October 6, 2017

250 years ago
1767

Born on this date
Henri I. King of Haiti, 1811-1820; President of Haiti, 1807-1811. Henri Christophe, born Christopher Henry, was a slave who became a leader in the Haitian Revolution. He was elected President in 1807 and proclaimed himself King in 1811. He was unpopular, ill, and fearful of a coup when he committed suicide by shooting himself with a silver bullet on October 8, 1720, two days after his 53rd birthday.

240 years ago
1777

War
General Sir Henry Clinton led British forces in the capture of Continental Army Hudson River defenses in the Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery near West Point, New York.

150 years ago
1867

War
Forces supporting General Giuseppe Garibaldi drove back Papal forces to Rome in an engagement near the Abrazzi frontier.

Turkish and Montenegran forces fought on the Turkish frontier.

125 years ago
1892

Died on this date
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 83. U.K. poet. Lord Tennyson was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1850 until his death.

Defense
German and Austrian army officers concluded a race between Berlin and Vienna.

100 years ago
1917

War
The 258th Montréal Battalion of Infantry departed for service in France.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ Chicago White Sox 2 (Chicago led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Eddie Cicotte pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Slim Sallee, who also pitched a 7-hit complete game before 32,000 fans at Comiskey Park.



90 years ago
1927

At the movies
The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, and often regarded as the first "talking" motion picture, received its premiere screening at Warner Brothers' flagship theatre in New York City.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 6 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 2 (New York led best-of-seven series 2-0)

The Yankees scored 3 runs in each of the 3rd and 8th innings to beat the Pirates before 41,634 fans at Forbes Field. George Pipgras pitched a 7-hit complete game victory.

80 years ago
1937

Politics and government
Premier Mitchell Hepburn led his governing Liberal Party to another majority government in the Ontario provincial election, capturing 63 of 90 seats in the Provincial Parliament, down from 65 seats in the most recent election in 1934. The Conservatives, led by William Earl Rowe, were next with 23 seats.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ New York Yankees 8 (Yankees led best-of-seven series 1-0)

The Yankees erupted for 7 runs in the 6th inning as Lefty Gomez won the pitching matchup over Carl Hubbell before 60,573 fans at Yankee Stadium.





75 years ago
1942

Died on this date
Siegmund Glücksmann, 58. Austro-Hungarian born Polish politician. Mr. Glücksmann, of Jewish-German ethnicity, was a prominent member of the Jewish Social Democratic Party, representing the more Marxist-oriented wing of the movement. Shortly after the Soviet invasion of Poland early in World War II, Mr. Glücksmann and his family were deported to Yoshkar Ola, Russia, but in the fall of 1941 were allowed to move to Bukhara, Uzbekistan, where he died of typhoid.

War
The last group of Japanese-Canadian internees detained at Hastings Park internment camp left Vancouver for camps in the British Columbia interior. The October Matanikau action on Guadalcanal began as United States Marine Corps forces attacked Imperial Japanese Army units along the Matanikau River.

Politics and government
Canadian Communist Party leader Tim Buck and other Canadian Communists won conditional release from their internment, due to the U.S.S.R.'s alliance with Canada against Germany.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed and returned to the Senate a bill amending the Hatch Act to permit teachers and editors in federal employ to participate in politics.

Religion
Pope Pius XII conferred upon the apostolic delegate in Washington the authority to settle pending matrimonial cases in the United States because of communications difficulties with the Vatican.

Economics and finance
Brazil issued $150 million in war bonds at 6% interest, to be paid after World War II.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra
--The Andrews Sisters
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
--Alvino Rey and his Orchestra
--Elliot Lawrence and his Orchestra
2 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)--Tex Williams and his Western Caravan
--Phil Harris and his Orchestra
3 When You were Sweet Sixteen--Perry Como and the Satisfiers
4 Peg o' My Heart--The Harmonicats
--Three Suns
--Art Lund
--Buddy Clark
--Clark Dennis
5 Feudin' and Fightin'--Dorothy Shay
--Jo Stafford
--Bing Crosby and the Jesters
6 That's My Desire--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Frankie Laine and Mannie Klein's All-Stars
7 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now--Ted Weems and his Orchestra with Perry Como
--Perry Como
8 I Wish I Didn't Love You So--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
--Betty Hutton
--Dinah Shore
9 The Lady from 29 Palms--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra
--The Andrews Sisters
10 Tallahassee--Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters

Singles entering the chart were Dancing with a Deb by Skitch Henderson and his Orchestra (#31); Serenade of the Bells by Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra (#32); Just Plain Love by the Ink Spots (#33); Just an Old Love of Mine, with versions by Peggy Lee, and Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (#34); Pic-A-Nic-In (In the Park), with versions by Larry Green and his Orchestra, and Billy Butterfield and his Orchestra (#37); and Penguin at the Waldorf by Frankie Carle and his Orchestra (#38).

