April 10, 2018

150 years ago
1868

Born on this date
George Arliss. U.K. actor. Mr. Arliss, born Augustus Andrews, won the 1929-30 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Disraeli (1929), becoming the first British actor to win an Oscar. He died on February 5, 1946 at the age of 77.

War
At Arogee in Abyssinia, British and Indian forces defeated an army of Emperor Tewodros II in the Battle of Magdala. While 700 Ethiopians were killed and many more injured, only two British/Indian troops died.

100 years ago
1918

Born on this date
Jim Daniell. U.S. football player. Mr. Daniell was a tackle with the Ohio State Buckeyes (1938-1941), making the All-American team in his final season. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he joined the Chicago Bears for the last half of the 1945 season and was voted a second team All-Pro. Mr. Daniell jumped to the Cleveland Browns of the new All-America Football Conference in 1946, and served as the team's first captain. Just before the AAFC championship game, Mr. Daniell and two teammates were drunk and involved in a confrontation with police. Mr. Daniell was kicked off the team by coach Paul Brown, who thought he should have set a better example as the team captain. Mr. Daniell was traded to the Chicago Rockets after the season, but never played again, and became a steel company executive. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977, and died on December 13, 1983 at the age of 65.

90 years ago
1928

Died on this date
Stanley J. Weyman, 72. U.K. author. Mr. Weyman's novels dealt with widely different periods in the history of England, France, Italy, Holland, Ireland and Switzerland. His best-known work was Under the Red Robe, published in 1894.

Law
Canada joined the Berne Convention (1886) for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on her own behalf with a Declaration of Continued Application; previously, Canada was part of the United Kingdom's membership, dated December 5, 1887, as a part of the British Empire.

A suit and countersuit involving the Ku Klux Klan were being heard in U.S. federal court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Klan was suing five members who had been banned from the local Klans, asking damages for their attacks on the order. The countersuit sought to bar the KKK from Pennsylvania and demanded an accounting of approximately $20 million in dues paid by more than 300,000 members in that state. This day’s testimony included tales of atrocities by "night riders’" and allegations that the Klan had burned men at the stake and had bombed their own meetings in order to increase membership and arouse antagonism against Roman Catholics.

World events
A bomb was found under the track of the railway over which Italian Premier Benito Mussolini was to pass on his return from Milan to Rome, and a man hiding near the track was arrested.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
New York Rangers 0 @ Montreal Maroons 2 (Montreal led best-of-five series 2-1)

80 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Joe "King" Oliver, 56. U.S. musician and bandleader. Mr. Oliver was a jazz cornetist and bandleader who was popular in New Orleans in the 1910s and in Chicago in 1920s, where his band was known as King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, later King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators. They made recordings that are still available. One of the musicians he employed was a young cornetist named Louis Arsmstrong.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Toronto 1 @ Chicago 2 (Chicago led best-of-five series 2-1)

Mike Karakas, who had missed the first two games in the series because of a broken toe, was back in goal for the Black Hawks as they edged the Maple Leafs at Chicago Stadium.

75 years ago
1943

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I've Heard That Song Before--Harry James and his Music Makers with Helen Forrest (6th week at #1)

War
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Italian Duce Benito Mussolini completed their twelfth wartime conference at the Brenner Pass, discussing defense efforts in case Italy were invaded. British forces captured the central Tunisian port of Sfax as Axis troops withdrew toward Enfidaville, above Sousse.

Crime
Barnett Welansky, owner of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, was convicted of manslaughter for the November 28, 1942 fire that killed 492 people.

Agriculture
C.E.H. Hall reported success with growing silkworms on a New Jersey farm, expressing confidence that the United States could become independent of Japanese silk after World War II.

70 years ago
1948

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)--Peggy Lee (5th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Now is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)--Bing Crosby (4th week at #1)
--Gracie Fields
--Margaret Whiting
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
--Charlie Spivak and his Orchestra
2 Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)--Peggy Lee
3 I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover--Art Mooney and his Orchestra
--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
--The Three Suns
--Uptown String Band
4 Beg Your Pardon--Francis Craig and his Orchestra
--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra
--Larry Green and his Orchestra
5 Sabre Dance--Woody Herman and his Orchestra
6 Because--Perry Como
7 Thoughtless--Vic Damone
--Doris Day
--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians
8 Golden Earrings--Peggy Lee
9 Haunted Heart--Perry Como
--Jo Stafford
10 I'm My Own Grandpaw--Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians

Singles entering the chart were Tell Me a Story by Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra (#17); Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka), with versions by the Andrews Sisters, and Vaughn Horton and the Polka Debs (#27); The Feathery Feelin' by Hoagy Carmichael (#34); Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild, Wild Women by Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (#35); and Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero by Peggy Lee (#36).

