October 22, 2014

1,220 years ago
794

Japanica
Emperor Kanmu relocated the Japanese capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto).

325 years ago
1689

Born on this date
João V. King of Portugal, 1706-1750. João V, known as "The Magnanimous" and the "Portuguese Sun King," acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Pedro II. He ruled as an absolute monarch, spending large amounts of money on architectural works and international embassies. He intervened in the affairs of other European nations, and pursued an expansionist policy, with significant territorial gains in America and India. João V died of dropsy on July 31, 1750 at the age of 60, and was succeeded by his son José I.

170 years ago
1844

Born on this date
Louis Riel. Canadian native and political activist. Mr. Riel, a Metis leader, led the provisional government at Red River Settlement which became the foundation of the province of Manitoba in 1870. The murder of Orange activist Thomas Scott by Mr. Riel's men in 1870 led to Mr. Riel's eventual exile in the United States for several years. He returned to western Canada in 1884 and established a provisional government at Batoche, Northwest Territories (now part of Saskatchewan). The North-West Rebellion ensued and lasted for two months. Mr. Riel surrendered and was convicted of treason in a trial in Regina in July. Although he was regarded as a traitor by English-speaking Canadians--especially those in Ontario--he was regarded as a hero in Quebec and among native peoples. He was hanged at Regina on November 16, 1885 at the age of 41, and was buried in St. Boniface, Manitoba.

Sarah Bernhardt. French actress. "The Divine Sarah" was the most famous actress of the 19th century, and perhaps the most famous actress in history. Her stage career covered 60 years, and continued despite the amputation of her right leg in 1915. Miss Bernhardt was one of the first actresses to appear in movies, acting in a number of films from 1900-1923. She died on March 26, 1923 at the age of 78.

Religion
Millerites, followers of Baptist preacher William Miller, anticipated the end of the world in conjunction with the Second Advent of Christ. The following day became known as the Great Disappointment.

125 years ago
1889

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 7 @ Brooklyn Bridegrooms 8 (Brooklyn led best-of-eleven series 2-1)

The Bridegrooms jumped out to a 6-2 lead and narrowly held on to defeat the Giants before 5,181 fans at Washington Par. Umpire John Gaffney called the game because of darkness in the top of the 9th inning with the Giants having the bases loaded and one out.

90 years ago
1924

Popular culture
The public speaking organization Toastmasters International was founded by Ralph Smedley in Santa Ana, California.

80 years ago
1934

Died on this date
Pretty Boy Floyd, 30. U.S. gangster. Charles Arthur Floyd was a bank robber in the midwestern and south central United States. He was suspected of involvement in the Kansas City Massacre--the deaths of four law enforcement officers in 1933--but denied having any part in the crime. Upon the death of John Dillinger on July 23, 1934, Mr. Floyd was named Public Enemy Number 1 on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's list of most wanted criminals. He was killed by law enforcement officers on a farm in Ohio.

75 years ago
1939

70 years ago
1944

War
U.S. Army Major General Bennett Meyers revealed that at last 10 war plants had been engaged in producing replicas of the German V-1 rocket. British and Canadian troops in the Netherlands took Breskens and Esschen in an advance against the Germans. Soviet troops reached the Norwegian border along an 80-mile front, and were only 3 miles from the Norwegian base at Kirkeres, used by the Germans as a submarine base. U.S. forces captured Tacloban, capital of Leyte Island in the Philippines. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur, accompanied by Philippines President Sergio Osmena, arrived on Leyte Island and announced that he had returned, in keeping with the vow he had made 30 months earlier when Japanese forces had driven U.S. forces out of the Philippines.

Football
MASSFL
Bombing and Gunnery School (MacDonald) (0-4) 5 @ Supervisory Flight Training School (Gimli) (1-3) 25

Norm Geller scored a touchdown, convert, and single as the Hurricanes beat the Mustangs in a game that had been originally scheduled to be played at Osborne Stadium in Winnipeg on October 19. Messrs. Shewfelt and Laurie, and Don Durno scored the other SFTS touchdowns, and Mr. Duncan added a convert. Mr. Wylie scored the B&G touchdown.

60 years ago
1954

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Hold My Hand--Don Cornell (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
CFRN (Edmonton)
6:00 P.M. Hidden Pages
6:30 P.M. News
6:45 P.M. The British Scene
7:00 P.M. Living
7:30 P.M. Art Linkletter and the Kids
8:00 P.M. TBA
8:30 P.M. Window on Canada
9:00 P.M. Frigidaire Entertains
9:30 P.M. Dear Phoebe
10:00 P.M. TBA
11:00 P.M. News
11:15 P.M. Sign Off

Dear Phoebe was a situation comedy series starring Peter Lawford that aired in the United States on NBC.

