June 13, 2011

630 years ago
1381

Protest
The Peasants' Revolt in England, led by Wat Tyler, came to a head as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace.

250 years ago
1761

Born on this date
Antonín Vranický. Czech musician and composer. Mr. Vranický was a classical violinist whose compositions included at least three symphonies, chamber music, and instrumental works, many for violin. He died on August 6, 1820 at the age of 59.

180 years ago
1831

Born on this date
James Clerk Maxwell. U.K. physicist. Professor Maxwell was a mathematical physicist whose most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the first time electricity, magnetism, and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon. He is regarded as one of the most influential physicists in history, along with Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Professor Maxwell came to saving faith in Jesus Christ at an early age, and submitted his faith to rigorous intellectual examination; he remained strong in faith and scholarship until his death from abdominal cancer on November 5, 1879 at the age of 48.

150 years ago
1861

Canadiana
Prince Alfred, 17, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, arrived at Quebec City aboard the steamer Queen Victoria and was driven to the Governor-General's residence; for the next few days he explored the city, visited Chaudiere Falls and other places of interest, and attended divine service at the Cathedral, before leaving for Montreal on June 17.

140 years ago
1871

Disasters
A hurricane killed 300 people on the Labrador coast.

130 years ago
1886

Disasters
A furious, swift fire starting in a brush clearing west of Vancouver, British Columbia razed the entire city in less than 45 minutes, destroying nearly 1,000 wooden buildings; up to 28 people were killed, and only Hastings Mills and 4 houses were left standing.

110 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Tage Erlander. Prime Minister of Sweden, 1946-1969. Mr. Erlander, a Social Democrat, was first elected to Parliament in 1932, and held several cabinet posts until succeeding Per Albin Hansson as party leader and Prime Minister upon Mr. Hansson's death in 1946. Mr. Erlander implemented welfare state policies while managing to keep taxes low. He built a strong armed forces while maintaning a defense policy of neutrality. Mr. Erlander resigned in October 1969, and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Olaf Palme. Mr. Erlander died of pneumonia and heart failure on June 21, 1985, eight days after his 84th birthday.

100 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Erwin Wilhelm Müller. German physicist. Dr. Müller taught at Technical University in Berlin (1950-1951); Free University of Berlin (1951-1952); and the University of Pennsylvania (1952-1977). He invented the Field Emission Electron Microscope (FEEM), the Field Ion Microscope (FIM), and the Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope. Dr. Müller and his student, Kanwar Bahadur, were the first people to experimentally observe atoms. Dr. Müller died on May 17, 1977, 27 days before his 66th birthday.

Maurice Copeland. U.S. actor. Mr. Copeland appeared in plays and played supporting roles in movies such as Being There (1979); Arthur (1981); and Trading Places (1983). He died on October 3, 1985 at the age of 74.

Luis Walter Alvarez. U.S. physicist. Dr. Alvarez won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics, in particular the discovery of a large number of resonant states, made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chambers and data analysis." He was also involved in a project to X-ray Egyptian pyramids in a search for unknown chambers; analyzed the Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy; and, with his son Walter and others, developed the Alvarez hypothesis that dinosaurs became extinct as the result of an impact by an asteroid. Dr. Alvarez died on September 1, 1988 at the age of 77.

90 years ago
1921

Baseball
Babe Ruth hit 2 home runs and pitched the first 5 innings to pick up the victory as the New York Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 13-8 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Mr. Ruth’s second home run travelled 460 feet into the right-center field bleachers, the first ball ever hit there. He gave up 4 runs in his 5 innings on the mound.

80 years ago
1931

At the movies
The first filmed version of The Maltese Falcon, directed by Roy Del Ruth, and starring Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels, opened in theatres.

Protest
Soldiers of Lord Strathcona's Horse were brought to Edmonton to reinforce the police and control unemployed protesters.

Disasters
Dust storms in one week deposited at least 6,000 tons of topsoil blown into Manitoba from drought-stricken Saskatchewan farms.

75 years ago
1936

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Louis Hector and Harry West, on MBS
Tonight’s episode: The Problem of Thor Bridge

80 years ago
1941

At the movies
Man Hunt, directed by Fritz Lang, and starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders, opened in theatres in New York City.



Abominations
The Vichy French regime disclosed that at least 12,000 Jews in unoccupied France had been arrested and interned in concentration camps because of the discovery of an alleged "Jewish plot" to hinder Franco-German collaboration.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull denounced the "Darlan-Laval group" in Vichy for seeking to "deliver France politically, economically, socially and militarily to Hitler" and for resisting British forces in Syria. U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles charged Germany with violating an international agreement by not assuring the safety of the 35 passengers and crew of the American freighter Robin Moor.

