October 26, 2014

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sveta!

325 years ago
1689

Disasters
Austrian General Enea Silvio Piccolomini ordered the city of Skopje (in present-day Macedonia) to be burned, ostensibly to prevent the spread of a cholera epidemic.

250 years ago
1764

Died in this date
William Hogarth, 66. U.K. artist. Mr. Hogarth's works included portraits, satirical paintings, engravings, and editorial cartoons.

240 years ago
1774

Politics and government
The First U.S. Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia.

150 years ago
1864

Died on this date
William T. Anderson, 24 or 25. C.S. guerrilla leader. Captain Anderson, known as "Bloody Bill," was a member of Quantrill's Raiders and later led his own group known as the Partisan Rangers, conducting raids against Union forces in the U.S. Civil War. He was killed in a battle in Missouri against Union forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Cox.

125 years ago
1889

Football
ORFU
Toronto 2 @ Ottawa College 17

This was the second in a series of challenges to the title held by Ottawa College.

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 7 @ New York Giants 11 (New York led best-of-eleven series 4-3)

The Giants scored 8 runs in the 2nd inning and held on for the win before 3,312 fans at the Polo Grounds. Jim O’Rourke started the big inning with a double and finished it with a home run. The Bridegrooms, down 9-0 after 2 innings, came back with 4 in the 3rd and 3 in the 5th to cut the lead to 9-7. Denny Richardson also hit a home run for the Giants.

110 years ago
1904

Born on this date
Rosamond Pinchot. U.S. socialite and actress. Miss Pinchot was from an influential political family. She appeared in several Broadway plays, and made her only film appearance in The Three Musketeers (1935). Miss Pinchot committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 33 on January 24, 1938, two days before the tenth anniversary of her marriage to "Big Bill" Gaston, from whom she'd been separated for several years.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Jackie Coogan. U.S. actor. Mr. Coogan became a major child star when he was cast Charlie Chaplin cast him as his co-star in The Kid (1921). His mother and stepfather spent the money he earned, and he sued them, which led to the passage of the Coogan Act, to protect the earnings of child performers. Mr. Coogan appeared in such movies as Mesa of Lost Women (1953) and High School Confidential! (1958) before playing the role of Uncle Fester in the television comedy series The Addams Family (1964-1966). He died on March 1, 1984 at the age of 69.

75 years ago
1939

Football
CRU
WIFU
It was announced that the game scheduled for October 27 between the Calgary Bronks and Edmonton Eskimos at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton had been cancelled because of a heavy snowfall. The Bronks had a record of 4 wins and 7 losses and the Eskimos were 3-8.

70 years ago
1944

Died on this date
Beatrice, 87. U.K. royal family member. Princess Beatrice was the fifth daughter and youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was married to Prince Henry of Battenberg from 1885-1896, when he died of malaria. Princess Beatrice spent most of the next 30 year's editing her mother's journals. She was the last of Queen Victoria's children to die.

William Temple, 63. U.K. clergyman. Rev. Temple was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1942-1944. He and Chief Rabbi Joseph Hertz founded the Council of Christians and Jews in 1942 in order to combat anti-Semitism. British historian Paul Johnson, in his book Modern Times (1983), said of Mr. Temple:

He was the first of the Anglo-Saxon clergy to opt for progressive politics as a substitute for an evangelism of dogma, and was thus part of that huge movement which, as Nietzsche had foreseen, was transforming religious energy into secular Utopianism...Temple's philosophy enshrined the belief, so characteristic of the twentieth century, that Christian morality was reflected in the pursuit of secular economic 'solutions'. (p. 165)

Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, 24. Japanese military aviator. Lieutenant Junior Grade Nishizawa was an air ace with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II. He claimed 102 combat victories, and was officially credited with 36 victories, 2 damaged planes, and 49 shared damaged planes. Lt. Nishizawa was killed as a passenger aboard a Nakajima Ki-49 Donryu ("Helen") transport aircraft that was shot down by U.S. Navy Hellcats over the Philippines.

War
Soviet troops captured the rail centre of Mukaceo in eastern Czechoslovakia. Chinese troops scored a "major victory" over Japanese forces at Sungkiangkou, 22 miles northeast of Kweilin in he Chinese province of Kwiangsi. The United States War Department announced a policy of removing from combat duty all men who may be the sole surviving sons of parents who had lost two or more sons in World War II.

Politics and government
The newly-installed Guatemalan junta of President Major Francisco Javier Arana dissolved the legislature and called for new elections for November 3-5, 1944.

