September 10, 2019

850 years ago
1169

Born on this date
Alexios II. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, 1180-1183. Alexios II acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Manuel I, but faced opposition from his cousin Andronikos I, who deposed him de facto in 1182 and had him assassinated in October 1183 at the age of 14.

600 years ago
1419

Died on this date
Jean I, 48. Duke of Burgundy, 1404-1419. "Jean sans peur (John the Fearless)" struggled to rule France in the place of his first cousin, the insane King Charles VI, but his violent and unscrupulous methods led to his assassination on the bridge at Montereau by Tanneguy du Chastel and Jean Louvet, counsellors of the future King Charles VII.

510 years ago
1509

Disasters
A magnitude 7.2 Ms earthquake struck Constantinople, causing 1,000-13,000 deaths.

500 years ago
1519

Died on this date
John Colet, 52. English cleric. Dr. Colet, a Roman Catholic, was Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and was, with his friend Erasmus, a leading figure in the movement of Christian humanism. He was perhaps best known for his address at the convocation of the clergy of Canterbury province at the London Cathedral on February 6, 1512, in which he denounced the clergy for their greed and immorality, and called them to live holy lives in keeping with the commands of the Bible. Dr. Colet died of what was called the "sweating sickness."

470 years ago
1549

Died on this date
Anthony Denny, 48. English politician. Sir Anthony was a confidant of King Henry VIII, and was the most prominent member of the king's Privy chamber in his later years.

360 years ago
1659

Born on this date
Henry Purcell. English composer. Mr. Purcell wrote Baroque music, and was England's most famous composer prior to the 20th century. He began composing in childhood, and wrote works in various genres until his death from illness at the age of 36 on November 21, 1695.

350 years ago
1669

Died on this date
Henrietta Maria of France, 59. Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1625-1649. Queen Mary, as she was known in England, married King Charles I shortly after his accession to the throne in 1625. Because she was a Roman Catholic, she was never crowned, and fled to France during the English Civil War in 1644. Queen Mary was left impoverished after the execution of King Charles I in 1669, and she didn't return to England until after the restoration of her son Charles II in 1660. Queen Mary returned to France in 1665, and died after taking an overdose of opiates as a painkiller on the advice of her doctor. The American state of Maryland is named in her honour.

180 years ago
1839

Born on this date
Isaac K. Funk. U.S. clergyman and publisher. Mr. Funk, a Lutheran minister, co-founded the publishing firm I.K. Funk & Company with Adam Wagnalls. The firm's name was later changed to Funk & Wagnalls. Mr. Funk died on April 4, 1912 at the age of 72.

Charles Sanders Peirce. U.S. mathematician and philosopher. Mr. Peirce was educated as a chemist, but was better known as a logician who became known as the "Father of Pragmatism." He had a difficult personality (exacerbated by a form of neuralgia that caused great pain), which made him powerful enemies and prevented his advancement in academia. Mr. Peirce died on April 19, 1914 at the age of 74.

130 years ago
1889

Died on this date
Carlo III, 70. Prince of Monaco, 1856-1889. Carlo (Charles) III, a native of Paris, succeeded his father Florestan I. Prince Carlo founded the famous casino in Monte Carlo, and expanded Monaco's diplomatic activities. He was succeeded by his son Albert I.

Baseball
Batting for Hank O’Day, Mickey Welch of the New York Giants struck out, becoming the first pinch hitter in major league history.

120 years ago
1899

Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds won 2 games at League Park, against different opponents. They beat the Cleveland Spiders 10-2 in a game called after 7 innings because the Spiders needed to catch a train, and then edged the Louisville Colonels 8-7. 19-year-old Sam Crawford, playing his first major league games, had 2 singles in the first game, and a triple and 2 singles in the second game.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Lex van Delden. Dutch composer. Mr. van Delden, born Alexander Zwaap, was a Jew who served in the Dutch resistance during World War II, and lost almost all of his family in the Holocaust. He wrote more than 150 works in various genres, often reflecting a strong social concern. Mr. van Delden died on July 1, 1988 at the age of 68.

