September 28, 2016

1,400 years ago
616

Born on this date
Javanshir. King of Caucasian Albania, 637-680. Javanshir was the son of Prince Varaz Grigor, who converted to Christianity in 637 but was deposed by Sasanian King Yadzegerd III, who refused to recognize his conversion. Javanshir thus became King of Caucasian Albania. He was known for his bravery and intelligence, but was assassinated by rival nobles on January 1, 680 at the age of 63 and was succeeded by Varaz-Tiridates I.

950 years ago
1066

War
William the Conqueror's forces invaded England, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

175 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Georges Clemenceau. Prime Minister of France, 1906-1909, 1917-1920. Dr. Clemenceau, an Independent Radical, was a physician and journalist who held various political offices in a career that stretched for almost 50 years. He's perhaps best remembered for representing France in negotiations that produced the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. Dr. Clemenceau died on November 24, 1929 at the age of 88.

125 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Myrtle Gonzalez. U.S. actress. Miss Gonzalez appeared in at least 78 films from 1913-1917 and was Hollywood's first star of Hispanic ancestry. She was a victim of the influenza epidemic and died on October 22, 1918 at the age of 27.

Died on this date
Herman Melville, 72. U.S. author. Mr. Melville was best known for his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was based on his experiences as a sailor on a whaling ship.

100 years ago
1916

Born on this date
Peter Finch. U.K.-born Australian actor. Mr. Finch had a distinguished career on stage and in films in Australia and the United Kingdom, but is probably best remembered for playing television newscaster Howard Beale in the movie Network (1976), which earned him an Academy Award as Best Actor. The Oscar was presented posthumously, because Mr. Finch died of a heart attack in the lobby of the Beverly Hills Hotel on January 14, 1977 at the age of 60, the day after appearing as a guest of Johnny Carson on Tonight. Mr. Finch had just completed work on the made-for-television movie Raid on Entebbe (1977), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Israeli politician Yitzhak Rabin.

75 years ago
1941

War
An uprising by the residents of the northern Greek city of Drama against Bulgarian occupation began.

World events
German authorities in Prague arrested Alois Elias, Prmier of the Nazi-created Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, on a charge of "preparation for high treason."

Defense
The largest war games in the history of the United States, involving 400,000 troops, ended after 10 days of mock battle in northern Louisiana.

Diplomacy
U.S. representative Averell Harriman and U.K. representative Lord Beaverbrook arrived in Moscow for aid talks and were received by U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin.

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-0) 25 @ Green Bay (2-1) 17
New York (2-0) 17 @ Washington (0-1) 10

Baseball
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox, who entered the day's doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia with a batting average of .401, batted 4 for 5 in the first game and 2 for 3 in the second game to finish the season at .406. The Red Sox won the opener 12-11 and the Athletics won 7-1 in the second game, which was called after 8 innings because of darkness. Lefty Grove (7-7), whose best years were with the Athletics, was the starting pitcher for the Red Sox in the second game, and left the game--the 619th and final appearance of his 17-year major league career--after giving up 4 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in the 1st inning. Rookie Fred Caligiuri (2-2) was the winning pitcher for the Athletics, allowing 6 hits and 1 earned run while pitching a complete game, which was over in 1 hour 21 minutes.

Dave Koslo (1-2) pitched a 6-hit complete game to get his first major league win as the New York Giants edged the Boston Braves 2-1 before 2,310 fans at Braves Field.

Bob Chipman (1-0) pitched 5 scoreless innings in relief of Larry French to earn a win in his major league debut as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 before 12,870 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

Bill Clemensen (1-0) pitched a 5-hit complete game for his only major league win, allowing 1 earned run as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 before 4,137 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates spoiled Bucky Walters' (19-15) bid for a 20-win season; the Cincinnati ace allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs in pitching a complete game loss. Pittsburgh first baseman Ripper Collins batted 0 for 2 with a run batted in in the 1,084th and last game of his 9-year major league career. The game was played in 1 hour 39 minutes.

Johnny Beazley of the St. Louis Cardinals and Russ Meers of the Chicago Cubs made their major league debuts against each other as starting pitchers before 4,470 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Mr. Beazley (1-0) won the duel, pitching a 10-hit complete game as the Cardinals won 3-1. Mr. Meers (0-1) allowed 5 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 8 innings.

