June 10, 2014

175 years ago
1839

Born on this date
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg. Council President of Denmark, 1909. Mr. Holstein-Ledreborg, a member of the Venstre Reform Party, was Council President (Prime Minister) of Denmark from August 16-October 28, 1909, at a time when there was no parliamentary majority. His government lost a non-confidence vote in the Folketing in October, and he resigned and asked the Radical Democrats, who had initiated the motion, to form a new government. Mr. Holstein-Ledreborg died on March 1, 1912 at the age of 82.

Politics and government
William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion, was sentenced in Canandaigua, New York to 18 months in prison for violating U.S. neutrality laws.

110 years ago
1904

Golf
Jack White won the British Open at Royal St. George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England with a score of 296, 1 stroke ahead of James Braid and J.H. Taylor. First prize money was £50.

100 years ago
1914

Edmontonia
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife Jean arrived in Edmonton as part of their Canadian tour, staying at the King Edward Hotel. Sir Arthur delivered an address to the Canadian Club at a 5 P.M. tea in the Blue Moon Tea Room of the Empire Auditorium. He advised Canadians to read biography and history, especially the works of American historian Francis Parkman. On the subject of fiction, while he modestly admitted to writing it, the creator of Sherlock Holmes said that he rarely read fiction, a comment that prompted considerable laughter. Lady Doyle attended a function at the Empire Hotel. The Doyles were guests of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Maynard Rogers, and their party was scheduled to depart Edmonton the following day for 10 days at the Jasper Park Lodge.

75 years ago
1939

Died on this date
Albert Ogilvie, 49. Australian politician. Mr. Ogilvie, a member of the Labour Party, represented the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from 1919 until his death. He became Leader of the Opposition in 1929, and Premier of Tasmania from 1934. Mr. Ogilvie's government modernized Tasmania's health care system and embarked on other economic reforms. He was in office at the time of his death, which took place a few hours after he took ill while playing golf. Mr. Ogilvie was succeeded as Premier and leader of the Labour Party of Tasmania by Edmund Dwyer-Gray.

Golf
Byron Nelson, Denny Shute, and Craig Wood were tied for the lead after 4 rounds at the U.S. Open at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania with 8-over-par scores of 284, necessitating an 18-hole playoff the following day.

70 years ago
1944

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)--Harry James and his Music Makers with Dick Haymes (Best Seller--1st week at #1); I Love You--Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (Jukebox--2nd week at #1)

War
The United Nations Committee for the Investigation of War Crimes found seven German officials responsible for the Lidice massacre in 1942. U.S. forces in France captured Isigny and Trevieres on the Cherbourg Peninsula. American forces took Tuscania as the pace of the offensive north of Rome was maintained. A U.S. Pacific task force began carrier raids on Saipan, Tinian, and Guam in the Marianas.

Abominations
Geman Waffen-SS forces massacred 642 men, women and children at Oradour-sur-Glane, France, and 218 men, women and children in Distomo, Boeotia, Greece.

World events
The French provisional government closed the frontier between Spanish and French Morocco.

Politics and government
General Charles de Gaulle issued a statement criticizing the failure of Allied governments to come to agreement with his French provisional government for civil administration of liberated areas.

Track and field
NCAA
Championships
The University of Illinois won the national championships in Milwaukee, with Notre Dame second and Michigan third.

Baseball
15-year-old Joe Nuxhall became the youngest player ever to appear in a major league game when Cincinnati Reds' manager Bill McKechnie sent him in to mop up in the top of the 9th inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in a game the Reds were trailing 13-0 before 3,510 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Mr. Nuxhall retired two of the first three batters to face him, but began to unravel when he uncorked a wild pitch, an ended up allowing 5 runs--all earned--on 2 hits and 5 bases on balls without being able to record the third out of the inning. Jake Eisenhart replaced Mr. Nuxhall on the mound and issued a walk of his own before retiring Mort Cooper for the final out, with the bases still loaded. St. Louis won the game 18-0, outhitting Cincinnati 21-5. Mr. Cooper pitched the shutout to improve to 5-3, while Cincinnati starting pitcher Bill Lohrman allowed 5 runs--all earned--on 5 hits and 2 bases on balls in 1 1/3 innings as his record dropped to 0-1 in what turned out to be the final game of his 9-year major league career.

50 years ago
1964

At the movies
Lady in a Cage, directed by Walter Grauman, and starring Olivia de Havilland, James Caan, and Ann Sothern, opened in theatres.



Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the satellite Cosmos 32.