Died on this date
J.F. Archibald, 63. Australian journalist and publisher. Jules François Archibald co-founded the weekly magazine The Bulletin in 1880, and controlled it until he sold it in 1914. He died after years of poor health, and is perhaps best known today for bequeathing the Archibald Prize for portraiture, Australia's most coveted art award.

War
Representatives of the Allies and the Republic of German-Austria signed the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which included a declaration that the Austro-Hungarian Empire was to be dissolved.

New York City welcomed home General John J. Pershing and 25,000 soldiers who had served in the United States Army's 1st Division during World War I.

Baseball
Ray Caldwell, pitching his first game since being struck by lightning two weeks earlier, pitched a no-hitter to improve his 1919 record to 10-5 and Joe Harris hit a 2-run home run in the 1st inning to provide the necessary scoring as the Cleveland Indians shut out the New York Yankees 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees before 25,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Carl Mays gave up 6 hits in taking the loss, dropping to 10-14. George Uhle (8-5) pitched an 8-hitter to outduel Jack Quinn (14-12) as the Indians won the second game 3-2 to complete the sweep.

Jesse Barnes (23-7) entered the game as a pinch hitter for starting pitcher Cliff Toney in the 3rd inning and remained in the game, allowing 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 7 innings to get the win as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 before 3,000 fans at Cubs Park. New York third baseman Heinie Zimmerman batted 2 for 5 with a triple, 2 runs, and a run batted in in the 1,456th and last game of his 13-year major league career. He was suspended by manager John McGraw several days later after attempting to bribe teammates to throw games.

The St.Louis Cardinals scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning and 3 in the 4th as they held on to defeat the Brooklyn Robins 11-8 before 500 fans at Robison Field in St. Louis. The Cardinals trailed 11-2 before scoring 2 runs in the 8th and 4 in the 9th. Lafayette Henion pitched the last 3 innings for Brooklyn in relief of starting and losing pitcher Al Mamaux (8-10), allowing 2 hits and 2 runs--both earned--with 2 bases on balls and 2 strikeouts, making 1 putout and batting 0 for 1 in his only major league game. It was also the only major league game for Will Koenigsmark, the second of five St. Louis pitchers, who faced 3 batters in the 8th inning, allowing 2 hits, a base on balls, and 2 runs--both earned. Roy Parker, the fourth St. Louis pitcher, faced 3 batters in the 9th inning, allowing a hit and hitting a batter, with 3 runs--all earned--being charged to him in his first major league game.

80 years ago
1939

Died on this date
Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, 51. German military officer. A Waffen-SS officer, General Roettig was killed near Opoczno, Poland when his staff car was ambushed by Polish troops and he was shot in the head, becoming the first general to be killed in World War II.

War
Canada entered World War II with a declaration of war against Germany. It was the first time Canada had made this decision on her own; prior to the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, such decisions were made on Canada’s behalf by the government of Great Britain.

The British submarine HMS Oxley was mistakenly sunk by the British submarine HMS Triton near Norway and became the Royal Navy's first loss of World War II.

Defense
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King created the Department of Supply, later known as Munitions and Supply; the war budget was fixed at $100 million.

Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (0-1) @ Detroit (1-0) 21

Baseball
Paul Derringer earned his 20th win of the season as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 before 32,761 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Mr. Derringer pitched a 7-hit complete game and batted 2 for 3 with a run scored and 2 runs batted in.

75 years ago
1944

War
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Halifax en route to Quebec, where he was to confer with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Soviet forces advanced 18 miles into the part of Transylvania annexed by Hungary, capturing nearly 60 localities. U.S. shells struck Germany for the first time, hitting Bildchen on the Siegfried Line.

Economics and finance
A special U.S. House of Representatives Economic Planning Committee issued a postwar economic program calling for reduced taxation and measures to maintain high peacetime production.

