November 18, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Tommy-Joe Coffey, Warren Moon, Darren Flutie, Veronica Vamosi, and Patty Werbicki!

230 years ago
1787

Born on this date
Louis Daguerre. French photographer. Mr. Daguerre was a painter and developer of diorama theatre, but was best known as the inventor of the daguerreotype, the first publicly available process of photography. He invented the process in the late 1830s, and it was popular through the 1850s. Mr. Daguerre died of a heart attack on July 10, 1851 at the age of 63.

150 years ago
1867

Politics and government
Sir John Rose took office as Minister of Finance in the Canadian government of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

Disasters
An earthquake struck Puerto Rico.

120 years ago
1897

Politics and government
T. R. McInnes was installed as Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

David Mills was sworn in as Minister of Justice in the Canadian government of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier.

Transportation
The Canadian Pacific Railway launched the 829-ton steamboat Minto at Nakusp, British Columbia. The ship was refabricated in Toronto for service on the Stikine River in northern B.C. It was retired in April, 1954, and burned near Galena Bay on the Upper Arrow River on August 1, 1968.

Boxing
Tom Sharkey (26-2-5-1) knocked out Joe Goddard (32-5-9-2) in the 6th round of a heavyweight fight at Mechanic's Pavilion in San Francisco. Mr. Goddard's head struck the boards hard after Mr. Sharkey landed a roundhouse right and then tackled him. Referee Bob McArthur had to restrain Mr. Sharkey from fouling Mr. Goddard as he lay on top of him.

90 years ago
1927

Died on this date
Scipione Borghese, 56. Italian aristocrat. Prince Luigi Marcantonio Francesco Rodolfo Scipione Borghese, the Prince of Salmona, was an industrialist, politician, explorer, mountain climber, and auto racing driver. With his chauffeur, Ettore Guizardi--who did most of the driving--and journalist Luigi Barzini, Sr., Prince Borghese won the Peking to Paris auto race in 1907. Prince Borghese was succeeded as Prince of Salmona by his younger brother Livio.

75 years ago
1942

War
Guy Bieler parachuted inside France to act as the first Canadian Army secret agent inside France during World War II. British troops in Libya drove to within 70 miles of Bengazi, while the main Axis force continued its retreat toward El Agheila. U.S., U.K., and French forces entered Tunisia from several points. The U.S.S.R. claimed that Germany had lost 1,000-4,000 men daily in their three-week offensive on Stalingrad.

Politics and government
Vichy French Chief of State Marshal Philippe Pétain appointed Pierre Laval as dictator of Nazi-occupied France.

The United States House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee rejected President Franklin D. Roosevelt's request for wartime powers to suspend trade laws that hampered the war effort.

Argentine Interior Minister Miguel Culaciati instructed governments of all provinces to prevent dissemination of totalitarian propaganda by Axis agents.

Crime
A U.S. federal jury in New York convicted German-born U.S. citizen Anthony Cramer of treason for aiding Werner Thiel, a Nazi saboteur who had been executed on August 8, 1942.

Transportation
The United States and Mexico agreed that they would jointly rehabilitate key lines of the Mexican National Railways to facilitate transportation of war materials.

70 years ago
1947

World events
Police in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia arrested 206 political suspects in an alleged conspiracy to revive a separate Slovak state, while the Czech government reorganized the Slovak Administrative Cabinet with a plurality of Democratic Party ministers.

Disasters
In the worst fire disaster in the history of New Zealand, 41 people were killed at Ballantyne's Department Store in Christchurch.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice--Elvis Presley (Best Seller--5th week at #1); Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley (Top 100--3rd week at #1); Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers (Disc Jockey--4th week at #1)

War
Communist Pathet Lao troops, arms, and administrators were transferred to the Royal Laotian Army and government under a truce agreement.

Defense
The U.S. Defense Department announced that the 17th Tactical Missile Squadron, a Matador guided missile unit, was being sent to Taiwan to bolster U.S. and Nationalist Chinese forces.

Politics and government
A joint Egyptian-Syrian parliamentary session in Damascus voted unanimously to approve plans for the creation of a federal union of Egypt and Syria.