Died on this date
Leevi Madetoja, 60. Finnish composer. Mr. Madetoja was best known for his three symphonies and the opera The Ostrobothnians (1924). He died after years of declining health.

World events
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Salazar reported the suppression of a monarchist coup attempt with the arrest of six leading conspirators, including five generals.

Indian armed forces surrounded the princely state of Junagadh between Bombay and Karachi after its ruler decided to affiliate with Pakistan against the wishes of his predominantly Hindu subjects.

Diplomacy
Canadian Resources Minister J.A. Glen announced a decision to double the country's annual refugee immigration quota to 20,000.

Labour
The Chilean government ordered troops to take over the operation of coal mines, and arrested 30 suspected Communists in a two-day-old miners' strike.

Football
IRFU
Hamilton Tigers' quarterback Frank Filchock, whose eligibility to play was a matter of dispute, was named the team's coach after the resignation of Andy Mullen because of ill health and inability to motivate the players. Mr. Filchock had been with the New York Giants in 1946, but had been expelled from the National Football League for failure to report the offer of a bribe before the NFL championship game against the Chicago Bears. Mr. Filchock had already played several games with the Tigers, and he soon returned to the playing ranks after the IRFU ruled him eligible to play.

WIFU
Saskatchewan (2-3) 8 @ Calgary (2-3) 9

Wally Stephens rushed 2 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter and Bill Wusyk converted and added a 35-yard field goal in the 2nd quarter to give the Stampeders a 9-0 lead as they held on to beat the Roughriders before 4,000 fans at Mewata Stadium. Mr. Rose scored the Saskatchewan touchdown in the 2nd on a lateral from Johnny Bell after Mr. Bell recovered a Calgary fumble. The Stampeders rushed for 287 yards.

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 @ New York Yankees 5 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-3)

The Dodgers opened the scoring with 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning, but the Yankees scored a run in the bottom of the 2nd, 2 in the 4th, and 1 in the 6th. Joe Page pitched the last 5 innings for New York, allowing just 1 hit in getting the win before 71,548 fans at Yankee Stadium.

60 years ago
1957

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: The Glass Eye, starring Jessica Tandy, Tom Conway, Rosemary Harris, and William Shatner

This was the first episode of the season.

Energy
The International Atomic Energy Agency's first general conference, meeting in Vienna, unanimously confirmed W. Sterling Cole of the United States as the agency's first director general.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 5 @ Milwaukee Braves 5 (10 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Hank Aaron's 3-run home run was the big blow of a 4-run 4th inning as the Braves took a 4-1 lead before 45,804 fans at County Stadium. The Yankees tied the game in the top of the 9th on a 3-run homer by Elston Howard to tie the score, and scored a run in the top of the 10th to take a 5-4 lead. Pinch hitter Nippy Jones led off the bottom of the inning, and was awarded first base after showing home plate umpire Augie Donatelli a smudge of shoe polish on the ball, showing that he had been hit by a pitch. Felix Mantilla went in to run for Mr. Jones, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Red Schoendienst, and scored the tying run on a double by Johnny Logan. Eddie Mathews then hit a 2-run homer to end the game.



50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie (3rd week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 The Letter--The Box Tops (2nd week at #1)
2 To Sir with Love--Lulu
3 Ode to Billie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
4 San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
5 Never My Love--The Association
6 Dandelion--The Rolling Stones
7 Kitty Doyle--Dino, Desi and Billy
8 Brown Eyed Girl--Van Morrison
9 Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil--Jefferson Airplane
10 Happy--The Sunshine Company
Pick hit of the week: People are Strange--The Doors
New this week: Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
Just One Look--The Hollies
Go Go Round--Jim Valley
Love is Strange--Peaches and Herb
Brink of Disaster--Lesley Gore

Weather
19.26 inches (489.2 millimetres) of rain fell at Brynnor Mines in Ucluelet, British Columbia, a Canadian record for a 24-hour period.

Politics and government
Ross Flemington, former President of Mount Allison University, was appointed New Brunswick's first ombudsman.

40 years ago
1977

Defense
The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, made its first flight.

Politics and government
The U.S. Senate confirmed Price Daniel as Director of the Office of Emergency Planning in the administration of President Jimmy Carter.

Crime
A jury in Miami, Florida convicted Ronny Zamora, 15, of premeditated murder, rejecting his claim that years of watching violence on television had left him "involuntarily intoxicated," causing him to shoot an elderly neighbour.

