October 16, 2011

700 years ago
1311

Religion
The Council of Vienne, the 15th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened for the first time.

420 years ago
1591

Died on this date
Gregory XIV, 56. Roman Catholic Pope, 1590-1591. Pope Gregory XIV, born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, succeeded Urban VII on December 5, 1590. He intervened on the side of the Catholic party in the French Wars of Religion, and excommunicated King Henry IV of France as a heretic. Gregory XIV was in poor health when he assumed the papacy, and died from a large gallstone. He was succeeded by Innocent IX.

390 years ago
1621

Died on this date
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, 59. Dutch composer. Mr. Sweelinck was an organist who was one of Europe's first major composers of works for keyboard, more than 70 of which survive. He also wrote more than 250 vocal works.

220 years ago
1791

Died on this date
Grigory Potemkin, 52. Russian military officer and politician. General Potemkin, a favourite of Czarina Catherine II "The Great," was President of the College of War from 1774 until his death, five days after his 52nd birthday, after falling ill during negotiations over the Treaty of Jassy, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had overseen.

170 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Itō Hirobumi. Prime Minister of Japan, 1885-1888, 1892-1896, 1898, 1900-1901. Prince Hirobumi, born Hayashi Risuke, was the first Prime Minister under the Meiji Constitution. He was a monarchist who opposed party politics, and pursued an ambitious foreign policy. Prince Hirobumi served as Resident General of Korea from December 21, 1905-June 14, 1909. He was assassinated by Korean nationalist An Jung-geun at the railway station in Harbin, China on October 26, 1909, 10 days after his 68th birthday. Prince Hirobumi was in Harbin for a meeting with Vladimir Kokovtsov, a Russian representative in Manchuria.

Academia
The Presbyterian Church of Canada chartered Queen's College in Kingston, Canada West to train young men for the ministry; it became Queen's University in 1912.

150 years ago
1861

Born on this date
J. B. Bury. U.K. historian. Professor Bury was best known for his works on the later Roman Empire. He died on June 1, 1927 at the age of 65.

Richard Sears. U.S. tennis player. Mr. Sears won the men's singles competition at the U.S. National Championships for seven straight years (1881-1887) and the men's doubles competition for six straight years (1882-1887), retiring after 1887. He died on April 8, 1943 at the age of 81.

125 years ago
1886

Football
ORFU
Round 1
City
Kingston Rifles defaulted to Ottawa Rough Riders @ Ottawa
London 7 @ Hamilton 5

College
Queen's College and Royal Military College played to a draw at Kingston.

120 years ago
1891

World events
A brawl between American sailors and Chilean nationals outside the True Blue Saloon in Valparaiso resulted in 2 sailors being killed, 17 wounded (5 seriously), and many arrested. A diplomatic crisis, including the threat of war, ensued, but was defused in 1892.

100 years ago
1911

Politics and government
James Flemming was sworn in as Premier of New Brunswick, succeeding Sir John Hazen as head of the province's Conservative government.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ Philadelphia Athletics 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Eddie Plank (1-0) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Rube Marquard (0-1), who allowed just 5 hits. The Athletics broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 6th inning when Eddie Collins doubled and Frank Baker hit a 2-run home run over the right field wall at Shibe Park. 26,286 fans were in attendance.

90 years ago
1921

Labour
Major league baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis outlawed gentleman's agreements and cover-ups of players being optioned to the minor leagues without proper paperwork. He declared six players, including future American League batting champion Heinie Manush, free agents as a result.

Football
APFA
Rock Island (1-1-1) 14 @ Chicago Cardinals (1-2) 7
Canton (0-0-2) 14 @ Dayton (1-1-1) 14
Akron (4-0) 20 @ Detroit (1-1-1) 0
Rochester (0-1) 13 @ Chicago Staleys (2-0) 16
Columbus (0-4) 9 @ Cleveland (1-0) 35
New York (0-1) 0 @ Buffalo (3-0) 55
Hammond (1-1-1) 3 @ Evansville (2-1) 0
Cincinnati (1-1) 14 @ Muncie (0-2) 0

75 years ago
1936

Baseball
New York Yankees' first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had batted .354 with 49 home runs, 152 runs batted in, and 167 runs scored, was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player.

70 years ago
1941

At the movies
International Lady, starring George Brent, Ilona Massey, and Basil Rathbone, opened in theatres.



