October 20, 2010

440 years ago
1570

Died on this date
João de Barros, 73 or 74. Portuguese administrator and historian. Mr. Barros held several positions under King João III, including factor of the House of India and Mina (1532-1568). His most famous work was Décadas da Ásia "Decades of Asia), a history of the Portuguese in India, Asia, and southeast Africa. The first three volumes were published from 1552-1563, but Mr. Barros died before publishing the fourth volume; it was finally published in 1615. Diogo de Couto continued the series, adding nine more volumes.

390 years ago
1620

Born on this date
Aelbert Cuyp. Dutch artist. Mr. Cuyp was a landscape painter during the Dutch Golden Age who was known for his large views of Dutch riverside scenes in a golden early morning or late afternoon light. He died on November 15, 1691, 26 days after his 71st birthday.

270 years ago
1740

Died on this date
Charles VI, 55. Holy Roman Emperor, 1711-1740. Charles VI succeeded his elder brother Joseph I as Holy Roman Emperor and several other titles. Charles VI had no male heirs and issued the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 in an attempt to allow for a daughter to take the throne; his daughter Maria Theresa was born four years later. Some countries recognized the Pragmatic Sanction and others didn't or later reneged on their support. Emperor Charles VI died 19 days after his 55th birthday as a result of taking ill after a day outdoors in cold, wet weather.

War
France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refused to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, sparking the War of the Austrian Succession.

140 years ago
1870

Died on this date
Michael William Balfe, 62. Irish composer and conductor. Mr. Balfe was an operatic singer and violinist who wrote at least 29 operas, almost 250 songs, several cantatas, and other works in a career spanning more than 40 years. His conducting posts included that of directing Italian opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London from 1846-1852. Mr. Balfe retired in 1864.

120 years ago
1890

Died on this date
Richard Burton, 69. U.K. explorer. Sir Richard, who reportedly spoke 29 languages, was known for translating into English One Thousand and One Nights (aka The Arabian Nights); visiting Mecca and Medina in disguise in 1853; and journeying with fellow Englishman John Hanning Speke to the Great Lakes of Africa from 1857-1858 in search of the source of the Nile River.

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7 @ Louisville Colonels 7 (7½ innings) (Brooklyn led best-six-of-ten series 2-0-1)

The Colonels scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to tie the Bridegrooms before 2,500 fans at Eclipse Park, after which the game was called because of darkness. Brooklyn led the game 6-1 after 5½ innings. Adonis Terry, who had pitched an 8-inning shutout in game 1, had his second complete game of the Series for the Bridegrooms. Scott Stratton, the losing pitcher in game 1, started for the Colonels, but was relieved in the 4th by George Meakim.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Ismail al-Azhari. Prime Minister of Sudan, 1954-1956; President of Sudan, 1965-1969. Mr. al-Azhari was a founder of the National Unionist Party (NUP), becoming Prime Minister as Sudan moved toward self-government. He originally advocated unity with Egypt, but changed his position in the face of public opposition, and declared Sudanese independence on January 1, 1956. Mr. al-Azhari resigned as Prime Minister six months later after losing a vote of non-confidence in Parliament. He opposed succeeding governments, but was unsuccessful in regaining power. Mr. al-Azhari was given the largely honourary office of President in 1965, but was ousted in May 1969 in a military coup d'état led by Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry. Mr. al-Azhari died just three months later, on August 26, 1969 at the age of 69.

Wayne Morse. U.S. politician. Mr. Morse, a Republican who became an independent and then a Democrat, represented Oregon in the United States Senate (1945-1969). He was best known for being one of just two Senators to oppose, on constitutional grounds, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 that authorized an expansion of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Mr. Morse died on July 22, 1974 at the age of 73.

100 years ago
1910

Died on this date
David B. Hill, 67. U.S. politician. Mr. Hill, a Democrat, was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1883-1885; Governor of New York from 1885-1891; and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892-1897. He died of Bright's disease and heart disease.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Athletics 12 @ Chicago Cubs 5 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Danny Murphy’s 3-run home run highlighted a 5-run 3rd inning to break a 3-3 tie, as the Athletics scored 5 runs in that inning and 4 more in the top of the 7th in defeating the Cubs before 26,210 fans at West Side Park. Jack Coombs pitched his second consecutive complete game victory and batted 3 for 5 with a double and 3 runs batted in. Ed Reulbach started on the mound for the Cubs, but was pulled after 2 innings. He was relieved by Harry McIntire, who pitched just 1/3 inning and took the loss. Jack Pfiester finished the game with 6 2/3 innings of relief, giving up 4 unearned runs. The Cubs made 5 errors, contributing to 6 unearned runs for the Athletics. Mr. Murphy’s homer was the only home run of the Series.

