January 13, 2011

320 years ago
1691

Died on this date
George Fox, 66. English religious leader. Mr. Fox was a dissenter from the Church of England who founded the Religious Society of Friends, popularly known as Quakers, in the late 1640s. His beliefs, such as the equality of women in being qualified for preaching, resulted in persecution and imprisonment on several occasions.

125 years ago
1886

Born on this date
Sophie Tucker. U.S. singer. The "Last of the Red Hot Mamas" was born Sonya Kalish in Tulchyn, Ukraine. She died in 1966 at the age of 80.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
A.B. Guthrie, Jr.. U.S. author. Mr. Guthrie won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel The Way West. He died on April 26, 1991 at the age of 90.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Joh Bjelke-Petersen. N.Z.-born Australian politician. Sir Joh moved with his family to Queensland at the age of 2, and was a farmer before entering politics. He represented Nanango--renamed Barambah in 1950--in the Queensland legislative assembly from 1947-1987 as a member of the Country Party, which became the National Party in 1974. Sir Joh became a cabinet minister in 1963, and succeeded the late Jack Pizzey as Country Party leader and Premier of Queensland in 1968, leading a coalition government with the Liberal Party. He presided over seven straight state election wins from 1969-1986, aided by a proportionment of seats that favoured rural constituencies despite their smaller populations. Sir Joh became known as "The Hillbilly Dictator" for his use of force against demonstrators, but revelations of institutional corruption led to his forced resignation on December 1, 1987. He died on April 23, 2005 at the age of 94.

70 years ago
1941

Died on this date
James Joyce, 58. Irish drunkard. Mr. Joyce was known for his incomprehensible novels Ulysses (1922) and Finnegans Wake (1939), the former of which, according to noted Canadian educator George Milner, seemed to be a story about a drunk who couldn’t find his way home.

War
General Ugo Cavallero was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Italian forces in Albania.

Defense
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau said that the United Kingdom was ready to negotiate sales of direct British investments in the United States to pay for war purchases until the Lend-Lease bill was passed by the United States Congress. U.S. Representative Kenneth Simpson (Republican--New York) introduced a substitute Lend-Lease bill, placing a two-year limit on presidential powers. A meeting of 20,000 Communists and sympathizers in New York passed a resolution denouncing Lend-Lease.

Politics and government
Matthew Neely, sworn in as Governor of West Virginia in a secret midnight ceremony, appointed Joseph Rosier to fill his unexpired term in the United States Senate.

Labour
Striking Congress of Industrial Organizations-United Auto Workers clashed with non-strikers at the Wilcox-Rich plant of Eaton Manufacturing Company in Saginaw, Michigan.

Boxing
Anton Christoforidis (43-9-7) of Greece won a unanimous 15-round decision over Melio Bettina (52-11-2) at Cleveland Arena to win the National Boxing Association world light heavyweight title. The NBA had ruled that Billy Conn had relinquished the title by not fighting in the previous six months and by signing to challenge Joe Louis for the heavyweight title.

60 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Goodnight Irene--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and the Weavers (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Tennessee Waltz--Patti Page (Best Seller--3rd week at #1; Disc Jockey--2nd week at #1; Jukebox--2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Tennessee Waltz--Patti Page (3rd week at #1)
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Les Paul and Mary Ford
--Jo Stafford
2 The Thing--Phil Harris
3 Harbor Lights--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
--Bing Crosby
4 My Heart Cries for You--Guy Mitchell
--Dinah Shore
--Vic Damone
--Jimmy Wakely
5 A Bushel and a Peck--Perry Como and Betty Hutton
--Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely
6 Nevertheless (I’m in Love with You)--Paul Weston and his Orchestra
--The Mills Brothers
--Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra
--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
7 Thinking of You--Don Cherry
--Eddie Fisher
8 All My Love (Bolero)--Patti Page
--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
--Bing Crosby
9 Oh, Babe!--Kay Starr
--Louis Prima and Keely Smith
10 To Think You’ve Chosen Me--Eddy Howard

Singles entering the chart were So Long, Sally (#27), with versions by Perry Como; and Jan Garber and his Orchestra; Time Out for Tears (#28), with versions by Nat "King" Cole; and the Ink Spots; The Sea of the Moon by Tony Martin (#29); It is No Secret by Bill Kenny and the Song Spinners (#31); Use Your Imagination by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (#34); and So Long (It’s Been Good to Know Yuh) by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra and the Weavers (#37).

War
The Battle of Vĩnh Yên began in Vietnam between the French Union and the Việt Minh.