70 years ago
1946

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra (Best Seller--1st week at #1; Airplay--1st week at #1; Juke Box--2nd week at #1); To Each his Own (Honor Roll of Hits--7th week at #1)

Diplomacy
The Italian Political and Territorial Commission of the Paris Peace Conference approved the French-proposed Italian-Yugoslav border, providing for internationalization of Trieste as a free city. Yugoslavian Deputy Premier Edward Kardelj said that Yugoslavia would refuse to sign any treaty containing the proposed border, nor would it withdraw her forces from northwestern Istria.

Politics and government
Ismail Sidky Pasha resigned as Prime Minister of Egypt after failing to reach agreement with the U.K. on an Anglo-Egyptian military pact.

Iranian Prime Minister Ahmad Ghavam Saltaneh rejected demands for regional authority in Iran, while the Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom asked the British government to investigate charges that British diplomatic officials in southern Iran had encouraged autonomy movements.

Europeana
King George II returned to Greece after 5½ years of exile.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (0-4-1) 6 @ Montreal (2-1-1) 21
Toronto (3-0-2) 12 @ Ottawa (2-2) 6

WIFU
Saskatchewan (0-5) 0 @ Winnipeg (3-1) 6

ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach (1-3) 1 @ Hamilton (3-1) 8
Ottawa (0-4) 3 @ Toronto Indians (4-0) 18
Windsor (1-3) 6 @ Sarnia (3-1) 7

Doug Gauthier scored a touchdown in the 3rd quarter to provide the necessary scoring as the Blue Bombers shut out the Roughriders at Osborne Stadium.

8,000 were in attendance at Civic Stadium to see the Wildcats defeat Balmy Beach, while 4,000 were at Norm Perry Park to see the Imperials edge the Rockets.

Canadian university
Exhibition
Loyola 11 @ Queen's 35
Toronto 48 Ontario Agricultural College 11
McGill 24 McMaster 5

Canadian university-junior
Exhibition
University of Western Ontario 91 Oshawa junior 0
Calgary Stampeders (Junior) 0 @ University of Alberta 35

The Golden Bears scored 3 converted touchdowns in the 2nd quarter to take an 18-0 halftime lead and added 3 more TDs--2 converted--in the 2nd half as they shut out the junior Stampeders before a capacity crowd at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.

60 years ago
1956

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Lay Down Your Arms--Anne Shelton (2nd week at #1)

At the movies
The Best Things in Life are Free, starring Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Ernest Borgnine, and Sheree North, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
William Boeing, 74. U.S. aviation executive. Mr. Boeing founded Pacific Aero Products Company in 1916, which became the Boeing Aircraft Company in 1929. He died three days before his 75th birthday.

Diplomacy
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Saudi Arabian King Saud ended three days of talks with a communique urging a negotiated Suez Canal agreement and expressing hope that "there will be no recourse to political and economic pressure."

Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto (5-2) 21 @ Rochester (0-5) 8

Bob Smith scored 2 touchdowns and Bernie Custis added another as Balmy Beach beat the Rockets in what turned out to be the last game the Rockets ever played. The financially-troubled expansion team had three subsequent games cancelled, and were dropped from the league on October 15. This game was ordered stricken from the record on October 22, although I don't know if the individual statistics still counted. Roy King scored his fifth touchdown of the season for Rochester.

50 years ago
1966

Died on this date
André Breton, 70. French poet and author. Mr. Breton was the co-founder, leader, principal theorist and chief apologist of surrealism. His works included the first Manifeste du surréalisme (Surrealist Manifesto) (1924) and the novel Nadja (1928). Mr. Breton became an anarchist before the end of World War II, and died of repiratory failure.

Diplomacy
Indonesia returned to the United Nations, increasing UN membership to 119 nations.

Senegalese President Leopold Senghor arrived in Washington and conferred with U.S. President Lyndon Johnson.

Boxing
Buster Mathis (14-0) scored a technical knockout of Marty Franklin (0-1) in the 3rd round of a heavyweight bout at War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.



40 years ago
1976

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Dancing Queen--ABBA (6th week at #1)

Music
The album Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder was released. The album consisted of two long-play records and a four-song bonus extended-play record.

Boxing
Muhammad Ali (53-2) retained his world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Ken Norton (37-4) at Yankee Stadium in New York. It was the third and last fight between the two: Mr. Norton had broken Mr. Ali's jaw in winning a 12-round split decision on March 31, 1973, and Mr. Ali had won a 12-round split decision on September 10, 1973.



