April 17, 2016

275 years ago
1741

Born on this date
Samuel Chase. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1796-1811. Justice Chase represented Maryland at the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was appointed Chief Justice of the District Criminal Court in Baltimore in 1788 and Chief Justice of the Maryland General Court in 1791. Justice Chase was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President George Washington, but when Thomas Jefferson became President in 1801, he wanted to weaken Federalist influence over the courts. Justice Chase was impeached on the grounds that his political biases influenced his decisions, but he was acquitted by the Senate and remained on the Court until his death on June 19, 1811 at the age of 70. His acquittal was regarded as an important precedent upholding the independence of the judiciary.

160 years ago
1856

Politics and government
Québec City was made the temporary seat of the government of the Province of Canada, replacing Kingston.

150 years ago
1866

Canadiana
The Nova Scotia Assembly voted in favour of Maritime Union.

120 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Señor Wences. Spanish-born U.S. ventriloquist. Señor Wences, born Wenceslao Moreno, moved to the United States in the mid-1930s. He achieved his greatest popularity in the 1950s and '60s, appearing 48 times on The Ed Sullivan Show. Señor Wences died on April 20, 1999, three days after his 103rd birthday.

110 years ago
1906

Boxing
Jack Johnson (36-8-5-3) defeated Jim McCormick (4-7-2) in a heavyweight bout at Association Park in Topeka, Kansas when Mr. McCormick was disqualified in the 8th round by referee Dave Porteous for biting Mr. Johnson's shoulder in a clinch. The fight occurred the day after Mr. Johnson had knocked out Black Bill in Pittston, Pennsylvania.

100 years ago
1916

Born on this date
Win Maung. 3rd President of Burma, 1957-1962. Win Maung was appointed President by Prime Minister U Nu, and held the office until he was deposed in a military coup led by General Ne Win. Win Maung died on July 4, 1989 at the age of 73.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Prime Minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka, 1960-1965, 1970-1977, 1994-2000. Mrs. Bandaranaike was the wife of Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike; she entered politics after the assassination of her husband in 1959, became Chairwoman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, and led the party to victory in the July 1960 election. Mrs. Bandaranaike attempted to form a socialist republic, and oversaw the drafting of a new constitution in 1972, when the country became the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Mrs. Bandaranaike was appointed to a third term as Prime Minister after her daughter Srima Dissanayake was elected President in 1994. Mrs. Bandaranaike retired as Prime Minister in August 2000, two months before her death on October 10, 2000 at the age of 84.

80 years ago
1936

Died on this date
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, 62. Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 1918-1925, 1929-1933. Mr. Ruijs de Beerenbrouck was a member of the Roomsch Katholieke Staatspartij (RKSP), the Roman Catholic party. He served as President of the House of Representatives from 1925-1929 and again from 1933 until his death.

75 years ago
1941

Died on this date
Al Bowlly, 43. Mozambican-born U.K. singer. Mr. Bowlly grew up in Johannesburg and lived in several countries before moving to England in 1928. He became one of the most popular crooners of the early 1930s, but his career suffered after he developed problems with his voice because of a wart in his throat. Mr. Bowlly was killed when a German parachute mine landed outside his flat in London, and the explosion propelled his bedroom door into him, causing fatal head injuries.

War
Yugoslavia surrendered to Germany.

70 years ago
1946

Asiana
Syria obtained her independence from the French occupation.

Politics and government
Quebec's Union Nationale government of Premier Maurice Duplessis restructured the Ministry of Social Welfare; it became the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth.

Education
The Quebec government tabled a bill to establish an education fund from the natural resources of the province. The objective of Bill 48 was to completely erase the debt of school boards, which stood at $90 million.

Business
The Quebec Legislative Assembly passed a law granting an operating license to the Hollinger North Shore Exploration Company on a territory of 300 square miles in New Quebec.

Labour
The Quebec Legislative Assembly passed a law which gave legitimacy to the Corporation of Catholic Teachers of the Province of Quebec (CIC), founded the previous year. At the same time, two English-speaking associations were formed: the Federation of Catholic Teachers and the Provincial Association of Protestant Teachers.

50 years ago
1966

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals
Detroit 5 @ Chicago 3 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Norm Ullman scored 2 goals and an assist to lead the Red Wings over the Black Hawks at Chicago Stadium.

