September 22, 2019

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Julie!

520 years ago
1499

War
The Treaty of Basel concluded the Swabian War between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg.

480 years ago
1539

Died on this date
Guru Nanak, 69. Pakistani religious leader. Guru Nanak founded Sikhism and was the first of the 10 Sikh gurus, and his spirit of authority is believed to have descended upon the subsequent gurus. He taught that spiritual life and secular life are intertwined and part of the Infinite Reality, with increased spiritual awareness leading to increased participation in the everyday world. Guru Nanak died shortly after appointing his successor, Guru Angad.

230 years ago
1789

War
Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeated superior Ottoman Empire forces in the Battle of Rymnik in what is now Romania.

Politics and government
The United States Congress authorized the office of Postmaster General.

130 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Hooks Dauss. U.S. baseball pitcher. George August Dauss played with the Detroit Tigers (1912-1926), compiling a record of 223-182 with an earned run average of 3.30 in 538 games, batting .189 with 6 home runs and 107 runs batted in in 545 games. He had three seasons of more than 20 wins, with his best season being 1915, when he was 24-13 with a 2.50 ERA in 46 games. Mr. Dauss died after a long illness on July 27, 1963 at the age of 73.

125 years ago
1894

Born on this date
Elisabeth Rethberg. German singer. Miss Rethberg, born Lisbeth Sättler, was an operatic soprano who was active in Germany and internationally from 1915-1942. She made numerous recordings in the 1920s and '30s. Miss Rethberg died on June 6, 1976 at the age of 81.

110 years ago
1909

Baseball
Jimmy McAleer resigned as manager of the St. Louis Browns. In his 8 seasons in St. Louis from 1902-1909, Mr. McAleer compiled a record of 521 wins, 632 losses, and 26 ties for a winning percentage of .452. His best season in St. Louis was his first, when the Browns finished 78-58, second to the Philadelphia Athletics.

100 years ago
1919

Labour
The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, began in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.

90 years ago
1929

Football
NFL
Dayton (0-1) 0 @ Green Bay (1-0) 9
Chicago Bears (1-0) 19 Minneapolis (0-1) 6 @ Madison, Wisconsin

80 years ago
1939

Abominations
A joint German–Soviet military parade was held in Brest-Litovsk to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Regina (2-4) 0 @ Calgary (3-3) 24
Winnipeg (6-0) 18 @ Edmonton (1-5) 0

Lynn Warren rushed 11 times for 103 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Paul Rowe rushed 11 times for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Bronks blanked the Roughriders before 4,000 fans at Mewata Stadium. Mr. Rowe also kicked 2 converts.

Wayne Sheley scored 2 touchdowns and Jeff Nicklin added another TD as the Blue Bombers shut out the Eskimos at Clarke Stadium. The Winnipeg defense limited the Edmonton offense to 4 first downs and 103 yards net offense.

75 years ago
1944

War
Soviet forces captured the Estonian capital of Tallinn. After several days of stalemate, U.S. Marines continued their advance on Peleliu Island in the Palau Islands. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt indicated that he would not attempt to have U.S. Navy Admiral Husband Kimmel and U.S. Army Major General Walter Short court martialled for their roles in the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration's policy committee adopted three resolutions providing for "limited" help to Italy and aid for Allied nationals, German Jews and other anti-Nazis found in enemy territory.

Labour
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell ordered a relaxation of the 54-hour week in Army arsenals and depots because the backlog of military work had been reduced.

70 years ago
1949

Died on this date
Matty Fitzgerald, 69. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Fitzgerald was a catcher with the New York Giants (1906-1907), batting .286 with no home runs and 3 runs batted in in 11 games. He played at least 678 games in 11 seasons in the minor leagues from 1905-1915.

Sam Wood, 66. U.S. movie director. Mr. Wood began directing silent movies in 1920, and made a successful transition to sound. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his direction of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939); Kitty Foyle (1940); and Kings Row (1942). Mr. Wood also directed the Marx Brothers comedies A Night at the Opera (1935) and A Day at the Races (1937). He became an anti-Communist activist in his later years, founding and leading the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals. Mr. Wood died of a heart attack shortly after raging against a liberal screenwriter who was suing Mr. Wood's organization for slander.

Abominations
The U.S.S.R. exploded its first atomic bomb.

World events
Eight defendants in the Hungarian espionage trial made their final pleas, all admitting to government charges of subversion.

Diplomacy
Chinese United Nations delegate T.F. Tsiang accused the U.S.S.R. of fostering the Chinese civil war with the aim of undermining "the independence and integrity of China and the peace of the Far East."