90 years ago
1920

Society
British Columbia voters, in a provincial referendum, voted in favour of government control and sale of liquor, rather than prohibition.

80 years ago
1930

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring William Gillette and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Speckled Band

It was appropriate that William Gillette, who had been performing his own play Sherlock Holmes since 1899, should portray the master detective in the first Sherlock Holmes radio broadcast to be part of a series. It was Mr. Gillette's only appearance as Sherlock Holmes in a radio broadcast, although a recording exists of a brief audio clip of Mr. Gillette in character from 1935. Edith Meiser adapted A. Conan Doyle's story for radio, the first of her many such adaptations.

70 years ago
1940

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Engineer's Thumb

Defense
HMS Windflower, the first corvette built in Canada, was commissioned into the Royal Navy in Halifax with a Canadian crew; she was turned over to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1941.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Henry L. Stimson, 83. U.S. politician. Mr. Stimson (see also here), a Republican, was U.S. Secretary of War (1911-1913, 1940-1945); Secretary of State (1929-1933); and Governor-General of the Philippines (1927-1929). While Secretary of State, he instituted the Stimson Doctrine of non-recognition of international territorial changes that were executed by force. Mr. Stimson died from the effects of a heart attack, 29 days after his 83rd birthday.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Please Don't Tease--Cliff Richard and the Shadows (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Jack 'Legs' Diamond

40 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): A Song of Joy--Miguel Ríos (5th week at #1)

World events
Algeria announced that it had granted political asylum to Timothy Leary, who escaped from a California prison where he was serving a sentence for possession of marijuana. The Algerian press service said that Dr. Leary intended to work at a Black Panther office.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Upside Down--Diana Ross (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kaze wa Aki Iro/Eighteen--Seiko Matsuda (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Xanadu--Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Santa Maria--Oliver Onions (5th week at #1)

25 years ago
1985

Labour
A strike of 10,000 members of the Canadian Automobile Workers against Chrysler Corporation was settled.

Football
CFL
Calgary (3-11) 10 @ Toronto (5-9) 26
British Columbia (11-3) 42 @ Saskatchewan (5-10) 18

Defensive back Cliff Hewitt returned a fumbled punt 4 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter, and Condredge Holloway completed a 3-yard touchdown pass to Walter Bender in the 3rd quarter as the Argonauts defeated the Stampeders before an Exhibition Stadium crowd of 26,352. Lance Chomyc added 2 converts and 3 field goals, and Hank Ilesic punted for 3 singles. The only Stampeder touchdown came on an 18-yard rush by Dwight Beverly with just 2:14 remaining in the game. Mr. Beverly also rushed for a 2-point convert. J.T. Hay punted for 2 singles to complete the Calgary scoring.

The Lions jumped out to a 34-0 lead in the 3rd quarter and coasted to victory over the Roughriders before 19,940 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Keyvan Jenkins rushed for 46 yards and 2 touchdowns, and B.C. quarterback Roy Dewalt rushed 1 yard for a touchdown and passed 39 yards to Merv Fernandez for another as the Lions built up their big lead. The Roughriders scored 3 unconverted touchdowns in the second half, starting with a 5-yard run by Craig Ellis late in the 3rd quarter. Harold Smith completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Ray Elgaard at 2:45 of the 4th quarter, and Jitter Fields returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown just 27 seconds later. The Roughriders were unsuccessful on three 2-point convert attempts. Andre Jones returned an interception 91 yards for the final B.C. touchdown with less than 4 minutes remaining. Lui Passaglia kicked 5 converts and 2 field goals, and added a punt single in the final minute to complete the scoring.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 4 @ Kansas City Royals 2 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Hits by Jack Clark, Tito Landrum, and Terry Pendleton with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning produced 4 runs for the Cardinals as they defeated the Royals before 41,656 fans at Royals Stadium. Mr. Pendleton’s hit was a double that drove in 3 runs. Danny Cox started on the mound for the Cardinals and pitched 7 innings. Ken Dayley relieved him to start the 8th inning and was credited with the win. Losing pitcher Charlie Leibrandt gave up just 2 hits in the first 8 innings, but was unable to get the final out in the 9th, being relieved by Dan Quisenberry.