War
The German command announced that Odessa had been captured after a two-month siege. Near-panic reigned in Moscow as residents, fearing German troops were about to capture the city, fled to the east. French Prime Minister Marshal Philippe Petain announced the imprisonment of seven former French political and military leaders on charges of responsibility for France's military defeat. They included former Prime Ministers Eduard Daladier, Paul Reynaud, and Leon Blum.

Politics and government
The cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Prince Fujimaro Konoye, who was desperately trying to avoid war with the United States, fell, to be replaced by a more pro-war, anti-American cabinet led by War Minister Lieutenant General Hideki Tojo.

All members of the Colombian cabinet except Foreign Minister Luis Lopez de Mesa resigned in order to let President Eduardo Santos reorganize the cabinet.

Defense
U.S. War Secretary Henry Stimson said that U.S. forces in Iceland were commanded by Major General Charles Bonesteel and were not under British command.

Health
Drs. John R. Paul and James Trask of Yale University School of Medicine said that they had caught flies that were found to be carrying the polio virus after feeding in sewage systems.

Economics and finance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau said that the federal debt limit would have to be raised "considerably" above the present statutory limit of $65 billion.

60 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Fifth Dummy, starring Francis L. Sullivan

Music
In New York City, Johnnie Ray and the Four Lads recorded Cry. The song was written by Churchill Kohlman, a night watchman at a dry cleaning plant in Pittsburgh. The version by Mr. Ray with the Four Lads was released on the Okeh label on November 11 and became one of the biggest hits of the 1950s.

Died on this date
Liaquat Ali Khan, 56. Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1947-1951. Nawabzada Ali Khan was a longtime politician with the Muslim League, and was India's Finance Mnister (1946-1947) before being named as Pakistan's Prime Minister when the country became independent and was partitioned from India. He also held the offices of Foreign Minister and Defence Minister, pursuing a foreign policy of neutrality. Nawabzada Ali Khan was addressing a gathering of 100,000 at Company Bagh (Company Gardens) in Rawalpindi when he was shot twice in the chest by hired assassin Said Akbar Babrak, 29-30, who was immediately shot dead by police. Nawabzada Ali Khan was succeeded as Prime Minister and Defence Minister by Khawaja Nazimuddin, and as Foreign Minister by Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.

Diplomacy
A special seven-nation United Nations General Assembly committee reported its inability to agree on whether the Nationalists or Communists should represent China in the UN.

Protest
British troops battled rioting Egyptians in the Suez Canal zone cities of Ismailia and Port Said, with 12 deaths reported.

Defense
The U.S. Congress completed action on a measure authorizing exchange of non-military nuclear research information with friendly nations.

Politics and government
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer acknowledged that 134 former Nazi Party members held jobs in the Foreign Ministry, along with 130 others who worked for the Nazi Foreign Ministry.

The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved publication of the committee's secret minutes on Asian questions in an effort to refute Republican Party charges that the administration of President Harry Truman was responsible for the Communist victory in China.

U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Ohio) announced his candidacy for the 1952 Republican Party U.S. presidential nomination.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Nankai Hawks 4 @ Yomiuri Giants 1 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 3-1)

The Hawks scored all their runs in the 3rd inning, and Takeo Hattori (1–0) carried a shutout into the 9th inning, but pinch hitter Kazuo Higasa hit a 3-run home run for the Giants. Hiroshi Nakao (0–1) was the losing pitcher.

50 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quisiera Ser--Dúo Dinámico (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Il faut savoir--Charles Aznavour (8th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra (2nd week at #1)
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
4 Crying--Roy Orbison
5 You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby--Bobby Darin
6 Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee
7 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
8 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
9 Mexico--Bob Moore and his Orchestra
10 Ya Ya--Lee Dorsey

Singles entering the chart were Young Boy Blues by Ben E. King (#75); I Wanna Thank You by Bobby Rydell (#76); September in the Rain by Dinah Washington (#77); I'll Be Seeing You by Frank Sinatra (#78); God, Country and My Baby by Johnny Burnette (#81); Rockin' Bicycle by Fats Domino (#83); Tonight by Ferrante & Teicher (#84); Under the Moon of Love by Curtis Lee (#85); The Bridge of Love by Joe Dowell (#86); Goodbye Cruel World by James Darren (#88); 'Til by the Angels (#91); Why Not Now by Matt Monro (#95); In the Middle of a Heartache by Wanda Jackson (#96); For Me and My Gal by Freddy Cannon (#97); Gypsy Woman by the Impressions (#99); and Backtrack by Faron Young (#100). Rockin' Bicycle was the B-side of What a Party, charting at #42.