Medicine
The 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Joseph Erlanger and Herbert Spencer Gasser "for their discoveries relating to the highly differentiated functions of single nerve fibres."

60 years ago
1954

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, on BBC Light Programme
Tonight's episode: The Traitor (The Bruce-Partington Plans)

Boxing
Ed Sanders (6-1-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Bert Whitehurst (18-5-1) in a heavyweight bout at Boston Arena.

50 years ago
1964

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (I Only Want to Be with You)--Les Surfs

On television tonight
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Life Work of Juan Diaz, starring Alejandro Rey, Frank Silvera, Pina Pellicer, and Valentin De Vargas

Died on this date
Eric Edgar Cooke, 33. Australian criminal. Mr. Cooke, nicknamed the "Night Caller," was a serial killer who committed 22 violent crimes--8 resulting in death--in Perth from 1959-1963. He was hanged, becoming the last person in Western Australia to be executed.

Music
Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas; Gerry and the Pacemakers; Paul Revere and the Raiders; and Dick and DeeDee performed at the Edmonton Gardens. The top ticket price was $3.

40 years ago
1974

Hit parade
#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Kung Fu Fighting--Carl Douglas (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Everything I Own--Ken Boothe

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Then Came You--Dionne Warwick and the Spinners

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Can't Get Enough--Bad Company
2 You Haven't Done Nothin'--Stevie Wonder
3 Jazzman--Carole King
4 Whatever Gets You Thru the Night--John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
5 The Bitch is Back--Elton John
6 I Honestly Love You--Olivia Newton-John
7 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
8 Love Me for a Reason--The Osmonds
9 Sweet Home Alabama--Lynyrd Skynyrd
10 Stop and Smell the Roses--Mac Davis

Singles entering the chart were Fire, Baby I'm on Fire by Andy Kim (#77); Willie and the Hand Jive by Eric Clapton (#79); Nobody by the Doobie Brothers (#88); Someday by Dave Loggins (#94); Love My Life Away by the Hagars (#95); I Can Stand a Little Rain by Joe Cocker (#96); Bungle in the Jungle by Jethro Tull (#98); Look Away by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils (#99); and Loose Booty by Sly and the Family Stone (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 You Haven't Done Nothin'--Stevie Wonder
2 Beach Baby--First Class
3 The Bitch is Back--Elton John
4 I Honestly Love You--Olivia Newton-John
5 Can't Get Enough--Bad Company
6 Sweet Home Alabama--Lynyrd Skynyrd
7 Never My Love--Blue Swede
8 Nothing from Nothing--Billy Preston
9 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
10 Stop and Smell the Roses--Mac Davis

Singles entering the chart were Long Gone by Debbie Fleming (#80); I May Never See You Again by Gary & Dave (#81); Everlasting Love by Carl Carlton (#87); Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) by B.T. Express (#89); I Can Help by Billy Swan (#95); Whatever You Got, I Want by the Jackson 5 (#96); Angie Baby by Helen Reddy (#97); You Got the Love by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (#98); Promised Land by Elvis Presley (#99); and She Called Me Baby by Charlie Rich (#100).

Calgary's Top 10
1 You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet--Bachman-Turner Overdrive
2 It's Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It)--Rolling Stones
3 Sideshow--Blue Magic
4 Tell Me Something Good--Rufus
5 I Honestly Love You--Olivia Newton-John
6 Tin Man--America
7 Jazzman--Carole King
8 Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)--Tony Orlando and Dawn
9 Carefree Highway--Gordon Lightfoot
10 You Haven't Done Nothin'--Stevie Wonder
Pick hit of the week: Ramona--Stampeders

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S.S.R. leader Leonid Brezhnev announced in Moscow that U.S. President Gerald Ford would meet with Mr. Brezhnev in the Vladivostok area in November in preparation for a general summit in the summer of 1975.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (8-7) 8 @ Edmonton (9-5-1) 31

George McGowan, out for most of the season with a hamstring injury, came off the injured list and had his best game of the season, scoring his only touchdown of the season to help the Eskimos beat the Lions before 25,009 fans at Clarke Stadium to clinch first place in the Western Football Conference. Calvin Harrell rushed for 2 touchdowns and Roy Bell rushed for the other Edmonton TD.

CIAU
Alberta (3-2) 25 @ Saskatchewan 26

Barrie Fraser completed a 54-yard touchdown pass to Larry Giles late in the 4th quarter and passed to Robin Adair for a 2-point convert to give the Huskies their win over the Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, eliminating U of A from post-season play.