Basketball
NBA
Finals
Los Angeles 133 @ Boston 129 (OT) (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Celtics took a 34-20 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Lakers outscored them 41-28 in the 2nd quarter, 26-22 in the 4th quarter, and 12-8 in overtime before 13,909 fans at Boston Garden. Jerry West led the Lakers with 41 points, while Elgin Baylor added 36 points and grabbed 20 rebounds. Bill Russell led the Celtics with 28 points and 26 rebounds.

Baseball
The Philadelphia Phillies traded outfielder Adolfo Phillips, outfielder and first baseman John Herrnstein, and pitcher Ferguson Jenkins to the Chicago Cubs for pitchers Bob Buhl and Larry Jackson. Mr. Phillips had batted .230 with 3 home runs and 5 runs batted in in 41 games with the Phillies in 1965, and was 0 for 3 in 2 games in 1966. Mr. Herrnstein hit .200 with 1 homer and 5 RBIs in 63 games with Philadelphia in 1965, and .100 (1 for 10) with 1 RBI in 4 games in 1966. Mr. Jenkins posted a 2-1 record with an earned run average of 2.19 in 7 games with the Phillies in 1965, and was 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 1 game in 1966. Mr. Buhl was 13-11 with a 4.39 ERA in 32 games with Chicago in 1965, and was 0-0 with a 15.43 ERA in 1 game in 1966. Mr. Jackson had led the National League in wins with 24 in 1964, but dropped to 14-21 with an ERA of 3.85 in 1965. In 1966, Mr. Jackson was 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA in 3 games with the Cubs.

40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Ancora tu--Lucio Battisti (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): Fernando--ABBA (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K.: Save Your Kisses for Me--The Brotherhood of Man (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Disco Lady--Johnnie Taylor (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Disco Lady--Johnnie Taylor (2nd week at #1)
2 Right Back Where We Started From--Maxine Nightingale
3 Let Your Love Flow--Bellamy Brothers
4 Lonely Night (Angel Face)--Captain and Tennille
5 Boogie Fever--Sylvers
6 Only Sixteen--Dr. Hook
7 Bohemian Rhapsody--Queen
8 Dream Weaver--Gary Wright
9 Show Me the Way--Peter Frampton
10 Sweet Love--Commodores

Singles entering the chart were I Want You by Marvin Gaye (#70); Baretta's Theme (“Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow”) by Rhythm Heritage (#82); Love is Alive by Gary Wright (#87); Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck (#92); Thinking of You by Paul Davis (#94); Jasper by Jim Stafford (#96); I Hope We Get to Love in Time by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. (#99); and Sixteen Tons by the Don Harrison Band (#100). Baretta's Theme (“Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow”) was, as the title indicates, from the television series Baretta.

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Lonely Night (Angel Face)--Captain and Tennille
2 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)--The Four Seasons
3 Dream Weaver--Gary Wright
4 Let Your Love Flow--Bellamy Brothers
5 Show Me the Way--Peter Frampton
6 Anyway You Want--Charity Brown
7 Love is the Drug--Roxy Music
8 There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)--Carpenters
9 Only Sixteen--Dr. Hook
10 Money Honey--Bay City Rollers

Singles entering the chart were Roxy Roller by Sweeney Todd (#89); Sweet Blindness (Music You Can Ride On) by Sweet Blindness (#92); Dolly by Liverpool (#93); More More More by Andrea True Connection (#95); I'm Mandy Fly Me by 10 C.C. (#99); and I Got Your Love by Stratavarious (#100).

Died on this date
Henrik Dam, 81. Danish biochemist and physiologist. Dr. Dam shared the 1943 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward Doisy "for his discovery of vitamin K."

War
Greek Prime Minister Constantinos Karamanlis proposed a peace treaty with Turkey to end the war between Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
Philadelphia 3 @ Toronto 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Buffalo 2 @ New York Islanders 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Boston 3 @ Los Angeles 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Toronto defenseman Borje Salming was the game's first star as the Maple Leafs edged the Flyers at Maple Leaf Gardens.

WHA
Avco World Trophy
U.S. Championship Preliminary
San Diego 2 @ Phoenix 1 (San Diego won best-of-five series 3-2)

U.S. Championship Quarter-Finals
New England 0 @ Indianapolis 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Baseball
Mike Schmidt tied the major league single-game record with 4 home runs and drove in 8 runs, helping the Philadelphia Phillies come back from a 13-2 deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 18-16
in 10 innings before 28,287 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Schmidt's homers were in consecutive plate appearances as he became the 10th man to hit 4 home runs in a game, and the first since Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants in 1961. Rick Monday hit 2 homers for the Cubs.



