October 28, 2016

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Mona Bernales!

1,000 years ago
1016

Born on this date
Henry III. Holy Roman Emperor, 1046-1056. Henry III, the son of Conrad II and a monarch of the Salian Dynasty, was King of Germany, King of Burgundy, King of Italy, and held several other titles before being crowned Holy Roman Emperor on December 25, 1046. He conducted several military campaigns before dying from a brief illness on October 5, 1056, 23 days before his 40th birthday. He was succeeded as Emperor and King by his son Henry IV.

800 years ago
1216

Britannica
King Henry III of England was crowned at Gloucester.

500 years ago
1516

War
Ottoman forces under Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeated Mamluk Sultanate forces commanded by Janbirdi al-Ghazali in the Battle of Yaunis Khan near Gaza.

240 years ago
1776

War
British Army forces commanded by General William Howe arrived at White Plains, New York, and attacked and captured Chatterton Hill from American forces commanded by General George Washington.

130 years ago
1886

Americana
In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty. The first ticker tape parade took place in New York City when office workers spontaneously threw ticker tape into the streets as the statue was dedicated.

125 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Ormer Locklear. U.S. aviator. Second Lieutenant Locklear served with the United States Army Air Service before embarking on a career as a barnstorming stunt pilot. He made his way to Hollywood, where he starred in the movies The Great Air Robbery (1919) and The Skywayman (1920). Mr. Locklear was killed at the age of 28 on August 2, 1920 when he crashed during a stunt filmed at night, when lights that should have been turned off remained on, obscuring his view. Milton "Skeets" Elliott, the flying partner who accompanied him, was also killed in the crash.

Education
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the Manitoba Separate Schools Act--removing funding for Catholic and Protestant denominational schools and establishing a system of tax-supported, non-sectarian public schools--was unconstitutional.

Disasters
The Mino–Owari earthquake, the largest inland earthquake in Japan's history, struck Gifu Prefecture, killing 7,123 people and injuring 17,175.

100 years ago
1916

Died on this date
Oswald Boelcke, 25. German military aviator. Hauptmann Boelcke was known as the "Father of Air Fighting Tactics," and was the first to formalize rules of air fighting. He shot down 40 enemy aircraft during World War I, the highest total by a German ace prior to "Red Baron" Manfred von Richtofen, whom he mentored. Hauptmann Boelcke was killed during an air battle when he accidentally made contact with the plane of a fellow German, which damaged his plane and caused it to crash. He hadn't had time to properly fasten his safety belt, and he never wore a helmet, which caused his injuries to be fatal.

Football
CRU
OFL
Finals
Ottawa 207th Battalion 32 @ Hamilton 205th Battalion 3 (First game of 2-game total points series)

80 years ago
1936

At the movies
The House of Secrets, directed by Roland D. Reed, and starring Leslie Fenton, Muriel Evans, Noel Madison, and Sidney Blackmer, opened in theatres.



75 years ago
1941

War
Russian troops, aided by bad weather, counter-attacked German troops west of Moscow.

World events
One person was arrested after a shot was fired into the air as acting Argentine President Ramon Castillo boarded a train in Buenos Aires.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the $5.985-billion Lend Lease bill and issued an executive order creating the Office of Lend-Lease Administration in the Office of Emergency Management, with Edward Stettinius in charge.

Protest
Joseph McWilliams, leader of the American Destiny Party, was ordered to complete a 60-day workhouse term for violating his probation by making anti-Jewish speeches.

Disasters
15 men were killed in a coal mine explosion near Nortonville, Kentucky.

70 years ago
1946

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Rumors are Flying--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra
--The Andrews Sisters with Les Paul
--Betty Rhodes
--Tony Martin
2 To Each His Own--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra with Eddy Howard and Trio
--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra with Stuart Wade
--Tony Martin
--The Modernaires with Paula Kelly
--The Ink Spots
3 Five Minutes More--Frank Sinatra
--Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra
--The Three Suns
4 South America, Take it Away--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
--Xavier Cugat and the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
5 Ole Buttermilk Sky--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra
--Paul Weston and his Orchestra with Matt Dennis
--Hoagy Carmichael
6 Surrender--Perry Como
--Woody Herman and his Orchestra
7 This is Always--Harry James and his Orchestra
--Jo Stafford
8 The Things We Did Last Summer--Frank Sinatra
--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
9 Choo Choo Ch' Boogie--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
10 Pretending--Andy Russell

Singles entering the chart were the version of Rumors are Flying by Tony Martin; the version of Ole Buttermilk Sky by Hoagy Carmichael; (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, with versions by the King Cole Trio, and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra (#24); The Whole World is Singing My Song by Les Brown and his Orchestra (#25); and Intermission Riff by Stan Kenton and his Orchestra (#29).

On the radio
The Casebook of Gregory Hood, starring Elliott Lewis and Howard McNear, on MBS

Diplomacy
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King met U.S. President Harry Truman for talks at the White House in Washington.