Energy
U.K. Paymaster General Reginald Maudling announced an agreement on plans for an $11.2-million cross-channel cable system to link the British and French electric power networks.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Dernière Valse--Mireille Mathieu

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Senza luce--Dik Dik

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Romeo und Julia--Peggy March

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Homburg--Procol Harum (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Whiskey on a Sunday--Danny Doyle (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Baby, Now that I've Found You--The Foundations (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): To Sir with Love--Lulu (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
2 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
3 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
4 To Sir with Love--Lulu
5 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
6 Please Love Me Forever--Bobby Vinton
7 Let it All Hang Out--The Hombres
8 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
9 I Can See for Miles--The Who
10 I'm Wondering--Stevie Wonder

Singles entering the chart were Peace of Mind by Paul Revere and the Raiders (#60); Honey Chile by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (#62); Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers (#63); Soul Man by Ramsey Lewis (#82); Sockin' 1-2-3-4 by John Roberts (#84); Baby You Got It by Brenton Wood (#86); Here Comes Heaven by Eddy Arnold (#88); Cover Me by Percy Sledge (#89); I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) by the O'Jays (#90); He Ain't Give You None by Freddie Scott (#93); What's it Gonna Be by Dusty Springfield (#96); Tell Mama by Etta James (#98); Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) by John Fred and his Playboy Band (#99); and Where is the Party by Helena Ferguson (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
2 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
3 Holiday--The Gee Gees
4 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
5 Love is Strange--Peaches and Herb
6 Expressway to Your Heart--Soul Survivors
7 I'm Wondering--Stevie Wonder
8 Please Love Me Forever--Bobby Vinton
9 I Can See for Miles--The Who
10 People are Strange--The Doors

Singles entering the chart were In and Out of Love by Diana Ross and the Supremes (#67); Neon Rainbow by the Box Tops (#68); Morning Magic by the Stampeders (#73); (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts by the Bee Gees (#74); The Attitude by the Sugar Shoppe (#85); She's My Girl by the Turtles (#86); Bottle of Wine by the Fireballs (#88); When You're Gone by Brenda and the Tabulations (#92); Beautiful People by Bobby Vee and the Strangers (#93); Footsteps by Bobby Curtola (#94); Chattanooga Choo Choo by Harpers Bizarre (#95); Birds of Britain by the Bob Crewe Generation (#96); Goin' Back by the Byrds (#97); Different Drum by the Stone Poneys (#98); Reach Out for Me by Burt Bacharach (#99); and Soul Man by Ramsey Lewis (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces (2nd week at #1)
2 Next Plane to London--The Rose Garden
3 She is Still a Mystery--The Lovin' Spoonful
4 Daydream Believer--The Monkees
5 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
6 Pata Pata--Miriam Makeba
7 Lady Bird--Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
8 I Say a Little Prayer--Dionne Warwick
9 Ten Little Indians--The Yardbirds
10 Reflections of Charles Brown--Rupert's People

Singles entering the chart were Love of the Common People by Wayne Newton (#23); (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts by the Bee Gees (#24); Virginia Day's Ragtime Memories by the Looking Glass (#26); Paper Cup by the 5th Dimension (#27); Too Much of Nothing by Peter, Paul and Mary (#28); Glad to Be Unhappy by the Mamas and the Papas (#29); and In and Out of Love by Diana Ross and the Supremes (#30).

Health
A ban on the movement of farm animals across the whole of England and Wales came into effect at midnight in an attempt to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Economics and finance
The British government of Prime Minister Harold Wilson devalued the pound sterling by 14.3%; in U.S. dollars, the pound dropped from $2.79 to $2.40.

Boxing
Buster Mathis (22-0) scored a technical knockout of Roberto Davila (17-10) in the 7th round of a heavyweight bout at Johanneshov in Stockholm.

