September 23, 2014

340 years ago
1674

Died on this date
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 53. Dutch artist. Mr. Eeckhout, often referred to by just his first name, was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, and was a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was known for his portraits and paintings of religious scenes.

225 years ago
1789

Died on this date
John Rogers, 65 or 66. U.S. politician. Mr. Rogers was a delegate for Maryland to the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, but didn't sign the Declaration of Independence because of illness, and was the only delegate to vote for the Declaration without signing it. He was Chancellor of Maryland from 1778 until his death.

130 years ago
1884

Born on this date
Eugene Talmadge. U.S. politician. Mr. Talmadge, a Democrat, was Governor of Georgia from 1933-1937 and 1941-1943; he was elected to a fourth term in November 1946, but died at the age of 62 of hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver, caused by heavy drinking, on December 21, 1946, before the January 1947 inauguration. Mr. Talmadge was known for his opposition to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal economic policies, and for civil rights for Negroes; his third term included the dismissal of University of Georgia Dean Walter Cocking and others at the university who supported bringing white and Negro students together in the classroom. Mr. Talmadge was succeeded after his death by his son Herman, who served for just two months before yielding to a court ruling in favour of Melvin Thompson, who had been elected Lieutenant Governor in November 1946.

125 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Walter Lippmann. U.S. journalist. Mr. Lippmann was one of the founders of The New Republic magazine in 1913, and won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for his syndicated newspaper column, Today and Tomorrow. His books included Public Opinion (1922); The Phantom Public (1925); and The Public Philosophy (1955). Mr. Lippmann died on December 14, 1974 at the age of 85.

Died on this date
Wilkie Collins, 65. U.K. author. Mr. Collins was best known for his novels The Woman in White (1859) and The Moonstone (1868), the latter of which has been described as England's first detective novel. Afflicted with gout, he took opium for the pain and became addicted, which affected the quality of his later work. Mr. Collins died after a paralytic stroke.

Business
Nintendo Koppai (later Nintendo Company, Limited) was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.

100 years ago
1914

Football
The Edmonton Canoe Club announced that it was dropping out of the Edmonton city league. Meanwhile, only 10 players showed up to practice with the Edmonton Eskimos.

75 years ago
1939

Died on this date
Sigmund Freud, 83. Austrian physician and psychoanalyst. Dr. Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, is one of those mentioned in Dave Breese’s book 7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave. He should have been put face-down in his grave so he could see where he was going.

Francisco León de la Barra y Quijano, 76. 32nd President of Mexico, 1911. Mr. León de la Barra was a career diplomat, serving as Mexico's Ambassador to various countries, including the United States (1909-1911). He was credited in Mexico with convincing U.S. President William Howard Taft that the Mexican revolt against President Porfirio Díaz in 1911 did not justify American intervention. Mr. León de la Barra represented Mexico at The Hague Convention in 1907, and served as Foreign Secretary under President Díaz from March-May 1911. When Mr. Díaz was forced to resign on May 25, 1911, Mr. León de la Barra took office as interim President until elections could be held, and he relinquished the presidency on November 6, 1911, following the election of Francisco I. Madero. Mr. León de la Barra was elected to the Senate in 1912, and colluded with U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Henry Lane Wilson to oust Mr. Madero in 1913. General Victoriano Huerta assumed the presidency, and Mr. León de la Barra again served as Foreign Secretary from 1913-1914. He was elected Governor of the State of Mexico in 1914, but soon resigned to pursue a career in international law in Europe. Mr. León de la Barra served as Mexico's Ambassador to France and as president of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague; he was instrumental in French recognition of Francisco Franco's Nationalists as the government of Spain in 1939, but died in Biarritz shortly thereafter.

Baseball
Cookie Lavagetto went 6 for 6 with a double, triple, and base on balls in 7 plate appearances as the Brooklyn Dodgers routed the Philadelphia Phillies 22-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 4,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Dodgers completed the sweep with an 8-0 win in the second game.

70 years ago
1944

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Swinging on a Star--Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra and the Williams Brothers Quartet (Best Seller--8th week at #1; Jukebox--6th week at #1)

War
Transport planes and gliders delivered reinforcements to the trapped airborne Allied troops in the Arnhem area of the Netherlands. Soviet troops in Estonia reached the Gulf of Riga at Paernu. Finnish troops attacked German forces in northern Finland after the Nazis failed to withdraw as required by the Moscow Armistice. The Japanese government reported that Prime Minister Joseph Laurel of the Philippines had declared war on the U.S.A. and U.K. as a result of air attacks on the islands.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to local chambers warning against "bringing pressure on the federal government to continue operation of war plants beyond the time needed for the war program."

