September 14, 2013

490 years ago
1523

Died on this date
Adrian VI, 64. Roman Catholic Pope, 1522-1523. Born Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens in Utrecht, Netherlands, Adrian VI was the last non-Italian pope until John Paul II in 1978. Adrian VI succeeded Leo X as pope but died after just 20 months in office and was succeeded by Clement VII.

375 years ago
1638

Died on this date
John Harvard, 30. English-born U.S. clergyman. Mr. Harvard was a dissenting minister in England who emigrated in 1837 with his wife to Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he became a teaching elder and assistant preacher at the First Church. He died of tuberculosis and left his library and estate to a local college, which was renamed Harvard College in his honour.

250 years ago
1763

War
Seneca warriors defeated British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole near Niagara Gorge in what is now New York state during Pontiac's War.

120 years ago
1893

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Railway inaugurated service between Montréal, Minneapolis and Vancouver on Canadian Pacific Railway rails and over the Soo Line (Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway).

110 years ago
1903

Baseball
Red Ames was pitching a no-hitter and the New York Giants were leading the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 after 5 innings in the second game of a doubleheader at League Park in St. Louis when the game was called because of darkness.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán. President of Guatemala, 1951-1954. Mr. Árbenz was Guatemala's Defense Minister from 1944-1951 before being elected President. His Marxist views and agrarian reforms threatened the finaincial interests of the United Fruit Company, and the U.S. government and Central Intelligence Agency engineered a coup that toppled Mr. Árbenz and replaced him with a military junta led by Colonel Carlos Castillo. Mr. Árbenz died in his bathtub in exile in Mexico on January 27, 1971 at the age of 57.

90 years ago
1923

Boxing
Jack Dempsey (53-4-9) retained his world heavyweight championship with a knockout of Luis Angel Firpo (25-3) at 57 seconds of the 2nd round at the Polo Grounds in New York, but not before being knocked out of the ring in the 1st round. The Manassa Mauler's victory over the Wild Bull of the Pampas turned out to be his last fight for three years, and the last successful defense of his title.

75 years ago
1938

Abominations
The German United League of Ontario held a rally in Kitchener, with proceedings taking place entirely in German. The Union Jack was displayed at the front of the hall, flanked by two Nazi flags.

Religion
Members of the Russian Molokan Church held services in their new building in San Francisco. The distinctive preaching and singing was recorded by folklorist Sidney Robertson Cowell and the recordings are now in the collection of the Library of Congress.

Football
WIFU
The Edmonton Eskimos staged a 30-minute intrasquad game at Clarke Stadium, with the "Regulars" defeating the "Yannigans" 10-5. Several players didn't make it to the stadium for the start of the game, but were able to play in the 2nd half.

75 years ago
1943

War
German forces in Italy regained some ground in and around the Allied beachheads at Salerno. Chinese Foreign Minister T.V. Soong said in Washington that China had rejected a Japanese peace offer to withdraw all troops from China, save Manchuria, in return for Chinese collaboration. Allied troops drove to within 2 miles of Lae, New Guinea on the northeast and 5 miles on the west.

Abominations
German Wehrmacht forces led by Generalleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller started a three-day retaliatory massacre targeting civilians in several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons.

Politics and government
The German news agency DNB reported that Finance Minister Dobri Bojilov had been named Prime Minister of Bulgaria, succeeding Bogdan Filov, who had resigned to join the regency with Prince Kyril--brother of the late King Boris--and former War Minister Lieutenant General Nikola Mikhov.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a message to Congress assailing an urgent deficiency bill rider prohibiting Virgin Islands Secretary Robert Morss Lovett and two Federal Communications Commission officials from holding federal office without presidential appointment and Senate confirmation.

Society
U.S. President Roosevelt reported to the Senate that disloyal Japanese-Americans were being relocated to the Tule Lake Relocation Center in California and that loyal Japanese-Americans were being sent from other centres to homes and jobs outside restricted areas.

60 years ago
1953

Football
WIFU
Saskatchewan (2-4) 34 @ Calgary (2-4) 2
Winnipeg (3-3) 7 @ Edmonton (5-1) 9

Glenn Dobbs threw touchdown passes to Bobby Marlow, Stan Williams, Herb Johnson, Mac Speedie, and Bob McMillan as the Roughriders routed the Stampeders before 13,000 fans at Mewata Stadium.

Normie Kwong rushed for 92 yards and scored the Eskimos' only touchdown in the 3rd quarter as they edged the Blue Bombers before 16,000 fans at Clarke Stadium. Wilbur Snyder converted and added a field goal as the Edmonton defense prevented the Winnipeg offense from scoring a touchdown.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)--Allan Sherman

#1 single in France: (You're the) Devil in Disguise--Elvis Presley

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Cuore--Rita Pavone (11th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann--Gitte (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): She Loves You--The Beatles (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels (2nd week at #1)
2 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
3 If I Had a Hammer--Trini Lopez
4 Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)--Allan Sherman
5 Heat Wave--Martha and the Vandellas
6 Surfer Girl--The Beach Boys
7 The Monkey Time--Major Lance
8 Then He Kissed Me--The Crystals
9 Sally, Go 'Round the Roses--The Jaynetts
10 Hey, Girl--Freddie Scott

Singles entering the chart were More by Vic Dana (#19, charting with the version by Kai Winding & Orchestra); Bust Out by the Busters (#71); Fools Rush In by Rick Nelson (#72); Two Tickets to Paradise by Brook Benton (#73); Donna the Prima Donna by Dion Di Muci (#74); Mean Woman Blues by Roy Orbison (#77); A Love So Fine by the Chiffons (#79); I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) by Frank Ifield (#83); September Song by Jimmy Durante (#86); That's How it Goes by George Maharis (#91); Down the Aisle (Wedding Song) by Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles (#92); Don't Let it Happen to Us by the Shirelles (#93); Cindy's Gonna Cry by Johnny Crawford (#99); and (Native Girl) Elephant Walk by Donald Jenkins and the Delighters (#100). Mean Woman Blues was the A-side of Blue Bayou, which charted at #66.