Politics and government
A new coalition cabinet took office in Bolivia.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of Production Management disclosed that it would soon begin a nationwide collection of aluminum to avert a threatened shortage.

Labour
American Negro leaders met in New York City with U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who sought, at President Franklin D. Roosevelt's request, to get the Negro march on Washington for fair employment called off. When this was rejected, President Roosevelt agreed to meet with the Negro leaders.

U.S. President Roosevelt issued an appeal asking unions to refrain from jurisdictional disputes. The White House revealed that American Federation of Labor Teamsters President Daniel Tobin had complained to Mr. Roosevelt that "subversive organizations" were trying to damage his union.

Baseball
Cal Dorsett pitched a 5-hit complete game victory for the Cleveland Indians as they edged the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 before 5,000 fans at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York in the annual Hall of Fame Game, which was called because of rain in the 6th inning.

60 years ago
1951

On the radio
Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC (West Coast)
Tonight’s episode: The Kuriloff Papers

Four days later NBC’s east coast stations broadcast the episode as The Bazaloff Papers.

Died on this date
Ben Chifley, 65. Prime Minister of Australia, 1945-1949. Mr. Chifley, a member of the Labour Party, represented Macquarie in the Australian Parliament (1928-1931, 1940-1951), and held several cabinet posts, including Treasurer (1941-1949), before becoming Prime Minister and Labour Party leader after the death of John Curtin in 1945. He presided over Australia's transition from a wartime to a peacetime economy, and expanded the welfare state. The Labour Party was defeated in the 1949 federal election by the Liberal Party of Robert Menzies, and Mr. Chifley remained as Leader of the Opposition until his death from a heart attack, several weeks after the 1951 federal election. He was succeeded as Labour Party leader by H.V. Evatt.

War
U.S. forces completed the capture of the "Iron Triangle" in northern Korea by taking Pyongyang. General Douglas MacArthur, addressing the Texas State Legislature, charged that U.S. President Harry Truman's administration policy in Korea was "appeasement," and predicted that the actions that he recommended would ultimately be taken.

Politics and government
The United Kingdom offered to give the African territories of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland dominion status if the step was favoured by public opinion in those areas.

Fianna Fáil leader Eamon de Valera was chosen as Prime Minister of Ireland over incumbent John Costello when five independent members of the Dáil Éireann switched their votes from Mr. Costello's four-party coalition.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Joint Congressional Committee on Defense Production began hearings on charges that current beef shortages were caused by a "strike" of cattlemen and processors against the beef price rollbacks.

Baseball
The University of Oklahoma Sooners edged the University of Tennessee Volunteers 3-2 at Omaha Municipal Stadium to win the College World Series.

50 years ago
1961

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Midnight, starring Gloria Saunders and Herbert Patterson

This was actually a rebroadcast of an episode of Stars Over Hollywood that had originally been broadcast under the same title on November 8, 1950.



Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Coming Home, starring Crahan Denton and Jeanette Nolan

Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Grim Reaper, starring William Shatner, Natalie Schaefer, and Elizabeth Allen

This was the last episode of the season.



At the movies
By Love Possessed, directed by John Sturges, and starring Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Jason Robards, and George Hamilton, received its premiere screening in Los Angeles.



Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Willie de Wit!

The 1984 Olympic silver medallist (Boxing--Heavyweight) and Canadian heavyweight champion (1986-1988) is a lawyer in his hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta.

40 years ago
1971

Died on this date
Bob Neville. Canadian travel agent. Mr. Neville, who had operated Neville World of Travel in Edmonton, was murdered during the early morning hours in his office in the Corona Building on Jasper Avenue near 106 St. Six months later, his business partner, Queen's University law professor Keith Latta, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Go here for more.

Journalism
The New York Times began publishing a series of articles based on the Pentagon Papers, a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945-1967. The papers were leaked to the Times by former Defense Department employee Daniel Ellsberg.

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Sarà perché ti amo--Ricchi e Poveri (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): How 'bout Us--Champaign

#1 single in Ireland: You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Being with You--Smokey Robinson

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Being with You--Smokey Robinson

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 How 'bout Us--Champaign (3rd week at #1)
2 Dance On--Doris D and the Pins
3 Rain in May--Max Werner
4 I've Seen That Face Before--Grace Jones
5 This Ole House--Shakin' Stevens
6 De Verzonken Stad--Frank & Mirella
7 Making Your Mind Up--Bucks Fizz
8 Kids in America--Kim Wilde
9 Double Dutch Bus--Frankie Smith
10 He's Just a Runaway--Sister Sledge