Football
CFL
Western Finals
Saskatchewan 11 @ Calgary 15 (Calgary led best-of-three series 1-0)

Peter Liske's touchdown pass to Lovell Coleman in the 4th quarter gave the Stampeders their win over the Roughriders before 21,031 fans at McMahon Stadium. It was the 15th and last game for rookie Calgary running back Ben Woodson.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara (14th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood--Santa Esmeralda

#1 single in France: Singin' in the Rain Part 1--Sheila and Black Devotion

Died on this date
Kurt Schuschnigg, 79. Chancellor of Austria, 1934-1938. Mr. Schuschnigg, a member of the Christian Social Party from 1927-1933 and the Fatherland Front from 1933-1938, took office as Chancellor following the assassination of Englebert Dollfuss. Mr. Schuschnigg preferred Austria to remain independent, and resigned after the Anschluss with Nazi Germany in March 1938. He was immediately placed under house arrest, and spent World War II in concentration camps. Mr. Schuschnigg emigrated to the United States after the war, and was a professor of political science at Saint Louis University from 1948-1967. He died 27 days before his 80th birthday.

Crime
A jury in Birmingham, Alabama convicted former Ku Klux Klansman Robert "Dynamite Bob" Chambliss, 73, of first-degree murder in the September 15, 1963 bombing of a Baptist church in Birmingham, resulting in the deaths of four young Negro girls. Mr. Chambliss was sentenced to life imprisonment, and the prosecution announced that they were seeking further indictments in the case.

Boxing
Leon Spinks (6-0-1) won a 10-round unanimous decision over Alfio Righetti (27-1) in a nationally-televised heavyweight bout at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. On the undercard, Jesse Burnett (18-4-1) scored a technical knockout of Lonnie Bennett (28-4) at 1:04 of the 6th round of a light heavyweight bout, as Mr. Bennett was knocked down 4 times. Former U.S. Olympian John Tate (7-0) scored a technical knockout of Frank Schram (17-9) in the 1st round, and Bernardo Mercado (19-0) knocked out Fili Moala (9-1-1) in the 8th round of heavyweight bouts.

Hockey
CHL
Salt Lake City 1 @ Tulsa 4
Fort Worth 2 @ Dallas 3

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (8th week at #1)

Died on this date
Jacques Anquetil, 53. French cyclist. Mr. Anquetil was the first man to win the Tour de France five times, winning in 1957 and from 1961-1964. In 1961 he led every stage of the event. Mr. Anquetil's victories in the 1950s and '60s are too numerous too list here. He retired at the end of 1969 and became a farmer and cycling consultant. Mr. Anquetil died of stomach cancer.

Scandal
The United States Congress issued its final report on the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages scandal, concluding that the administration of President Ronald Reagan had exhibited "secrecy, deception, and disdain for the law."

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that housing starts had declined 8% in October to the lowest level in four years.

Disasters
31 people died in a fire at King's Cross underground train station in central London (see also here).

Hockey
NHL
St. Louis 6 Toronto 3

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Just Another Day--Jon Secada (4th week at #1)

Crime
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized a record 4,323 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $2.7 billion. The Canadian Armed Forces, with the help of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, tracked the plane from South America, then chased it with jet fighters and military helicopters over New Brunswick, forcing it to land at a remote airstrip at Casey, Québec. Two days later, they closed a processing lab in Laval, Québec, and arrested four Québeckers and three Colombian nationals.

20 years ago
1997

Literature
Jane Urquhart won the 1997 Governor General of Canada's award for fiction for her novel The Underpainter.

Education
The Canadian Parliament voted to amend the 1982 Constitution Act to permit Québec to replace its religion-based school system with one drawn along linguistic lines.

10 years ago
2007

Football
CFL
East Final
Winnipeg 19 @ Toronto 9

West Final
Saskatchewan 26 @ British Columbia 17

Charles Roberts rushed for 97 yards and Keith Stokes returned a punt 81 yards for a touchdown as the Blue Bombers defeated the Argonauts before 33,467 fans at Rogers Centre. Toronto quarterback Michael Bishop completed 21 of 45 passes for 376 yards and rushed 1 yard for his team's only touchdown, which was set up by a 90-yard pass completion from Mr. Bishop to Arland Bruce. Late in the game, Winnipeg quarterback Kevin Glenn suffered a broken left arm while trying to recover a fumble, putting him out of action for the rest of the game and the Grey Cup game; he was replaced by Ryan Dinwiddie. Damon Allen dressed as the backup for Mr. Bishop but didn't play, ending his 23-year Hall of Fame career.



Kerry Joseph threw 2 touchdown passes and the Roughriders scored 16 points off turnovers as they beat the Lions before 54,712 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. The Saskatchewan defense recorded 7 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 2 interceptions.