Defense
West Germany joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Boxing
Floyd Patterson (17-1) won an 8-round unanimous decision over Joe Gannon (32-4) in a heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. The final bell reportedly saved Mr. Gannon from being knocked out.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me--Sandie Shaw

Died on this date
Khawaja Nazimuddin, 70. Governor General of Pakistan, 1948-1951; Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1951-1953. Sir Khawaja was a member of the Muslim League who served as Prime Minister of Bengal (1943-1945) and Chief Minister of East Pakistan (1945-1948) before serving as Pakistan's first Bengali leader. He became Governor General upon the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and became Prime Minister following the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan. Sir Khawaja struggled to maintain law and order in Pakistan, and Governor General Sir Malik Ghulam forced him to resign in favour of diplomat Mohammad Ali Bogra. Sir Khawaja died after a brief illness.

Literature
Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, but declined the honour.

Canadiana
A multi-party Parliamentary committee selected the design which became the new official flag of Canada.

40 years ago
1974

Terrorism
A bomb exploded in a restaurant in London, while former British Prime Minister Edward Heath was dining in a nearby restaurant.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Tentación--José Luis Perales

Politics and government
Campaigning in California, U.S. President Ronald Reagan posed next to a B-1 bomber to emphasize his support for a weapon that his Democratic opponent Walter Mondale opposed.

Oil
Ministers of eight oil-producing nations met informally in Geneva in advance of a formal emergency session of OPEC, but Nigeria declined to take part.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Swing the Mood--Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers (3rd week at #1)

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

Died on this date
Ewan MacColl, 74. U.K. musician. Mr. MacColl, born James Henry Miller, was a Communist playwright and singer-songwriter who was best known for writing the songs The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Dirty Old Town.

Jacob Wetterling, 11. U.S. crime victim. Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped from his home in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and his fate remained a mystery until September 1, 2016, when bones were found in a pasture near Paynesville, Minnesota, 30 miles from the abduction, and identified as those of Jacob. The location of the bones was revealed by Danny Heinrich, who confessed five days later to Jacob's abduction and murder, as well as the earlier abduction and sexual assault of another boy, Jared Scheierl. Mr. Heinrich revealed the location of Jacob's remains as part of a plea bargain on child pornography charges.

Auto racing
Alain Prost of France won the Formula One world championship in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka when his McLaren teammate and rival for the title, Ayrton Senna of Brazil, crossed the finish line first, but was disqualified for getting an illegal push-start after running into Mr. Prost's car and taking him out of the race.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (10-6) 32 @ Ottawa (2-14) 22
Edmonton (14-2) 34 @ Winnipeg (7-9) 11
Calgary (10-6) 23 @ Saskatchewan (8-8) 17

The Tiger-Cats came back from a 14-0 deficit to defeat the Rough Riders before 14,416 disappointed fans at Lansdowne Park. Derrick McAdoo rushed 18 times for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns for Hamilton, and quarterback Todd Dillon threw a touchdown pass to Earl Winfield. Ottawa was playing without quarterback Damon Allen, who was out with a season-ending injury, and his replacement, Tony Kimbrough, suffered a season-ending injury in this game.

Jerry Kauric kicked 4 field goals, 3 converts, and a single to go over 200 points for the season, breaking Dave Cutler's Eskimo single-season record of 195 from 1977. Tracy Ham rushed for 1 Edmonton touchdown and passed to Tony Hunter for another, while Rick Worman threw a touchdown pass to Chris Johnstone. Winnipeg quarterback Sean Salisbury completed 25 of 44 passes for 304 yards, but threw 3 interceptions, and the Blue Bombers failed to score a touchdown. The Eskimos' defense held Ricky Blake to just 22 yards on 13 carries. 23,590 fans at Winnipeg Stadium saw the defending Grey Cup champions lose their fifth straight game. 22-year-old Julia Van Der Zweep was introduced as Miss Winnipeg Blue Bomber for 1989.



Calgary defensive end Stu Laird blocked a Terry Baker punt late in the 2nd quarter, and defensive back Junior Thurman picked it up on the 1-yard line and scored a touchdown as the Stampeders overcame an early 10-0 deficit and scored 22 straight points at Taylor Field in Regina before a crowd of 25,200. Stampeder quarterback Danny Barrett completed just 11 of 27 passes for 172 yards, but he hooked up with Larry Willis for a 70-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter. The Roughriders were led by Tim McCray, who carried 12 times for 70 yards and caught 8 passes for 90 and a touchdown.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 3 @ Kintetsu Buffaloes 6 (Kintetsu led best-of-seven series 2-0)

The Giants broke a 0-0 tie with 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning, but the Buffaloes scored 2 in the bottom of the 6th and 4 in the 7th as they won before 24,207 fans at Fujiidera Stadium in Osaka.

20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: 7 Seconds--Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Let the Beat Go On--Dr. Alban

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Cotton-Eyed Joe--Rednex (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Cotton-Eyed Joe--Rednex (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): 7 Seconds--Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry (11th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Dromen zijn bedrog--Marco Borsato (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Sure--Take That (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men (9th week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do--Sheryl Crow
3 Endless Love--Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
4 Secret--Madonna
5 When Can I See You--Babyface
6 At Your Best (You are Love)--Aaliyah
7 Another Night--Real McCoy
8 Never Lie--Immature
9 Stroke You Up--Changing Faces
10 Wild Night--John Mellencamp with Me'Shell Ndegeocello

Singles entering the chart were Living in Danger by Ace of Base (#53); You Want This/70's Love Groove by Janet Jackson (#60); Breakdown by Fu-Schnickens (#79); (I Could Only) Whisper Your Name by Harry Connick, Jr. (#84); Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd (#87); The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World by Keith Murray (#93); and Before I Let You Go by BLACKstreet (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men (8th week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do--Sheryl Crow
3 Endless Love--Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
4 Another Night--Real McCoy
5 Secret--Madonna
6 100% Pure Love--Crystal Waters
7 When Can I See You--Babyface
8 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
9 Stroke You Up--Changing Faces
10 Wild Night--John Mellencamp with Me’shell Ndegeocello

Singles entering the chart were You Want This by Janet Jackson (#53); I Wanna Be Down by Brandy (#55); Lucas with the Lid Off by Lucas (#68); Out of Tears by the Rolling Stones (#74); and Fa All Y'All by Da Brat (#76).

Football
CFL
Hamilton (4-12) 44 @ Winnipeg (12-4) 46
British Columbia (10-5-1) 31 @ Baltimore (11-5) 48
Ottawa (4-12) 9 @ Sacramento (8-7-1) 44

Troy Westwood's 35-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Tiger-Cats before 24,357 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. The Tiger-Cats led 34-7 at halftime and 41-14 in the 3rd quarter, but allowed the Blue Bombers to score 26 consecutive points before the end of the quarter. Hamilton quarterback Reggie Slack completed a 56-yard touchdown pass to Earl Winfield on the game's first play from scrimmage to open the scoring, and running back Reggie Barnes scored 3 touchdowns in the 1st half, and Dave Dinnall rushed for another Hamilton TD in the 3rd quarter. Winnipeg quarterback Matt Dunigan threw touchdown passes to Gerald Wilcox in the 1st quarter and Gerald Alphin and Tim Daniel in the 3rd quarter, and Mr. Daniel returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown to draw the Blue Bombers to within 41-40 after 3 quarters.

Mike Pringle rushed for 214 yards and a touchdown and added another TD on a pass reception as the Baltimore Football Club defeated the Lions before 35,416 fans at Memorial Stadium.



Troy Mills rushed for 2 touchdowns and Kerwin Bell threw touchdown passes to James Pruitt and Myron Wise as the Gold Miners beat the Rough Riders before 13,780 fans at Hornet Field. Charles Miles rushed 3 yards for the final Sacramento touchdown, while the only Ottawa TD came on a pass from Marquel Fleetwood to Michael Richardson in the 4th quarter.

CIAU
Calgary (5-2) 41 @ Alberta (4-3) 37

Calgary quarterback Jason Assen completed 24 of 38 passes for 330 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Dinosaurs over the Golden Bears in a highly-entertaining game before 1,969 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Alberta running back Jay Hamilton rushed for 191 yards and caught passes for 46, and quarterback Sean Zaychkowsky rushed for 118 yards and 4 touchdowns, including one on the last play of the game. However, his convert attempt was blocked, leaving the teams tied in their season series with 1 win each, and tied in points for and against in the two games. Had the last convert attempt been successful, the Golden Bears would have taken the second and last playoff spot over the Dinosaurs if the teams had ended the season with equal records.



Baseball
Nippon Series
Seibu Lions 11 @ Yomiuri Giants 0 (Seibu led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Lions scored 1 run in the 2nd inning, 3 in the 3rd, and 7 in the 7th as they routed the Giants before 46,177 fans at Tokyo Dome.

10 years ago
2004

Football
CFL
Calgary (4-13) 17 @ British Columbia (12-5) 19

A bad call by the officials enabled the Lions to escape with the victory over the Stampeders at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Calgary head coach Matt Dunigan had told the officials before the game that they would be trying a certain short kickoff play at some point; the play was tricky, but legal, and Mr. Dunigan advised the officials beforehand so that they wouldn't be caught by surprise. When the Stampeders ran the play, it worked perfectly and they recovered the ball, but the officials screwed up and made an obviously wrong call, which ended up costing Calgary the game.