September 29, 2013

180 years ago
1833

Died on this date
Ferdinand VII, 48. King of Spain, 1808; 1813-1833. Ferdinand VII succeeded to the throne on March 19, 1808 upon the abdication of his father Charles IV, but was forced to abdicate himself on May 6. On the previous day Charles IV had relinquished his right to the throne to Napoleon Bonaparte, so Ferdinand spent the next 5 1/2 years under guard in France at the Chateau of Valençay. Napoleon recognized Ferdinand VII as King of Spain on December 11, 1813 and signed the Treaty of Valençay to allow him to return to Spain, but he didn't arrive back in Spain until March 24, 1814. He promised to govern according to the liberal Constitution of 1812, but governed as a despot instead. Ferdinand VII was succeeded on the throne by his daughter Isabella II.

150 years ago
1863

Born on this date
Hugo Haase. German politician. Mr. Haase was a lawyer who joined the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in 1887; he was elected to the municipal parliament in Königsberg in 1894, and to the Reichstag in 1897. He served as chairman of the SPD from 1911-1916, but his pacifist views led him to split from the party. Mr. Haase founded the Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD), serving as its chairman from 1917-1919. During the German Revolution in November 1918, He and majority SPD leader Friedrich Ebert served as joint chairmen of the provisional government, the Council of the People's Deputies. Mr. Haase left the Council on December 29, 1918 after the Council had violently suppressed the revolutionary Volksmarinedivision. He remained distrusted by many within the SPD, and died on November 7, 1919 at the age of 56, 30 days after being shot by Johann Voss while walking in to the Reichstag with the intention of exposing an alliance between Mr. Ebert and Rüdiger Von der Goltz, a Freikorps general active in the Baltic.

100 years ago
1913

Born on this date
Trevor Howard. U.K. actor. Mr. Howard was a lead actor, and later, a character actor, known for movies such as The Way Ahead (1944); Brief Encounter (1945); They Made Me a Fugitive (1947); The Third Man (1949); The Heart of the Matter (1953); Sons and Lovers (1960); Mutiny on the Bounty (1962); Father Goose (1964); Von Ryan's Express (1965); Gandhi (1982); and White Mischief (1988). Mr. Howard died on January 7, 1988 at the age of 74.

Stanley Kramer. U.S. movie producer and director. Mr. Kramer began producing movies in the 1940s. He directed 20 of his films--many with a strong social message--including Not as a Stranger (1955); The Defiant Ones (1958); On the Beach (1959); Inherit the Wind (1960); Judgment at Nuremberg (1961); It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963); Ship of Fools (1965); and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Mr. Kramer was nominated for nine Academy Awards as producer and/or director, but won none. He died on February 19, 2001 at the age of 87.

Died on this date
Rudolf Diesel, 55. German inventor and engineer. Mr. Diesel invented the Diesel Engine--an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition and burn the fuel that has been injected into the combustion chamber--in 1893. On the last night of his life Mr. Diesel boarded the English passenger ship SS Dresden at Antwerp n his way to a meeting of the Consolidated Diesel Manufacturing company in London. He was never seen alive after retiring to his cabin at 10 p.m. Mr. Diesel's body was found floating in the North Sea 10 days later, and evidence from his diary supported a finding of suicide.

90 years ago
1923

World events
The British Mandate for Palestine took effect, creating Mandatory Palestine. The Mandate was a result of the ratification of the Treaty of Lausanne on July 24, 1923 which officially ended the state of war that had existed between Turkey and the British Empire, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania, and the Serb-Croat Slovene State since the beginning of World War I. The Mandate, which formalized British control of southern Ottoman Syria, ended with the creation of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (0-1) 18 @ Montreal (1-0) 20
Hamilton (0-0-1) 7 @ Toronto (0-0-1) 7

MRU
Winnipeg Victorias (1-0) 49 Winnipeg Tammany Tigers (1-1) 6

SRU
Regina (1-0) 7 @ Saskatoon (0-1) 5

75 years ago
1938

Diplomacy
Germany was given permission from France, Italy, and Great Britain to seize the territory of Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. The meeting took place in Munich, and leaders from neither the Soviet Union nor Czechoslovakia attended. The agreement was signed on September 29, but wasn't announced until the following day.

70 years ago
1943

War
Allied European commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Prime Minister Pietro Badoglio conferred aboard the British battleship Nelson at Malta, on the means of "making the most effective military effort by the Italians against the common enemy." U.S.S.R. forces took the German stronghold of Kremenchug on the east bank of the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Australian forces tightened their grip on the Japanese base at Finschhafen, New Guinea by seizing Kakakog Spur.