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Weird Tailor, starring Henry Jones, George Macready, and Abraham Sofaer



Agriculture
Canada sold $20 million worth of wheat to Poland.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (11-2) 16 @ British Columbia (1-12-1) 15

Charlie Shepard's punt single with 1:20 remaining in the game gave the Blue Bombers the win over the Lions at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Frank Rigney, on a fumble return, and Ray Jauch scored touchdowns for Winnipeg, while Nub Beamer rushed for both B.C. touchdowns.

Baseball
The New York Yankees purchased veteran pitcher Robin Roberts from the Philadelphia Phillies; he was 1-10 with an earned run average of 5.85 in 26 games with the Phillies in 1961, his 14th season with the club.

40 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Tom Tom Turnaround--New World

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart (2nd week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Daddy Cool--Drummond (5th week at #1)
2 He's Gonna Step on You Again--John Kongos
3 I Did What I Did for Maria--Tony Christie
4 L.A. International Airport--Susan Raye
5 Eagle Rock--Daddy Cool
6 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
7 Come Back Again--Daddy Cool
8 I Don't Know How to Love Him--Helen Reddy
9 I Woke Up in Love this Morning--The Partridge Family
10 What the World Needs Now is Love/Abraham, Martin and John--Tom Clay

Singles entering the chart were The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Joan Baez (#27); Butterfly by Danyel Gerard (#30); You've Got a Friend by James Taylor (#35); and Banks of the Ohio by Olivia Newton-John (#38).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes--Rod McKuen (3rd week at #1)
2 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
3 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road
4 Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops
5 She Flies on Strange Wings--Golden Earring
6 Help (Get Me Some Help)--Tony Ronald
7 Het Soldaatje (De Vier Raadsels)--De Zangeres Zonder Naam
8 Nine by Nine--John Dummer's Famous Music Band
9 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
10 Storm and Thunder--Earth and Fire

Singles entering the chart were Spanish Harlem by Aretha Franklin (#12); The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by Joan Baez (#26); Du Bist Meine Liebe by Michelangelo (#29); Hey Girl Don't Bother Me by the Tams (#35); De Nieuwe Dag by Mieke Telkamp (#37); and I've Been Loving You Too Long by Ike & Tina Turner (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart (3rd week at #1)
2 Superstar/Bless the Beasts and Children--Carpenters
3 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
4 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
5 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
6 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
7 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
8 If You Really Love Me--Stevie Wonder
9 Sweet City Woman--Stampeders
10 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher

Singles entering the chart were Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes (#50); Everybody's Everything by Santana (#53); You Think You're Hot Stuff by Jean Knight (#69); Absolutely Right by Five Man Electrical Band (#70); Jennifer by Bobby Sherman (#72); Bless You by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (#74); Life is a Carnival by The Band (#80); Respect Yourself by the Staple Singers (#82); Are You Old Enough by Mark Lindsay (#88); All I Ever Need is You by Sonny & Cher (#89); Mother by Barbra Streisand (#90); Theme from "Summer of '42" by Peter Nero (#91); Banks of the Ohio by Olivia Newton-John (#98); Tell Me Why by Matthews' Southern Comfort (#99); and Where Did Our Love Go by Donnie Elbert (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Maggie May--Rod Stewart (2nd week at #1)
2 Superstar--Carpenters
3 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
6 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
7 Sweet City Woman--Stampeders
8 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
8 Stick-Up--The Honey Cone
9 If You Really Love Me--Stevie Wonder
10 Tired of Being Alone--Al Green

Singles entering the chart were Imagine by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#66); Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes (#67); It's Only Love by Elvis Presley (#70); Baby I'm-A Want You by Bread (#77); Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself by the Bee Gees (#78); Mammy Blue by the Pop-Tops (#82); All I Ever Need is You by Sonny and Cher (#87); You Think You're Hot Stuff by Jean Knight (#88); You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin' by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (#89); The Desiderata by Les Crane (#92); Mammy Blue by James Darren (#96); Wild Night by Van Morrison (#97); It's Impossible by New Birth (#99); and Life is a Carnival by The Band (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
2 Superstar--Carpenters
3 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
4 If You Really Love Me--Stevie Wonder
5 So Far Away--Carole King
6 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
7 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
8 Ain't No Sunshine--Bill Withers
9 Sweet City Woman--Stampeders
10 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez

Singles entering the chart were Baby I'm-A Want You by Bread (#68); It's Impossible by New Birth (#78); The Desiderata by Les Crane (#81); Wild Night by Van Morrison (#85); You Think You're Hot Stuff by Jean Knight (#86); Chokin' Kind by Z.Z. Hill (#88); You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin' by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (#90); Are You Old Enough by Mark Lindsay (#94); Bless You by Martha Reeves & the Vandellas (#95); Try My Love on for Size by the Chairmen of the Board (#97); Walk Easy My Son by Jerry Butler (#99); and Olena by Don Nix (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Go Away Little Girl--Donny Osmond
2 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
3 Rain Dance--The Guess Who
4 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
5 Superstar--Carpenters
6 I Woke Up in Love this Morning--The Partridge Family
7 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey--Paul & Linda McCartney
8 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
9 The Story in Your Eyes--The Moody Blues
10 Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep--Mac and Katie Kissoon

Singles entering the chart were Absolutely Right by Five Man Electrical Band (#58); Jennifer by Bobby Sherman (#84); Dolly Dagger by Jimi Hendrix (#86); What are You Doing Sunday? by Dawn (#87); Midnight Man by the James Gang (#91); Two Divided by Love by the Grass Roots (#92); I Don't Need No Doctor by Humble Pie (#94); She's All I've Got by Freddie North (#95); That Girl Becomes a Woman by Michael Vincent (#97); Hey Girl Don't Bother Me by the Tams (#98); and Touch by the Supremes (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Maggie May--Rod Stewart (3rd week at #1)
2 Little Kind Words--Lighthouse
3 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
6 So Far Away--Carole King
7 Loving Her was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)--Kris Kristofferson
8 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
9 Sweet Sounds of Music--The Bells
10 Creators of Rain--Ian & Sylvia
Pick hit of the week: Never My Love--The 5th Dimension

Hockey
NHL
New York 5 @ Toronto 3

Vic Hadfield, Rod Gilbert, and Jean Ratelle each scored a goal for the Rangers as they defeated the Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens in the Saturday Hockey Night in Canada telecast on CBC. Norm Ullman assisted on Toronto goals by Paul Henderson and Ron Ellis, giving him 1,000 points in his NHL career.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (4-10) 9 @ British Columbia (5-8-1) 4

Edmonton quarterback Bruce Lemmerman scored the game's only touchdown on a 1-yard sneak early in the 4th quarter. The win at Empire Stadium in Vancouver was the first on the road for the Eskimos since a 20-17 win in Winnipeg on October 17, 1970.

CIAU
St. Francis Xavier 23 Acadia 17
Prince Edward Island 18 Dalhousie 3
Mount Allison 22 New Brunswick 20
Sir George Williams (2-2) 6 @ Bishop's (4-0) 44
Alberta (5-1) 18 @ Saskatchewan (2-3) 17
Manitoba (3-2) 5 @ British Columbia (1-5) 8

Butch Voce, a rookie defensive back with the Bishop's Gaiters, suffered a broken neck and dislocated vertebrae when making a tackle in the 1st quarter of his team's win over the Georgians at Lennoxville. The injury rendered him a quadriplegic; he died in 1998 at the age of 44.

Joe Petrone's 32-yard field goal on the game's last play gave the Golden Bears their win over the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

Baseball
World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 @ Baltimore Orioles 3 (10 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Brooks Robinson drove in Frank Robinson with a sacrifice fly to center field in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the World Series to a seventh game. The Pirates had loaded the bases with 2 out in the top of the 10th but had failed to score against Dave McNally (2-1), who had entered the game with 1 out in the inning. Jim Palmer started on the mound for Baltimore and pitched 9 innings, allowing single runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings, including a home run by Roberto Clemente. Bob Moose started for the Pirates and was lifted with no outs in the 6th inning after giving up a home run to Don Buford and allowing the next 2 batters to reach base. The Orioles tied the game with a run in the 7th off Bob Johnson. Bob Miller (0-1) took the loss for the Pirates. 44,174 were in attendance at Memorial Stadium.









Nippon Series
Hankyu Braves 4 @ Yomiuri Giants 7 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 3-1)

30 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Vill ha dej--Freestyle (10th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Confidence Pour Confidence--Jean Schultheis (3rd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Urgent--Foreigner
2 Hak Hom Blokkies--David Kramer
3 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
4 One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson
5 You Drive Me Crazy--Shakin' Stevens
6 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
7 Amour--Baron Longfellow
8 How 'bout Us--Champaign
9 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman
10 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard

Singles entering the chart were Oh No No by Bernie Paul (#18); and Get Your Love Right by Joe English (#19).