Responding to criticism from King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Truman reiterated his plea for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine and immediate admission of 100,000 Jews on humanitarian grounds.

Defense
Dutch forces landed in Sumatra to relieve Japanese troops guarding U.S., British, and Dutch oil installations.

Politics and government
U.S. President Truman named David Lilienthal, former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, to head the newly-created Atomic Energy Commission; Gordon Clapp replaced Mr. Lilienthal as TVA chairman.

Labour
A two-month trucking strike in New York ended as truck operators signed individual contracts granting 31c hourly wage increases and a 40-hour week.

60 years ago
1956

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: None are So Blind, starring Hurd Hatfield and Mildred Dunnock

Point de Mire, on Radio-Canada

This was the first broadcast of the French-language news show from Montréal, hosted by future Québec Premier René Lévesque.

Elvis Presley received a polio vaccination on national television in the United States. This single event was credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.

At the movies
The Cruel Tower, directed by Lew Landers, and starring John Ericson, Mari Blanchard, Charles McGraw, and Steve Brodie, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Antonio Blanco Rio. Cuban military officer. Colonel Blanco Rio, Cuba's military intelligence chief, was shot and killed, and two members of his party seriously wounded, as they left a Havana nightclub.

Politics and government
The Hungarian Communist Party Central Committee delegated its powers for the duration of the crisis involving mass demonstrations against Soviet troops in the country to a six-member group including Janos Kadar and Imre Nagy.

Defense
Israel ordered partial mobilization and massed reserve units along its frontiers.

50 years ago
1966

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: With a Girl Like You--The Troggs (2nd week at #1)

Ottawa's Top 40 (CFRA)
1 Heartbreak Hotel--The Scoundrelz
2 Walk Away Renee--The Left Banke
3 Last Train to Clarksville--The Monkees
4 Spin, Spin/For Lovin' Me--Gordon Lightfoot
5 96 Tears--? (Question Mark) & the Mysterians
6 Psychotic Reaction--Count Five
7 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?--The Rolling Stones
8 Let's Run Away--The Staccatos
9 I Can Make it With You--Pozo-Seco Singers
10 Hooray for Hazel--Tommy Roe
11 We're Doing Fine--The Townsmen
12 See See Rider--Eric Burdon and the Animals
13 Dandy--Herman's Hermits
14 Cherish--The Association
15 Girl on a Swing--Gerry and the Pacemakers
16 Poor Side of Town--Johnny Rivers
17 Turn Him Down--The Skaliwags
18 (You Don't Have to) Paint Me a Picture--Gary Lewis and the Playboys
19 Always Time for Love--The Characters
20 Coming on Strong--Brenda Lee
21 Just Like a Woman--Bob Dylan
--Manfred Mann
22 Bend It--Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
23 Love Hides a Multitude of Sins--The Esquires
24 I Can't Control Myself--The Troggs
25 Rain on the Roof--The Lovin' Spoonful
26 The Great Airplane Strike--Paul Revere and the Raiders
27 Come on Up--The Young Rascals
28 The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin--Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
29 You Can't Hurry Love--The Supremes
30 You're Gonna Miss Me--The Thirteenth Floor Elevators
31 Nobody's Baby Again--Dean Martin
32 Lady Godiva--Peter and Gordon
33 The Wheel of Hurt--Margaret Whiting
34 Little Man--Sonny & Cher
35 All I See is You--Dusty Springfield
36 If I Were a Carpenter--Bobby Darin
37 Winchester Cathedral--The New Vaudeville Band
38 Good Vibrations--The Beach Boys
39 Stop Stop Stop--The Hollies
40 Look Through My Window--The Mamas and the Papas

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 96 Tears--? (Question Mark) & the Mysterians
2 Psychotic Reaction--Count Five
3 If I Were a Carpenter--Bobby Darin
4 Lady Godiva--Peter and Gordon
5 Last Train to Clarksville--The Monkees
6 See See Rider--Eric Burdon and the Animals
7 Hooray for Hazel--Tommy Roe
8 Poor Side of Town--Johnny Rivers
9 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?--The Rolling Stones
10 Spin, Spin--Gordon Lightfoot
Pick hit of the week: All that I Am--Elvis Presley
New this week: Behind the Door--Cher
Silver and Sunshine--Looking Glass
Peep Peep Pop Pop--Dearly Beloveds
Somebody Like Me--Eddy Arnold
Chanson d'Amour--The Lettermen

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Kerry Hoffer!

40 years ago
1976

Economics and finance
The British pound dropped to a new low of US $1.56.

30 years ago
1986

Died on this date
John Braine, 64. U.K. author. Mr. Braine was one of the "angry young men" of the 1950s and '60s, and was best known for his novels Room at the Top (1957) and Life at the Top (1962).

Weather
Edmonton experienced its first snowfall of the season.

Crime
Jeremy Bamber, 24, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering five members of his family in Essex, England.