Politics and government
King Peter of Yugoslavia and his government-in-exile arrived in Cairo from London to establish a new headquarters.

Oil
The U.S.A. and Mexico reached an agreement for recompensation of Americans affected by Mexico's expropriation of the oil industry in 1938.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Office of War Information reported that excess purchasing power had reached a new high of $51.4 billion, creating a dangerous inflationary threat.

Football
CRU
WCASRFL
Winnipeg RCAF (2-0) 12 Winnipeg United Services (0-1) 6

Ches McCance scored 2 touchdowns and Johnny Lake added a convert and a single as the Bombers defeated United Services at Osborne Stadium. Lee Sherman kicked 2 field goals for United Services.

60 years ago
1953

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Sister, starring Judith Evelyn and Martha Scott

Football
CRU
IRFU
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, faced with the October 1 deadline for declaring their final roster of import players, released quarterback Aubrey Lambeth, opting to keep Ed "Butch" Songin.

Baseball
American League owners voted 8-0 in favour of allowing the St. Louis Browns to move. The vote came two days after a 4-4 deadlock had apparently denied the team permission to move.

50 years ago
1963

Religion
The second period of the Second Vatican Council opened.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (5-4) 24 @ Montreal (4-5) 14

Marv Luster scored both touchdowns for the Alouettes in their loss to the Tiger-Cats at Molson Stadium.

Baseball
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals had 2 hits in the final game of his 22-year major league career as the Cardinals edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 in 14 innings at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. "Stan the Man" singled past rookie second baseman Pete Rose for his last hit. Mr. Musial finished his career with 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road.

The Houston Colt .45s fielded an all-rookie lineup for the second straight game, and the youngsters whipped the New York Mets 13-4 before 3,899 fans at Colt Stadium to finish the season. The Colt .45s' lineup included Rusty Staub, 19, first base; Joe Morgan, 20, second base; Bob Aspromonte, 25, third base; Glenn "Sparky" Vaughan, 19, shortstop; Ivan Murrell, 18, left field; Jim Wynn, 21, center field; John Paciorek, 18, right field; John Bateman, 21, catcher; and Chris Zachary, 19, pitcher. It was the only major league game for Mr. Paciorek, who was suffering from a bad back that eventually shortened his career. Mr. Paciorek had the greatest one-game career in major league history: he singled in all 3 at bats and drew 2 bases on balls, scored 4 runs, batted in 3, and made 2 putouts with good catches in right field. His story was one of those told in the book Once Around the Bases by Richard Tellis (1998). He left the major leagues with batting, slugging, and on-base percentages of 1.000. Mr. Bateman and Bob Lillis, who entered the game as a substitute for Mr. Vaughan, each added 2 hits and combined to drive in 5 runs.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Radar Love--Golden Earring (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Eye Level (Theme From The Thames TV Series "Van Der Valk")--Simon Park Orchestra

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande)--Shirley Bassey (7th week at #1)
2 Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy
3 Can the Can--Suzi Quatro
4 And I Love You So--Perry Como
5 You Don't Own Me--The Ormsby Brothers
6 Yesterday Once More--Carpenters
7 Touch Me in the Morning--Diana Ross
8 Live and Let Die--Wings
9 The World's Greatest Mum--Johnny Chester
10 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando

Singles entering the chart were The Hurt by Cat Stevens (#21); Young Love by Donny Osmond (#23); He Did with Me by Vicki Lawrence (#26); Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John (#30); Bad, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce (#35); and Alright, Alright, Alright by Mungo Jerry (#37).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): We're an American Band--Grand Funk

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Loves Me Like a Rock--Paul Simon with the Dixie Hummingbirds
2 We're an American Band--Grand Funk
3 Half-Breed--Cher
4 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
5 Higher Ground--Stevie Wonder
6 Let's Get it On--Marvin Gaye
7 Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy
8 Ramblin' Man--Allman Brothers Band
9 That Lady (Part 1)--The Isley Brothers
10 My Maria--B.W. Stevenson

Singles entering the chart were I Got a Name by Jim Croce (#76); Friends by Bette Midler (#79); Top of the World by the Carpenters (#81); You're a Special Part of Me by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (#82); Check it Out by Tavares (#84); You'd Better Believe It by the Manhattans (#94); Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren (#97); In the Rain by Arthur Prysock (#98); My Pretending Days are Over by the Dells (#99); and The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich (#100). I Got a Name was from the movie The Last American Hero (1973).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy (3rd week at #1)
2 Half-Breed--Cher
3 Brother Louie--Stories
4 The Morning After--Maureen McGovern
5 Loves Me Like a Rock--Paul Simon with the Dixie Hummingbirds
6 We're an American Band--Grand Funk
7 My Maria--B.W. Stevenson
8 Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose--Dawn featuring Tony Orlando
9 Live and Let Die--Wings
10 Make My Life a Little Bit Brighter--Chester

Singles entering the chart were Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh (#96); Keep on Truckin' (Part 1) by Eddie Kendricks (#97); Nutbush City Limits by Ike and Tina Turner (#98); Not Fade Away by Rush (#99); and Space Race by Billy Preston (#100).

