September 3, 2010

1,420 years ago
590

Religion
Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great) was consecrated.

750 years ago
1260

War
The Mamluks defeated the Mongols in the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.

360 years ago
1650

War
Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opened the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.

200 years ago
1810

Born on this date
Paul Kane. U.K.-born Canadian artist. Mr. Kane, a native of Ireland, moved with his family to York (now Toronto) as a child. He spent some years in the United States and Europe, returning to Canada in 1845. Mr. Kane traveled throughout western North America from 1846-1848, making more than 700 sketches, and producing more than 100 canvas paintings of Western scenes and people. He returned to Toronto permanently in 1848, and retired when his eyesight failed in the 1860s. Mr. Kane died in Toronto on February 20, 1871 at the age of 60.

170 years ago
1840

Born on this date
Jakob Fabricius. Danish composer. Mr. Fabricius was best known as a founder of musical societies, with his compositions mainly consisting of songs, choral and piano works. He died on June 8, 1919 at the age of 78.

140 years ago
1870

War
The Siege of Metz began, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.

125 years ago
1885

Baseball
Five days after pitching a no-hitter against the Providence Grays, Charlie Ferguson of the Philadelphia Quakers gave up 18 hits and lost 18-3 to the New York Giants.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Urho Kekkonen. Prime Minister of Finland, 1950-1953, 1954-1956; President of Finland, 1956-1982. Mr. Kekkonen was a member of the Agrarian League from 1933-1965 and the Centre Party from 1965-1982. He held various cabinet posts before serving as Prime Minister and then becoming the country's longest-serving President, where he continued his predecessor Juho Kusti Paasikivi's policy of "active neutrality," maintaining friendly relations with North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries as well as those of the Warsaw Pact. Mr. Kekkonen died on August 31, 1986, three days before his 86th birthday.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Maurice Papon. French civil servant and politician. Mr. Papon was secretary general for the police in Bordeaux during World War II, and was responsible for the deportation of 1,600 Jews to Drancy internment camp. As prefect of the Constantinois department in Algeria during the Algerian War (1954-1962), he tortured insurgent prisoners. Mr. Papon was Mayor of Gretz-Armainvilliers (1955-1958) and Saint-Amand-Montrond (1971-1983), and was elected to the National Assembly in 1968, serving several terms. Details about his past were revealed in 1981, and he was convicted in 1998 of crimes against humanity. Mr. Papon was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but was released in 2002 on grounds of ill health, and died on February 17, 2007 at the age of 96.

Kitty Carlisle. U.S. actress and singer. Miss Carlisle, born Catherine Conn, appeared in various plays and in movies such as A Night at the Opera (1935) and Radio Days (1987), but was best known as a panelist on television game shows. She was a regular panelist on To Tell the Truth from 1956-1978, and died on April 17, 2007 at the age of 96.

90 years ago
1920

At the movies
Way Down East, directed by D.W. Griffith, and starring Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess, received its premiere screening in New York City.




Baseball
Ty Cobb drove in Ralph Young with the game’s only run in the 9th inning as the Detroit Tigers edged the Cleveland Indians 1-0 at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Dutch Leonard (9-17) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers’ duel over Stan Coveleski (19-13), who pitched a 5-hitter.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 9th inning, Ping Bodie doubled, Aaron Ward drew a base on balls, and pinch hitter Bob Meusel doubled home Messrs. Bodie and Ward to break a 3-3 tie as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-3 before 6,000 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Carl Mays (22-9) pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of Jack Quinn to get the win.

With 1 out and nobody on base in the top of the 4th inning, Baby Doll Jacobson and Ken Williams singled, and Earl Smith doubled them home to break a 0-0 tie as the St. Louis Browns edged the Chicago White Sox 2-1 before 10,000 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Amos Strunk hit an inside-the-park home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th for the White Sox. Dixie Davis (13-10) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Red Faber (18-11), who allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 innings. The day's results left the Indians .003 ahead of the Yankees, with the White Sox ½ game behind, in the American League pennant race.

Braggo Roth batted 4 for 5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Athletics 14-5 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Tillie Walker hit a pair of solo home runs for the Athletics. Jim Shaw (8-14) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory and batted 2 for 4 with a double, 2 runs, and was hit by a pitch. Philadelphia starting pitcher Bill Knowlton (0-1) allowed 9 hits and 9 runs--3 earned--in 5.2 innings, walking 2 batters, striking out 4, and hitting 3, batting 0 for 2, and making 3 assists and an error in his only major league game.