Baseball
Larry Bowa was hired as manager of the San Diego Padres, replacing Steve Boros. Under Mr. Boros, the Padres had finished fourth in the National League West Division with a record of 74-88, 22 games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

25 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Say Yes--Chage and Aska (13th week at #1)

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Onnellinen perhe--Ne Luumäet (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Sylvia Fine, 78. U.S. songwriter. Miss Fine wrote songs for her husband, Danny Kaye, including Anatole of Paris and Knock on Wood.

Canadiana
Nicole Dunsdon, Miss Interior of British Columbia, was chosen Miss Canada 1992. The pageant was televised by CTV, and was the last Miss Canada pageant until the name was revived in 2008.



Baseball
Nippon Series
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1 @ Seibu Lions 7 (Seibu won best-of-seven series 4-3)

The Lions scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 4 in the 7th as they overcame a 1-0 deficit and defeated the Toyo Carp before 32,011 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium. Koji Akiyama hit his 4th home run of the Series for Seibu and was named the Series' Most Valuable Player.

20 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Zero--The Smashing Pumpkins

#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): I Can't Help Myself (I Love You, I Want You)--The Kelly Family

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Zehn kleine Jنgermeister--Die Toten Hosen (3rd week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
2 Let's Make a Night to Remember--Bryan Adams
3 If it Makes You Happy--Sheryl Crow
4 Nowhere to Go--Melissa Etheridge
5 Head Over Feet--Alanis Morissette
6 He Liked to Feel It--Crash Test Dummies
7 Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)--John Mellencamp
8 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
9 Test for Echo--Hush
10 Who You Are--Pearl Jam

Singles entering the chart included You Must Love Me by Madonna (#90); Lady Picture Show by Stone Temple Pilots (#96); C'mon n' Ride It (The Train) by Quad City DJ's (#97); Message of Love by Journey (#98); Sad Caper by Hootie & the Blowfish (#99); and Get Down (You're the One for Me) by Backstreet Boys (#100).

10 years ago
2006

Died on this date
Red Auerbach, 89. U.S. basketball coach and executive. Arnold Jacob Auerbach coached the Washington Capitols (1946-49); Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1949-50); and Boston Celtics (1950-66), compiling a regular season record of 938-479 and a playoff record 99-69. He pioneered the use of the fast break and Negro players, and emphasized the importance of team play as he led the Celtics to nine National Basketball Association championships in his last 10 seasons as coach, including the last eight straight years. Mr. Auerbach served as the team's general manager from 1966-1984 and president from 1984-1997 and vice chairman from 1997 until his death, accumulating seven more championship rings. The NBA's Coach of the Year trophy, which he had won in 1965, was named after him in 1967, and Mr. Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969.

Tina Aumont, 70. U.S. actress. Miss Aumont, who sometimes acted under her married name Tina Marquand, worked mainly in European cinema, appearing in movies such as Modesty Blaise (1966) and Fellini's Casanova (1976).

Trevor Berbick, 52. Jamaican-born Canadian boxer. Mr. Berbick represented Jamaica at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, but elected to stay in Canada after the games, settling in Halifax. He held the Canadian, Commonwealth, and other heavyweight titles at various times, but peaked when he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Pinklon Thomas on March 22, 1986 to win the World Boxing Council world heavyweight title. In his first defense, on November 22, 1986, Mr. Berbick lost the title on a 2-round technical knockout by Mike Tyson. Mr. Berbick was the last man to fight Muhammad Ali, winning a 10-round unanimous decision in Nassau on December 11, 1981. Mr. Berbick posted a professional record of 49-11-1 from 1976-1999. He had numerous problems with the law, resulting in several deportations. He moved back to Jamaica, where he was murdered by two young men, including his nephew Harold Berbick, who beat him to death with a steel pipe.

Terrorism
A group of activists from the Bangladesh Awami League attacked a rival political party meeting in Dhaka with oars and sculls and killed 14.

Football
CFL
Montreal (10-8) 24 @ Toronto (10-8) 20

Robert Edwards scored the winning touchdown for the Alouettes as they erased a 9-point deficit going into the 4th quarter in defeating the Argonauts before 38,123 fans at Rogers Centre.



Winnipeg (9-9) 16 @ British Columbia (13-5) 26

The B.C. defense made 3 interceptions against Winnipeg quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie, turning 2 of them into touchdowns, as the Lions beat the Blue Bombers before 33,744 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. B.C. defensive back Barron Miles recorded the ninth blocked kick of his CFL career, blocking a Troy Westwood punt.



CIS
Laval 2 @ Montréal 7



Regina (4-4) 36 @ Alberta (4-4) 25

The Rams scored a touchdown on the last play of the 1st half and erupted for 19 points in the 3rd quarter as they came back from a 24-3 deficit to defeat the Golden Bears in a snowstorm at Foote Field in Edmonton, eliminating the Golden Bears from playoff contention. The two teams and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds all finished the season with 4-4 records, but Alberta had the poorest points for and against total in games among the three teams.