50 years ago
1964

Football
Canadian university-junior
Pre-season
Mount Royal College 11 @ University of Alberta at Calgary (2-0) 28

1,853 fans were at McMahon Stadium to see the Dinosaurs defeat the Cougars.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Night Chicago Died--Paper Lace

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Tómame o Déjame--Mocedades (3rd week at #1)

On television today
Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins, on CBC

This was the first broadcast of one of the worst programs in the history of television. The CBC children's sketch "comedy" show had a cast of Second City performers from Toronto, including then-unknown John Candy and Gilda Radner. I haven't seen the program in almost 40 years, but I can still, unfortunately, remember the annoying theme song.

Hockey
Canada-U.S.S.R. (Exhibition)
U.S.S.R. 5 Canada 5 @ Vancouver (Eight-game series tied 1-1-2)

Aleksandr Maltsev scored with 3:52 remaining in the game and Aleksandr Gusev scored 51 seconds later to give the Soviets the tie with the World Hockey Association's representatives of Canada before 15,772 fans at Pacific Coliseum. Canada led 5-2 after the 1st period on 3 goals by Bobby Hull and 1 each by Gordie Howe and Frank Mahovlich. Valery Vasiliev and Boris Mikhailov scored for the U.S.S.R. in the 1st period, and Aleksandr Yakushev scored the only goal of the 2nd period. Vladislav Tretiak was in goal for the Soviets and Gerry Cheevers for Canada.

Football
NFL
Philadelphia (1-1) 13 @ Dallas (1-1) 10

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in France: Femme libérée--Cookie Dingler (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Such a Shame--Talk Talk (5th week at #1)

Terrorism
U.S. President Ronald Reagan, commenting on the September 20 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut by a suicide bomber, acknowledged that security had not been complete at the Embassy building, and said, "Anyone that’s ever had their kitchen done over knows that it never gets done as soon as you wish it would."

Politics and government
Nicaraguan leaders said they would not postpone the November 4 presidential election despite pressure from the U.S. administration of Ronald Reagan to do so in order to permit opposition parties to mount a stronger campaign.

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-7) 26 @ Hamilton (3-8-1) 29

Running back Rufus Crawford and quarterback Dieter Brock scored touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Tiger-Cats overcame a 23-7 third-quarter deficit. Felix Wright intercepted a Greg Vavra pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown at 9:02 of the third quarter to begin the Hamilton comeback. Lewis Walker led the Stampeders’ attack with 16 carries for 90 yards and a touchdown, and 4 pass receptions for 47 yards and another touchdown. Mr. Crawford rushed 12 times for 36 yards and a touchdown; caught 4 passes for 41; returned 6 punts for 45; and returned 1 kickoff for 20 yards. Only 12,501 were in attendance at Ivor Wynne Stadium.

Baseball
Sparky Anderson became the first manager to win 100 games in a season with two different teams as his Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees 4-1 before 39,198 fans at Tiger Stadium. Mr. Anderson had recorded seasons with 100 or more wins with the Cincinnati Reds in 1970, 1975, and 1976.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Viva la mamma--Edoardo Bennato (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Lambada--Kaoma (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): French Kiss--Lil Louis (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Lambada--Kaoma (9th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ride on Time--Black Box (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard
1 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
2 Heaven--Warrant
3 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
4 18 and Life--Skid Row
5 Cherish--Madonna
6 Don't Wanna Lose You--Gloria Estefan
7 Shower Me with Your Love--Surface
8 Miss You Much--Janet Jackson
9 Hangin' Tough--New Kids on the Block
10 Cold Hearted--Paula Abdul

Singles entering the chart were Poison by Alice Cooper (#66); Back to Life by Soul II Soul (#70); The Way to Your Heart by Soulsister (#71); Don't Make Me Over by Sybil (#79); We Could Be Together by Debbie Gibson (#80); Sugar Daddy by Thompson Twins (#83); Right Back Where We Started From by Sinitta (#84); No Big Deal by Love and Rockets (#87); Radar Love by White Lion (#88); and Hungry by Winger (#92).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Don't Wanna Lose You--Gloria Estefan (2nd week at #1)
2 Heaven--Warrant
3 Girl I'm Gonna Miss You--Milli Vanilli
4 If I Could Turn Back Time--Cher
5 Shower Me with Your Love--Surface
6 Cherish--Madonna
7 18 and Life--Skid Row
8 Keep on Movin'--Soul II Soul
9 One--Bee Gees
10 Hangin' Tough--New Kids on the Block

