September 9, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Malou Canopin and Lynne!

575 years ago
1438

Died on this date
Duarte, 46. King of Portugal, 1433-1438. Duarte, known in English as Edward, acceded to the throne upon the death of his father João I. Duarte was known as the "Philosopher King," and was the oldest member of the "Illustrious Generation" of accomplished royal children who contributed to the development of Portuguese civilization during the 15th century. He listened to the unwise advice of his brothers and launched an unsuccessful military attack on the Marinid sultanate of Morocco in 1438, resulting in his youngest brother Ferdinand being handed over to the Marinids as a hostage in return for the safe departure of the Portuguese forces. King Duarte died from the plague; popular legend has it that he died from a broken heart at leaving his brother in enemy hands. Duarte was succeeded on the throne by his 6-year-old son Afonso V, with now-dowager Queen Eleanor of Aragon as regent, leading to a political crisis and a popular uprising.

520 years ago
1493

War
Invading Ottoman forces won a decisive victory over Croat forces in the Battle of Krbava field.

500 years ago
1513

Died on this date
James IV, 40. King of Scots, 1488-1513. James IV succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father James III. He was defeated and died in the Battle of Flodden Field, becoming the last monarch from the British isles to be killed in battle. He was succeeded by his son James V.

War
An English army commanded by the Earl of Surrey defeated Scottish forces commanded by King James IV in the Battle of Flodden Field near Branxton, Northumberland, England, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.

470 years ago
1543

Britannica
Mary Stuart, at nine months of age, was crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling.

430 years ago
1583

Died on this date
Humphrey Gilbert, 44 (?). English explorer. The half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Humphrey drowned returning to England from Newfoundland when his ship Squirrel was wrecked in a storm off the Azores. His reputed last words were "We are as near to heaven by sea as by land!"

150 years ago
1863

War
In the U.S. Civil War, the Union Army entered Chattanooga, Tennessee.

90 years ago
1923

Politics and government
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, founded the Republican People's Party.

70 years ago
1943

At the movies
The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith, a short film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, and starring George Reeves, Lionel Barrymore, Walter Brennan, and Barbara Britton, opened in theatres.



War
Iran declared war against Germany. British and American troops landed at the Italian cities of Salerno and Taranto, 35 miles southeast of Naples, against heavy German opposition. The Italian battleship Roma was sunk by German planes in the strait between Corsica and Sardinia. The greatest formation of U.S. and U.K. aircraft ever sent against Europe struck at 14 important military targets in France. Soviet forces took the important railway centre of Bakhmach, 115 miles east of Kiev. U.S. planes bombed wharves, docks, airports, shipping, and railways in China at Canton, Kukiang, Wusueh, Puchi, Changanyi, Tsingkiachen, and Shihweiyao.

Politics and government
Argentine Foreign Minister Vice Admiral Segundo Storni resigned as a result of U.S. refusal to sell Argentina arms while Argentina maintained relations with the Axis.

60 years ago
1953

On the radio
I Was a Communist for the FBI, starring Dana Andrews

Football
WIFU
The Calgary Stampeders traded halfback Dave West to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for end Bill LaRochelle.

50 years ago
1963

Football
CFL
British Columbia (6-1) 8 @ Saskatchewan (4-4) 2

Peter Kempf kicked 2 field goals and 2 singles as the Lions defeated the Roughriders before 15,364 fans at Taylor Field in Regina.

40 years ago
1973

Economics and finance
U.S. Cost of Living Council Director Dr. John Dunlop's final food price regulations for Phase 4 of President Richard Nixon's economic plan, including the removal of the freeze on beef prices, took effect.

Football
CFL
The Edmonton Eskimos purchased defensive back and flanker Billy Cooper from the Ottawa Rough Riders to replace Dick Dupuis, who had broken his arm against the Montreal Alouettes the night before. Mr. Cooper had played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1964-1967 before joining the Rough Riders in 1968.

Hamilton (3-3) 7 @ Toronto (5-1-1) 16
Calgary (4-3) 25 @ Saskatchewan (5-2) 8

Jim Stillwagon returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and Joe Theismann threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Mike Eben in the 4th quarter as the Argonauts beat the defending Grey Cup champion Tiger-Cats before the usual sellout crowd of 33,135 at CNE Stadium. The Toronto defense sacked Hamilton quarterback Chuck Ealey 7 times. Dave Fleming rushed 5 yards for the Tiger-Cats' touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Pete Watson played his first CFL game for the Argonauts, rushing 21 times for 104 yards.

