February 9, 2013

225 years ago
1788

War
The Habsburg Empire of Austria allied itself with Russia in the Russo-Turkish War.

130 years ago
1883

Born on this date
Jules Berry. French actor. Mr. Berry, born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet, appeared in several dozen plays and more than 90 movies in a career spanning more than 40 years. His films included Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (The Crime of Monsieur Lange) (1936) and Les Visiteurs du Soir (The Devil's Envoys) (1942). Mr. Berry died on April 23, 1951 at the age of 68 from a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism.

125 years ago
1888

Literature
Walt Whitman wrote to the publishers of The Riverside Literature Series No. 32 to call attention to errors in their printing of his poem O Captain! My Captain!.

100 years ago
1913

Space
A group of meteors was visible along the eastern seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude that the source had been a short-lived natural satellite of Earth.

50 years ago
1963

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Heather Blacklock!

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Boys--The Shadows (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Telstar--The Tornados

#1 single in Italy: La partita di pallone--Rita Pavone (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Diamonds--Jet Harris and Tony Meehan (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Hey Paula--Paul and Paula

U.S. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Hey Paula--Paul and Paula
2 Walk Right In--The Rooftop Singers
3 Ruby Baby--Dion
4 Go Away Little Girl--Steve Lawrence
5 Walk Like a Man--The 4 Seasons
6 The Night Has a Thousand Eyes--Bobby Vee
7 You've Really Got a Hold on Me--The Miracles
8 Up on the Roof--The Drifters
9 Loop de Loop--Johnny Thunder
10 From a Jack to a King--Ned Miller

Singles entering the chart were Butterfly Baby by Bobby Rydell (#73); In Dreams by Roy Orbison (#75); Pin a Medal on Joey by James Darren (#79); Boss Guitar by Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes (#85); What Does a Girl Do? by Marcie Blane (#90); Ridin' the Wind by the Tornados (#95); South Street by the Orlons (#98); Am I That Easy to Forget by "Little Esther" Phillips (#99); Leavin' on Your Mind by Patsy Cline (#100); and The 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2) by the Ventures (also #100).

Boxing
Sonny Banks (12-4) knocked out Lou Bailey (10-19-5) in the 1st round of a heavyweight bout at the Graystone Ballroom in Detroit.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: I'd Love You to Want Me--Lobo (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ich wünsch' mir 'ne kleine Miezekatze--Wums Gesang (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Max Yasgur, 53. U.S. farmer and cultural figure. Mr. Yasgur was a dairy farmer who rented his 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York for the use of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 in an effort to bridge the generation gap. He died of a heart attack.

Boxing
Jerry Quarry (45-6-4) won a unanimous 12-round decision over Ron Lyle (19-1) in a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York.











30 years ago
1983

Diplomacy
U.S. Vice President George Bush met with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London on the last day of a 12-day visit to western Europe, during which he attempted to shore up support for the projected deployment of U.S. intermediate-range missiles in Europe.

Crime
The Irish race horse Shergar, worth $13.5 million, was stolen from a stud farm owned by the Aga Khan in County Kildare, Ireland. He was never seen again and the crime remains unsolved.

25 years ago
1988

Scandal
A panel of international historians issued a report that found that Austrian President (and former United Nations Secretary General) Kurt Waldheim had known of war crimes committed by his units during World War II, but that he had not committed any crimes. The report found that Mr. Waldheim had concealed and misrepresented his service during the war.

Hockey
NHL
All-Star Game @ St. Louis Arena, St. Louis
Prince of Wales Conference 6 Clarence S. Campbell Conference 5 (OT)

Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals and 3 assists, including the winning goal at 1:08 of overtime, to lead the Prince of Wales Conference to victory before 17,878 fans in what was the last good All-Star game for many years.