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Gus Mancuso, 78. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Mancuso was a catcher with the St. Louis Cardinals (1928, 1930-1932, 1940-1942); New York Giants (1933-1938, 1942-1944); Chicago Cubs (1939); Brooklyn Dodgers (1940); and Philadelphia Blue Jays (1945), batting .265 with 53 home runs and 543 runs batted in in 1,460 games. He played in 5 World Series--playing on World Series championship teams in 1931 and 1933--and was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of the 1930s.

Medicine
The heart of a baboon was implanted in a 15-day-old girl in a five-hour operation performed at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California. Doctors said that the girl, identified as "Baby Fae," was "doing fine," but was still listed in critical condition. Dr. Leonard Bailey headed the team that performed the operation. The girl had been born with a severe heart defect--hydroplastic heart syndrome--with the left side of her heart being much smaller than the right side. As a result, she had almost died. A young baboon was chosen as the donor because, it was reported, a compatible human heart was not available, and doctors expected that the heart would grow with the child.

Football
CIAU
Alberta (6-1) 28 @ British Columbia (3-4) 9

Jeff Funtasz rushed 31 times for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver as the Golden Bears eliminated B.C. from playoff contention. Mr. Funtasz ran 3 yards in the second quarter for his first touchdown, and 86 yards in the fourth quarter for his other score. Alberta’s other major score came on an 8-yard pass from Mark Denesiuk to Brad Clark early in the second quarter. Rick Magee converted all 3 and added 2 field goals and a single. Glenn Steele scored the Thunderbirds’ touchdown on a 2-yard run after Frank Cusati had taken over at quarterback for starter Jordan Gagner. Tom Dixon converted and added 2 singles. The Golden Bears’ total of 364 yards rushing included 91 on 8 carries by Tom Richards. Scott Smith led Alberta’s receivers with 4 catches for 76 yards. Alberta amassed 546 yards in net offense to B.C.’s 191.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Finnish Singles Chart): Lambada--Kaoma

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Swing the Mood Again--Various Artists (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Charles J. Pedersen, 85. U.S. chemist. Mr. Pedersen shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn "for their development and use of molecules with structure-specific interactions of high selectivity."

Disasters
China Airlines Flight 204, a Boeing 737-200 bound for Taipei, crashed into a mountain after taking off from Hualien Airport in eastern Taiwan, killing all 54 people aboard.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Kintetsu Buffaloes 1 @ Yomiuri Giants 6 (Kintetsu led best-of-seven series 3-2)

After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the 5th inning, the Giants scored 2 in the bottom of the 5th and 4 in the 7th as they beat the Buffaloes before 45,717 fans at the Tokyo Dome.

20 years ago
1994

Died on this date
Wilbert Harrison, 65. U.S. musician. Mr. Harrison was best known for his recording of Kansas City, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1959. He single Let's Work Together (Part 1), which he performed as a one-man band, reached #32 early in 1970.

Diplomacy
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali signed a peace treaty in a desert area of Wadi Araba on the Israeli-Jordanian border. U.S. President Bill Clinton was one of more than 4,500 guests at the ceremony; Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat were among the absentees. See also here and here.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 5 @ Seibu Lions 6 (12 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

The Lions scored a run in the bottom of the 12th inning to defeat the Giants before 31,883 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa. Hideki Matsui and Hiromoto Okubo hit home runs for Yomiuri, while Kazuhiro Kiyohara hit his second homer of the series for Seibu.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Bobby Ávila, 80. Mexican baseball player. Mr. Ávila was a second baseman with the Cleveland Indians (1949-1958); Baltimore Orioles (1959); Boston Red Sox (1959); and Milwaukee Braves (1959), batting .281 with 80 home runs and 467 runs batted in in 1,300 games. His best season was 1954, when he hit .341 to win the American League batting title. He also played in the Mexican League with the Puebla Pericos (1943-1947) and Mexico City Tigres (1960), batting .329 with 20 home runs and 240 runs batted in.

World events
The Israeli Knesset voted 67-25 in favour of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to remove settlements and soldiers from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank.

Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 4 @ St. Louis Cardinals 1 (Boston led best-of-seven series 3-0)

Manny Ramirez hit a solo home run in the 1st inning and singled in a run as part of a 2-run 5th inning for the Red Sox as they beat the Cardinals before 52,015 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium. Pedro Martinez pitched 7 innings to get the win over Jeff Suppan.