Singles entering the chart were Don't Stop by K.i.D. (#23); Me Kammetje by André Van Duin/Ik Heb 'm Nog Wel... by Jut en Jul (#30); Hopeloos by Will Tura (#32); and Habadabariwikidi - The Love Hopper by Urban Heroes (#33).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (5th week at #1)
2 Medley--Stars on 45
3 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
4 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
5 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)--Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio
6 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
7 All Those Years Ago--George Harrison
8 America--Neil Diamond
9 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
10 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers (#33); Don't Let Him Go by REO Speedwagon (#72); Hard Times by James Taylor (#81); What She Does to Me (The Diana Song) by the Producers (#85); Another Ticket by Eric Clapton (#86); and Some Days are Diamonds (Some Days are Stone) by John Denver (#87).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (3rd week at #1)
2 Medley--Stars on 45
3 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
4 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
5 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)--Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio
6 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
7 All Those Years Ago—George Harrison
8 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
9 I Love You—Climax Blues Band
10 How 'bout Us--Champaign

Singles entering the chart were I Don’t Need You by Kenny Rogers (#34); Don’t Let Him Go by REO Speedwagon (#77); Another Ticket by Eric Clapton (#87); Feels So Right by Alabama (#88); Hard Times by James Taylor (#90); What She Does to Me (The Diana Song) by the Producers (#95); and She Did It by Michael Damian (#97).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Medley--Stars on 45
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 All Those Years Ago--George Harrison
4 A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)--Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio
5 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
6 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
7 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
8 Sukiyaki--A Taste of Honey
9 America--Neil Diamond
10 Being with You--Smokey Robinson

Singles entering the chart were I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers (#37); Don't Let Him Go by REO Speedwagon (#66); Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April Wine (#83); The Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'Em) by the Greg Kihn Band (#84); Night Feel (Feel Like Getting Down) by Billy Ocean (#88); It Don't Take Long by Spider (#89); Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood (#90); Tom Sawyer by Rush (#92); What She Does to Me (The Diana Song) by the Producers (#97); and Freaky Dancin' by Cameo (#98).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Medley--Stars on 45 (2nd week at #1)
2 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes
3 Watching the Wheels--John Lennon
4 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
5 Being with You--Smokey Robinson
6 Angel of the Morning--Juice Newton
7 Take it on the Run--REO Speedwagon
8 All Those Years Ago—George Harrison
9 Morning Train (Nine to Five)--Sheena Easton
10 Kiss on My List--Daryl Hall & John Oates

Singles entering the chart were Arc of a Diver by Steve Winwood (#43); Hearts by Marty Balin (#44); and Sign of the Gypsy Queen by April Wine (#49).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Bette Davis Eyes--Kim Carnes (4th week at #1)
2 Living Inside Myself--Gino Vannelli
3 Beatles Medley--Stars on 45
4 Sweetheart--Franke & the Knockouts
5 Say You'll Be Mine--Christopher Cross
6 Nobody Wins--Elton John
7 This Little Girl--Gary U.S. Bonds
8 The Waiting--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
9 Too Much Time on My Hands--Styx
10 All Those Years Ago--George Harrison

Singles entering the chart were Modern Girl by Sheena Easton (#24); and Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through by Jim Steinman (#28).

Crime
Marcus Simon Serjeant, 17, discharged a blank cartridge pistol at Queen Elizabeth II in London with intent to alarm her as she rode past crowds on horseback. He was charged with discharging a blank cartridge pistol with intent to alarm the queen.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1) 15 @ Hamilton (1-1) 3
Calgary (0-2) 4 @ British Columbia (2-0) 8

25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Atlantis is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)--Modern Talking

Died on this date
Benny Goodman, 77. U.S. musician. Mr. Goodman, nicknamed the "King of Swing," was a clarinetist and one of the most popular bandleaders in the United States in the 1930s and '40s. It was Mr. Goodman's band that was credited with beginning the Swing Era during a three-week engagement at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles in August-September 1935. A concert by Mr. Goodman and his Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 16, 1938 is widely regarded as the most important in jazz history, and the concert that moved jazz into the realm of "serious" music. Mr. Goodman made his first recordings in 1926 as a member of Ben Pollack's band, and made his last recordings shortly before his death; his 60-year recording career was a record at the time.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (3-0) 17 @ Calgary (0-1) 15

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Light My Fire--The Doors

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney met German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Bonn and urged financial aid for Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms in the U.S.S.R.

Disasters
During an interruption of play at the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota because of a thunderstorm, one person was killed and five others injured when they were struck by lightning near the 11th tee. When the round concluded, Nolan Henke and Payne Stewart were tied for the lead with 5-under-par scores of 67.



10 years ago
2001

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 100 @ Philadelphia 86 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Shaquille O'Neal scored 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Lakers defeat the 76ers before 20,900 fans at First Union Center. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia scorers with 35 points.