February 13, 2013

380 years ago
1633

World events
Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition on a charge of heresy for advocating the theory of Nicolaus Copernicus that the Earth revolved around the sun, and was not the centre of the universe.

320 years ago
1693

Died on this date
Johann Kaspar Kerll, 65. German composer. Mr. Kerll was an organist and composer in the Baroque era whose compositions influenced Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Handel.

180 years ago
1833

Canadiana
Hamilton, Ontario was incorporated as a city.

130 years ago
1883

Died on this date
Richard Wagner, 69. German composer. Mr. Wagner was known for his operas, such as Tannhauser (1845/1861); Lohengrin (1850); Tristan und Isolde (1865); Das Rheingold (1869); Die Walküre (1870); Götterdämmerung (1876); and Parsifal (1882). Mr. Wagner, who was greatly admired by Adolf Hitler, inspired a cult, which lives on in the annual Bayreuth Festival.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. King of Saudi Arabia, 1975-1982. Khalid took the throne upon the assassination of King Faisal on March 25, 1975, and reigned until his death from a heart attack on June 13, 1982 at the age of 69.

70 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Had the Craziest Dream--Harry James and his Music Makers with Helen Forrest

This song was from the movie Springtime in the Rockies (1942).

60 years ago
1953

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes--Perry Como (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Another Chance, starring Leslie Nielsen, Virginia Vincent, and Robert Middleton



30 years ago
1983

On the radio
The Stories of Sherlock Holmes, starring Graham Armitage and Kerry Jordan, on Springbok Radio
Tonight's episode: A Case of Deduction

Disasters
74 people were killed when fire raged through the Statuto Cinema in Turin, Italy.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy: Sì, la vita è tutta un quiz--Renzo Arbore

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (I've Had) The Time of My Life--Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Boys (Summertime Love)--Sabrina (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): When Will I Be Famous--Bros

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): I Think We're Alone Now--Tiffany (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Could've Been--Tiffany (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Could've Been--Tiffany (2nd week at #1)
2 Need You Tonight--INXS
3 Hungry Eyes--Eric Carmen
4 What Have I Done to Deserve This?--Pet Shop Boys (with Dusty Springfield)
5 Seasons Change--Exposé
6 I Want to Be Your Man--Roger
7 Hazy Shade of Winter--Bangles
8 Say You Will--Foreigner
9 Don't Shed a Tear--Paul Carrack
10 Father Figure--George Michael

Singles entering the chart were Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car by Billy Ocean (#44); Devil Inside by INXS (#77); Don't Look Any Further by the Kane Gang (#81); Piano in the Dark by Brenda Russell (#82); Hot Thing by Prince (#86); Electric Blue by Icehouse (#88); I Wish I Had a Girl by Henry Lee Summer (#89); and Talking Back to the Night by Steve Winwood (#90).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Could've Been--Tiffany (2nd week at #1)
2 Need You Tonight--INXS
3 Hazy Shade of Winter--Bangles
4 Got My Mind Set on You--George Harrison
5 Candle in the Wind--Elton John
6 Faith--George Michael
7 The Way You Make Me Feel--Michael Jackson
8 Pop Goes the World--Men Without Hats
9 Crying--Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
10 When a Man Loves a Woman--Luba

Singles entering the chart were Hysteria by Def Leppard (#85); Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby (#93); Dreaming by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (#96); and Here We Go Again by Johansen (#97).

Olympics
Canadian Governor General Jeanne Sauvé declares the 15th Winter Olympics open in a ceremony at McMahon Stadium in Calgary.

Movies
Noted American film historian William K. Everson was in London, Ontario, showing films from his collection featuring Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Today's screenings, at the University Community Centre, were The Blue Angel (1930) (Dietrich) and Ninotchka (1939) (Garbo).

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Gli Spari Sopra--Vasco Rossi (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Dur dur d'être bébé!--Jordy (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): No Limit--2 Unlimited

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (12th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (11th week at #1)
2 If I Ever Fall in Love--Shai
3 In the Still of the Nite--Boyz II Men
4 A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)--Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
5 Saving Forever for You--Shanice
6 7--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 Rump Shaker--Wreckx-N-Effect
8 Ordinary World--Duran Duran
9 Deeper and Deeper--Madonna
10 Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap!

Singles entering the chart were Sweet Thing by Mick Jagger (#73); I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston (#77); Hat 2 Da Back by TLC (#94); Man on the Moon by R.E.M. (#95); I'm So Into You by SWV (#96); Happy Days by Silk (#97); and Losin' Myself by Debbie Gibson (#98).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 I Will Always Love You--Whitney Houston (9th week at #1)
2 Deeper and Deeper--Madonna
3 Faithful--Go West
4 Steam--Peter Gabriel
5 Harvest Moon--Neil Young
6 Love Can Move Mountains--Celine Dion
7 No Mistakes--Patty Smyth
8 Little Bird--Annie Lennox
9 Ordinary World--Duran Duran
10 Paper Doll--Fleetwood Mac

Singles entering the chart were If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting (#48); Believe by the Northern Pikes (#50); Courage by the Tragically Hip (#69); Amazon Rain by Paul Janz (#78); Sometimes Salvation by the Black Crowes (#80); Beautiful Girl by INXS (#82); Get Away by Bobby Brown (#85); Losin' Myself by Debbie Gibson (#87); and Mr. Wendal by Arrested Development (#92).

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Walt Rostow, 86. U.S. political adviser. Mr. Rostow was a special assistant for national security affairs to President Lyndon Johnson from 1966-1969, and helped to shape U.S. foreign policy in southeast Asia in the 1960s.

Kid Gavilan, 77. Cuban boxer. Mr. Gavilan, born Gerardo Gonzalez, was world welterweight champion from 1951-1954. In a professional career that ran from 1943-1958, he compiled a record of 108 wins, 30 losses, and 5 draws, and was never knocked out.