70 years ago
1949

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Far Away Places--Bing Crosby; The Joe Loss Orchestra (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): You're Breaking My Heart--Vic Damone (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Some Enchanted Evening--Perry Como (7th week at #1)
--Bing Crosby
2 You're Breaking My Heart--Vic Damone
--The Ink Spots
--Buddy Clark
3 The Huckle-Buck--Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
--Frank Sinatra
4 Baby, it's Cold Outside--Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark
--Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer
--Don Cornell and Laura Leslie
5 Again--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Doris Day and the Mellomen
6 Room Full of Roses--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Dick Haymes
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
7 Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
8 Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk--Perry Como
9 I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore--The Stardusters with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Perry Como
10 Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
--The Mills Brothers

Singles entering the chart were the version of You're Breaking My Heart by Buddy Clark; Circus by Tony Martin (#29); The Wedding of Lili Marlene by the Andrews Sisters (#38); and That Lucky Old Sun by Frankie Laine (#40).

On the radio
Tales of Fatima, starring Basil Rathbone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: The Men in the Shadows

Bela Lugosi appeared as a guest star.

Died on this date
Wiley Rutledge, 55. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1943-1949. Justice Rutledge served on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1939-1943 before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was regarded as part of the Court's liberal wing, especially in the matter of due process. Justice Rutledge died two weeks after suffering a stroke while driving his car.

World events
Eight high-ranking Hungarian officials, including former Foreign Minister Laszlo Rajk and Army Chief Inspector Gyorgy Palffry, were indicted in Budapest on charges of plotting with American and Yugoslavian agents to overthrown Hungary's Communist government.

Politics and government
Paraguayan President Felipe Molas López resigned, following a decision by the Executive Board of the Colorado Party to make Foreign Minister Federico Chávez President.

Henri Queuille became the first post-World War II French Prime Minister to complete a year in office.

Scandal
U.S. Army Secretary Gordon Gray accepted the retirement request of Chemical Corps chief General Aldon Waitt, and restored Gen. Herman Feldman to active duty as Army Quartermaster General, ending Army action on the "five-percenter" case.

Labour
A U.S. presidential fact-finding board on the steel industry issued a report to President Harry Truman urging that the United Steel Workers of America drop its demand for a wage increase and employers adopt a workers' pension and welfare program.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Ottawa (3-0) 19 @ Toronto (2-1) 1
Montreal (1-2) 38 @ Hamilton (0-3) 16

WIFU
Saskatchewan (1-2) 19 @ Calgary (2-0) 22
Winnipeg (1-2) 11 @ Edmonton (1-1) 14

ORFU
Hamilton (0-2) 11 @ Sarnia (3-0) 13
Windsor (2-1) 25 @ Toronto (0-2) 0

6,500 were in attendance at Clarke Stadium to see Chuck Fenenboch and Gene Kiniski score touchdowns to help the Eskimos edge the Blue Bombers to record their first victory since re-entering the Western Interprovincial Football Union. Mr. Kiniski scored on a fumble return. Pat West converted one of the touchdowns and added a single, and Mr. Fenenboch punted for 2 singles.

Baseball
Stan Musial’s 29th home run of the season, with 2 out in the 9th inning and 2 runners on base, enabled the St. Louis Cardinals to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 before 7,277 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, as the Cardinals remained 1 game in front of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National League pennant race.

Erv Palica allowed 3 hits and 1 run--unearned--in 4 innings of relief to improve his 1949 record to 8-8 and singled home Bruce Edwards with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 5-4 win over the New York Giants before 20,570 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 1st inning, Jim Russell singled and Marv Rickert followed with a double to score Mr. Russell with the game's only run as the Boston Braves edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 before 5,450 fans at Braves Field, as Warren Spahn (18-12) pitched a 6-hitter to outduel Robin Roberts (14-13), who allowed 5 hits in 6 innings.

Mel Parnell (22-7) pitched a 3-hitter for the Boston Red Sox as they whipped the Philadelphia Athletics 9-1 before 8,473 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia to remain 1 game behind the first-place New York Yankees in the American League pennant race.

60 years ago
1959

Radio
The Victoria, British Columbia station CFAX began broadcasting, at 810 on the AM dial.

Defense
The United Nations Disarmament Commission unanimously approved proposals to create a new 10-nation disarmament group outside the UN.

Politics and government
West Germany's Social Democratic Party published a new "basic program," abandoning its insistence on public ownership of major economic sectors and calling instead for "effective public controls" over economic power.

During a meeting in Paris of the French Community Executive Council, French Sudanese Prime Minister Modibo Keita and Senegalese Prime Minister Mamadou Dia requested independence for their respective countries.

Robert F. Kennedy resigned as chief counsel of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Labor-Management Activites and of the Senate Permanent Investigations subcommittee.

Economics and finance
Both houses of the U.S. Congress overrode President Dwight D. Eisenhower's veto of the $1.185-billion public works appropriation bill. The House of Representatives passed and sent to President Eisenhower a compromise $1 billion omnibus housing bill.

Baseball
Mickey Mantle batted 5 for 6 and hit a solo home run for the New York Yankees as they routed the Kansas City Athletics 12-1 before 4,423 fans at Yankee Stadium, with Ralph Terry pitching a 4-hitter to improve his 1959 record to 5-11. Gordie Windhorn and Ken Hunt made their major league debuts with the Yankees, entering the game in the 8th inning in left and right field, respectively. Mr. Windhorn made 1 putout.

Jim Bailey made his major league debut, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs before 3,453 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, with his brother Ed catching. The Cubs won 6-3, with Jim, who allowed 11 hits and 6 earned runs in 7 2/3 innings while walking 5 batters and striking out 4, taking the loss. The Reds scored 5 runs in the 3rd inning and 3 in the 4th as they won the first game 10-4. Frank Robinson batted 2 for 3 with a home run, double, 2 bases on balls, 4 runs and 3 runs batted in for the Reds, while Cliff Cook was 4 for 5 with a triple, run, and 4 RBIs.

International League
Semi-Finals
Richmond 4 @ Buffalo 1 (Richmond led best-of-seven series 2-0)
Havana 5 @ Columbus 1 (Havana led best-of-seven series 2-0)

50 years ago
1969

Died on this date
Jap Barbeau, 87. U.S. baseball player. William Joseph Barbeau was a third baseman with the Cleveland Naps (1905-1906); Pittsburgh Pirates (1909); and St. Louis Cardinals (1909-1910), batting .225 with no home runs and 46 runs batted in in 199 games. He played at least 1,517 games in at least 13 seasons in the minor leagues from 1905-1919.

War
For the second consecutive day, Israeli planes attacked the Egyptian coast.

Oil
Record bids of $900,220,590 for oil leases to sites on Alaska’s North Slope were made in Anchorage.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (6-2) 27 @ Montreal (0-5-2) 8
Hamilton (5-0-1) 17 @ Winnipeg (2-5-1) 7

Baseball
The New York Mets swept a doubleheader from the Montreal Expos 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1 before 23,512 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Jim McAndrew of the Mets and Mike Wegener of the Expos each pitched 11 innings in the first game, with Mr. Wegener notching 15 strikeouts and allowing only 5 hits, while walking 7 batters. Mr. McAndrew allowed just 4 hits, striking out 7 batters and walking 5. Ron Taylor relieved Mr. McAndrew in the 12th inning, and picked up the win when Cleon Jones singled off Bill Stoneman with 2 out, Rod Gaspar drew a base on balls, and Ken Boswell singled home Mr. Jones with the winning run. Nolan Ryan won the second game, improving his 1969 record to 6-1; he gave up 3 hits and struck out 11.

The Chicago Cubs dropped a 6-2 decision to the Philadelphia Phillies before 4,164 fans at Connie Mack Stadium, and dropped 1 game behind the New York Mets after being in first place in the National League East Division for 155 days. It was the first time in the Mets’ 8-year history that they’d ever been in first place. Rick Wise (13-11) pitched a 3-hit complete game victory, with 8 strikeouts, winning over Ken Holtzman (16-10). Scott Reid made his major league debut with the Phillies, drawing an intentional walk as a pinch hitter and scoring in the 3-run 8th inning, and playing the 9th in left field without any fielding chances.



Hank Aaron and Rico Carty hit home runs to help the Atlanta Braves defeat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 before 10,705 fans at Atlanta Stadium, moving into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for second place in the National League West Division, ½ game behind the first-place Giants. George Foster played the 8th inning in left field for the Giants, making the last 2 putouts in his first major league game.

The Kansas City Royals used a record 27 players in an 11-4 loss to the California Angels before 6,009 fans at Anaheim Stadium. California right fielder Bubba Morton played just 3 innings, but drove in 5 runs. Winning pitcher Andy Messersmith (14-9) faced 20 different batters in going the distance, allowing 8 hits.

