October 27, 2014

1,075 years ago
939

Died on this date
Æthelstan, 45 (?). King of the Anglo-Saxons, 924-927; King of England, 927-939. Æthelstan succeeded Edward the Elder as King of the Anglo-Saxons. He achieved the unity of all England, and was the first English monarch to use the title Basileus (the Greek word for king). Æthelstan was succeeded by his half-brother Edmund the Elder.

575 years ago
1439

Died on this date
Albert II, 42. King of Hungary and Croatia, 1437-1439; King of Bohemia, 1438-1439; King-elect of Germany, 1438-1439. Albert, a member of the House of Habsburg, succeeded Sigismund in his various kingships. When Albert died he was succeeded by Vladislaus I as King of Hungary and Croatia, and by Frederick III as King of Germany.

225 years ago
1789

Died on this date
John Cook, 59. U.S. politician. Mr. Cook was President (Governor) of Delaware from 1782-1783.

170 years ago
1844

Born on this date
Klas Pontus Arnoldson. Swedish journalist. Mr. Arnoldson was awarded a share of the 1908 Nobel Peace Prize "[For his work as] founder of the Swedish Peace and Arbitration League." He died on February 20, 1916 at the age of 71.

125 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Enid Bagnold. U.K. authoress and playwright. Miss Bagnold wrote novels, plays, and poems in a career spanning more than 50 years. She was best known for the novel National Velvet (1935) and the play The Chalk Garden (1955). Miss Bagnold was married to Sir Roderick Jones, chairman of Reuters news service, from 1920 until his death in 1962. Miss Bagnold died on March 31, 1981 at the age of 91.

120 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Fritz Sauckel. German politician. Mr. Sauckel joined the Nazi Party in 1923, and served as Gauleiter of Thuringia from 1927-1945, in addition to holding various other offices. He supervised the use of slave labour during World War II, and was 11 days short of his 52nd birthday when he was one of 10 Nazi war criminals executed by hanging at Nuremberg Prison on October 16, 1946.

Agda Helin. Swedish actress. Miss Helin appeared in more than 70 films from 1912-1968. She died on February 10, 1984 at the age of 89.

110 years ago
1904

Transportation
New York City's first rapid transit subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), was officially opened by Mayor George McClellan, Jr.

100 years ago
1914

Born on this date
Dylan Thomas. U.K. poet and author. Mr. Thomas, a Welshman, was known for poems such as And death shall have no dominion and Do not go gentle into that good night; the play Under Milk Wood; and the radio broadcast and recording A Child's Christmas in Wales. He died on November 9, 1953 at the age of 39 in New York City of pneumonia exacerbated by heavy drinking while on a tour of the United States.

War
The British super-dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious was sunk off Tory Island, north-west of Ireland, by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin, becoming the first British battleship to be lost in World War I. The loss was kept an official secret in Britain until November 14, 1918. The sinking was witnessed and photographed by passengers on RMS Olympic, sister ship of RMS Titanic.

90 years ago
1924

World events
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was founded aa part of the Soviet Union.

80 years ago
1934

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (2-1-1) 18 @ Ottawa (1-3) 15
Toronto (1-2-1) 3 @ Hamilton (2-0-2) 3

75 years ago
1939

Football
CRU
WIFU
The Edmonton Eskimos, suffering financially, disbanded the day before they were to end the season at Clarke Stadium with a game against the Calgary Bronks. The Eskimos were fourth and last in the Western Interprovincial Football Union with a 3-8 record. The team was revived in 1941, but an attempt to schedule a playoff game with the WIFU fell through, and Edmonton didn’t play another game of senior football until the franchise was revived for good in 1949.

ORFU
Peterborough (0-4) 3 @ Toronto (2-1-1) 8

Toronto's Glen Salter recovered a fumble by Peterborough punt returner Rich Jackson in the Peterborough end zone in the 4th quarter for the game's only touchdown as Balmy Beach defeated the Orfuns before 2,000 fans in a Friday night game at Ulster Stadium.

70 years ago
1944

At the movies
La donna della montagna (The Mountain Woman), written and directed by Renato Castellani, and starring Marina Berti, Maurizio D'Ancora, and Amedeo Nazzari, opened in theatres in Italy.

War
U.K. troops in the Netherlands took Tilburg and Hertogenbosch and drove toward the mouth of the Meuse River. Soviet troops captured the Ruthenian capital of Uzhorod, virtualy freeing Hungarian-annexed Ruthenia in eastern Czechoslovakia. German forces captured Banská Bystrica, thus bringing the Slovak National Uprising to an end.

Diplomacy
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that he hoped to meet with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin later in 1944 to settle issues discussed at his (Mr. Churchill's) recent conference in Moscow with Mr. Stalin.