War
A U.S. court in Nuremberg handed down death sentences for 14 German SS officers, including General Otto Ohlendorf, convicted of carrying out mass executions of Russian Jews.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Burma's admission to the UN, but a Soviet veto denied admission to Italy for the third time.

Politics and government
Colombian President Mariano Ospina Perez announced a new cabinet consisting of six Conservatives, six Liberals, and one independent.

Czech Social Democratic Party leaders announced plans to merge their party with the Communists.

U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower held a news conference in Washington to reiterate his unavailability for nomination for President of the United States in 1948.

Labour
United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis and coal mine operators reached a compromise in their dispute over the miners' welfare fund, agreeing to accept U.S. Senator Styles Bridges (Republican--New Hampshire) as a neutral member of the fund's board of directors.

Basketball
BAA
Finals
Baltimore 60 @ Philadelphia 71 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Detroit 2 @ Toronto 4 (Toronto led best-of-seven series 2-0)

Max Bentley scored 2 goals for the Maple Leafs as they defeated the Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens.

60 years ago
1958

Died on this date
Chuck Willis, 30. U.S. singer. A rhythm and blues singer who was known for wearing colourful turbans, Mr. Willis died after a long-postponed stomach operation. His hits included It’s Too Late; C.C. Rider ;Betty and Dupree; and the current release at the time of his death, the ironically-titled two-sided hit What Am I Living For/Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes. My favourite Chuck Willis song is one that hadn’t yet been released at the time of his death: From the Bottom of My Heart.

War
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau told the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly that France would use its United Nations veto to block Tunisian moves to "internationalize" the Algerian conflict.

Diplomacy
U.S.S.R. Premier Nikita Khrushchev, returning to Moscow from a 10-day Hungarian visit, charged that former Hungarian leader Matyas Rakosi was "guilty of everything that happened" during the 1956 revolt against the Communist regime.

Aviation
Two British pilots automatically ejected from their rocket-powered Canberra jet bomber when it exploded at an altitude of 56,000 feet, and set a world record for the longest parachute jump.

Protest
Widespread riots erupted in Cuzco, Peru after Communist leaders seeking mass support for striking transport workers temporarily lost control of the crowds.

Law
U.S. Attorney General William Rogers announced in Washington that federal law enforcement agencies had opened a nationwide drive against organized crime, giving highest priority to 100 public enemies who had invaded business and labour unions.

Religion
While generally endorsing modern psychological practices in an address to the International Association of Applied Psychology in Rome, Pope Pius XII opposed the use of truth serum, lie detectors, or other devices to "enter against his will into a person's interior domain."

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Boston 5 @ Montreal 3 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Don Simmons starred in goal for the Bruins, and Bronco Horvath scored 2 goals in the victory over the Canadiens at the Montreal Forum.

50 years ago
1968

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Congratulations--Cliff Richard

Australia's top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Love is Blue (L'Amour est Bleu)--Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)
2 Simon Says--1910 Fruitgum Company
3 Delilah--Tom Jones
4 Green Tambourine--The Lemon Pipers
5 Magical Mystery Tour (EP)--The Beatles
6 The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo)--Manfred Mann
7 Underneath the Arches/Friday Kind of Monday--Johnny Farnham
8 The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde--Georgie Fame
9 Bottle of Wine--The Fireballs
10 Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)--John Fred and his Playboy Band

Singles entering the chart were Lady Madonna/The Inner Light by the Beatles (#12); Young Girl by the Union Gap (#24); Guitar Man/Hi Heel Sneakers by Elvis Presley (#33); One in a Million by Bev Harrell (#35); and Jennifer Eccles by the Hollies (#38).

Movies
The Academy Awards for 1967 were presented at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. The winners included: Picture--In the Heat of the Night; Director--Mike Nichols (The Graduate); Actor--Rod Steiger (In the Heat of the Night); Actress--Katharine Hepburn (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner); Supporting Actor--George Kennedy (Cool Hand Luke); Supporting Actress--Estelle Parsons (Bonnie and Clyde).

War
A U.S. report said that the North Vietnamese Tet offensive had cost $173,633,000 in damages, with 115,276 homes damaged or razed.

Economics and finance
20,410,000 shares, the third record total of the month, were sold on the New York Stock Exchange. The record was attributed to continued optimism on peace in Vietnam and backlog orders piled up the day before during the exchange’s closing in honour of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Disasters
The inter-island ferry TEV Wahine, with 700 aboard, sank in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand, after hitting a reef during a 120-mile-per-hour storm. 47 were left dead and 6 were missing.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals
Philadelphia 2 @ St. Louis 3 (2OT) (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Larry Keenan scored at 4:10 of the 2nd overtime period to give the Blues their win over the Flyers in the first Stanley Cup game ever played at St. Louis Arena.

CPHL
Adams Cup
Semi-Finals
Tulsa 1 @ Oklahoma City 2 (Oklahoma City led best-of-seven series 3-2)
Kansas City 4 @ Fort Worth 1 (Kansas City led best-of-five series 1-0)

Wayne Rivers scored 3 goals for the Blues as they beat the Wings at Will Rogers Coliseum.

Basketball
NBA
Eastern Division Finals
Philadelphia 115 @ Boston 106 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Western Division Finals
San Francisco 112 @ Los Angeles 115 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 2-0)

ABA
Eastern Division Finals
Pittsburgh 107 @ Minnesota 99 (Pittsburgh led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Western Division Finals
New Orleans 110 @ Dallas 107 (New Orleans led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Baseball
The major league regular season opened. Tom Phoebus allowed 1 hit and 1 earned run in 7 1/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Catfish Hunter as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics 3-1 before 22,050 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore in the Athletics' first game since moving to Oakland from Kansas City. Reggie Jackson led off the top of the 8th inning with his second career major league home run to narrow Baltimore's lead to 2-1, but Brooks Robinson homered in the bottom of the 8th to restore the Orioles' 2-run lead. Ed Sprague made his major league debut, allowing Mr. Robinson's home run in 2 innings of relief for the Athletics.

Sonny Siebert pitched a 2-hitter, and Duke Sims hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 runs as the Cleveland Indians routed the Chicago White Sox 9-0 before 7,756 fans at White Sox Park. Joel Horlen, who had led the American League in winning percentage and earned run average in 1967, started on the mound for Chicago, allowing 7 hits and 5 runs--all earned--in 5 innings in taking the loss.

Carl Yastrzemski hit 2 home runs and Rico Petrocelli drove in 3 runs with a single and a double as the Boston Red Sox opened defense of their American League pennant with a 7-3 win over the Detroit Tigers before 41,429 fans at Tiger Stadium. Dick Ellsworth pitched a 9-hit complete game victory, winning the pitching matchup over Earl Wilson. Joe Lahoud made his major league debut in right field for the Red Sox, singling in his only at bat, drawing 3 bases on balls, scoring a run, and making 5 putouts. Daryl Patterson made his major league debut with the Tigers, pitching the last 2 innings and allowing 1 hit and 1 run--earned--with 2 strikeouts. It was also the first major league game for third base umpire Russ Goetz.

Mel Stottlemyre pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over George Brunet as the New York Yankees edged the California Angels 1-0 before 15,744 fans at Yankee Stadium in a game that was completed in 1 hour 43 minutes. New York catcher Frank Fernandez accounted for the scoring with a solo home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Tom Burgmeier made his major league debut on the mound with the Angels, retiring the Yankees in order in the bottom of the 8th.

Dean Chance pitched a 4-hitter and struck out 8 batters to win the pitchers' duel over Camilo Pascual as the Minnesota Twins blanked the Washington Senators 2-0 before 32,063 fans at District of Columbia Stadium. Del Unser made his major league debut in center field with the Senators, leading off and batting 1 for 4 and making 3 putouts. It was the first game for Jim Lemon as manager of the Senators.

Vada Pinson doubled home 2 runs and Tony Perez followed with a 3-run home run as the Cincinnati Reds scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning on their way to a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs before 28,111 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Jose Arcia made his major league debut, playing the first 5 innings at second base for the Cubs, batting 0 for 2 and making 1 putout.

Pinch hitter Ivan Murrell singled in a run with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning and Bob Aspromonte followed with a 2-run triple as the Houston Astros rallied to defeat the Pitsburgh Pirates 5-4 before 21,320 fans at the Astrodome. Maury Wills had singled in 2 runs with 2 out in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie and give the Pirates a 4-2 lead. Hector Torres made his major league debut at shortstop with the Astros, batting 0 for 3 and making 1 putout, 4 assists, and an error. Larry Dierker allowed 6 hits and 4 earned runs in pitching a complete game victory, while Jim Bunning allowed 5 hits and 4 runs--all earned--in 8+ innings in his first game as a Pirate. It was also the first game for Larry Shepard as manager of the Pirates.

Chris Short pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Claude Osteen as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 before 28,138 fans at Dodger Stadium in a game that was played in 1 hour 53 minutes. It was the first major league game for both Philadelphia center fielder Larry Hisle and shortstop Don Money, and they played a role in producing both runs. With 1 out in the top of the 2nd inning, Bill White singled and advanced to third base on a single by Mr. Hisle in his first major league at bat. Mr. Money then drove in Mr. White by grounding into a force play at second base. With 1 out in the 8th, Mr. Hisle singled and Mr. Money doubled him home with his first major league hit.

Jesus Alou doubled home Nate Oliver and Jim Ray Hart with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th to climax a 3-run rally as the San Francisco Giants edged the New York Mets 5-4 before 35,774 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Tom Seaver started on the mound for New York and carried a 4-2 lead into the 9th, but was relieved by Danny Frisella after Mr. Hart singled home Willie Mays to make the score 4-3. Mr. Oliver then singled, and Mr. Alou hit his double. Juan Marichal pitched the first 8 innings for the Giants, allowing 9 hits and 4 earned runs. Frank Linzy pitched a scoreless 9th and was credited with the win. It was the first game for Gil Hodges as manager of the Mets, after five seasons as manager of the Washington Senators.

Pinch hitter Dave Ricketts singled home pinch runner Dick Simpson with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th as the St. Louis Cardinals opened defense of their World Series championship with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves before 34,740 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. The Braves led 1-0 on an unearned run in the 2nd inning until Orlando Cepeda doubled home Curt Flood with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th to tie the score. With 1 out in the 9th, Dal Maxvill doubled, and Mr. Simpson went in to run for him. Ken Johnson entered the game in relief of Atlanta starting pitcher Pat Jarvis, and Mr. Ricketts promptly singled in the winning run. Bob Gibson started on the mound for St. Louis, allowing 3 hits and an unearned run in 7 innings, and oddly, not striking out a batter. Ray Washburn pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief and was credited with the win.

40 years ago
1978

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Stayin' Alive--Bee Gees (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Southpaw--Pink Lady (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Te Amo--Umberto Tozzi (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Long John Nebel, 66. U.S. radio personality. Mr. Nebel pioneered late-night talk radio in the United States when he took over the midnight-5:30 A.M. slot at New York station WOR in 1954. His show often dealt with unexplained topics, such as psychic phenomena and UFOs, and drew huge ratings, in no small part because WOR had a very strong signal which enabled Mr. Nebel’s show to reach half the American population. In 1962, Mr. Nebel accepted a then-unheard-of offer of $100,000 per year to jump to WNBC. He remained there until 1973, then moved to WMCA when WNBC changed formats. His co-host on WMCA was his wife, former World War II pinup Candy Jones, who alleged that she was a victim of Central Intelligence Agency brainwashing. Mr. Nebel’s show during these years often dealt with this topic. Jackie Gleason was a frequent guest on Mr. Nebel’s show, as were science fiction writers Lester del Rey and Frederick Pohl, philosopher Mortimer Adler, and Christian apologist Walter Martin. The Mutual Broadcasting System picked up Mr. Nebel’s show for nationwide broadcasting in the 1970s; when Mr. Nebel died after a long battle with prostate cancer, MBS gave his time slot to Larry King.

Crime
L. Patrick Gray III, former acting head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as two other FBI officials, Mark Felt and Edward Miller, were indicted on charges of conspiring to deprive U.S. citizens of their civil rights. The three men were charged with having used illegal entries and searches in locating members of the Weathermen antiwar group in 1972 and 1973. Mr. Felt had been acting associate director of the FBI, and Mr. Miller was chief of the bureau’s counterintelligence section. Mr. Felt was also fingered by reporter Bob Woodward in later years as "Deep Throat," the source of much information for the book All the President's Men. In announcing the indictments, Attorney General Griffin Bell also announced that charges against John J. Kearney were being dismissed. Evidence showed that Mr. Kearney, a lower-level FBI official in New York who had been involved in the same case, had been acting under orders from his superiors.

Diplomacy
United Nations and U.S. State Department spokesman announced that Arkady N. Shevchenko, 47, top-ranking Soviet official in the U.N. Secretariat, had defected from the Soviet Union.

30 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): One Tree Hill--U2 (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Tell it to My Heart--Taylor Dayne (4th week at #1)

War
Hundreds of people were killed when a series of explosions ripped through an ammunition depot near Islamabad, Pakistan. The dump contained most of the weapons flown in by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to beef up the fighting power of the Afghan rebels in their war against the Soviet invaders before an agreement became effective barring the U.S. and U.S.S.R. from sending weapons into the country.