20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Blaze of Glory--Jon Bon Jovi (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Scandalo--Gianna Nannini

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): I Can't Stand It--Twenty 4 Seven (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Kingston Town--UB40

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Show Me Heaven--Maria McKee (4th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Verdammt - Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (3rd week at #1)
2 I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat
3 Nah Neh Nah--Vaya con Dios
4 Tonight--New Kids on the Block
5 Suicide Blonde--INXS
6 The Joker--Steve Miller Band
7 Cult of Snap--Snap!
8 Have You Seen Her--MC Hammer
9 Promise Me--Beverley Craven
10 The Cult of Snap--Hi Power

Singles entering the chart were Candy by Iggy Pop (#22); Duet by Brigitte Kaandorp en Herman Finkers (#26); Crying in the Rain by A-ha (#31); La Colegiala by Sandra Reemer (#36); Brother Sagitarius by Hessel (#37); and That's Freedom by John Farnham (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Don't Have the Heart--James Ingram
2 Black Cat--Janet Jackson
3 Praying for Time--George Michael
4 Ice Ice Baby--Vanilla Ice
5 Close to You--Maxi Priest
6 Romeo--Dino
7 Giving You the Benefit--Pebbles
8 Everybody Everybody--Black Box
9 Can't Stop--After 7
10 (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection--Nelson

Singles entering the chart were I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston (#42); Each and Every Time by Sweet Sensation (#79); And So it Goes by Billy Joel (#83); Fairweather Friend by Johnny Gill (#88); So Hard by Pet Shop Boys (#93); Tick Tock by the Vaughan Brothers (#95); and Love is the Ritual by Styx (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Praying for Time--George Michael (2nd week at #1)
2 I Don’t Have the Heart--James Ingram
3 Ice Ice Baby--Vanilla Ice
4 Black Cat--Janet Jackson
5 Close to You--Maxi Priest
6 (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection--Nelson
7 Romeo--Dino
8 Suicide Blonde--INXS
9 Everybody Everybody--Black Box
10 Giving You the Benefit--Pebbles

Singles entering the chart were Misunderstanding by Al B. Sure! (#65); Tick Tock by the Vaughan Brothers (#68); B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)? by Bell Biv DeVoe (#70); New Power Generation by Prince (#75); Each and Every Time by Sweet Sensation (#85); and And So it Goes by Billy Joel (#89).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven--Phil Collins (2nd week at #1)
2 Praying for Time--George Michael
3 Suicide Blonde--INXS
4 Release Me--Wilson Phillips
5 Blaze of Glory--Jon Bon Jovi
6 Oh Girl--Paul Young
7 Heart of Stone--Taylor Dayne
8 Girl with a Problem--The Northern Pikes
9 Close to You--Maxi Priest
10 More than Words Can Say--Alias

Singles entering the chart were Pray by MC Hammer (#66); Something to Believe In by Poison (#71); Better Not Tell Her by Carly Simon (#73); When a Heart Breaks by Rik Emmett (#74); Let's Try it Again by New Kids on the Block (#83); Can't Feel the Pain by Brent Bourgeois (#86); From a Distance by Bette Midler (#87); Rain on Me by Corey Hart (#92); Lost Brotherhood by Gowan (#94); Heart Like a Wheel by the Human League (#97); and The Obvious Child by Paul Simon (#98).

Died on this date
Joel McCrea, 84. U.S. actor. Mr. McCrea starred in movies such as Foreign Correspondent (1940); Sullivan's Travels (1941); The Palm Beach Story (1942); and The More the Merrier (1943), but appeared almost exclusively in Westerns later in his career, most notably Ride the High Country (1962). He died 16 days before his 85th birthday.

Scandal
Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $5,000 and costs on the conviction of a misdemeanour charge of possessing cocaine. U.S. Federal District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said that an example should be set for other public officials, and said that Mr. Barry had "given aid, comfort, and encouragement to drug culture at large."