Politics and government
The U.S.A., U.K., and France formally granted the West German government sovereignty over German internal affairs.

The Argentine Congress passed a bill providing prison sentences for showing "disrespect" toward government leaders.

U.S. President Harry Truman appointed General George Marshall as president of the American Red Cross.

Crime
Nathan Leopold, imprisoned since 1924 for the "thrill killing" of 10-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, received a reduced sentence, which left him eligible for parole in 1953, for participating in malaria experiments during World War II.

Oil
The U.S. Commerce Department announced its approval of the export of $500,000 worth of oil-drilling machinery to the U.S.S.R.

Economics and finance
U.S. Senator Guy Gillette (Democrat--Iowa) opened a Senate Agriculture subcommittee inquiry into food prices, charging that middlemen got too large a share of agricultural profits.

Labour
U.S. President Truman persuaded United Steel Workers of America leaders to postpone a threatened steel workers' strike for the second time to allow further negotiations over pensions with U.S. Steel and other producers.

Disasters
The Argentine minesweeper Fournier sank in the Straits of Magellan, with the loss of 77 crew members.

Baseball
The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to within ½ game of the National League-leading St. Louis Cardinals with a 19-6 rout of the Cardinals before 30,765 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. The Dodgers collected 19 hits and 13 bases on balls against 6 pitchers. Carl Furillo led the Brooklyn attack with 3 doubles, 2 singles, and 7 runs batted in. Joe Hatten pitched a 10-hit complete game, allowing 5 earned runs to improve his 1949 record to 12-8. Stan Musial hit his 32nd home run of the season for the Cardinals. Steve Bilko played the last 6 innings at first base for the Cardinals, batting 1 for 2 with a base on balls and a run, making 7 putouts in his first major league game. Bill Reeder, the sixth and last St. Louis pitcher, allowed 4 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 2 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 1 in his 21st and last major league game.

Cincinnati Reds' second baseman Sammy Meeks hit a home run in each game of a doubleheader against the New York Giants before 1,494 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Giants won the first game 3-1, and the Reds won the second game 8-4. Pinch hitter Lloyd Merriman's 3-run home run in the bottom of the 6th inning of the second game provided insurance runs for the Reds. Rudy Rufer made his major league debut as New York's starting shortstop in the first game, batting 0 for 2 with a base on balls, making 1 putout and 1 assist. Roger Bowman started on the mound for the Giants in the second game, allowing 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 4 innings, with 4 bases on balls and 3 strikeouts in his first major league game, batting 0 for 1 and making 1 putout. He was relieved by Andy Tomasic, who allowed 5 hits and 7 runs--all earned--in 2 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out none to take the loss in his only major league decision in his second and last major league game.

Wally Westlake singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning, stole second base with 2 out, and scored on a single by Danny Murtaugh to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 1-0 win over the Boston Braves before 8,261 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Murry Dickson (10-14) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Johnny Sain (10-16), who allowed 9 hits. Dixie Walker singled in the 7th inning as a pinch hitter for the Pirates in the 1,905th and last game of his 18-year major league career.

60 years ago
1959

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Ordeal on Locust Street, starring Augusta Dabney, David Lewis, Suzanne Lloyd, and Bart Burns



Died on this date
Josef Matthias Hauer, 76. Austrian composer. Mr. Hauer was best known for developing a method for composing with all 12 notes of the chromatic scale. He wrote 576 known works.

Sidney Baruch, 74. U.S. electrical engineer. Mr. Baruch invented depth charges, pneumatic mailing tubes, film sound recording, and other devices.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly approved a U.S. resolution deferring for another year the consideration of Communist China's membership in the UN.

Politics and government
Sikkim Congress Party leaders C.D. Rai and Nahakul Pradhan demanded the accession of Sikkim to India in order to protect the Himalayan state against Communist China.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations convention authorized the readmission of the International Longshoremen's Association on a two-year probationary basis.

Baseball
The Chicago White Sox defeated the second-place Cleveland Indians 4-2 before 54,293 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland to clinch their first American league pennant in 40 years. Former Indians’ ace Early Wynn (21-10) was the winning pitcher, with 9th-inning relief help from Gerry Staley. Al Smith hit a home run for the White Sox, and Chicago turned 4 double plays, including one to end the game. Jim Perry (12-10) took the loss. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley was watching the game on television at home in Chicago, and when it ended, he ordered the city's air raid sirens turned on.