Greek Communist Party leader George Siantos visited U.K. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in Athens and pledged Communist and EAM (National Liberation Front) cooperation with Britain.

The Argentine government of President Edelmiro Farrell asked the Pan-American Union to call a foreign ministers meeting to consider Argentina's foreign relations.

60 years ago
1954

On television tonight
Disneyland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Disneyland Story

This was the first episode of Walt Disney's long-running anthology series.

50 years ago
1964

On television tonight
The Fugitive, starring David Janssen, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Tug of War, with guest stars Arthur O'Connell, Don Gordon, and Harry Townes

Rendezvous with Destiny, a recorded program, aired throughout the United States. It was a political broadcast on behalf of Republican Party U.S. Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, and featured Ronald Reagan's speech, A Time for Choosing.



Auto racing
Art Arfons of the United States, driving a turbojet-powered car known as the Green Monster, set the world land speed record, averaging 536.71 miles per hour at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, breaking his own record of 434.03 mph set 22 days earlier.

40 years ago
1974

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger completed four days of talks in the U.S.S.R. with top Soviet leaders and said that the two countries had moved considerably closer to a formula for limiting offensive strategic weapons, and were aiming for a strategic arms limitation agreement in 1975.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-9) 11 @ Toronto (6-8-1) 19
Montreal (8-5-2) 2 @ Saskatchewan (9-7) 17
Winnipeg (7-8) 11 @ Calgary (6-9) 44

Mike Rae completed a 71-yard touchdown pass to Chuck Herd as the Argonauts kept their hopes for a playoff spot alive with the win over the Tiger-Cats before a CNE Stadium-record crowd of 35,007.

George Reed rushed for a touchdown and the Saskatchewan defense made 6 interceptions as the Roughriders ended their regular season with a win over the Alouettes before 22,394 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Reed's touchdown was the 126th of his CFL career, tying the professional record held by Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

The Stampeders scored 5 touchdowns in the 2nd half, and scored 2 defensive touchdowns, as they routed the Blue Bombers at McMahon Stadium and eliminated Winnipeg from playoff contention.

NFL
Baltimore (1-6) 7 @ Miami (5-2) 17
Chicago (3-4) 6 @ Buffalo (6-1) 16
Dallas (3-4) 21 @ New York Giants (1-6) 7
Denver (3-3-1) 21 @ Cleveland (2-5) 23
Green Bay (3-4) 17 @ Detroit (3-4) 19
Houston (2-5) 34 @ Cincinnati (4-3) 21
Kansas City (3-4) 24 @ San Diego (1-6) 14
Los Angeles (5-2) 20 @ New York Jets (1-6) 13
New England (6-1) 17 @ Minnesota (5-2) 14
Oakland (6-1) 35 @ San Francisco (2-5) 24
Philadelphia (4-3) 10 @ New Orleans (3-4) 14
Washington (4-3) 20 @ St. Louis (7-0) 23

30 years ago
1984

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Sounds Like a Melody--Alphaville

#1 single in Flanders (VRT Top 30): I Just Called To Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (7th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): I Just Called To Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Freedom--Wham!

#1 single in the U.K.: Freedom--Wham! (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (3rd week at #1)
2 Hard Habit to Break--Chicago
3 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
4 Drive--The Cars
5 Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)--Billy Ocean
6 Blue Jean--David Bowie
7 Lucky Star--Madonna
8 Missing You--John Waite
9 Purple Rain--Prince and the Revolution
10 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham!

Singles entering the chart were We Belong by Pat Benatar (#45); Stranger in Town by Toto (#67); I Do'Wanna Know by REO Speedwagon (#69); Body by the Jacksons (#70); Hello Again by the Cars (#71); Do What You Do by Jermaine Jackson (#74); Hot for Teacher by Van Halen (#83); The Belle of St. Mark by Sheila E. (#85); Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2 (#89); and Edge of a Dream by Joe Cocker (#90). Edge of a Dream was from the movie Teachers (1984).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 I Just Called to Say I Love You--Stevie Wonder (2nd week at #1)
2 Let's Go Crazy--Prince and the Revolution
3 The Warrior--Scandal featuring Patty Smyth
4 Missing You--John Waite
5 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go--Wham!
6 Blue Jean--David Bowie
7 We're Not Gonna Take It--Twisted Sister
8 The Glamorous Life--Sheila E.
9 Drive--The Cars
10 What's Love Got to Do with It--Tina Turner

Singles entering the chart were The Wild Boys by Duran Duran (#85); Sea of Love by the Honeydrippers (#86); Valotte by Julian Lennon (#88); Run to You by Bryan Adams (#89); Tears by John Waite (#94); I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister (#96); Body Rock by Maria Vidal (#98); and If it Happens Again I'm Leaving by UB40 (#99).

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-9-1) 25 @ Toronto (9-6-1) 20
Winnipeg (11-4-1) 3 @ British Columbia (12-3-1) 20

Johnny Shepherd rushed 13 yards for a touchdown with 1:42 remaining to give the Tiger-Cats their third straight win, clinching second place in the East Division. The winning score came just over 2 minutes after Joe Barnes had completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Terry Greer to give the Argonauts a 20-18 lead. A key play in the game occurred in the second quarter when Toronto running back Walter Bender, playing his first CFL game, was stopped by Hamilton defensive back Paul Bennett on third down at the Hamilton 1-yard line. Mr. Bender was held to 19 yards on 6 carries, but picked up 78 yards on 6 pass receptions, including a 28-yard touchdown pass from Condredge Holloway. Steve Stapler scored Hamilton’s first touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Dieter Brock, while Mark Bragagnolo ran 1 yard for the other Tiger-Cat major. Mr. Brock completed 26 of 46 passes for 349 yards. 32,578 were at Exhibition Stadium.

Tim Cowan threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ron Robinson and Don Taylor rushed 1 yard for a touchdown as the Lions clinched first place in the West Division in front of a B.C. Place Stadium sellout crowd of 59,421. The Lions forced 6 turnovers, including 4 interceptions. Mr. Cowan threw 3 interceptions of his own. CFL rushing champion Willard Reaves was held to 33 yards on 12 carries.

CIAU
St. Francis Xavier (4-3) 18 Acadia (5-2) 3
Mount Allison (5-2) 25 St. Mary’s (0-7) 18
Bishop’s (5-2) 0 @ McGill (4-3) 22
Queen’s (5-2) 27 @ Carleton (4-3) 24
McMaster (7-0) 32 Guelph (4-3) 21
Windsor (2-5) 35 Toronto (2-5) 9
Wilfrid Laurier (2-5) 26 Waterloo (1-6) 11
York (5-2) 27 @ Western Ontario (5-2) 35
Calgary (6-1) 29 @ Saskatchewan (3-3) 12

Figure skating
15-year-old Midori Ito of Japan upset Tiffany Chin of the United States to win the Ladies Singles event at Skate Canada ‘84 in Victoria.

25 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma (6th week at #1)

Diplomacy
On the first day of a two-day summit of leaders of Western Hemisphere countries in San Jose, Costa Rica, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said he would end his regime’s unilateral cease-fire against Contra rebels. He claimed that the Contras had repeatedly violated the truce, leaving more than 3,000 Nicaraguans dead, wounded, or missing.

World events
Several prominent dissidents in Czechoslovakia were placed under detention.

Baseball
World Series
Oakland Athletics 13 @ San Francisco Giants 7 (Oakland led best-of-seven series 3-0)

10 days after the third game of the World Series had been delayed by an earthquake, the series resumed before 62,038 fans at Candlestick Park, with the Athletics hitting 5 home runs as they outslugged the Giants. Dave Henderson hit 2 of the Athletics’ home runs, with others coming from Jose Canseco (a 3-run shot), Tony Phillips, and Carney Lansford. Matt Williams and Bill Bathe hit home runs for the Giants. The 7 homers set a World Series record for a single game. Mr. Bathe’s home run, a 3-run blow, came when he was sent into the game as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning, and capped a 4-run rally. Dave Stewart pitched 7 innings to earn his second win of the series.



20 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Let the Dream Come True--DJ Bobo

Space
Gliese 229B, a red dwarf in the constellation Lepus, became the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton met with Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in Syria, hoping to promote progress in peace talks between Syria and Israel.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 9 @ Seibu Lions 3 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Giants scored 4 runs in the 6th inning and 3 in the 8th as they beat the Lions before 31,872 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium in Tokorozawa. Sadaaki Yoshimura, Koichi Ogata, and Henry Cotto hit home runs for Yomiuri, while Kazuhiro Kiyohara hit his 3rd and 4th homers of the series for Seibu.

10 years ago
2004

Died on this date
Lester Lanin, 97. U.S. bandleader. Mr. Lanin was known for leading bands that played at the houses of wealthy socialites in New York and Philadelphia, and at the inaugural balls of U.S. presidents. He recorded several albums in the 1950s and '60s that sold well.

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

Johnny Damon's home run leading off the game held up as the winning run as the Red Sox shut out the Cardinals before 52,037 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium to complete the sweep for their first World Series championship since 1918. Trot Nixon doubled home 2 runs in the 3rd inning to add some insurance runs, and Derek Lowe pitched 7 innings to get the win over Jason Marquis. As an indication of how unusual it was for the Red Sox to win a World Series, a lunar eclipse occurred during the game and was still on when the last out was recorded.