75 years ago
1935

Politics and government
William Aberhart was sworn in as Premier of Alberta along with his Social Credit government. The Social Credit Party had taken 56 of 63 seats in the legislature in the August 22 provincial election. 5 Liberals and 2 Conservatives comprised the opposition.

Auto racing
Sir Malcolm Campbell of Kent, England, became the first person to drive over 300 miles an hour when he pushed his 28-foot, 12,000-pound, 2,500-horsepower Blue Bird to a land speed record of 301.203 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

70 years ago
1940

War
German planes bombed London continuously all day. A group of French pilots deserted from Morocco to Gibraltar, declaring that they wished to fight against the Germans and with the British. Anti-German uprisings were reported in Chad in French Equatorial Africa and in French New Caledonia.

Defense
The United States sold 50 overage destroyers to the United Kingdom, of which 7 went to Canada, in return for the lease of neutral U.S. bases in Newfoundland and Bermuda.

Politics and government
The Romanian cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Gigurtu resigned. General Ion Antonescu was named to form a new government.

Argentine Vice President Ramon Castillo swore in a new cabinet, which pledged itself to democratic rule.

U.S. Attorney General Robert Jackson ruled that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had the authority to complete deals such as the lend-lease deal with Britain by executive agreement.

60 years ago
1950

World events
Iran reported the outbreak of a Kurdish revolt near the Iraqi frontier, and blamed the uprising on Soviet propaganda for a separate Kurdish state.

Religion
Pope Pius XII issued a statement denouncing immoral and abstract art as well as "art for art's sake."

Auto racing
Nino Farina of Italy won the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza to become the first Formula One Drivers' champion, and the only driver to win the championship in his home country. Fellow Italians Dorino Serafini and Alberto Ascari shared the driving of the car that finished second, and Luigi Fagioli of Italy was third.



Baseball
The Havana Sugar Kings won their fifth straight International League pennant.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Clap Your Hands--The Beau-Marks (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Il nostro concerto--Umberto Bindi (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Kalkutta liegt am Ganges--Vico Torriani

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Apache--The Shadows (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 It’s Now or Never--Elvis Presley (4th week at #1)
2 The Twist--Chubby Checker
3 Walk--Don’t Run--The Ventures
4 Volare--Bobby Rydell
5 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
6 I’m Sorry--Brenda Lee
7 Finger Poppin’ Time--Hank Ballard and the Midnighters
8 (You Were Made For) All My Love--Jackie Wilson
9 Only the Lonely--Roy Orbison
10 Dreamin’--Johnny Burnette

Singles entering the chart were So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (#70)/Lucille (#97) by the Everly Brothers; A Kookie Little Paradise, with versions by Jo Ann Campbell; and the Tree Swingers (#77); I'm Not Afraid by Ricky Nelson (#85); If She Should Come to You (La Montana) by Anthony Newley (#86); Shortnin' Bread, with versions by Paul Chaplain and the Emeralds; and the Bell Notes (#88); Come Back by Jimmy Clanton (#89); I Walk the Line by Jaye P. Morgan (#90); The Old Oaken Bucket by Tommy Sands (#91); The Lovin' Touch by Mark Dinning (#93); Rocking Goose by Johnny and the Hurricanes (#94); Beachcomber by Bobby Darin (#95); Diamonds and Pearls by the Paradons (#96); Delia Gone by Pat Boone (#99); and Three Nights a Week by Fats Domino (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Let's Have a Party--Wanda Jackson
2 Storm Clouds--Buddy Knox
3 Hot Rod Lincoln--Johnny Bond
4 Cool Water--Jack Scott
5 Devil or Angel--Bobby Vee
6 A Teenager Feels it Too--Denny Reed
7 It's Now or Never--Elvis Presley
8 The Twist--Chubby Checker
9 Run Samson Run--Neil Sedaka
10 Stranger from Durango--Richie Allen

Singles entering the chart were Time Machine by Dante and the Evergreens (#28); Shortnin' Bread by Paul Chaplain (#39); Rocking Goose by Johnny and the Hurricanes (#44); Never on Sunday by Don Costa and his Orchestra (#45); A Kookie Little Paradise by Jo Ann Campbell (#46); You're Looking Good by Dee Clark (#47); We Go Together by Jan & Dean (#48); Rockin' Matilda by the Swags (#49); and Cincinnati Fireball by Johnny Burnette (#50).