Football
Calgary high school
Junior
Henry Wise Wood 12 St. Mary's 0

30 years ago
1986

Music
Chuck Berry and the Four Tops were each scheduled to perform for half an hour following the Pittsburgh Pirates' game on Fan Appreciation Day at Three Rivers Stadium, but Mr. Berry's contract stipulated that he had to begin before 5 P.M. With the game going 11 innings, it ended too late to meet Mr. Berry's requirements, and he refused to perform. The Four Tops then performed for an extra half-hour for the 30,606 fans.

Politics and government
The Democratic Progressive Party was established, becoming the first opposition party in Taiwan.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (8-5) 26 @ Toronto (7-5) 16
Calgary (7-6) 39 @ Saskatchewan (5-7-1) 24

The Blue Bombers took advantage of mistakes to defeat the Argonauts before 23,500 fans at Exhibition Stadium.



The Stampeders amassed 78 yards rushing and 462 yards passing in defeating the Roughriders before 25,078 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. The Saskatchewan offense produced 153 yards rushing and 284 yards passing.

Baseball
The Boston Red Sox scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning and coasted to a 12-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 32,929 fans at Fenway Park in Boston, clinching the American League East Division pennant for the first time in 11 years. Oil Can Boyd (16-10) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory over Duane Ward (0-1), who allowed 2 hits, 3 bases on balls, and 4 runs--3 earned--in 1+ innings in his first major league start.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 12th inning, Joe Carter reached second base on an error by third baseman Jim Presley and scored on a single by Cory Snyder to break a 4-4 tie as the Cleveland Indians edged the Seattle Mariners 5-4 before 6,654 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 11th inning, Lenny Dykstra and Gary Carter singled, and Darryl Strawberry followed with a home run to break a 3-3 tie as the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 before 30,606 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 16th inning, Greg Minton doubled, Will Clark was intentionally walked, and Bob Brenly singled home Mr. Minton to give the San Francisco Giants a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 28,603 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the top of the 14th to take a 5-3 lead, but Harry Spilman's 2-run single in the bottom of the inning tied the score. Mr. Minton (4-4) allowed 2 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--to get the win, and batted 2 for 3.

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (8th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): La Zoubida--Lagaf' (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (12th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (7th week at #1)
2 Crucified--Army of Lovers
3 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
4 All 4 Love--Color Me Badd
5 Lekker Op De Trekker/'n Boerinnen-Wervingslied--Mannenkoor Karrespoor
6 Gett Off--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 No Deeper Meaning--Culture Beat
8 It Happened 25 Years Ago--BZN
9 Always There--Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
10 Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#22); Emotions by Mariah Carey (#31); Stand by Love by Simple Minds (#34); Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway) (#35); Everybody Everybody by Black Box (#38); and Straight to Your Heart by Bad English (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd (2nd week at #1)
2 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
3 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
4 Emotions--Mariah Carey
5 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
6 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
7 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
8 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
9 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
10 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.


Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#46); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#67); Lies by EMF (#80); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#82); Groovy Train by the Farm (#88); A Day in My Life (Without You) by Lisette Melendez (#91); Ballad of Youth by Richie Sambora (#92); Whispers by Corina (#93); and Finally by CeCe Peniston (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
2 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
3 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
4 Motownphilly--Boyz II Men
5 Things that Make You Go Hmmm...--C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams
6 Emotions--Mariah Carey
7 Love of a Lifetime--Firehouse
8 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
9 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
10 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris

Singles entering the chart were Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation (#68); That's What Love is For by Amy Grant (#70); With You by Tony Terry (#87); Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (#88); Save Me by the Rembrandts (#89); You're the Story of My Life by Desmond Child (#90); and Good Time by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (#91).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (9th week at #1)
2 The Motown Song--Rod Stewart (with the Temptations)
3 The Promise of a New Day--Paula Abdul
4 Time, Love and Tenderness--Michael Bolton
5 Shiny Happy People--R.E.M.
6 Hole Hearted--Extreme
7 The Real Love--Bob Seger
8 I am Here--The Grapes of Wrath
9 It Hit Me Like a Hammer--Huey Lewis and the News
10 Too Many Walls--Cathy Dennis

Singles entering the chart were Don't Want to Be a Fool by Luther Vandross (#63); Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses (#73); Walk Through Fire by Bad Company (#75); Sunrise by the Triplets (#84); Into the Great Wide Open by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#87); For You by Michael W. Smith (#88); Sex with Love by Lee Aaron (#90); Something Got Me Started by Simply Red (#92); and Send Me an Angel by the Scorpions (#96).

Died on this date
Miles Davis, 65. U.S. jazz trumpeter. Mr. Davis was one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz, figuring prominently in bebop and cool jazz. His 1959 album Kind of Blue is said to be the biggest-selling album in jazz history.

Defense
The United States Air Force Strategic Air Command stood down from alert all intercontinental ballistic missiles scheduled for deactivation under the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) I treaty, as well as its strategic bomber force.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (8-5) 37 @ Hamilton (1-12) 27

13,626 fans were in attendance at Ivor Wynne Stadium to see the Lions defeat the Tiger-Cats.

CIAU
Mount Allison 45 Acadia 14
St. Mary's 27 St. Francis Xavier 1
Bishop's 41 McGill 7
Queen's 49 Concordia 22
Carleton 9 Ottawa 0
Waterloo 44 York 1
Toronto 16 Guelph 11
Wilfrid Laurier 63 Windsor 7
Western Ontario 32 McMaster 7
Saskatchewan (3-1) 17 @ Alberta (1-3) 31
Manitoba (2-2) 20 @ British Columbia (3-1) 32

The Golden Bears earned their first win under head coach Tom Wilkinson with a strong performance as they pulled a tremendous upset over the previously-undefeated defending national champion Huskies before 1,408 fans at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.

Brad Yamaoka entered the game in the 2nd quarter and rushed 21 times for 201 yards and a touchdown, while quarterback Vince Danielsen rushed for a pair of TDs and completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Sharpe to help the Thunderbirds defeat the Bisons before 1,114 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver.

Baseball
The New York Mets lost 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 16,967 fans at Shea Stadium in New York and then fired manager Bud Harrelson. The Mets had a record of 74-80, third in the National League East Division. Mr. Harrelson was replaced by coach Mike Cubbage.

Jeff Blauser's solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning provided the winning margin as the Atlanta Braves held on to edge the Houston Astros 5-4 before 8,647 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had runners on first and third bases with 2 out, but Jeff Bagwell was called out on strikes to end the game.

Jack Morris (18-12) pitched a 6-hit shutout and the Minnesota Twins scored 4 runs in the 5th inning as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 before 50,319 fans at SkyDome in Toronto in a preview of the upcoming American League Championship Series.

The Baltimore Orioles scored 2 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie, but Lou Whitaker doubled home 3 runs with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-4 win over the Orioles before 22,541 fans at Tiger Stadium.

Dean Palmer's 3-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning broke a 3-3 tie and gave the Texas Rangers a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics before 33,338 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Macarena--Los Del Rio (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Killing Me Softly--Regina (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Wannabe--Spice Girls (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Killing Me Softly--The Fugees (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Wannabe--Spice Girls

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Banger hart--Rob de Nijs (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Ready or Not--The Fugees (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio (9th week at #1)
2 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
3 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
4 Twisted--Keith Sweat
5 C'mon n' Ride It (The Train)--Quad City DJ's
6 Change the World--Eric Clapton
7 Loungin--LL Cool J
8 You're Makin' Me High/Let it Flow--Toni Braxton
9 Where Do You Go--No Mercy
10 You Learn/You Oughta Know--Alanis Morissette

Singles entering the chart were Bow Down by Westside Connection (#47); Everything Falls Apart/Small Wonders by Dog's Eye View (#66); Walls (Circus) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#69); Floatin' on Your Love by the Isley Brothers featuring Angela Winbush (#73); Birmingham by Amanda Marshall (#74); and At Night I Pray by Wild Orchid (#91). Walls (Circus) was from the movie She's the One (1996).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Cash Box): I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Bob Gibson, 64. U.S. musician. Mr. Gibson was a folk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjoist who had a successful performing and recording career from the mid-1950s through the mid-'60s before heavy drinking and drug use destroyed his career. By 1978 he had kicked his habits, but was unable to re-establish his popularity. Mr. Gibson died after a three-year battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-6) 37 @ Saskatchewan (3-11) 15

Linebacker Angelo Snipes tied a league single-game record with 2 touchdowns on fumble returns as he helped the Blue Bombers defeat the Rough Rides before 19,861 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Snipes returned one fumble 26 yards for a touchdown, and scored his other TD when he recovered a Roughrider fumble in the Saskatchewan end zone.



CIAU
Saskatchewan (3-1) 10 @ Alberta (3-1) 16

Sean Zaychkowsky completed 21 of 33 passes for 311 passes and kicked 3 field goals and a convert to help the Golden Bears defeat the Huskies at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton.