January 25, 2013

480 years ago
1533

Married on this date
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Miss Boleyn was the King of England's second wife. The ceremony took place in secret.

440 years ago
1573

War
Forces commanded by Takeda Shingen defeated those led by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Battle of Mikatagahara in Japan.

200 years ago
1813

Born on this date
J. Marion Sims. U.S. physician. Dr. Sims was regarded as the father of American gynecology. Much-honoured in his time, Dr. Sims' reputation has since been questioned because of his use of slaves as experimental subjects and his performance of operations that may have been unnecessary. He died on November 13, 1883 at the age of 70.

150 years ago
1863

War
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln relieved General Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac in the U.S. Civil War and replaced him with General Joseph Hooker. General Burnside, who had replaced General George McClellan just two months earlier, had twice failed to defeat the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, at Fredericksburg, Virginia.

80 years ago
1933

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Richard Gordon and Leigh Lovell, on NBC
Tonight’s episode: The Dying Rose Bush

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland: The Next Time/Bachelor Boy--Cliff Richard and the Shadows (3rd week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 Walk Right In--The Rooftop Singers
2 Go Away Little Girl--Steve Lawrence
3 Hey Paula--Paul and Paula
4 The Night has a Thousand Eyes--Bobby Vee
5 It's Up to You--Rick Nelson
6 My Dad--Paul Petersen
7 Tell Him--The Exciters
8 Hotel Happiness--Brook Benton
9 Two Lovers--Mary Wells
10 I Saw Linda Yesterday--Dickey Lee

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on CBS
Tonight's episode: A Tangled Web, starring Robert Redford, Zohra Lampert, and Barry Morse

Music
Gene McDaniels' single The Puzzle, with Cry Baby Cry on the B-side, was released on Liberty Records.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland: Long Haired Lover from Liverpool--Little Jimmy Osmond (2nd week at #1)

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Do You Really Want to Hurt Me--Culture Club (3rd week at #1)

Football
CFL
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers hired Cal Murphy as their head coach, replacing Ray Jauch, who had become the head coach of the Washington Federals of the United States Football League. Mr. Murphy had joined the British Columbia Lions as an assistant coach in 1974, and had replaced Eagle Keys as head coach after 6 games of the 1975 season, compiling a record of 10-14-2 through 1976. Mr. Murphy had then joined the Montreal Alouettes as an assistant coach in 1977 and the Edmonton Eskimos in 1978, contributing to Grey Cup championships in 6 straight seasons.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Got My Mind Set on You--George Harrison

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston

Crime
Two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting outside the headquarters of the United States Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. A Pakistani national was later convicted and was executed in 2002.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Gianni Agnelli, 81. Italian automobile executive. Mr. Agnelli became head of Fiat, his family's company, in 1966, and expanded it into Italy's largest employer.

Protest
A group of people left London for Baghdad, intending to serve as human shields in order to prevent the U.S.-led coalition from bombing certain locations in the war against Iraq.

Tennis
Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 to win the women's singles title at the Australian Open for the first time, becoming the fifth woman to hold all four Grand Slam championships--Australian, French, and U.S. Opens and Wimbledon--at the same time.