Died on this date
Armando Marsáns, 72. Cuban baseball player. Mr. Marsáns was an outfielder who had a long career in his native country, and played in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Reds (1911-1914); St. Louis Terriers (1914-1915); St. Louis Browns (1916-1917); and New York Yankees (1917-1918), batting .269 with 2 home runs and 221 runs batted in in 655 games. He stole 171 bases in his major league career, and was known for his ability to go from first to third base. Mr. Marsáns played briefly with the Cuban Stars of the Eastern Colored League (1923), and finished his American career as playing manager of the Elmira Colonels of the New York-Pennsylvania League (1924), becoming the first Latin American manager in U.S. professional baseball history. He was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame as one of 10 charter members in 1939.

Football
CFL
EFC
Montreal (1-3) 16 @ Ottawa (3-1) 40

WIFU
Winnipeg (7-0) 15 @ Edmonton (3-2) 14

19,343 at Lansdowne Park saw the Rough Riders win their third straight game.

Gordie Rowland punted for a single on the last play of the game to give the Blue Bombers the win before a capacity crowd of 19,550 at Clarke Stadium. Johnny Bright scored the Eskimos’ touchdown. Jackie Parker added a convert, 2 field goals, and a single.

Baseball
Jack Fisher (11-9) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel Art Ditmar (14-8), and Brooks Robinson drove in both runs, as the Baltimore Orioles shut out the New York Yankees 2-0 before 35,499 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore to take a 1-game lead over the Yankees in the American League pennant race.

Minnie Minoso tripled home Roy Sievers and Al Smith to climax a 4-run 1st inning for the Chicago White Sox as they defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 before 16,429 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Early Wynn (11-9) pitched a 7-hitter to outduel Frank Lary (11-14), who pitched an 8-hit complete game loss, and led off the 5th inning with a home run for the only Detroit run.

Woodie Held's 3-run home run climaxed a 4-run 9th-inning rally for the Cleveland Indians as they overcame a 5-2 deficit to defeat the Kansas City Athletics 6-5 before 9,019 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. The 9th-inning runs were all unearned as a result of an error by Kansas City shortstop Ken Hamlin. Frank Funk (1-0), the third of four Cleveland pitchers, allowed 1 hit in 2 scoreless innings to get the win, striking out 1 batter and walking none, making 1 assist in his first major league game.

Del Crandall led off the 12th inning with a single and scored from second base on a 1-out single by Joe Adcock to break a 9-9 tie as the Milwaukee Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 before 4,085 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Lou Burdette (16-9), the fifth and last Milwaukee pitcher, allowed 1 hit in 4 scoreless innings to get the win over Joe Nuxhall (1-8).

Felipe Alou hit a solo home run leading off the bottom of the 4th inning for the game's only run as the San Francisco Giants edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 before 21,021 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Mike McCormick (12-10) pitched a 6-hitter as he outduelled Sandy Koufax (6-12), who allowed 7 hits in 7 innings.

Al Cicotte pitched an 11-inning no-hitter as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Montreal Royals 1-0 in an International League game before 2,042 fans at Maple Leaf Stadium. Losing pitcher Bill Kunkel gave up 10 hits.

40 years ago
1970

Died on this date
Vasil Gendov, 78. Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter. Mr. Gendov, born Vasil Hadzhigendov, was best known for writing, directing, and starring in Bulgaria's first feature-length film, Bulgaran is Gallant (1915). He also produced Bulgaria's first sound film, The Slave's Revolt (1933).

Vince Lombardi, 57. U.S. football coach. A Brooklyn native who played on the line at Fordham University and became one of their "Seven Blocks of Granite," Mr. Lombardi was an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy from 1949-1953 and with the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1954-1958. Mr. Lombardi was in charge of the offense for the team that won the NFL championship in 1956 and the Eastern Conference title in 1958. In 1959 he became head coach of the Green Bay Packers, who had finished with a 1-10-1 record in 1958. Under Mr. Lombardi, the Packers won their first 3 games, and finished 7-5. They improved to 8-4 in 1960 and finished first in the Eastern Conference, losing 17-13 to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL championship game. The Packers then won consecutive NFL titles in 1961 and 1962, finishing the 1962 regular season with a 13-1 record. They narrowly missed the Western Conference title in 1963, declined slightly in 1964, and then won consecutive NFL crowns from 1965 through 1967. Mr. Lombardi’s last two Green Bay teams became the winners of the first two Super Bowls. In 1968 Mr. Lombardi resigned as head coach, but was unhappy serving just as general manager, and departed for the nation’s capital to become head coach and executive vice-president of the Washington Redskins. In his first season there, the Redskins finished 7-5-2, an improvement from a 5-9 record in 1968. Unfortunately, a particularly virulent form of colon cancer attacked him, and he was unable to complete the rebuilding job with the Redskins. In 10 years as a head coach in the NFL, Mr. Lombardi’s teams compiled a record of 98-30-6, a winning percentage of .754. His teams won 6 conference titles, 5 NFL championships, and 2 Super Bowls. An excellent biography of Vince Lombardi is When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss (1999).

Alan Wilson, 27. U.S. musician. Mr. Wilson was a guitarist, singer, and songwriter with the blues rock group Canned Heat; he sang lead on their two biggest hits, On the Road Again (1968) and Going Up the Country (1969). Mr. Wilson died of an accidental drug overdose.

War
The United States confirmed some Egyptian violations of the cease-fire with Israel, but refused to give details since it might adversely affect Israeli security. American officials asked the U.S.S.R. and Egypt to stop violating the cease-fire and called for the immediate resumption of peace talks despite Israel’s apparent decision not to take part until new missiles were removed from the truce zone. Meanwhile, King Hussein of Jordan made an appeal for the end of fighting between Jordanian troops and Palestinian guerrillas.

Baseball
Jim Hickman singled home the game's first run in the 1st inning and hit a 3-run home run in the 4th to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 10,675 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Ferguson Jenkins (18-14) pitched a 4-hit complete game victory over Chris Short (7-14). Chicago outfielder Billy Williams asked to sit the game out, ending his consecutive game streak at 1,117.

With 2 out and Sal Bando on first base with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, pinch hitter Dave Duncan singled, and pinch hitter Frank Fernandez followed with a 3-run home run to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox before 9,692 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Alex Johnson led off the bottom of the 2nd inning with a single and eventually scored on a ground out by Jim Spencer for the game's only run as the California Angels edged the Kansas City Royals 1-0 before 6,960 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Tom Bradley (2-2) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Jim Rooker (8-15), who allowed just 4 hits.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (Hot Press): Xanadu--Olivia Newton John/Electric Light Orchestra (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Duncan Renaldo, 76. Romanian-born U.S. actor. Mr. Renaldo moved to the United States in the 1920s and appeared in several movies, but served time in prison for falsely claiming American citizenship. He was pardoned by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and returned to acting. Mr. Renaldo was best known for playing the title character in the television series The Cisco Kid (1950-1956). He died of lung cancer.

Barbara O'Neil, 70. U.S. actress. Miss O'Neil appeared in plays and in films such as Gone with the Wind (1939), in which she played Scarlett O'Hara's mother Ellen. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in All This, and Heaven Too (1940). Miss O'Neil died of a heart attack.

Diplomacy
U.S. envoy Sol Linowitz met with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and announced afterward that Egypt and Israel had agreed to resume talks over Palestinian autonomy. The talks would be resumed within a few weeks and both nations would join the United States in a summit meeting after the U.S. presidential election in November. Mr. Linowitz denied that his mission was a poltically-motivated attempt by the U.S. administration of President Jimmy Carter to secure a foreign policy success before the elections.

Labour
Striking miners in Silesia reached an accord with the Polish government which included many of the points of the Gdansk agreement of August 30 and added some safety measures and work cycle improvements.

Science
Dr. Francis Ruddle of Yale University reported that genes from the Herpes simplex and SV-40 viruses had been successfully transplanted into mouse embryos. The experiment’s success in altering an animal’s fundamental genetic composition was heralded as an important advance in genetic research. After injecting the genetic material from the viruses into newly-fertilized mouse egg cells, Dr. Ruddle and his colleagues implanted the egg cells into female mice, allowed the 21-day pregnancy to occur, then killed the mice after birth, and made tests to discover whether the foreign genetic material had become a permanent part of the animals. Successful transplants occurred in 2 out of 150 cases. Successful gene-splicing with foreign genes had previously been done in bacteria, but not in animals.