#1 single in Winnipeg (CKRC): Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy (4th week at #1)

Calgary's Top 10
1 Half-Breed--Cher
2 Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy
3 Loves Me Like a Rock--Paul Simon with the Dixie Hummingbirds
4 Could You Ever Love Me Again--Gary & Dave
5 Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne--Looking Glass
6 Free Ride--The Edgar Winter Group
7 Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting--Elton John
8 Ramblin' Man--Allman Brothers Band
9 How Can I Tell Her--Lobo
10 Holding Your Hand--Seadog
Pick hit of the week: Monster Mash--Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kickers

Died on this date
W. H. Auden, 66. U.K.-born U.S. poet. Mr. Auden published about 400 poems on various subjects, and more than 400 essays and reviews on various subjects.

Space
Soyuz 12 crew cosmonauts Vasily Lazarev and Oleg Makaroy successfully completed their two-day mission, the first Soviet manned mission since the deaths of the three-man Soyuz 11 crew in June 1971. The apparent purpose of Soyuz 12 was to check modifications in the Soyuz craft.

Terrorism
The day after two armed Arab guerrillas had seized three Soviet Jews and an Austrian customs official in a raid on a train carrying 40 Jewish emigrants from Moscow to Vienna, Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky caved into the guerrillas' demands to suspend group transit of Israel-bound Soviet Jews through Austria and to close down the Schoenau Castle transit facility. The gunmen then released the hostages.

Football
CFL
Toronto (5-3-2) 22 @ British Columbia (3-7-1) 22

Ivan MacMillan, playing his first game with B.C., kicked 5 field goals in as many attempts as the Lions tied the Argonauts at Empire Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. MacMillan had played with Toronto in 1971 and 1972, but had been released after the 1972 season and had started the 1973 season with the intermediate Bramalea Satellites of the Ontario Rugby Football Union. B.C. head coach Eagle Keys had finally given up on 7-year veteran Ted Gerela, who had made just 6 of 21 field goal attempts in the first 10 games of 1973. Mr. Gerela's duties were now confined to kickoffs and playing occasionally as a blocking back.

30 years ago
1983

War
Both houses of the United States Congress completed action on legislation authorizing continued deployment of U.S. Marines in Lebanon. The margin was close in the Senate, where many Democrats opposed it.

Baseball
Mike Warren pitched a no-hitter to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mr. Warren accomplished his feat just three days after Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals had pitched a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Yé ké yé ké--Mory Kanté

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Hän--J. Karjalainen ja Mustat lasit

Died on this date
Charles Addams, 76. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Addams was known for his macabre characters that became known as the Addams Family, serving as the inspiration for the television and movie series. His cartoons appeared in The New Yorker magazine from 1938 until his death.

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Discovery was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida to begin the four-day mission STS-26, the first mission after the January 28, 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. The crew was Frederick Hauck, Commander; Richard Covey, Pilot; John Lounge, David Hilmers, and George Nelson, Mission Specialists.

Olympics
Four days after setting a world record of 10.49 seconds in the women's 100-metre run in Seoul, Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States set a world record of 21.34 seconds in the women's 200-metre run.

Carolyn Waldo of Canada won a gold medal in synchronized swimming in Seoul.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Living on My Own '93--Freddie Mercury

Died on this date
Gordon Douglas, 85. U.S. movie director. Born Gordon Douglas Brickner, Mr. Douglas directed Our Gang comedy short films in the 1930s and feature films such as Saps at Sea (1940); I was a Communist for the F.B.I. (1951); Them! (1954); Sincerely Yours (1955); Follow That Dream (1962); Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964); Stagecoach (1966); and In Like Flint (1967). He was the only person to direct both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley on film. Mr. Douglas died of cancer.

10 years ago
2003

Scandal
Allegations surfaced that the U.S. administration of President George W. Bush had illegally disclosed the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame as revenge for her husband Joe Wilson's criticism of the U.S. war against Iraq.

Politics and government
In the Prince Edward Island provincial election, Premier Pat Binns led his governing Progressive Conservatives to their third straight majority government.

Disasters
Hurricane Juan touched down in Nova Scotia, killing two people and causing extensive flooding and damage in Halifax.