Politics and government
The United States Senate voted to limit further debate on a proposed civil rights bill, shutting off a filibuster by Senators from southern states.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Devil Gate Drive--Suzi Quatro (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): La Distancia--Roberto Carlos (10th week at #1)

Died on this date
Henry, 74, Duke of Gloucester. U.K. royal family member; Governor-General of Australia, 1945-1947. Prince Henry was the third son and fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary. He served with the British Army in both World Wars, and was created Duke of Gloucester in 1928. Prince Henry married Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott, in 1935, and the couple had two sons. The Duke of Gloucester accepted the post of
Governor-General of Australia, and travelled widely throughout the country during his two years in office. Prince Henry suffered the first of several crippling strokes in 1965, and made no public appearances after 1967. He was the last surviving child of his parents.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Somebody's Watching Me--Rockwell (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Hello--Lionel Richie (4th week at #1)

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Boston 108 @ Los Angeles Lakers 119 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 30 points and added 10 rebounds as the Lakers defeated the Celtics before 17,505 fans at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Larry Bird led the Celtics with 28 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Calgary (0-2) 13 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 29

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Like a Prayer--Madonna (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Eternal Flame--Bangles (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Me, Myself and I--De La Soul (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Johnny, Johnny Come Home--Avalanche (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Sealed with a Kiss--Jason Donovan

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Wind Beneath My Wings--Bette Midler
2 I'll Be Loving You (Forever)--New Kids on the Block
3 Every Little Step--Bobby Brown
4 Rock On--Michael Damian
5 Buffalo Stance--Neneh Cherry
6 Patience--Guns n' Roses
7 Satisfied--Richard Marx
8 Soldier of Love--Donny Osmond
9 Close My Eyes Forever--Lita Ford (Duet with Ozzy Osbourne)
10 Where are You Now?--Jimmy Harnen with Synch

Singles entering the chart were On Our Own by Bobby Brown (#64); Calling it Love by Animotion (#91); Pop Song 89 by R.E.M. (#93); I'm that Type of Guy by LL Cool J (#94); and Youth Gone Wild by Skid Row (#99). On Our Own was from the movie Ghostbusters II (1989).

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wind Beneath My Wings--Bette Midler
2 Soldier of Love--Donny Osmond
3 Rock On--Michael Damian
4 Patience--Guns n' Roses
5 Satisfied--Richard Marx
6 Every Little Step--Bobby Brown
7 I'll Be Loving You (Forever)--New Kids on the Block
8 Real Love--Jody Watley
9 Good Thing--Fine Young Cannibals
10 Buffalo Stance--Neneh Cherry

Singles entering the chart were On Our Own by Bobby Brown (#70); Me Myself and I by De la Soul (#76); Darlin' I by Vanessa Williams (#85); and Right Next to Me by Whistle (#90).

Died on this date
Joe Stripp, 86. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Stripp was a third baseman with the Cincinnati Reds (1928-1931); Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1937); St. Louis Cardinals (1938); and Boston Bees (1938), batting .294 with 24 home runs and 464 runs batted in in 1,146 games. He batted over .300 six times, with a best mark of .324 in 1931.

War
A week of ethnic violence in Uzbekistan between Uzbeks (mainly Sunni Turkish Muslims) and Meskhetians (mainly Shiite Turkish Muslims) ended with at least 90 people, mostly Meskhetians, killed, and more than 1,000 injured.

Horse racing
Easy Goer, with Pat Day aboard, won the 121st running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, New York, ruining the Triple Crown hope of Sunday Silence, who placed second, 8 lengths behind. Easy Goer won in a time of 2:26, the second-fastest time in Belmont Stakes history, behind only Secretariat's time of 2:24 in 1973.



Baseball
Pat Sheridan batted 3 for 4 with a run and 3 runs batted in, and Chet Lemon drove in 3 runs with a pair of doubles to help the Detroit Tigers defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-8 before 48,430 fans at SkyDome in Toronto. Alex Sanchez, the second of four Toronto pitchers, allowed 4 hits, 2 bases on balls, and 4 runs--all earned--in 2/3 inning in his fourth and last major league game.

The Boston Red Sox amassed 19 hits in beating the New York Yankees 14-8 before 49,348 fans at Yankee Stadium. Boston third baseman Wade Boggs batted 4 for 6 with 2 runs and 2 runs batted in.

Pinch hitter Tim Raines doubled home 3 runs and came around to score in a 5-run 6th inning for the Montreal Expos as they beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 before 23,981 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Bryn Smith pitched a 5-hit complete game victory and scored a run.

Rey Quinones hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 win over the New York Mets before 27,463 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Bill Doran doubled home Billy Hatcher with 2 out in the bottom of the 6th inning for the game's only run as the Houston Astros edged the Atlanta Braves 1-0 before 31,972 fans at the Astrodome. Jim Clancy allowed 5 hits in 7 1/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over John Smoltz, who allowed 4 hits in 7 innings.

Robby Thompson tripled with 1 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Will Clark for the game's only run as the San Francisco Giants shut out the San Diego Padres 1-0 before 29,116 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Scott Garrelts allowed 6 hits in 6 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Ed Whitson, who allowed just 2 hits in 6 innings.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm--Crash Test Dummies (2nd week at #1)

Basketball
NBA
Finals
New York 91 @ Houston 83 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

John Starks scored 19 points and added 9 assists for the Knickerbockers as they defeated the Rockets before 16,611 fans at the Summit. Hakeem Olajuwon led the Rockets with 25 points.



10 years ago
2004

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles Lakers 68 @ Detroit 88 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Richard Hamilton scored 31 points and added 8 assists as the Pistons easily beat the Lakers at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Shaquille O'Neal scored 14 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the Lakers, who set a franchise record for fewest points scored in a playoff game.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
British Columbia (1-1) 39 @ Winnipeg (1-1) 28
Calgary (0-2) 19 @ Edmonton (1-1) 22