25 years ago
1985

Baseball
Gary Carter hit 3 home runs to lead the New York Mets to an 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy-San Diego Stadium.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (16th week at #1)

Economics and finance
Bread virtually disappeared from the shelves of grocery stores in the U.S.S.R.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (6-3) 38 @ Calgary (5-3-1) 4
Ottawa (3-6) 40 @ Hamilton (4-5) 17

Tracy Ham threw 2 touchdown passes to Craig Ellis and 1 to Reggie Taylor to lead the Eskimos to their most lopsided Labour Day win ever at McMahon Stadium. Henry "Gizmo" Williams scored the first Edmonton touchdown on an 84-yard punt return in the 1st quarter, and Blake Marshall rushed 1 yard for another Eskimo major score in the 2nd quarter. The Calgary fans among the 36,107 in attendance on a beautiful sunny afternoon had little to cheer about, as Stampeder quarterbacks Danny Barrett and Terrence Jones combined to complete just 11 of 32 passes for 121 yards and 4 interceptions. Mr. Ellis led all receivers with 10 receptions for 143 yards and rushed once for 14 yards.

Damon Allen threw touchdown passes to David Conrad and David Williams and rushed for 2 touchdowns of his own to lead the Rough Riders to their win before 20,330 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Troy Wilson scored the other Ottawa touchdown on a 30-yard interception return in the 3rd quarter, a quarter when the Rough Riders outscored the Tiger-Cats 22-2. The only Hamilton touchdown came on an 8-yard pass from Mike Kerrigan to Tony Champion in the 2nd quarter. Mr. Champion caught 10 passes for 132 yards, while Stephen Jones led the Ottawa receivers with 137 yards on 4 receptions. It was the first CFL game for backup Rough Rider defensive lineman Mike Philbrick, who ended up having a long career with the Tiger-Cats.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Clyde Sukeforth, 98. U.S. baseball player, coach, manager, and scout. Mr. Sukeforth was a catcher with the Cincinnati Reds (1926-1931) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1934, 1945), batting .264 with 2 home runs and 96 runs batted in in 486 games. He managed in the Dodgers' farm system (1937-1942), and was a coach and with the Dodgers (1943-1951). It was in his capacity as a scout that he recruited Jackie Robinson to play for Brooklyn, breaking organized baseball's colour line. When Leo Durocher was suspended as manager of the Dodgers just prior to the start of the 1947 season, Mr. Sukeforth filled in for the first 2 games, winning them both. He was a coach with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1952-1957), occasionally scouting for them and managing in their minor league system through 1965, and scouting for the Atlanta Braves in later years.

Edward Anhalt, 86. U.S. screenwriter. Mr. Anhalt won Academy Awards for his screenplays for Panic in the Streets (1950) (co-written with his wife Edna) and Becket (1964).

Religion
Pope John Paul II beatified Popes Pius IX and John XXIII. Some Jews said that the beatification of Pius IX--who had allegedly referred to followers of the Jewish faith as "dogs"--threatened the progress that John Paul II had made in Roman Catholic-Jewish relations.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (2-6-1-1) 29 @ Saskatchewan (2-6-1) 38

Saskatchewan quarterback Henry Burris threw touchdown passes to Dan Farthing and Demetris Bendross and rushed for another touchdown himself. LaDouphyous McCalla scored a Roughrider touchdown on a 35-yard interception return in the 2nd quarter, and Darren Davis rushed 5 yards for another Saskatchewan major. Winnipeg quarterback Khari Jones threw 2 touchdown passes to Milt Stegall and 1 to Geroy Simon. 30,088 fans enjoyed the annual Labour Day weekend game at Taylor Field in Regina.

Baseball
Kenny Lofton stole 5 bases and hit a game-ending home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 12-11 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 42,630 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland. Mr. Lofton scored a run in the 1st inning, tying a major league record by scoring in his 18th straight game.

Herbert Perry tripled home Carlos Lee with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul Konerko to enable the Chicago White Sox to defeat the Anaheim Angels 13-12 before 22,020 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The Angels opened the game with 4 runs in the top of the 1st, but the White Sox responded with 9 in the bottom of the inning.