Labour
A strike began at the Montréal daily newspapers La Presse and Montréal-Matin.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Kansas City 2 @ New York 6 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)



30 years ago
1987

Abominations
Shortly after a coup to consolidate his power, Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka declared Fiji a republic, severing the country from the British monarchy. Fiji was promptly expelled from the Commonwealth.

Politics and government
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee voted 9-5 to recommend to the full Senate to reject Judge Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Economics and finance
The Dow Jones industrial average declined 91.55 points. The drop was attributed to concern over rising interest rates.

Disasters
50-100 people drowned or were killed by sharks when a boat carrying them from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico capsized and sank.

Baseball
National League Championship Series
San Francisco 3 @ St. Louis 5 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 1-0)



25 years ago
1992

Died on this date
Denholm Elliott, 70. U.K. actor. Mr. Elliott was a character actor whose movies included The Cruel Sea (1953); Alfie (1966); Robin and Marian (1976); A Room with a View (1985); Defense of the Realm (1986); and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

Space
The Canadian-built Ultra Violet Auroral Imager and Cold Plasma Analyzer instruments were carried on board the Swedish-German Freja satellite launched from China on a Chinese Long March IIC rocket.

Politics and government
David Mitchell resigned as house leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party in protest over the party’s official stand on the “No” side of the October 26 national referendum on the Charlottetown constitutional accord.

Crime
Statistics Canada reported that homicides had increased from 656 in 1990 to 753 in 1991, an increase of 13%, with twice as many killings in 1991 involving handguns than in 1990.

Baseball
Lou Piniella resigned as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, two years after leading them to the World Series championship in his first year with the club. The Reds finished second in the National League West Division in 1992 with a 90-72 record, 8 games behind the Atlanta Braves.

National League Championship Series
Pittsburgh 1 @ Atlanta 5 (Atlanta led best-of-five series 1-0)

John Smoltz was the winning pitcher, and Jeff Blauser hit a home run as the Braves beat the Pirates at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.



20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Building a Mystery--Sarah McLachlan (8th week at #1)
2 Fly--Sugar Ray
3 Anybody Seen My Baby?--The Rolling Stones
4 Foolish Games--Jewel
5 Honey--Mariah Carey
6 Push--Matchbox 20
7 I Don't Want to Wait--Paula Cole
8 If You Could Only See--Tonic
9 The Sound Of--Jann Arden
10 Semi-Charmed Life--Third Eye Blind

Singles entering the chart were Young Boy by Paul McCartney (#41); You Should Be Having Fun by Barney Bentall (#44); Fade Blue by 38 Special (#50); Good Enough by Dodgy (#55); and Have You Seen Me Lately? by Counting Crows (#57).

Died on this date
Johnny Vander Meer, 82. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Vander Meer played with the Cincinnati Reds (1937-1943, 1946-1949); Chicago Cubs (1950); and Cleveland Indians (1951), compiling a record of 119-121 with an earned run average of 3.44 in 346 games. He's best remembered for becoming the first--and so far, only--man in major league history to pitch two consecutive no-hitters, beating the Boston Bees 3-0 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati on June 11, 1938, and duplicating the feat four days later with a 6-0 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game ever played at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Mr. Vander Meer was a member of the Reds' World Series championship team in 1940.

Baseball
American League Division Series
New York 3 @ Cleveland 4 (Cleveland won best-of-five series 3-2)

10 years ago
2007

Adventure
Jason Lewis completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the globe. The trip took more than 13 years and covered 46,505 miles.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (5-8-1) 8 @ Toronto (7-7) 33

Michael Bishop threw touchdown passes to Jeff Keeping and Tony Miles, while Dominique Dorsey returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown and Byron Parker returned a blocked punt for another TD to for the Argonauts as they beat the Eskimos before 28,354 fans at Rogers Centre. Trevor Gaylor scored the only Edmonton touchdown on a 10-yard pass from Stefan LeFors, who was making his first start at quarterback in place of injured regular Ricky Ray. Mr. LeFors completed 15 of 29 passes for just 139 yards and 2 interceptions, while backup Steven Jyles was 0 for 2 with an interception. Scott Eyster dressed as the third-string Edmonton quarterback in his only CFL game.

CIS
Calgary (1-4) 17 @ Regina (4-1) 42
Manitoba (5-0) 29 @ Alberta (2-4) 16
British Columbia (3-3) 31 @ Simon Fraser (0-6) 2

Baseball
National League Division Series
Arizona 5 @ Chicago 1 (Arizona won best-of-five series 3-0)
Philadelphia 1 @ Colorado 2 (Colorado won best-of-five series 2-0)