Alvin Dark led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a double and scored ahead of George Altman when the latter hit a home run with 2 out to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants before 5,442 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Jim Owens and Humberto Robinson were the respective winning pitchers for the Philadelphia Philles as they swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 and 3-2 before 8,533 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Mr. Robinson reported that gambler Harold Friedman had offered him $1,500 to throw the second game. Mr. Robinson rebuffed the offer, and Mr. Friedman was held on bail. Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick later commended Mr. Robinson for promptly reporting to him.

Winning pitcher Juan Pizarro doubled home Andy Pafko and Felix Mantilla, and scored on a single by Bobby Avila as the Milwaukee Braves scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th inning and withstood a 2-run 9th-inning rally to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 before 17,658 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The Pirates had runners on first and second bases with 2 out in the 9th, but relief pitcher Don McMahon induced pinch hitter Rocky Nelson to ground out to second base to end the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a major league record by using 9 pinch hitters. The last one, Frank Howard, hit his first home run of the season, a 3-run shot with 2 out in the 9th inning, but the Dodgers still came up short against the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 11-10 before 12,732 fans at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, leaving the second-place Dodgers 1 game behind the Milwaukee Braves in the National League pennant race, and 1 game ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning and the Cardinals scored 4 in the bottom of the inning. Neither starting pitcher, Sandy Koufax of Los Angeles, and Larry Jackson of St. Louis, made it out of the 1st inning. Tommy Davis made his major league debut with the Dodgers, striking out as a pinch hitter to lead off the 4th inning.

International League
Finals
Richmond 0 @ Havana 1 (Havana won best-of-seven series 4-2)

American Association
Finals
Fort Worth 6 @ Minneapolis 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ikebukuro no Yoru--Mina Aoe (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): María Isabel--Los Payos (8th week at #1)

On the radio
The Challenge of Space, on Springbok Radio
Tonight’s episode: Unknown--UFOs

Defense
The United States Defense Department disclosed that the Air Force would be cut by 50,000 men and the Marine Corps by 20,300 by the end of fiscal 1970. The Pentagon also slated the inactivation of 22 Navy ships and 209 Air Force planes, in line with Defense Secretary Melvin Laird’s attempt to cut military spending by $3 billion for fiscal 1969. The reductions were in addition to the deactivation of 76 ships and a Navy manpower cut announced in August.

Politics and government
Tom Berger announced his resignation as leader of British Columbia’s New Democratic Party. Mr. Berger had lost his Vancouver-Burrard seat in the August 27 provincial election. Dave Barrett was chosen to replace Mr. Berger as the party’s new leader.

Disasters
A bus plunged into the Parabati River in India, killing 31 and injuring 2 survivors.

Baseball
Willie Mays hit his 600th career major league home run as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 before 4,779 fans at San Diego Stadium. Mr. Mays was sent up as a pinch hitter for rookie left fielder George Foster in the 7th inning, and hit #600 off Mike Corkins.

The Boston Red Sox scored all their runs in the 4th inning as they overcame a 3-0 deficit and edged the New York Yankees 4-3 before 12,961 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Mike Garman made his major league debut as Boston's starting pitcher, allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs in 7+ innings, walking 6 batters and striking out 6 to get the win with relief help from Sparky Lyle. Mr. Garman also batted 1 for 3, and made 2 putouts and an assist.

Cesar Tovar singled home Frank Quilici from second base with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning for what proved to be the deciding run as the Minnesota Twins withstood a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 9th and defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 before 7,727 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City to clinch the American League West Division pennant.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Well All Right--Santana (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Tu Sei l'Unica Donna Per Me--Alan Sorrenti (14th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Cars--Gary Numan

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Quiereme Mucho--Julio Iglesias (4th week at #1)
2 I Don't Like Mondays--The Boomtown Rats
3 We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard
4 El Lute/Gotta Go Home--Boney M.
5 Surf City/Dead Man's Curve--Jan & Dean
6 Willem--Willem Duyn
7 Don't Bring Me Down--The Electric Light Orchestra
8 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
9 Can't Stand Losing You--The Police
10 A Brand New Day--The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross & Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were Gangsters by the Specials (#24); If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold it Against Me by the Bellamy-Brothers (#27); Lost in Magic by Sister Sledge (#34); Oma by Tol Hansse (#39); and Moskau by Dschinghis Khan (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (5th week at #1)
2 After the Love Has Gone--Earth, Wind & Fire
3 The Devil Went Down to Georgia--The Charlie Daniels Band
4 Rise--Herb Alpert
5 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
6 Sad Eyes--Robert John
7 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
8 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
9 Sail On--Commodores
10 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Broken Hearted Me by Anne Murray (#76); Please Don't Leave by Lauren Wood (#80); Let Me Know (I Have a Right) by Gloria Gaynor (#81); I'm So Anxious by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (#82); Dancin' 'round and 'round by Olivia Newton-John (#84); Angeleyes by ABBA (#85); Do You Think I'm Disco? by Steve Dahl and Teenage Radiation (#88); and Hold on to the Night by Hotel (#89).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (6th week at #1)
2 Sad Eyes--Robert John
3 Good Times--Chic
4 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
5 Sail On--Commodores
6 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
7 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
10 Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)--Robert Palmer