On the NBC Game of the Week telecast, the Cincinnati Reds routed the San Francisco Giants 11-0 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati in a game whose start was delayed for 45 minutes because of a swarm of bees that invaded the stadium, sending most of the 21,219 fans scurrying to the concourse. Joe Morgan's 3-run home run in the 1st inning off Ed Halicki after singles by Pete Rose and Ken Griffey provided all the scoring needed. Fred Norman pitched a 4-hit shutout for the Reds.

The New York Mets scored 5 runs off Bruce Kison in the top of the 1st inning and 10 runs in the last 3 innings as they routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-1 before 13,082 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Jerry Koosman pitched a 9-hit complete game for the win.

30 years ago
1986

Hit parade
Edmonton's Top 10 (CKRA)
1 Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)--Glass Tiger
2 Nikita--Elton John
3 Manic Monday--Bangles
4 These Dreams--Heart
5 Bop--Dan Seals
6 Secret Lovers--Atlantic Starr
7 Sara--Starship
8 A Good Heart--Feargal Sharkey
9 This Could Be the Night--Loverboy
10 Calling America--Electric Light Orchestra

Terrorism
British television journalist John McCarthy was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad terrorists while on his way to the airport in Beirut. The same day, the bodies of two British hostages and one American were found on the streets of Beirut after having been murdered.

In London, a bomb was discovered in the bag of an Irish woman about to board an El Al flight to Israel. Police concluded that the pregnant woman had been tricked by her boyfriend, Nezar Nawaf Mansour Hindawi, into carrying the bomb aboard the plane, promising that he would meet her later in Israel and marry her.

War
The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ended with a peace treaty signed in London.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Hartford 4 @ Montreal 1 (Hartford led best-of-seven series 1-0)
New York Rangers 4 @ Washington 3 (OT) (New York led best-of-seven series 1-0)

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Joyride--Roxette (6th week at #1)

Music
Daryl Hall and John Oates performed at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium in Edmonton as part of their "unplugged" tour. The concert had been scheduled for April 15, but was postponed when Mr. Oates took ill. He quickly recovered, and the two put on an excellent show, with I Can’t Go for That one of the highlights. I paid $35.25 for my ticket.

World events
U.S. Army Special Forces units arrived in Iraq and began to select sites for refugee camps.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Tokyo to begin three days of talks with Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu. Addressing the Japanese Diet, Mr. Gorbachev said that the Soviet Union was reducing its military presence in the Pacific Ocean, and he appealed to the Japanese to invest in the Soviet economy.

Canadian Minister for External Relations Monique Landry promised Iran $6.5 million to help Kurdish refugees; the total Canadian relief of $16.6 million was added to $2 million for Turkish camps.

Labour
Unions representing 235,000 U.S. railroad workers went on strike, with the main issues being the number of workers needed to run a freight train and the number of miles an employee had to travel to earn a day’s pay. The United States Congress adopted legislation providing for a three-member panel, to be appointed by the president, that would have 65 days to resolve the dispute.

Economics and finance
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 3004.46, closing above 3,000 for the first time.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 261-163 to approve a $1.46-trillion budget for fiscal 1992, rejecting the budget submitted in January by President George Bush.

Health
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney banned the Meme breast implant because of reports that it could break down and release cancer-causing chemicals.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Division Finals
Montreal 1 @ Boston 2 (Boston led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Washington 4 @ Pittsburgh 2 (Washington led best-of-seven series 1-0)

20 years ago
1996

Defense
The last American soldiers left Haiti.

Protest
Police in the Amazon region of Brazil opened fire on protesters demonstrating for land reform; 19 people were killed and 50 wounded.

Politics and government
Bud Olson was installed as Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.

Crime
A Los Angeles jury recommended that Lyle and Erik Menendez serve life in prison without parole for killing their wealthy parents in 1989.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Conference Quarter-Finals
Boston 3 @ Florida 6 (Florida led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Washington 6 @ Pittsburgh 4 (Washington led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Winnipeg 1 @ Detroit 4 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Calgary 1 @ Chicago 4 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 1-0)

10 years ago
2006

Terrorism
Islamic Jihad suicide bomber Sami Salim Hamad detonated an explosive device at a restaurant in Tel Aviv, killing 11 people and injuring 70.