April 27, 2014

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Rod Crossley!

475 years ago
1539

South Americana
Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar re-founded the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia).

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Nicolas Slonimsky. Russian-born U.S. musician, composer, and lexicographer. Mr. Slonimsky was a concert pianist who fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, settling in the United States in 1923. He wrote chamber and piano works, but was best known for his writings, which included Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (1947) and Lexicon of Musical Invective (1953). Mr. Slonimsky died on December 25, 1995 at the age of 91.

110 years ago
1904

Politics and government
Chris Watson, leader of the Australian Labour Party, became the first Labour Party leader to lead a national government when he took office as Prime Minister of Australia, following the resignation of Protectionist Party leader Alfred Deakin.

100 years ago
1914

Diplomacy
Honduras became a signatory to the Buenos Aires Convention copyright treaty.

70 years ago
1944

War
Allied operations ended on Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, as two Allied columns joined forces. U.S. planes made morning and afternoon raids on railyards and airfields in France. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur and U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz announced the completion of talks on integrating operations against Japanese forces.

Diplomacy
New York Governor and candidate for the 1944 Republican Party nomination for President of the United States Thomas Dewey advocated solid relationships with the U.K., U.S.S.R., and China in the postwar period.

Politics and government
The Nicaraguan Congress approved a constitutional revision to permit the president to run for re-election in 1946.

Journalism
The federal commissioner in the Argentine province of Entre Rios warned newspapers in his jurisdiction that they would be closed if they editorially discussed such subjects as freedom.

Economics and finance
A special U.S. Senate subcommittee studying wages of white collar workers reported that 20 million were receiving substandard pay.

Labour
The International Labour Organization received a request from the Italian government for readmission, seven years after Italy had quit the ILO.

Baseball
Jim Tobin pitched the major leagues' first no-hitter in three years, leading the Boston Braves to a 2-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers before 2,034 fans at Braves Field. Mr. Tobin provided the insurance run by leading off the bottom of the 8th inning with a home run off Fritz Ostermueller, who allowed 5 hits and 2 earned runs in pitching a complete game.

Stan Musial drew a base on balls to lead off the top of the 9th inning and pinch hitter Walker followed with a double to drive him home, breaking a 2-2 tie as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 before 1,357 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.

The St. Louis Browns scored all their runs in the first 2 innings and Nelson Potter pitched a 7-hit complete game victory as the Browns beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 before 1,106 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis to improve their 1944 record to 8-0. Jim Devlin played his only major league game, catching the first 3 innings for Cleveland; he grounded out in his only plate appearance, making a putout, throwing out a runner trying to steal second base, and allowing a passed ball.

Bob Swift doubled home Don Ross and Jimmy Outlaw with 2 out in the top of the 12th inning to break a 0-0 tie as the Detroit Tigers shut out the Chicago White Sox 2-0 before 2,189 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Hal Newhouser allowed just 4 hits in going the distance for the shutout, while losing pitcher Thornton Lee also pitched a complete game, allowing 9 hits and 2 earned runs.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Terror Begins, starring Stefan Schnabel and Everett Sloane

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Non Ho L'Etá (Per Amarti)--Gigliola Cinquetti (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Outer Limits, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Chameleon, starring Robert Duvall, Howard Caine, Henry Brandon, Douglas Henderson, and William O'Connell

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Be My Day--The Cats (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Seasons in the Sun--Terry Jacks (4th week at #1)

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 My Coo Ca Choo--Alvin Stardust (5th week at #1)
2 Farewell Aunty Jack--Grahame Bond
3 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
4 Seasons in the Sun--Terry Jacks
5 I Love You Love Me Love--Gary Glitter
6 Daytona Demon--Suzi Quatro
7 She Didn't Remember My Name--Osmosis
8 You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me--New Seekers
9 Sorrow--David Bowie
10 The Joker--Steve Miller Band

The only single entering the chart was Wild Love by Mungo Jerry (#40).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)--MFSB featuring the Three Degrees (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)--MFSB featuring the Three Degrees (2nd week at #1)
2 The Loco-Motion--Grand Funk
3 Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me--Gladys Knight and the Pips
4 Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
5 Come and Get Your Love--Redbone
6 Oh My My--Ringo Starr
7 I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song--Jim Croce
8 Lookin' for a Love--Bobby Womack
9 The Show Must Go On--Three Dog Night
10 Keep on Singing--Helen Reddy

Singles entering the chart were One Chain Don't Make No Prison by the Four Tops (#82); Sleepin' by Diana Ross (#83); Save the Last Dance for Me by the DeFranco Family (#85); Come Monday by Jimmy Buffett (#88); If You Wanna Get to Heaven by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (#92); After Midnight by Maggie Bell (#95); Rhapsody in White by the Love Unlimited Orchestra (#96); Wildflower by New Birth (#97); Teenage Love Affair by Rick Derringer (#98); 48 Crash by Suzi Quatro (#99); and The Golden Age of Rock 'N' Roll by Mott the Hoople (#100).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)--MFSB featuring the Three Degrees
2 The Loco-Motion--Grand Funk
3 The Lord's Prayer--Sister Janet Mead
4 Bennie and the Jets--Elton John
5 Oh My My--Ringo Starr
6 I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song--Jim Croce
7 Let it Ride--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
8 Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me--Gladys Knight and the Pips
9 Star Baby--Guess Who
10 Piano Man--Billy Joel

Singles entering the chart were Just as Bad as You by Shawne Jackson (#81); Billy - Don't Be a Hero by Paper Lace (#82); Tell Laura I Love Her by Johnny T. Angel (#89); The Air that I Breathe by the Hollies (#91); Hollywood Swinging by Kool & The Gang (#97); Going Down Slow by Bobby Blue Bland (#98); Standing at the End of the Line by Lobo (#99); and For the Love of Money by the O'Jays (#100).

#1 single in Calgary: Hooked on a Feeling--Blue Swede (3rd week at #1)

Protest
10,000 people marched in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

Boxing
Chartchai Chionoi (60-16-3) retained his World Boxing Association world flyweight title with a 15-round split decision over Fritz Chervet (49-8-2) at Hallenstadion in Zurich.

Basketball
ABA
Semi-Finals
Western Division
Indiana 89 @ Utah 107 (Utah won best-of-seven series 4-3)

The Stars took a 37-20 lead after the 1st quarter and coasted to victory over the Pacers before 12,191 fans at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City. Utah point guard Jimmy Jones led all scorers with 29 points. Roger Brown led the Pacers with 21 points, but their biggest star, George McGinnis, scored just 14.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Reggae Nights--Jimmy Cliff (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): People are People--Depeche Mode

On television today
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation daytime public affairs show Take 30 made its final broadcast, ending a 22-year run. The program was, unfortunately, a victim of changing times and dumbing-down of audiences: 1980s viewers preferred soap operas to public affairs and news shows, and an increase in the number of available stations (especially from the United States) helped to drive ratings down. By the end, Take 30 was attracting only about 2% of the viewing audience for its timeslot. Among those who appeared as host on the show was Adrienne Clarkson, who later served as Canada's Governor General. Take 30 also had the distinction of being (I think) the last CBC network program to be broadcast in black and white; it didn't begin broadcasting in colour until the fall of 1973.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Ronald Reagan met in Beijing with Chinese Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang and Communist Party general secretary Hu Yaobang. Mr. Reagan had heard of China's concern about the deployment of U.S. missiles in Europe, and about the interventionist U.S. policy in Central America. Mr. Reagan's address on Chinese television was censored to remove his implied criticism of the Soviet Union.

The 11-day siege of the Libyan embassy in London ended when 30 diplomats and other occupants left the building and returned to Libya, while most of the remaining British officials in Tripoli returned to Britain.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Finnish Singles Chart): Like a Prayer--Madonna (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Eternal Flame--Bangles (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Kōnosuke Matsushita, 94. Japanese industrialist. Mr. Matsushita, nicknamed the "god of management" in Japan, founded the company that became the electronics firm Panasonic in 1918.