Health
London sources reported that a type A influenza epidemic had caused at least 458 deaths in Great Britain during the past week, with the Liverpool-Newcastle area hardest hit.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Poetry in Motion--Johnny Tillotson (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: Back There, starring Russell Johnson

This episode featured an original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith, parts of which were used in later episodes of this and other series. A recording of this score appeared on the album The Twilight Zone: The Original Television Scores, Volume Three, released on the Varese Sarabande label in 1983.

At the movies
Lebensborn (Ordered to Love), directed by Werner Klingler, and starring Maria Perschy, Joachim Hansen, Harry Meyen, opened in theatres in West Germany.



Academia
A U.S. Federal District Court ordered the University of Georgia to reinstate freshmen Charlayne Hunter, 18, and Hamilton Holmes, 19, the first Negro students to register at the university, who had been suspended the previous day for "their personal safety" after rioting students had laid siege to the dormitory in which Miss Hunter resided.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Grandad--Clive Dunn (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: Pamela’s Voice, starring Phyllis Diller and John Astin; Lone Survivor, starring John Colicos and Torin Thatcher; The Doll, starring John Williams, Shani Wallis, and Henry Silva

Died on this date
Robert Still, 60. U.K. composer and teacher. Mr. Still was a composer of tonal music, who made strong use of dissonance. His wrote four symphonies, orchestral works, and chamber music. Mr. Still taught at Eton College before World War II, and gave private lessons in later years. He died of a heart attack.

Hockey
NHL
The Detroit Red Wings traded left wing Frank Mahovlich to the Montreal Canadiens for right wings Mickey Redmond and Bill Collins and centre Guy Charron. In 35 games with the Red Wings in 1970-71, Mr. Mahovlich had recorded 14 goals and 18 assists. Mr. Redmond had 14 goals and 16 assists in 40 games with the Canadiens that year, while Mr. Collins, who had been obtained in an off-season trade with the Minnesota North Stars, had scored 6 goals and 2 assists in 40 games with Montreal, and Mr. Charron had scored 2 goals and 2 assists in 15 games with the Canadiens that season.

30 years ago
1981

War
More than 500 people had been killed in fighting between leftist guerrillas and government troops in San Salvador in the previous three days, and the guerrillas were attacking other cities in El Salvador.

25 years ago
1986

World events
In Aden, the capital of South Yemen, gunmen allied with President Ali Nasir Muhammad Husani shot and killed several of the president’s political opponents at a cabinet meeting.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Ice Ice Baby--Vanilla Ice (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Sadeness Part I--Enigma (5th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Sadeness Part I--Enigma (6th week at #1)
2 Unchained Melody--The Righteous Brothers
3 Keep on Running--Milli Vanilli
4 Crazy for You--David Hasselhoff
5 Ice Ice Baby--Vanilla Ice
6 The Joker--Steve Miller Band
7 I've Been Thinking About You--Londonbeat
8 I'll Be Your Baby Tonight--Robert Palmer and UB40
9 Fantasy--Black Box
10 The Invisible Man--Dance with a Stranger

Singles entering the chart were To Love Somebody by Jimmy Somerville (#19); Justify My Love by Madonna (#23); and Freedom for the World by David Hasselhoff (#30).

War
14 civilians were killed and more than 140 injured as the Soviet military continued its attack on the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.

Diplomacy
United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar met with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, but failed to persuade him to remove his forces from Kuwait.

Hockey
NHL
Mark Messier of the Edmonton Oilers scored his 1,000th career point in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Football
NFL
NFC Divisional Playoff
Chicago 3 @ New York Giants 31

Jeff Hostetler, playing in place of regular starting quarterback Phil Simms, completed 10 of 17 passes for 122 yards and touchdowns to Stephen Baker and Howard Cross, while rushng for 43 yards and a touchdown of his own, as the Giants routed the Bears before 77,025 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. New York running back Rodney Hampton suffered a season-ending broken leg.



AFC Divisional Playoff
Cincinnati 10 @ Los Angeles Raiders 20

Jay Schroeder completed a 41-yard touchdown bomb to Ethan Horton and Jeff Jaeger converted and added a 25-yard field goal as the Raiders scored 10 straight points in the 4th quarter to break a 10-10 tie and defeat the Bengals before 92,045 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Marcus Allen led the Raiders with 140 yards rushing and Bo Jackson added 77 on just 6 carries, but when he was tackled by Cincinnati linebacker Kevin Walker at the end of a 34-yard run early in the 3rd quarter, he suffered a hip injury that ended his football career.



10 years ago
2001

Disasters
More than 1,000 people were feared dead after an earthquake struck San Salvador.

Oddities
At least 10,000 monkeys had overrun Indian government offices in New Delhi, and were threatening workers, stealing equipment, and destroying documents.