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (8-8) 15 @ Toronto (9-7) 59

Darrell K. Smith caught 7 passes for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns, each from a different quarterback, in a game in which the Argos got stronger as it went along. Matt Dunigan started at quarterback for Toronto and completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Mr. Smith in the 1st quarter. He then rushed twice for 1-yard touchdowns in the 2nd quarter before reinjuring his left hamstring. John Congemi relieved him and handed off to Paul Nastasiuk for a 2-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter and then passed 10 yards to Mr. Smith for a touchdown with 4:05 remaining in the game. Willie Gillus then entered the game and lit up the scoreboard with a 1-yard touchdown rush at 12:22; a 35-yard touchdown pass to Mr. Smith just 15 seconds later, after a turnover on the kickoff; and a 65-yard touchdown pass to Mike "Pinball" Clemons with 47 seconds remaining. The late splurge amounted to 4 touchdowns in a span of 3 minutes and 18 seconds. Lance Chomyc added 8 converts and a field goal. Mr. Smith’s touchdowns gave him 19 on pass receptions for the season, breaking the record of 18 set by Brian Kelly of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1984. Mr. Clemons’ touchdown gave him a league record of 2,913 combined (rushing, receiving, kick return) yardage for the season, breaking the record of 2,896 of Rufus Crawford of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1984. The Argos led 21-0 at halftime and 28-0 in the 3rd quarter before Saskatchewan quarterback Kent Austin connected with Ray Elgaard for an 11-yard touchdown, converted by Dave Ridgway. Mr. Chomyc’s 10-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining in the quarter made the score 31-7, and Mr. Austin completed a 12-yard pass to Mr. Elgaard for a touchdown 3:40 into the 4th quarter, followed by a 2-point convert pass to Mr. Elgaard. A crowd announced at 40,029 attended the game at SkyDome.



Baseball
World Series
Cincinnati Reds 2 @ Oakland Athletics 1 (Cincinnati won best-of-seven series 4-0)

The Reds manufactured 2 runs in the top of the 8th inning to defeat the Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to win their first World Series in 14 years. Cincinnati starting pitcher Jose Rijo gave up a run in the 1st inning and then retired the next 20 batters he faced. Dave Stewart went the distance in taking his second loss of the Series despite giving up just 7 hits. Trailing 1-0 in the 8th inning, the Reds loaded the bases with none out. Glenn Braggs drove in the tying run with a ground ball, and then Hal Morris drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly. Mr. Rijo earned his second win of the Series, and Randy Myers retired the last 2 batters to get the save. The Athletics got just 2 hits.



Nippon Series
Seibu Lions 5 @ Yomiuri Giants 0 (Seibu led best-of-seven series 1-0)

10 years ago
2000

Terrorism
In U.S. District Court in New York City, Ali A. Mohamed, a former sergeant in the United States Army, pleaded guilty to five charges in connection with terrorist bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on the same day in 1998, that had killed more than 220 people. The bombings included that of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi. Mr. Mohamed said that he had trained bodyguards for Osama bin Laden in Sudan and had then scouted potential bombing targets in Nairobi. He told Judge Leonard Sand that he had shown a photograph that he had taken of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi to Mr. bin Laden, who had then pointed to where a truck laden with explosives could approach the building. Mr. Mohamed told the court that the purpose of the bombings was to encourage Western nations "just to pull out from the Middle East."

Defense
Republican Party U.S. presidential candidate George W. Bush, through an aide, said that if elected he would inform NATO that U.S. troops would no longer participate in peacekeeping in Bosnia and Kosovo.

World events
Human rights activist James Mawdsley was released from prison in Burma after serving 415 days in solitary confinement.

Scandal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Vancouver charged former British Columbia Premier Glen Clark with two criminal offenses, including breach of trust, in connection with a neighbour's casino licence application.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-8-0-2) 24 @ Winnipeg (6-9-1-1) 27

Troy Westwood’s 20-yard field goal with 24 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers the victory before 25,582 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The Blue Bombers led 24-3 after 3 quarters, but the Tiger-Cats struck back with 3 converted touchdowns to tie the game with 2:47 remaining. Winnipeg quarterback Khari Jones threw 2 touchdown passes to Robert Gordon and 1 to Milt Stegall in the first half, all converted by Mr. Westwood, to offset a Paul Osbaldiston field goal. Mr. Westwood added a field goal for the only scoring of the 3rd quarter. The Tiger-Cats then came back in the 4th quarter with touchdowns on a 2-yard rush by Jarrett Smith; a 15-yard interception return by Rob Hitchcock; and a 22-yard pass from Danny McManus to Andrew Grigg--all converted by Mr. Osbaldiston. Mr. Gordon caught 7 passes for 165 yards, including one for 36 yards to set up the winning field goal. Mr. Stegall caught 5 for 87. Winnipeg’s Cory Philpot led all rushers with 88 yards on 16 carries.