Dick Bosman (12-5) pitched a 2-hitter, and Ken McMullen and Frank Howard hit home runs to lead the Washington Senators to a 6-1 win over the New York Yankees before 6,016 fans at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington. Ron Blomberg made his major league debut with the Yankees, drawing a base on balls in the 8th inning. Mr. Howard's home run, a 3-run blast in the 5th inning, was his 46th homer of the season. Losing pitcher Mel Stottlemyre fell to 18-13.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): My Sharona--The Knack (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kanpaku Sengen--Masashi Sada (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Gloria--Umberto Tozzi (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Agostinho Neto, 56. 1st President of Angola, 1975-1979. Mr. Neto became leader of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in 1956, and became Angola's first President when the Portuguese colony obtained its independence. He died in Moscow a week before his 57th birthday, after a long battle against hepatitis and pancreatic cancer, and was succeeded as acting President by Lúcio Lara, vice president of the MPLA.

War
Leftist students in El Salvador were reported assassinated by the National Guard, several days after the murder of President Carlos Humberto Romero’s brother and four policemen in separate incidents.

Diplomacy
The ninth conference since 1965 to attempt a peaceful solution to the Zimbabwe Rhodesia conflict began in London. Leading the delegations to the talks were Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo--each leading a faction of the Patriotic Front alliance--and Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa. Former Prime Minister Ian Smith attended as the principal spokesman for Zimbabwe Rhodesia’s white population.

U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance had the first of six meetings with U.S.S.R. Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin to discuss the presence of 2,000-3000 Soviet troops in Cuba. Pravda, the Soviet Communist party’s official organ, said that all Soviet military personnel in Cuba were advisers, and that their size and function had not changed in 17 years. The United States insisted that there were Soviet combat troops in Cuba, in addition to a Soviet training mission.

Economics and finance
The United States House of Representatives Budget Panel approved a $1.6 billion increase in arms spending for 1980, but defeated a $24 billion tax cut in the proposed 1980 federal budget.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Toy Soldiers--Martika (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Lambada--Kaoma (3rd week at #1)

Politics and government
The founding congress of a Ukrainian popular movement concluded by approving a resolution calling for the nation to be transformed into a confederation of autonomous republics.

Diplomacy
Hungarian Foreign Minister Gyula Horn announced suspension of an agreement with East Germany that Hungary would not permit East Germans to go to the West through Hungary.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (6-4) 23 @ Ottawa (1-9) 40
British Columbia (4-6) 34 @ Winnipeg (6-4) 53

Sean Salisbury threw 6 touchdown passes to lead the Blue Bombers to their third straight win as they defeated the Lions at Winnipeg Stadium.

CIAU
Manitoba 0 @ Alberta (1-1) 38

NFL
Five days after hitting a home run for the New York Yankees, Deion Sanders returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown in his National Football League debut with the Atlanta Falcons.

Baseball
Rookie pitcher Steve Wilson recorded 10 strikeouts in 5 innings and relief pitchers struck out 8 more as the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 before 37,281 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago to take a 2½-game lead over the Cardinals in the National League East Division pennant race. Scott Sanderson, the second Chicago pitcher, allowed 2 hits and no runs in 1+ inning to get the win, improving his 1989 record to 10-8, while St. Louis starter Ken Hill fell to 7-12.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): I Swear--All-4-One (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy: 7 Seconds--Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Johnny Techno Ska--Paco Pil (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (4th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): 7 Seconds--Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (15th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men (3rd week at #1)
2 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
3 Wild Night--John Mellencamp with Me'Shell Ndegeocello
4 When Can I See You--Babyface
5 Stroke You Up--Changing Faces
6 Fantastic Voyage--Coolio
7 Can You Feel the Love Tonight--Elton John
8 I Swear--All-4-One
9 This D.J.--Warren G
10 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base

Singles entering the chart were Endless Love by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey (#31); Short Dick Man by 20 Fingers featuring Gillette (#85); I Saw it Cummin' by PMD (#89); Am I Wrong by Love Spit Love (#93); and Third Rock from the Sun by Joe Diffie (#99).