Larry Robinson kicked 4 field goals and a convert as the Stampeders beat the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina. Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster became the first quarterback in CFL history to record 2,000 career completions, but was just 16 for 39 in the game, with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Tom Campana and 4 interceptions, one of which was returned 105 yards for a touchdown by Frank Andruski with 2:31 remaining in the game. Rudy Linterman scored the game's first TD on a 29-yard pass from Peter Liske in the 2nd quarter.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Life Begins at Forty--Dave and the Dynamos

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Sunshine Reggae--Laid Back

Abominations
At a rare press conference open to Western reporters, Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov, chief of the Soviet general staff, said that a "state commission" investigation had established that commercial jetliner Korean Air Lines Flight 007, which was shot down over Soviet air space on September 1 with the loss of all 269 people aboard, had established that the plane was engaged in a "thoroughly planned intelligence operation" directed from Japan and the United States. He said the plane had rendezvoused with a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance plane and that it subsequently had "tried to escape" after being warned. He said that the order to shoot down the plane had come from the commander of the Biya region. The U.S. plane had been on a routine mission that day monitoring Soviet transmissions about missiles and had flown within 75 miles of the Korean plane while remaining over international waters. Japanese fishermen and others began finding corpses from the wreckage off Hokkaido.

Diplomacy
In reaction to the downing of Korean Airl Lines Flight 007, a majority of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries imposed a two-week ban on civilian flights to and from the U.S.S.R.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had risen 0.4% in August.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (3-6) 29 @ Ottawa (3-6) 28

Greg Fieger rushed for 2 short touchdowns in the last 3 minutes and 14 seconds of the game, the second with 16 seconds remaining, as the Roughriders edged the Rough Riders before 23,475 fans at Lansdowne Park. Fran McDermott scored the other Saskatchewan TD on a 43-yard interception return just 34 seconds into the 3rd quarter. Dave Ridgway converted all 3 and added 2 field goals, and Saskatchewan scored a safety touch when Ottawa quarterback J.C. Watts was tackled in his own end zone for a safety touch. Mr. Watts threw 4 touchdown passes: 55 and 50 yards to Dave Newman, 8 yards to Mariet Ford, and 14 yards to Pat Stoqua.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Girl You Know it's True--Milli Vanilli (4th week at #1)

Politics and government
Hong Kong-born David Lam was sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, becoming the first Canadian of Chinese ancestry to hold the position.

Diplomacy
Eight members of the English cricket team, including captain Graham Gooch, were denied visas to travel to India because they had played in South Africa.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had risen 0.6% in August.

Disasters
75 of 81 people aboard an Air Vietnam passenger jet were killed when it crashed while attempting to land in Bangkok.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (6-4) 14 @ Toronto (7-3) 13



20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Keep On Dancing--DJ Bobo (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Helen O'Connell, 73. U.S. singer. Miss O'Connell was best known as a vocalist with the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra from 1939 through the early 1940s, singing duets with Bob Eberly on such hits as Green Eyes and Tangerine.

Diplomacy
The Palestine Liberation Organization issued a statement agreeing to recognize Israel's right to exist and renouncing the use of violence as a means of dealing with Israel, while Israel agreed to recognize the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people. Nearly 200 Palestinians exiled the previous December headed home.

Politics and government
The new Liberal government of Nova Scotia under Premier John Savage fired or asked for the resignations of nine deputy ministers.

Defense
The Canadian Armed Forces closed a luxury fishing camp in Labrador in a move that was estimated to save $1 million per year. Two more Canadian soldiers were charged in the beating death of a prisoner in the Canadian compound in Somalia, bringing to six the number charged in the torture and murder.

Baseball
Major League owners realigned the two leagues into three divisions each for 1994 and added a new best-of-five-game playoff round for each, featuring two wild card teams in all.

10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Edward Teller, 95. Hungarian-born U.S. physicist. Dr. Teller, who emigrated to the United States in 1935, worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the atmoic bomb and was known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb."

Larry Hovis, 67. U.S. actor. Mr. Hovis was mainly known for playing Sergeant Carter in the television comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965-1971).

Terrorism
Palestinian suicide bombers killed 13 Israelis in two attacks.

Abominations
The Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese agreed to pay $85 million to 552 people to victims of sexual abuse by clergy. A mediator was to divide up the money, $80,000-$300,000 per victim, based on the circumstances of the abuse, and the archdiocese would pay for psychological counselling.

Politics and government
Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth withdrew from the California gubernatorial recall election scheduled for October 7.

Health
A new case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was reported in Singapore, the first new case in five months. The World Health Organization said that the case was unlikely to herald another mass outbreak.