Golf
Sandy Lyle birdied the final hole to win the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia with a 7-under-par score of 281, 1 stroke ahead of Mark Calcavecchia. First prize money was $183,800.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Prince of Wales Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Montreal 5 @ Hartford 7 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Boston 5 @ Buffalo 6 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
New York Islanders 5 @ New Jersey 4 (OT) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)
Washington 4 @ Philadelphia 5 (OT) (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-1)

Clarence S. Campbell Conference
Division Semi-Finals
Detroit 8 @ Toronto 0 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 3-1)
St. Louis 6 @ Chicago 5 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Calgary 7 @ Los Angeles 3 (Calgary led best-of-seven series 3-1)
Edmonton 5 @ Winnipeg 3 (Edmonton led best-of-seven series 3-1)

John Tucker scored at 5:32 of the 1st overtime period to give the Sabres their win over the Bruins at War Memorial Auditorium.

Brent Sutter's second goal of the game, a shorthanded goal at 15:07 of the 1st overtime period, gave the Islanders their win over the Devils at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford.

Murray Craven scored 1:18 into the 1st overtime period to give the Flyers their win over the Capitals at the Spectrum.

25 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Are You Gonna Go My Way--Lenny Kravitz (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: Sei un Mito--883 (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): I Feel You--Depeche Mode (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): No Limit--2 Unlimited (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Alison--Jordy (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Mr. Blue--René Klijn

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Young at Heart--The Bluebells (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Informer--Snow (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston
2 Informer--Snow
3 Nothin' But a "G" Thang--Dr. Dre
4 Two Princes--Spin Doctors
5 Don't Walk Away--Jade
6 Ordinary World--Duran Duran
7 I'm Every Woman--Whitney Houston
8 Bed of Roses--Bon Jovi
9 Love Is--Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight
10 Angel--Jon Secada

Singles entering the chart were Livin' on the Edge by Aerosmith (#51); Tell Me What You Dream by Restless Heart featuring Warren Hill (#68); Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer (#72); Tonight by Def Leppard (#75); and Lost in Your Eyes by the Jeff Healey Band (#84).

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 If I Ever Lose My Faith in You--Sting
2 Bed of Roses--Bon Jovi
3 Simple Life--Elton John
4 Man on the Moon--R.E.M.
5 Ordinary World--Duran Duran
6 Two Princes--Spin Doctors
7 Angel--Jon Secada
8 That's What Love Can Do--Boy Krazy
9 Beautiful Girl--INXS
10 I Have Nothing--Whitney Houston

Singles entering the chart were Looking Through Patient Eyes by Phil Damon (#85); Living on the Edge by Aerosmith (#87); Tragic Comic by Extreme (#90); Look Me in the Eyes by Vivienne Williams (#91); Sinful Wishes by Kon Kan (#95); and Blissful Kiss by Pure (#96).

Died on this date
Chris Hani, 50. South African politician. Mr. Hani, leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was accosted and fatally shot outside his home in Dawn Park, a racially-mixed suburb of Boksburg, by Janusz Waluś, a Polish immigrant. Clive Derby-Lewis, a senior South African Conservative Party Member of Parliament and shadow Minister for Economic Affairs at the time, was also arrested for complicity in the murder for lending Mr. Waluś his pistol. Both men were sentenced to death, but the sentences were later commuted to life imprisonment. Mr. Hani's death was a blow to the African National Congress in its negotiations to end white majority rule in South Africa.

Hockey
NHL
Philadelphia 4 @ Toronto 0

20 years ago
1998

Diplomacy
A landmark peace agreement was reached in Northern Ireland. Protestants and Roman Catholics were to govern jointly; concessions were exacted from both sides. Britain was to retain Ulster, with the Irish Republic gaining a voice in affairs. Two referenda were scheduled.

Law
An Ontario judicial inquiry concluded that serious errors by police, prosecutors, and forensic scientists helped wrongfully convict Guy Paul Morin in 1984 of killing Christine Jessop, his nine-year-old neighbour in Queensville.

10 years ago
2008

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Eastern Conference
Quarter-Finals
Boston 1 @ Montreal 4 (Montreal led best-of-seven series 1-0)

Western Conference
Quarter-Finals
Nashville 1 @ Detroit 3 (Detroit led best-of-seven series 1-0)
Calgary 0 @ San Jose 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)
Dallas 4 @ Anaheim 9 (Dallas led best-of-seven series 1-0)