Protest
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, took place in major cities throughout China.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 3

20 years ago
1994

Died on this date
Timothy Spencer, 32. U.S. criminal. Mr. Spencer was convicted in 1988 of raping and strangling four women in Virginia in 1987. The prosecution had no confession, fingerprints, or witnesses, but DNA tests had linked semen at the crime scene with Mr. Spencer's blood. Mr. Spencer was executed in the Greensville Correctional Center, south of Richmond, Virginia, becoming the first criminal to be executed on the basis of a conviction obtained through DNA-matching technology.

War
New fighting flared up between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda.

Politics and government
Voting continued in the first general-suffrage election in South Africa, and African National Congress Leader and presidential candidate Nelson Mandela cast his first vote ever. The country's Interim Constitution came into force.

Terrorism
Four days of bombings related to the elections in South Africa concluded, with 21 people killed. 31 people linked to white separatist groups were arrested for the attacks.

Americana
Former U.S. President Richard Nixon was buried next to his wife Pat on the grounds of the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California. President Bill Clinton, who spoke at the funeral, declared a day of mourning. Former Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush were also in attendance.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Semi-Finals
New Jersey 0 @ Buffalo 1 (4 OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Dave Hannan scored for the Sabres in the 4th overtime period as they edged the Devils to send the series to a seventh game. It was the NHL's first quadruple-overtime game since April 18, 1987.



Baseball
Scott Erickson pitched a no-hitter for the Minnesota Twins as they shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 6-0 before 17,988 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Minnesota right fielder Kirby Puckett batted 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and a run batted in.



Darrin Jackson doubles home 2 runs with 2 out in the top of the 12th to break a 5-5 tie, but Manny Ramirez hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th to tie the score, and Mark Lewis doubled home Matt Merullo with the winning run as the Cleveland Indians edged the Chicago White Sox 8-7 before 32,467 fans at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, with 2 of the last 3 Cleveland runs being unearned as a result of 2 Chicago errors.

The Texas Rangers scored 10 runs in the first 4 innings en route to an 11-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 38,055 fans at the Ballpark in Arlington. Every man in the Texas starting lineup had at least one hit.

The New York Yankees scored 5 runs in each of the 3rd and 5th innings as they routed the Seattle Mariners 12-2 before 22,697 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle. Jim Leyritz climaxed the 5th with a grand slam off Bobby Thigpen, who allowed 4 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 3 runs--all earned--in 2 1/3 innings of relief in the 448th and last game of his 9-year major league career. Robert Eenhorn made his major league debut with the Yankees, popping out as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning and remaining in the game at shortstop, starting a double play to end the 6th inning, then leading off the 9th with a double and scoring.

Frank Viola and two relief pitchers combined to pitch a 2-hitter for the Boston Red Sox as they edged the Oakland Athletics 1-0 before 15,250 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The only run came in the 3rd inning when Scott Cooper led off with a single and eventually scored on a ground out by Billy Hatcher with the bases loaded. Losing pitcher Ron Darling allowed just 5 hits and 1 earned run in pitching a complete game.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 11 runs in the last 4 innings to rout the California Angels 13-1 before 20,569 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Cal Ripken, Jr. led the Baltimore attack, batting 4 for 5 with a home run, double, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in. Ben McDonald pitched a 7-hit complete game victory to improve his 1994 record to 5-0.

Kevin McReynolds led off the bottom of the 15th inning with a single and beat first baseman Phil Clark's throw to home plate on a ground ball by Fernando Vina with 2 out to score the winning run as the New York Mets edged the San Diego Padres 3-2 before 14,663 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.

Cory Snyder singled home Henry Rodriguez with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 30,065 fans at Dodger Stadium. Mr. Snyder batted 3 for 3 with a sacrifice, sacrifice fly, and 3 runs batted in.

10 years ago
2004

Defense
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Paul Martin unveiled a new $690-million national security policy aimed at tightening port security; funding cyber-security initiatives; improving the national fingerprinting system; and enhancing Canada's intelligence capabilities.

Politics and government
United Nations envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi announced that he would select a transitional government to run Iraq until elections were held in 2005.

Protest
A mob protesting corruption in the Peruvian town of Ilave lynched the mayor and attacked the police station with gasoline bombs.