Singles entering the chart were When I See You Smile by Bad English (#57); Sugar Daddy by Thompson Twins (#74); Bust a Move by Young M.C. (#76); The Way to Your Heart by Soulsister (#80); Didn't I (Blow Your Mind) by New Kids on the Block (#82); The Angel Song by Great White (#87); and I Love the Bass by Bardeux (#89).

Football
CFL
Calgary (7-5) 20 @ Toronto (4-8) 13

The Stampeders used a balanced attack--208 yards rushing and 199 passing--to defeat the Argos before 35,776 fans at SkyDome. Toronto managed 225 yards net offense, and turned the ball over 5 times. The only Argo touchdown came on a halfback option pass from Mike Clemons to Eric Hoskins in the 2nd quarter.



CIAU
Alberta (2-2) 29 @ Calgary (3-1) 26
Saskatchewan (3-1) 45 @ British Columbia (2-2) 17

Steve Kasowski’s 28-yard field goal with 1:29 remaining in the fourth quarter was the winning score as the Golden Bears ended the defending Vanier Cup champions’ 12-game winning streak before 8,829 fans at McMahon Stadium. Trailing 26-19, the Golden Bears tied the game when defensive back Trent Brown went in on offense and hauled in a 52-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jeff Steinberg at 5:05 of the fourth quarter. Mr. Kasowski kicked the tying convert. J.P. Izquierdo rushed 20 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Dinosaurs, who jumped out to an early 15-0 lead, and led 25-12 in the third quarter before backup quarterback Rob Taylor completed a touchdown pass to Steve Camp to bring Alberta within a touchdown. The game was televised on TSN, and analyst Jamie Bone ended up selecting a catch in this game by Alberta’s Darryl Szafranski as the best of the season in the CIAU.

Terry Eisler rushed for 3 touchdowns and Mike Lazecki kicked 21 points to help the Huskies rout the Thunderbirds at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Eisler's 21-yard TD in the 3rd quarter made him the Huskies' career leader in yards rushing. Tom Vlasik caught 6 passes for 124 yards for UBC, including a 63-yard touchdown on the first play of the 2nd half.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Cotton Eye Joe--Rednex (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Saturday Night--Whigfield

Died on this date
Madeleine Renaud, 94. French actress. Miss Renaud appeared in films and television programs, but was best known as a stage actress, often appearing with her second husband, Jean-Louis Barrault.

Jerry Barber, 78. U.S. golfer. Mr. Barber won seven tournaments on the Professional Golfers' Association tour, including the 1961 PGA Championship, when he made up a 4-stroke deficit in the last 3 holes to tie Don January, and then defeated Mr. January in an 18-hole playoff the next day. Mr. Barber was named the PGA Player of the Year for 1961.

Robert Bloch, 77. U.S. author. Mr. Bloch was known for his horror, fantasy, and science fiction short stories and novels. His best-known work was probably the novel Psycho (1959), which was made into a famous movie by Alfred Hitchcock in 1960.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (8-3-1) 18 @ Winnipeg (8-4) 30

The Blue Bombers recovered 4 B.C. fumbles and made 3 interceptions as they beat the Lions before 30,134 fans at Winnipeg Stadium.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Billy Reay, 86. Canadian-born hockey player and coach. Mr. Reay was a centre with the Detroit Red Wings (1943-45) and Montreal Canadiens (1945-53), scoring 267 points on 105 goals and 162 assists in 479 regular season games, and 13 goals and 16 assists in 63 playoff games. He helped the Canadiens win Stanley Cup championships in 1946 and 1953. Mr. Reay coached the Toronto Maple Leafs (1957-58) and Chicago Black Hawks (1963-76), compiling a regular season record of 542-385-175, and leading the Black Hawks to the Stanley Cup finals in 1965, 1971, and 1973. The Black Hawks declined during the last few years of Mr. Reay's reign, and he was fired two days before Christmas, 1976, by means of a note placed under his apartment door. Mr. Reay never coached again, and died of liver cancer.