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I'll Make Love to You--Boyz II Men (2nd week at #1)
2 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
3 When Can I See You--Babyface
4 Wild Night--John Mellencamp with Me’shell Ndegeocello
5 Any Time, Any Place/And On and On--Janet Jackson
6 Can You Feel the Love Tonight--Elton John
7 Shine--Collective Soul
8 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base
9 Back and Forth--Aaliyah
10 Fantastic Voyage--Coolio

Singles entering the chart were Endless Love by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey (#48); Whipped by Jon Secada (#72); Fade Into You by Mazzy Star (#84); Breathless by All-4-One (#87); Hungah by Karyn White (#88); and Think Twice by Celine Dion (#94).

At the movies
The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, received its premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Died on this date
Charles Drake, 76. U.S. actor. Mr. Drake, born Charles Ruppert, played supporting roles in such movies as Winchester '73 (1950); Harvey (1950); To Hell and Back (1955); and No Name on the Bullet (1959). He appeared in numerous television programs from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Music
This blogger was in attendance at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performed, with pianist Jon Kimura Parker the guest soloist.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (3-7) 28 @ Ottawa (3-7) 18
Sacramento (4-5-1) 30 @ Baltimore (6-4) 29
Shreveport (0-10) 21 @ Las Vegas (4-6) 34

Timm Rosenbach threw touchdown passes to Kelvin Means and Ken Evraire, and John Hood rushed for another TD, as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Rough Riders before 17,321 fans at Frank Clair Stadium. Terry Baker kicked 5 field goals and a single for Ottawa.



Roman Anderson kicked his third field goal of the game, this one from 47 yards, on the last play of regulation time, to give the Gold Miners their win over the Baltimore Football Club before 42,116 fans at Memorial Stadium. Sacramento quarterback David Archer threw 2 touchdown passes to Troy Mills and another to Rod Harris. Baltimore quarterback Tracy Ham completed a touchdown pass to Walter Wilson and 2 more to Chris Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong's second touchdown, from 14 yards, gave his team a 28-27 lead after Donald Igwebuike's convert with 3:41 remaining in regulation time. Mr. Igwebuike, who had kicked 2 field goals, missed on a field goal attempt with 44 second left, scoring a single point to give Baltimore a 29-27 lead.

Anthony Calvillo threw 2 touchdown passes to Curtis Mayfield and Jason Garrett rushed for 2 TDs as the Posse came back from an 18-10 halftime deficit to defeat the Pirates before 9,467 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium. Mr. Calvillo also connected with Tamarick Vanover for a 2-point convert. Shreveport quarterback Robert Cobb completed touchdown passes to David Lucas and Charles Thompson.

CIAU
British Columbia (0-3) 21 @ Alberta (1-1) 24

20 years ago
1999

Diplomacy
Israel transferred 7% of the West Bank to partial Palestinian control.

Labour
Major league baseball umpires opposed to union chief Richie Phillips announced plans to form a new union and seek certification to represent all umpires.

Tennis
Martina Hingis defeated Venus Williams 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the U.S. Open women’s final against Miss Williams’ sister Serena.

Football
CFL
Calgary (7-3) 38 @ Edmonton (3-7) 13

Dave Dickenson completed 26 of 36 passes for 457 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed 19 yards for a TD of his own to lead the Stampeders over the Eskimos before 52,458 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. Kelvin Anderson rushed 19 times for 88 yards and the other Calgary touchdown. The only Edmonton touchdown came with 2:05 remaining in the 1st half when Andre Batson blocked a punt and Rick Walters returned it 46 yards for the score.



Baseball
Pedro Martinez gave up just 1 hit--a solo home run by Chili Davis--and posted 17 strikeouts as the Boston Red Sox’ ace improved his 1999 record to 21-4, defeating the New York Yankees 3-1 before 55,239 fans at Yankee Stadium. The 17 strikeouts was a Yankees’ team record for a single game. Andy Pettitte allowed 8 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 6+ innings to fall to 12-11.

The Cleveland Indians scored 12 runs on the 4th inning on their way to a 14-6 win over the Chicago White Sox before 19,132 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago.