October 6, 2019

730 years ago
1289

Born on this date
Wenceslaus III. King of Hungary and Croatia, 1301-1305; King of Poland, 1305-1306; King of Bohemia, 1305-1306. Wenceslaus III succeeded Andrew II as King of Hungary and Wenceslaus II as King of Poland and Bohemia. He renounced the Hungarian throne in 1305 and was murdered in Moravia on August 4, 1306 at the age of 16.

680 years ago
1539

World events
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his army entered the Apalachee capital of Anhaica (present-day Tallahassee, Florida) by force.

275 years ago
1744

Born on this date
James McGill. Scottish-born Canadian businessman. Mr. McGill was a fur trader who was a member of Lower Canada's ruling Chateau Clique. His most notable legacy was the founding of McGill University in Montreal. Mr. McGill died on December 19, 1813 at the age of 69.

250 years ago
1769

Born on this date
Isaac Brock. U.K. military officer. Major-General Sir Isaac was assigned to command forces in Upper Canada in 1802, and also held political office, taking over as administrator of Upper Canada in 1811 after Lieutenant Governor Francis Gore left for England. Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac led British forces in the War of 1812, achieving the capture of Detroit in July 1912, but was killed in the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812, a week after his 43rd birthday.

200 years ago
1819

Died on this date
Charles Emmanuel IV, 68. King of Sardinia, 1796-1802. Charles Emmanuel IV succeeded his father Victor Amadeus III on the throne, and abdicated in favour of his younger brother Victor Emmanuel I. King Charles Emmanuel took Jesuit vows in 1815, and spent the rest of his life at the Jesuit novitiate in Rome.

190 years ago
1829

Died on this date
Pierre Derbigny, 60. French-born U.S. politician and judge. Mr. Derbigny moved to the United States after the French Revolution, eventually settling in Louisiana. He held several offices before sitting on the Louisiana Supreme Court (1814-1820). Mr. Derbigny resigned from the court to campaign unsuccessfully for Governor in 1820, but served as Louisiana's Secretary of State (1821-1828). He was successful in his gubernatorial campaign as a National Republican candidate in 1828, and served as Governor of Louisiana from December 15, 1828 until his death at the age of 60 on October 6, 1829, three days after being thrown from a carriage.

170 years ago
1849

Died on this date
Lajos Batthyány, 42. Prime Minister of Hungary, 1848. Count Batthyány entered the Upper House of Parliament in 1830 as a hereditary peer. He became Leader of the Opposition in 1840, became Prime Minister on March 17, 1848, creating the first Hungarian Diet after the Revolution of 1848. Count Batthyány was unable to manage conflict between the Austrian monarchy and Hungarian separatists, and resigned as Prime Minister on October 2, 1848. He was arrested and imprisoned in January 1849; following an unsuccessful suicide attempt, he was executed by an Austrian military firing squad.

War
13 Hungarian generals, known as the 13 Martyrs of Arad, were executed by authorities of the Austrian Empire after the Hungarian war of independence.

130 years ago
1889

Movies
U.S. inventor Thomas Edison showed his first motion picture.

Franciana
The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened in Paris.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Siad Barre. 3rd President of Somalia, 1969-1991. Major General Barre became President after the military coup that overthrew and assassinated President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke in October 1969. Maj. Gen. Barre turned Somalia into a one-party Marxist-Leninist dictatorship, achieving some reforms in the 1970s, but declining in popularity after defeat in the Ogaden War (1977-1978) against Ethiopia. Maj. Gen. Barre was deposed in a revolt in 1991, and he died in exile in Nigeria on January 2, 1995 at the age of 75.

Defense
The British Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, conducted by Mr. Justice Charles Henry Sargant, was convened to investigate the claims of 12 persons (10 individuals and one pair) relating to the invention of tanks; it delivered its recommendations on November 27, 1919.

Baseball
World Series
Cincinnati Reds 5 @ Chicago White Sox 0 (Cincinnati led best-of-nine series 4-1)

Hod Eller pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 9, including 6 in a row, as the Reds blanked the White Sox 5-0 before 34,379 fans at Comiskey Park. The Reds scored 4 runs in the 6th inning, with Edd Roush’s triple the key hit. Lefty Williams absorbed his second loss of the series.

90 years ago
1929

Football
NFL
Boston (0-1) 0 @ Orange (1-0-1) 7
Dayton (0-4) 0 @ Staten Island (1-0) 12
Frankford (3-0) 13 @ Buffalo (0-3) 0
New York (1-0-1) 7 @ Providence (1-1) 0
Chicago Cardinals (1-1) 2 @ Green Bay (3-0) 9
Chicago Bears (2-1) 7 @ Minneapolis (0-2) 6

80 years ago
1939

War
Germany's invasion of Poland ended with the surrender of the Polish army after the Battle of Kock.

Football
CRU
WIFU
Winnipeg (8-0) 19 @ Calgary (3-5) 17

Wayne Sheley completed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Art Stevenson with less than 3 minutes remaining in the game to give the Blue Bombers their win over the Bronks before 2,500 fans at Mewata Stadium. Winnipeg led 17-3 at halftime on touchdowns by Jeff Nicklin and Andy Bieber. Mr. Nicklin scored on a lateral from Bud Marquardt after Mr. Marquardt had caught a pass from Mr. Sheley. Paul Rowe scored 2 touchdowns for the Bronks and Bizz Bisbee scored the other Calgary TD.

75 years ago
1944

War
Soviet troops invaded Hungary on a 73-mile front, driving as much as 12 miles inside the country. U.S. troops in Germany gained southeast of Aachen with a thrust of about a mile through the forest of Hurtgen. Dutch Prime Minister Pieter Gerbrandy said in London that his country faced the greatest disaster by flood and famine it had ever known as a result of the prolongation of fighting there.

Technology
General Electric researcher Dr. Ernest Charlton said that a two-million volt X-ray machine, which would take pictures through a foot of steel, had been perfected.

Society
20 men and 11 women, all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were convicted in Salt Lake City of conspiring to preach and practice polygamy.

Baseball
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals 2 @ St. Louis Browns 6 (Browns led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Browns scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning as they defeated the Cardinals before 34,737 fans at Sportsman's Park.

70 years ago
1949

At the movies
The Heiress, produced and directed by William Wyler, and starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, and Ralph Richardson, opened in theatres.

Died on this date
Robert Hannegan, 46. U.S. politician. Mr. Hannegan, a Democrat, was closely associated with U.S. Senator Bennett Clark (Democrat--Missouri), and was a strong supporter of Harry Truman. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1944-1947), and was U.S. Postmaster General in the cabinet of President Truman (1945-1947). Mr. Hannegan died after several years of poor health.

Crime
Japanese-American broadcaster Iva Toguri D'Aquino, popularly known as "Tokyo Rose," was convicted by a U.S. federal grand jury in San Francisco of treason, and sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined $10,000.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Francis Matthews suspended Captain John Crommelin, Jr. from active duty and restricted him to Washington, following his unauthorized release of letters protesting alleged de-emphasis of the naval air arm.

Politics and government
The U.S. Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee voted to end its investigation of charges of mismanagement in the Atomic Energy Commission.

Journalism
Communist authorities in Shanghai banned news dispatches by reporters from countries which did not recognize the People's Republic of China.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman signed the $1.3-billion Military Assistance Program bill and the $5.8-billion economic aid bill for Western Europe and other strategic areas.

Labour
The strike of the Congress of Industrial Organizations International Longshoremen's and Warehouseman's Union in Hawaii ended after 159 days when the union accepted a settlement providing an immediate hourly wage increase of 14c, with a smaller increase to follow in the next year.

Baseball
World Series
Brooklyn Dodgers 1 @ New York Yankees 0 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

Gil Hodges singled home Jackie Robinson in the 2nd inning, and it stood as the only run before 70,053 fans at Yankee Stadium. Preacher Roe gave up 6 hits in going the distance for the win, outduelling Vic Raschi.



60 years ago
1959

On television tonight
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond, hosted by John Newland, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Brainwave, starring George Grizzard, Tod Andrews, and Whit Bissell



Died on this date
Bernard Berenson, 94. Lithuanian-born U.S. historian. Mr. Berenson, born Bernhard Valvrojenski, moved to Boston in 1875. In a career spanning more than 60 years, he became known as an expert on Renaissance painters. Mr. Berenson's books included The Drawings of the Florentine Painters (1903).

Space
The U.S.S.R. called for a conference with the U.S.A. on various space issues. The Soviets also announced that the Lunik III probe had achieved lunar orbit.

Diplomacy
Addressing a rally in East Berlin, East German Premier Otto Grotewohl and visiting Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov indicated that East German participation would be sought in any East-West summit conference.

Saudi Arabian United Nations representative Ahmed Shukairy said that Arab states were willing to open negotiations with Israel only after Israel had complied with UN resolutions on the rights of Palestinian Arab refugees; the borders of Israel; and the internationalization of Jerusalem.

Defense
Denying U.S. charges that the U.S.S.R. was responsible for a delay in reaching a test-ban agreement, Soviet First Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov said that the Soviet Union was willing to sign an immediate ban on all future atomic explosions. Former U.S. President Harry Truman warned against accepting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's pledges of disarmament and coexistence until he had demonstrated "good faith" in living up to the Yalta and Potsdam agreements.

Scandal
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight, chaired by Rep. Oren Harris (Democrat--Arkansas), began a probe into the rigging of outcomes in televised quiz shows from 1955-1958, with Herb Stempel testifying that he had won $49,500 on the NBC quiz show Twenty-One in 1956 by receiving answers in advance from executive producer Dan Enright.

Labour
Invoking the Taft-Hartley Act, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order creating a board of inquiry to investigate the issues in the dock strike, and warning that continuation of the strike would "imperil the national health and safety."

Baseball
World Series
Chicago White Sox 1 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 0 (Los Angeles led best of-seven series 3-2)

The White Sox scored on a double play in the 4th inning as they edged the Los Angeles Dodgers before 92,706 fans in the last post-season game ever played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, setting a World Series attendance record that still stands. Trailing in the 7th inning, the Dodgers had 2 men on base with 2 out when Charlie Neal hit a fly ball that Chicago center fielder Jim Rivera caught with his back to home plate. Bob Shaw pitched 7 1/3 innings for the White Sox, needing relief help from Billy Pierce and Dick Donovan. Sandy Koufax, making his first start in World Series play, gave up just 5 hits in 7 innings in taking the loss.



Junior World Series
Minneapolis Millers (AA) 2 @ Havana Sugar Kings (IL) 3 (Havana won best-of-seven series 4-3)

Danny Morejon singled home Raul Sanchez from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning at Gran Estadio de La Habana to give the Sugar Kings their only Junior World Series championship. Mr. Sanchez, the winning pitcher, had drawn a base on balls and reached second base on a sacrifice bunt. Lu Clinton hit a solo home run in the 4th inning, and Joe Macko added another solo homer in the 7th to give the Millers a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the 8th, but Elio Chacon singled, and Mr. Morejon followed with a ground-rule double into the fans in right field. Murray Wall then relieved Minneapolis starting pitcher Tom Borland and quickly got 2 strikes on pinch hitter Larry Novak, but Mr. Novak hit the next pitch for a single, scoring Messrs. Chacon and Morejon to tie the score. At the end of the game, the crowd of 20,000 rushed to the box of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro--who had attended all five of the Series games in Havana--and chanted "Fidel, Fidel."



50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ikebukuro no Yoru--Mina Aoe (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): In The Ghetto--Elvis Presley

On television tonight
The Joe Namath Show, hosted by New York Jets' quarterback Joe Namath and sports journalist Dick Schaap, began a 13-week run as a Monday night talk show on a local station in New York City. The guests on the first program were actor Yaphet Kotto and New York Mets' pitcher Tom Seaver. Mr. Kotto had recently taken over the starring role of Jack Jefferson in the Broadway production of The Great White Hope from James Earl Jones, who had gone to Hollywood to film the movie version. Mr. Seaver appeared on the program several hours after the Mets completed a 3-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series to win their first NL pennant.

Died on this date
Walter Hagen, 76. U.S. golfer. Mr. Hagen was the most important figure in the early years of professional golf, as professionalism was frowned on at the time he came along. Mr. Hagen turned professional in 1912, and won 75 professional tournaments, including 11 of what today are considered major tournaments (he won the Western Open five times, when that was regarded as an elite tournament). "Sir Walter" was known for his flamboyant wardrobe and style of play, and he made big money endorsing golf equipment. Mr. Hagen died after a long battle with throat cancer.

Scandal
A U.S. Senate subcommittee investigator said that General Carl C. Turner, a former provost marshal general of the Army, used his official position to acquire a large number of firearms and then sell them for personal profit.

Crime
The trial of Denis Michael Rohan on charges of setting fire to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on August 21, 1969 opened with his plea of not guilty. Police witnesses, however, said that Mr. Rohan had confessed setting the fire because he felt that God wanted him to rebuild the Jewish temple on the site of the mosque.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that unemployment had risen to 4% in September for the first time in almost two years. Officials of the administration of President Richard Nixon hailed the jump as a welcome sign that their anti-inflationary measures were taking effect, but they cautioned that the inflationary trend was still very strong.

Football
NFL
Chicago (0-3) 24 @ New York (2-1) 28

Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 4 @ New York 7 (New York won best-of-five series 3-0)

Home runs by Tommie Agee, Ken Boswell, and Wayne Garrett enabled the Mets to come back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the Braves 7-4 before 54,195 fans at Shea Stadium. Nolan Ryan entered the game in the 3rd inning in relief of a shaky Gary Gentry and pitched 7 innings of relief to earn the win, striking out 7. Mr. Ryan also had 2 hits in 4 at bats and scored a run. Hank Aaron and Orlando Cepeda each hit a 2-run home run for the Braves. For Mr. Aaron, it was his third home run in as many games.







American League Championship Series
Baltimore 11 @ Minnesota 2 (Baltimore won best-of-five series 3-0)

Paul Blair batted 5 for 6 with a home run, 2 doubles, and 5 runs batted in to help the Orioles rout the Twins before 32,735 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. Don Buford added 4 hits for the Orioles, while Jim Palmer went the distance for the win, allowing 10 hits. Al Worthington, the fourth of seven Minnesota pitchers, allowed 3 hits and 1 run--earned--in 1 1/3 innings, with 1 strikeout in the last game of his 14-year major league career.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Some Girls--The Raiders

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Soli--Adriano Celentano (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Welcome John Paul II--Jim Tobín

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Message in a Bottle--The Police (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 A Brand New Day--The Wiz Stars featuring Diana Ross & Michael Jackson
2 Quiereme Mucho--Julio Iglesias
3 Surf City/Dead Man's Curve--Jan & Dean
4 We Don't Talk Anymore--Cliff Richard
5 Willem--Willem Duyn
6 I Don't Like Mondays--The Boomtown Rats
7 Arumbai/Air Mata Tumpa--Massada
8 Marching On--BZN
9 Sail On--Commodores
10 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson

Singles entering the chart were You Can Do It by Al Hudson & the Partners (#26); Whatever You Want by Status Quo (#29); Street Life by the Crusaders (#33); Message in a Bottle by the Police (#34); Radio by Dolly Dots (#36); and Rock and Roll Band by Vitesse (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Sad Eyes--Robert John
2 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
3 Rise--Herb Alpert
4 My Sharona--The Knack
5 Sail On--Commodores
6 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
7 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
8 Pop Muzik--M
9 After the Love Has Gone--Earth, Wind & Fire
10 Dim All the Lights--Donna Summer

Singles entering the chart were Heartache Tonight by the Eagles (#52); Tusk by Fleetwood Mac (#64); Babe by Styx (#72); Dream Police by Cheap Trick (#79); My Forbidden Lover by Chic (#82); Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson (#89); Fooled by a Feeling by Barbara Mandrell (#90); Touch Me When We're Dancing by Bama (#92); Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang (#93); Get it Up by Ronnie Milsap (#94); Another Night by the Wilson Brothers (#95); and When You're #1 by Gene Chandler (#99).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Sad Eyes--Robert John (2nd week at #1)
2 Sail On--Commodores
3 My Sharona--The Knack
4 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough--Michael Jackson
5 I'll Never Love this Way Again--Dionne Warwick
6 Rise--Herb Alpert
7 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
8 Pop Muzik--M
9 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
10 Heaven Must Have Sent You--Bonnie Pointer

Singles entering the chart were Heartache Tonight by the Eagles (#23); Tusk by Fleetwood Mac (#31); Babe by Styx (#49); Dream Police by Cheap Trick (#83); I Need a Lover by John Cougar (#89); Touch Me When We're Dancing by Bama (#96); and All Things are Possible by Dan Peek (#97).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Don't Bring Me Down--Electric Light Orchestra
2 Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)--Robert Palmer
3 I was Made for Lovin' You--Kiss
4 Lonesome Loser--Little River Band
5 My Sharona--The Knack
6 Goodbye Stranger--Supertramp
7 Let's Go--The Cars
8 The Devil Went Down to Georgia--The Charlie Daniels Band
9 Is She Really Going Out with Him?--Joe Jackson
10 Lead Me On--Maxine Nightingale

Singles entering the chart were Leaving for Maui by Footloose (#88); Tusk by Fleetwood Mac (#90); Peter Piper by Frank Mills (#91); Hold On by Ian Gomm (#92); Good Friend by Mary MacGregor (#93); Heartache Tonight by the Eagles (#97); Run Buddy Run by Doucette (#98); and Where were You When I was Falling in Love by Lobo (#100).

Diplomacy
Pope John Paul II arrived in Washington. Among his activities was a visit to the White House. Jimmy Carter became the first American president to receive a pope.

Defense
U.S.S.R. leader Leonid Brezhnev, speaking in East Berlin on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic, said that the U.S.S.R. would withdraw up to 20,000 troops and 1,000 tanks from East Germany during the next year, but he warned that the deployment of new American-made nuclear missiles in western Europe "would radically alter the strategic situation on the continent." He offered to reduce the number of medium-range missiles based in the Soviet Union if no new missiles were installed in western Europe by NATO.

Economics and finance
U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker announced a new package of measures to bring inflation under control, calm financial markets, and bolster the U.S. dollar. The new measures were: an increase of the discount rate by a full percentage point to a record 12%; the imposition of a stiff new reserve requirement on certain kinds of bank deposits, which would increase banks’ costs and discourage them from making some loans; and an important policy change in which the Fed would attempt to control the money supply directly and allow interest rates to rise as much as necessary.

Football
CIAU
St. Mary’s (2-2) 8 @ St. Francis Xavier (4-0) 37
Prince Edward Island (1-3) 0 @ Acadia (3-1) 14
Mount Allison (0-4) 14 @ New Brunswick (2-2) 28
Bishop’s (3-2) 35 @ Concordia (0-4) 19
Quebec at Trois Rivieres (0-4) 11 @ Ottawa (4-1) 31
Queen’s (3-1) 23 @ Carleton (3-1) 7
Wilfrid Laurier (5-0) 32 @ Waterloo (1-4) 6
McMaster (0-5) 2 @ Western Ontario (3-1) 28
Guelph (2-3) 14 @ Windsor (3-2) 34
Calgary (3-3) 8 @ Alberta (4-1) 24
Saskatchewan (1-5) 0 @ British Columbia (4-2) 21

Robin Lawrence made 3 interceptions in the Golden Bears’ win over Calgary before 1,200 fans at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Dinosaur quarterbacks Paul Colborne and Greg Vavra completed 15 of 34 passes. The only Calgary touchdown came on a 65-yard punt return by Jamie Armstead in the first quarter. Alberta quarterback Forrest Kennerd completed 17 of 34 passes for 230 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown pass to Kerry O’Connor. Sean Kehoe scored the other Golden Bear touchdown on a 22-yard rush. Trevor Kennerd converted both and added field goals of 54, 47, and 23 yards, plus a single on a missed field goal attempt. I think the 54-yard field goal was a team record.

Dave Negrin rushed for 99 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Thunderbirds in their win over the Huskies at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Baltimore 8 @ California 0 (Baltimore won best-of-five series 3-1)

Scott McGregor pitched a 6-hitter and Pat Kelly hit a 3-run home run to lead the Orioles over the Angels before 43,199 fans at Anaheim Stadium.





30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Lambada--Kaoma (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Bette Davis, 81. U.S. actress. One of my least favourite actresses, Miss Davis's overacting ruined (or almost ruined) movies such as Bordertown (1935); Jezebel (1938); Now, Voyager (1942); and Watch on the Rhine (1943). On those rare occasions when she toned it down, such as The Corn is Green (1945), she was pretty good.

Diplomacy
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it was awarding its Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama, the exiled Buddhist religious and political leader of Tibet.

Politics and government
Speaking at a congress of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party, party president Rezso Nyers said that the party should be succeeded by a new party that would be a synthesis of both communist and social democratic traditions, and that would seek improved ties with both the Soviet Communist Party and western socialist parties.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that unemployment had increased 0.1% in September to 5.2%.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-6) 27 @ British Columbia (6-8) 46

Matt Dunigan completed 25 of 34 passes for 407 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Lions to victory before 27,021 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Mr. Dunigan also rushed 9 yards for a touchdown. 2 of his touchdown passes went to Eric Streater, with the others going to Anthony Parker and David Williams. Keith Gooch scored another B.C. touchdown on a 21-yard interception return. Derrick McAdoo carried 18 times for 141 yards and a touchdown and caught 5 passes for 96 yards to lead the Tiger-Cats’ attack. Tony Champion scored the other Hamilton touchdown on a 6-yard pass from quarterback Mike Kerrigan.

CIAU
Manitoba (0-6) 43 @ Calgary (4-2) 59

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Oakland 3 @ Toronto 7 (Oakland led best-of-seven series 2-1)

The Blue Jays overcame a 3-0 deficit with 4 runs in the 4th inning and 3 more in the 7th to defeat the Athletics before 50,268 fans at SkyDome. Dave Parker homered for the Athletics in his second straight game.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Secret--Madonna

Diplomacy
South African President Nelson Mandela addressed a joint session of the United States Congress in Washington.

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Amália Rodrigues, 79. Portuguese singer. Miss Rodrigues, nicknamed the "Rainha do Fado" ("Queen of Fado"), helped to popularize fado worldwide, in a career about spanning 60 years. She remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history.

Gorilla Monsoon, 62. U.S. wrestler and broadcaster. Mr. Monsoon, whose real name was Robert James Marella, was a super-heavyweight professional wrestler with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) (later known as the World Wrestling Federation, and now World Wrestling Entertainment) from the late 1950s through the 1980s. Upon his retirement, he began a career as a backstage announcer for WWF events from the mid-1980s until his retirement in 1997. Mr. Marella died of heart failure brought on by complications of diabetes.

War
United Nations peacekeepers from Australia killed two anti-independence militiamen in East Timor who had attempted to ambush them.

Baseball
National League Division Series
Houston 1 @ Atlanta 5 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

Kevin Millwood pitched a 1-hitter for the Braves, giving up just a solo home run to Ken Caminiti in the 2nd inning as the Braves beat the Astros before 41,913 fans at Turner Field.



New York 1 @ Arizona 7 (Best-of-five series tied 1-1)

Steve Finley drove in 5 runs in support of Todd Stottlemyre's starting pitching as the Diamondbacks beat the Mets before 49,328 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.





American League Division Series
Boston 2 @ Cleveland 3 (Cleveland led best-of-five series 1-0)

Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and scored on a 1-out bases-loaded single by Travis Fryman to give the Indians their win over the Red Sox before 45,182 fans at Jacobs Field. Boston starting pitcher Pedro Martinez left the game with a pulled muscle in his back in the 4th inning.





10 years ago
2009

Died on this date
Douglas Campbell, 87. U.K.-born Canadian actor. Mr. Campbell, a native of Glasgow, was mainly known as a stage actor, beginning his career in London before moving to Canada in 1953. He founded the Canadian Players in 1954, and made many appearances at the Stratford Festival. Mr. Campbell appeared in several movies, and starred in the television series The Great Detective (1979-1982). He died in Montreal of complications of diabetes and congestive heart disease.