Died on this date
Moshe Dayan, 66. Israeli military officer and politician. Mr. Dayan served in the Jewish defence force Haganah and served in the military from 1932-1974, rising to the rank of Lieutenant General. He was Chief of General Staff from 1953-1958 before entering politics, serving as Minister of Agriculture from 1959-1964 and Minister of Defense from 1967-1974. He took the latter position just in time for the Six-Day War against Egypt, and became famous for the capture by Israeli forces of East Jerusalem. When Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 to begin the Yom Kippur War, Mr. Dayan was criticized for lack of preparedness during the early days of the war, leading to his resignation the following year. Mr. Dayan returned to politics as Foreign Minister from 1977-1979, and helped to draw up the Camp David Accords with Egypt.

Business
Canada Post became a crown corporation, the Canada Post Corporation/Société canadienne des postes, effective January 1, 1982.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Los Angeles 1 @ Montreal 4 (Montreal led best-of-five series 2-1)

Jerry White's 3-run home run climaxed a 4-run 6th inning for the Expos as they overcame a 1-0 deficit to defeat the Dodgers before 54,372 fans at Olympic Stadium. Steve Rogers (1-0) pitched a 7-hit complete game to outduel Jerry Reuss (0-1).



25 years ago
1986

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 30 (CHED)
1 Rumors--Timex Social Club (2nd week at #1)
2 Dreamtime--Daryl Hall
3 Typical Male--Tina Turner
4 True Colors--Cyndi Lauper
5 Throwing it All Away--Genesis
6 Heartbeat--Don Johnson
7 When I Think of You--Janet Jackson
8 I Am by Your Side--Corey Hart
9 Two of Hearts--Stacey Q
10 Stuck with You--Huey Lewis and the News
11 Innocent--Luba
12 Spirit in the Sky--Doctor and the Medics
13 Take My Breath Away--Berlin
14 Sweet Love--Anita Baker
15 Missionary Man--Eurythmics
16 Heaven in Your Eyes--Loverboy
17 Human--Human League
18 Take Me Home Tonight--Eddie Money
19 Girl Can't Help It--Journey
20 Friends and Lovers--Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson
21 Higher Love--Steve Winwood
22 A Matter of Trust--Billy Joel
23 When I Fall in Love Again--Zappacosta
24 Walk this Way--Run-D.M.C.
25 Where's the Fire--Tim Feehan
26 Venus--Bananarama
27 Amanda--Boston
28 Love-Zone--Billy Ocean
29 True Blue--Madonna
30 Someday--Glass Tiger

On television tonight
Our World, hosted by Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Autumn 1956



Died on this date
Arthur Grumiaux, 65. Belgian musician. Mr. Grumiaux was a classical violinist who had a performing and recording career spanning more than 45 years until his death from a stroke.

Adventure
Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner became the first person to reach the summit of all 14 mountains of altitudes of 8,000 metres or higher.

20 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Hardware Store

Crime
George Hennard ran amok in Killeen, Texas, shooting and killing 23 and wounding 27 in Luby's Cafeteria before killing himself.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 1 @ Pittsburgh 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Greg Olson doubled to drive in Ron Gant with the game's only run in the top of the 9th inning, allowing Steve Avery (2-0) to win the pitchers' duel over Doug Drabek (1-1) before 54,508 fans at Three Rivers Stadium.



10 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Etta Jones, 72. U.S. singer. Miss Jones was a jazz singer who performed with artists such as Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, and Houston Person in a career spanning almost 60 years. Her best-known album was Don't Go to Strangers (1960); her last album, Etta Jones Sings Lady Day (2001) was released on the day of her death from cancer.

Terrorism
12 United States Senate offices were closed when a letter to Sen. Tom Daschle (Democrat--South Dakota) was found to contain anthrax.

Politics and government
Mike Harris announced that he would resign as Premier of Ontario the following April or March, citing personal reasons and the need for fresh leadership.

Business
Devon Energy Corporation merged with Anderson Exploration Limited and Northstar Energy Corporation to form Devon Canada.

Football
CFL
The Canadian Football League awarded an expansion franchise to Ottawa; the national capital had been without a team since the Rough Riders folded after the 1996 season.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 0 @ Arizona 2 (Arizona led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Randy Johnson (1-0) allowed just 3 hits and struck out 11 in pitching the shutout for the Diamondbacks and winning the pitchers' duel over Greg Maddux (0-1) before 37,729 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks scored single runs in the 1st and 5th innings.