Calgary's Top 10
1 Lucky Lips--Cliff Richard and the Shadows (4th week at #1)
2 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
3 Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)--Allan Sherman
4 Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard--Diane Ray
5 I Want to Stay Here--Steve & Eydie
6 Judy, Judy, Judy--Johnny Tillotson
7 My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels
8 (You're the) Devil in Disguise--Elvis Presley
9 More--Kai Winding & Orchestra
10 Judy's Turn to Cry--Lesley Gore

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Annie, Cathy, James, Maggie, and Margie Fischer!
Mary Ann and Andrew Fischer of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who already had five children, doubled that total when Mrs. Fischer gave birth to the first quintuplets in the United States to survive. Newspaper reports from the time neglected to mention the mother's first name, consistently referring to her just as Mrs. Fischer.
The Fischer quints are still alive, as is Mr. Fischer, who still resides in Aberdeen at the age of 87. Mrs. Fischer died on December 10, 2012 at the age of 79. Mr. and Mrs. Fischer, who had an eleventh and final child in 1964, divorced in the 1980s.

Earlier in the day, quadruplets--2 boys and 2 girls--were born to Mrs. Fakhru Mousavi in Nain, Iran, 400 miles from Tehran.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-3) 36 @ Winnipeg (4-5) 26
Montreal (3-4) 1 @ Edmonton (2-5) 10
Saskatchewan (4-4-1) 4 @ Calgary (5-2-1) 4

Ernie White accounted for 114 of Ottawa's 235 yards rushing as the Rough Riders beat the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium.

Jim Thomas scored the only touchdown as the Eskimos defeated the Alouettes on a rainy night at Clarke Stadium.

The Roughriders picked up only 4 first downs, resulting in Martin Fabi setting a modern CFL single-game record of 18 punts, as the Roughriders and Stampeders tied at McMahon Stadium. Lee Grosscup, formerly a backup with the NFL's New York Giants, played quarterback for Saskatchewan in his only CFL game. Calgary assistant coach Jess Thompson, 54, suffered a serious heart attack during the game.

Canadian univesity-U.S. university
Pre-season
Montana State 16 @ British Columbia (0-1) 0

Messrs. Gotay and Bain scored touchdowns in the 2nd half for the Grizzlies as they shut out the Thunderbirds before 5,260 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. The UBC offense ran just 27 plays, recording just 1 first down, rushing 18 times for just 8 yards, and completing 2 of 19 passes for just 7 yards.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Can the Can--Suzi Quatro (6th week at #1)

Politics and government
The Government of Laos and the Communist-led Pathet Lao formally signed a 28-article agreement to create a coalition government. Technically a protocol putting the Februare 21, 1973 cease-fire into effect, the agreement provided for the formation of a provisional government of the National Union. Prince Souvanna Phouma, a neutralist, would head the coalition. Prince Souphanouvong, titular head of the Pathet Lao, would be deputy premier.

Labour
117,000 members of the United Auto Workers in the United States began a strike against Chrysler Corporation.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Superstitious--Europe (6th week at #1)

Weather
Hurricane Gilbert hit Cancun, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, with winds of 179 miles per hour.

20 years ago
1993

Albertana
The 50th annual assembly of the Indian Association of Alberta began in Brocket.

Diplomacy
Jordan signed a pact with Israel that set up an agenda for negotiations for a peace treaty.

Politics and government
Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, after leading them from 1970-1976 and again from 1983-1993.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Garrett Hardin, 88. U.S. ecologist. Dr. Hardin warned of the dangers of overpopulation, and advocated programs to reduce population, such as abortion and forced sterilization. His views on relieving human suffering were about the same as those of Ebenezer Scrooge. Typical of the hypocrisy of so many people who advocate population control, he and his wife Jane had four children. Dr. Hardin devised Hardin's First Law of Human Ecology: "You cannot do only one thing", declaring the interconnectedness of every action. Dr. and Mrs. Hardin were members of End-of-Life Choices, formerly known as the Hemlock Society. He was suffering from a heart disorder and Mrs. Hardin, 81, had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and they committed suicide together in their home in Santa Barbara, California, shortly after their 62nd wedding anniversary.

War
The Nigerian-led peacekeeping force known as ECOMIL reached Buchanan, Liberia's second-largest city.

Abominations
In a referendum, Estonian voters approved joining the European Union.

Economics and finance
Four days after representatives of 146 nations had assembled in Cancun, Mexico for a meeting of the World Trade Organization aimed at opening markets and increasing free trade, negotiations aimed at helping poor nations ended in stalemate. Poor countries were seeking to dissuade wealthier countries from spending nearly $300 billion annually for agricultural subsidies, which they contended hurt their small farmers.

56% of voters in a Swedish referendum rejected a proposal to adopt the euro as the national currency. The vote kept Sweden with the United Kingdom and Denmark outside the euro zone.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (5-8) 10 @ Montreal (10-2) 30
Winnipeg (9-4) 19 @ Calgary (4-9) 21