Blondie (#18); Kingston, Kingston by Lou and the Hollywood Bananas (#20); Das Lied von Manuel by Manuel & Pony (#21); and Breakfast in America by Supertramp (#23).

Terrorism
A package from Unabomber Ted Kaczynski began smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, D.C., forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.

Economics and finance
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected President Jimmy Carter’s plan for standby mandatory controls on hospital cost increases, one of his top domestic priorities. The House voted 234-166 to adopt an amendment by Rep. Richard Gephardt (Democrat--Missouri) which replaced mandatory controls with a purely voluntary attempt to hold down hospital costs. Opponents of Mr. Carter’s plan claimed that federal controls would impair the quality of health care, and burden hospitals with more bureaucracy. They also questioned whether the plan would effectively reduce costs.

Labour
George Meany, 85, bade farewell to the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations, the 13.6-million labor federation he had led since 1955. Addressing the AFL-CIO’s 13th biennial convention in Washington, Mr. Meany warned delegates to beware of the status quo and urged them to "look constantly to the future."

Hockey
NHL
Philadelphia 5 Edmonton 3

25 years ago
1984

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 30 (CHED)
1 All Through the Night--Cyndi Lauper
2 Out of Touch--Daryl Hall and John Oates
3 Better Be Good to Me--Tina Turner
4 Had a Dream--Roger Hodgson
5 Lucky Star--Madonna
6 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham
7 The War Song--Culture Club
8 On the Dark Side--John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
9 No More Lonely Nights--Paul McCartney
10 Purple Rain--Prince and the Revolution
11 The Wild Boys--Duran Duran
12 What About Me--Kenny Rogers, Kim Carnes and James Ingram
13 Penny Lover--Lionel Richie
14 Sea of Love--The Honeydrippers
15 Strut--Sheena Easton
16 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder
17 Get it While You Can--Gary O
18 Alphabet Town--Gerry Cott
19 Desert Moon--Dennis DeYoung
20 I Can't Hold Back--Survivor
21 We Belong--Pat Benatar
22 Run to You--Bryan Adams
23 Blue Jean--David Bowie
24 Girls with Guns--Tommy Shaw
25 Caribbean Queen--Billy Ocean
26 Teacher Teacher--.38 Special
27 Tears--John Waite
28 I Do Wanna Know--REO Speedwagon
29 Stranger in Town--Toto
30 Valotte--Julian Lennon

Football
CFL
The Schenley Awards were presented in Edmonton to the CFL's outstanding players of 1984. The winners were Willard Reaves, Winnipeg (Outstanding Player); Nick Arakgi, Montreal (Canadian); James Parker, British Columbia (Defensive Player); John Bonk, Winnipeg (Offensive Lineman); Dwaine Wilson, Montreal (Rookie).

20 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Another Day in Paradise--Phil Collins

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Lambada--Kaoma (5th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Lambada--Kaoma (5th week at #1)
2 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
3 Pump Up the Jam--Technotronic featuring Felly
4 If Only I Could--Sydney Youngblood
5 The Best--Tina Turner
6 Swing the Mood--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
7 French Kiss--Lil Louis
8 This One--Paul McCartney
9 Ride on Time--Black Fox
10 That's What I Like--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers

Singles entering the chart were That's What I Like; Trag meine Liebe wie einen Mantel by Boris Bukowski (#13); If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher (#24); and Crossroads by Tracy Chapman (#30).

World events
The East German government had issued 7.7 million travel visas for those wishing to go to West Germany.

War
FMLN rebels in El Salvador had been driven from some of their strongholds in San Salvador.

Disasters
18 people were killed and 500 injured when a tornado cut through downtown Huntsville, Alabama.

10 years ago
1999

Economics and finance
American and Chinese negotiators agreed to conditions that would likely open the way to Chinese membership in the World Trade Organization; China would still need to negotiate with the European Union and some other countries. Under the U.S.-China agreement, foreigners could sell directly to the Chinese market, and in two years foreign banks could offer services to Chinese customers. Foreign car manufacturers could sell to Chinese buyers, and import taxes on vehicles would be reduced. China would reduce average tariffs from 22.1% to 17%, and U.S. quotas on Chinese textile imports would be dropped in 2005.