Singles entering the chart were Broken Hearted Me by Anne Murray (#79); Let Me Know (I Have a Right) by Gloria Gaynor (#83); Please Don't Leave by Lauren Wood (#86); Half the Way by Crystal Gayle (#88); Hold on to the Night by Hotel (#89); and Get it Up by Ronnie Milsap (#97).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 My Sharona--The Knack (3rd week at #1)
2 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
3 Good Times--Chic
4 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
5 Born to Be Alive--Patrick Hernandez
6 Let's Go--The Cars
7 One Way or Another--Blondie
8 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
9 You Can't Change That--Raydio
10 Is She Really Going Out with Him?--Joe Jackson

Singles entering the chart were You Decorated My Life by Kenny Rogers (#81); Hold On, I'm Coming by Karen Silver (#83); Come to Me by France Joli (#86); Voulez-Vous by ABBA (#87); Good Girls Don't by the Knack (#89); 3 Dressed Up as a 9 by Trooper (#90); Rolene by Moon Martin (#93); This Night Won't Last Forever by Michael Johnson (#97); So Good, So Right by Brenda Russell (#98); and There was a Time by Wish (#99).

World events
A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, was observed near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean. Its cause was never determined.

Health
It was reported that an upsurge in cholera had killed 8 and left 557 ailing in Iran.

Football
CFL
Toronto (4-6) 25 @ British Columbia (8-2-1) 34

Quarterback Joe Paopao led the Lions over the Argonauts at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, setting a Canadian Football League record with 18 consecutive completed passes, and finishing with 21 completions in 24 attempts for 244 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown pass to Leon Bright. Mr. Bright also scored a touchdown on a 101-yard punt return. Peter Muller caught 5 passes for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns and a 2-point convert for the Argonauts. Former Detroit Lion Eddie Payton, the brother of Chicago Bears’ legend Walter Payton and uncle of future Argonaut Jarrett Payton, played his second and last CFL game with the Argonauts. He carried 7 times for 27 yards, caught 2 passes for 16, and returned 2 punts for 19 yards.

CIAU
Ottawa (2-1) 21 @ Queen's (1-1) 20
Carleton (3-0) 22 @ Concordia (0-2) 14
McGill (2-1) 23 @ Bishop's (1-2) 21
Western Ontario (1-1) 26 @ Waterloo (1-2) 3
Windsor (1-2) 14 @ York (1-1) 22
Manitoba (1-3) 44 @ Saskatchewan (1-2) 27
British Columbia (3-1) 17 @ Alberta (3-1) 16

Barry Safiniuk rushed 11 times for 57 yards, caught 4 passes for 136 yards, and scored 2 touchdowns to help the Bisons defeat the Huskies at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.

B.C. quarterback Greg Clarkson completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Berry Muis on a third-down play with 1:31 remaining in the game to give the Thunderbirds a one-point lead over the Golden Bears. A 2-point convert attempt was unsuccessful, but UBC thwarted Alberta’s final offensive drive at the Thunderbirds’ 49-yard line, and recorded their first win at Varsity Stadium in 20 years. Sean Kehoe led the Alberta attack with 16 rushes for 169 yards, including a 67-yard touchdown run. Trevor Kennerd converted Mr. Kehoe’s touchdown and kicked a 42-yard field goal, but he missed 4 other field goal attempts. His brother Forrest, the Golden Bears’ quarterback, also had a poor game, completing 16 of 29 passes for just 133 yards and 4 interceptions. He was briefly relieved by Jaimie Crawford, who was 2 for 4 for 19 yards and 1 interception. Mr. Clarkson completed just 11 of 31 passes for 165 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma

Died on this date
Irving Berlin, 101. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Berlin wrote over 1,500 songs; White Christmas, God Bless America, and Alexander’s Ragtime Band are among the best-known.

Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, 60. Nigerian politician. Dr. Alli was a medical school professor and a member of the Unity Party of Nigeria who served as Governor of Bendel State from 1979-1983, instituting numerous reforms and establishing hundreds of schools. After the military government seized power in Nigeria in a coup at the end of 1983, Dr. Alli was sentenced to 100 years in prison for allegedly misappropriating funds. He was freed when a fine was paid on his behalf, and died on his 60th birthday.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, meeting in Jackson, Wyoming, announced that U.S. President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev would hold their first summit conference in the spring or summer of 1990. They also signed agreements on the monitoring of chemical weapons; the environment; and on principles for verifying limits on strategic forces and nuclear tests.

Terrorism
A bomb blast at a British army barracks in Kent killed 10 young soldiers. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-4) 20 @ Winnipeg (7-5) 19 (OT)

Paul Osbaldiston’s 26-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the second overtime period went wide and through the end zone for the winning point in front of 28,449 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. He had just missed from 31 yards, and the Blue Bombers had run the ball out of the end zone, but an offside penalty against the Blue Bombers gave Mr. Osbaldiston another chance. The Tiger-Cats led 13-0 in the second quarter, but the Blue Bombers came back to tie the game 16-16 in the fourth quarter. Mr. Osbaldiston kicked his fourth field goal of the game, from 36 yards, with 2:58 remaining in regulation time to give Hamilton a 19-16 lead, but Winnipeg came back and sent the game into overtime when Trevor Kennerd kicked a 43-yard field goal with 42 seconds left to tie the score at 19. The Blue Bombers were their own worst enemies, losing 4 of 5 fumbles, while quarterbacks Sean Salisbury and Lee Saltz combined to throw 3 interceptions. Mr. Salisbury handed off to Ricky Blake for one touchdown, and completed a 14-yard pass to James Murphy for the other Blue Bomber major. Hamilton quarterback Mike Kerrigan threw a touchdown pass to Wally Zatylny, but also tossed 4 interceptions.



Baseball
Dave Stewart of the Oakland Athletics earned his 100th career major league victory when he and the Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins 5-2. The win was his 20th of the season, making Mr. Stewart the first American League pitcher in more than a decade to record three straight 20-win seasons.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Voodoo People--The Prodigy

On television tonight
Baseball, on PBS
Tonight's episode: Fifth Inning: Shadow Ball

Died on this date
Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, 83. U.K. politician. Lord Shackleton, the youngest son of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, explored Indonesia and the Canadian Arctic before entering politics as a member of the Labour Party. He represented Preston (1946-1950) and Preston South (1950-1955) in the House of Commons, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1955. Lord Shackleton held several cabinet posts in the government of Prime Minister Harold Wilson, including Minister of State for the Air Force (1964-1967). He was Leader of the House of Lords (1968-1970) and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords (1970-1974).

Leonard Feather, 80. U.K.-born U.S. musician, composer, and journalist. Mr. Feather was a jazz pianist and clarinetist who settled in the United States in 1939. His compositions included the jazz standards Blowtop Blues and How Blue Can You Get?, but he was best known as the jazz critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1960 until his death, and writing liner notes for numerous albums. Mr. Feather died eight days after his 80th birthday.

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
George C. Scott, 71. U.S. actor. Mr. Scott won an Academy Award for his starring performance in Patton (1970), but refused to accept the award because of his opposition to competition among actors. He was nominated for his starring performance in The Hospital (1971), and his supporting performances in Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and The Hustler (1961). Mr. Scott was nominated for eight Emmy Awards, winning for his starring performance in the drama The Price (1971) and his supporting performance in 12 Angry Men (1997). He also had a successful theatrical career, receiving five Tony Award nominations, and winning an Obie Award for his starring role in Desire Under the Elms (1963). Mr. Scott died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Health
The U.S. Justice Department sued five major American tobacco companies and two defunct lobbying groups, charging that they had colluded to defraud the public, misleading smokers about the addictiveness and dangers of tobacco products. The suit sought to recover expenditures made by Medicare and by veterans’ and federal employees’ health plans.

Baseball
The Toronto Blue Jays amassed 22 hits and scored 8 runs in the first 2 innings as they beat the Boston Red Sox 14-9 before 25,345 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Shawn Green batted 4 for 6 with 3 runs, and hit his 40th home run of the season for the Blue Jays, while teammate Vernon Wells was 4 for 5 with a run and 2 runs batted in. Toronto slugger Carlos Delgado was lost for the rest of the season when he fouled a ball off his right leg in the 8th inning, causing a fracture. Mark Portugal, the third of eight Boston pitchers, allowed 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 2 innings, striking out 2 batters and walking none in the 348th and last game of his 15-year major league career.

The Minnesota Twins scored all their runs in the 7th inning as they overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 before 9,895 fans at Network Associates Coliseum in Oakland.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored 11 runs in the 8th inning to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 before 13,043 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee.