August 2, 2020

1,380 years ago
640

Died on this date
Severinus. Roman Catholic Pope, 640. Severinus was already an old man when he was chosen in 638 to succeed Honorius I, although his papacy didn't begin until May 28, 640 because he refused to sign the edict of Emperor Heraclitus, proclaiming the doctrine of monothelitism--that Jesus Christ has two natures, but only one will. Heraclitus, like Severinus, was also ill and dying, and finally granted recognition to his papacy, but Pope Severinus just over two months later, and was succeeded by John IV.

920 years ago
1100

Died on this date
William II, 40-44 (?). King of England, 1087-1100. William II, nicknamed William Rufus because of his red hair or complexion, acceded to the throne upon the death of his father William I "The Conqueror." William II was successful militarily and maintained order and justice, but was ruthless, and widely hated for his personality. King William organized a hunting party in the New Forest in Hampshire when he was struck through the lung and killed by an arrow. The shooter, later named as nobleman Walter Tirel, reportedly shot at a passing stag but hit the king instead, and fled in panic to France. King William II never married or had children, and was succeeded on the throne by his younger brother Henry I.

190 years ago
1830

World events
In the wake of the July Revolution, King Charles X of France abdicated the throne in favour of his 9-year-old grandson Henri V.

150 years ago
1870

Transportation
Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opened in London.

130 years ago
1890

Born on this date
Bob Burns. U.S. humourist. Mr. Burns appeared on stage, screen, and radio in a career spanning more than 40 years. He hosted the radio program The Arkansas Traveler/The Bob Burns Show (1941-1947), and wrote the syndicated newspaper feature Well, I'll Tell You (1936-1940). Mr. Burns invented a musical instrument that he called a bazooka; the weapon took its name from the instrument. He died on February 2, 1956 at the age of 65.

120 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Helen Morgan. U.S. singer. Miss Morgan, born Helen Riggin, was perhaps the most famous torch singer of the 1920s and '30s, in nightclubs and on the Broadway stage. She was a heavy drinker for much of her life, and died of cirrhosis of the liver on October 9, 1941 at the age of 41.

Baseball
After a disputed call had contributed to the Chicago Orphans’ 7-6 win over the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York, Giants’ manager George Davis led the crowd in an assault on Mr. Terry, the umpire. Tommy Sheehan made his major league debut with the Giants, batting 0 for 2 and handling no fielding chances at shortstop.

100 years ago
1920

Born on this date
Marija Bursać. Yugoslavian resistance activist. Miss Bursać was a Communist who joined the 10th Krajina Brigade in February 1943, fighting against invading German forces and serving as a nurse. She was wounded in the leg while throwing grenades in September 1943, and died on September 23 at the age of 23 after her wound developed gangrene. Miss Bursać was proclaimed a People's Hero of Yugoslavia on October 15, 1943, becoming the first woman to be so honoured.

Died on this date
Ormer Locklear, 28. U.S. aviator. Second Lieutenant Locklear served with the United States Army Air Service before embarking on a career as a barnstorming stunt pilot. He made his way to Hollywood, where he starred in the movies The Great Air Robbery (1919) and The Skywayman (1920). Mr. Locklear was killed when he crashed during a stunt filmed at night, when lights that should have been turned off remained on, obscuring his view. Milton "Skeets" Elliott, the flying partner who accompanied him, was also killed in the crash.

90 years ago
1930

Baseball
Playing under a portable lighting system at Muehlebach Field in Kansas City, 44-year-old Smokey Joe Williams struck out 27 batters and gave up just 1 hit as the Homestead Grays edged the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro National League 1-0 in 12 innings. Losing pitcher Chet Brewer struck out 19 batters, including 10 in a row starting in the 7th inning. Oscar Charleston scored the game’s only run.

80 years ago
1940

War
Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde attacked national registration for home defence and advised Quebec men not to take part in the registration. German Reichsminister Hermann Goering ordered the Luftwaffe to destroy U.K. Royal Air Force fighter defenses in southern England within four days. General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French forces fighting with the Allies, was sentenced to death by a French military court in Clermont-Ferrand. The U.S. cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed in principle to provide destroyers to Britain if Republican support could be obtained in Congress.

Diplomacy
Japan protested the U.S. ban on the sale of aviation fuel outside the Western Hemisphere, and cancelled shipping permits on the Yangtze River in China on the grounds that U.S. military goods were reaching Chungking via the river.

John L. Zurbrick, a U.S. immigration official in Detroit, ordered an investigation into a possible "underground railroad" from Canada aiding European aliens to enter the United States.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt endorsed a compulsory selective service act as vital to the nation's defense. The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee approved deductions from the taxable income of industry for construction of defense plants.

Chilean plans to purchase military planes from the United States were revealed.

Baseball
Joe Cronin hit for the cycle and Dom DiMaggio and Jimmie Foxx added home runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 12-9 before 8,693 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Boston third baseman Marv Owen batted 0 for 4 with a run batted in, and made 2 putouts and 3 assists in the final game of his 9-year major league career.

The Boston Bees scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st inning and went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 4,069 fans at National League Park in Boston. Chet Ross singled home Johnny Cooney with 1 out and the bases loaded in the 12th inning to give the Bees a 4-3 win in the second game. Cincinnati catcher Willard Hershberger sat out the first game but played the second game, batting 0 for 5 with a base on balls in what turned out to be his last game.

11,956 were in attendance at a Texas League game in San Antonio as the hometown Missions beat the Tulsa Oilers 7-3. The attraction was Dizzy Dean, pitching for the Oilers, a farm team of the Chicago Cubs. The Missions rocked Mr. Dean for 10 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings. Bob Muncrief was the winning pitcher.

75 years ago
1945

Died on this date
Pietro Mascagni, 81. Italian composer. Mr. Mascagni was best known for his opera Cavalleria Rusticana (1890).

War
About 800 U.S. planes bombed the Japanese cities of Hachioji, Toyama, Nagaoka, and Mito, and the petroleum installations at Kawasaki in the greatest single bombing effort in history.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Harry Truman, U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin, and U.K. Prime Minister Clement Attlee ended the Potsdam Conference with a declaration praising the summit as an important step toward "the creation of a just and lasting peace." The declaration also included measures such as the creation of a Council of Foreign Ministers of the major Allied powers to conclude peace treaties with former Axis countries; the destruction of Nazism and reconstruction of German life "on a democratic and peaceful basis; and international trials of major European war criminals.

Arab leaders cabled British Prime Minister Attlee that any solution to the Palestine problem that was unacceptable to the Arabs would threaten Middle East peace.

World events
The government of Ecuador suppressed an army revolt at Loja and imprisoned two leaders.

Guatemala reported that the volcano Fuego was erupting for the first time since 1932.

Labour
U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg (Republican--Michigan) asked Labor Secretary Lewis Schwellenbach to call a labour-industry-government conference to work toward industrial peace in the postwar period.

70 years ago
1950

War
Australia announced that it would add 13,000 volunteers to garrison in Japan, freeing extra forces for United Nations action in Korea.

Reports to Cairo said that Ethiopian troops were fighting a tax rebellion by armed peasants in the northwestern province of Gojjam.

Defense
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission announced the selection of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. to build and operate the plants in which the hydrogen bomb to be produced.

Protest
New York police broke up a peace demonstration in Union Square sponsored by the New York Labor Conference for Peace, causing three injuries and making 14 arrests.

Baseball
The New York Giants swept a doubleheader from the Chicago Cubs 11-1 and 8-6 before 8,918 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Chicago center fielder Andy Pafko hit 3 home runs and drove in 5 runs in the second game. Larry Jansen (12-7) and Sal Maglie (8-3) were the respective winning pitchers.

Jim Russell hit a 2-run home run with none out in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score and singled home Billy Cox with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to give the Brooklyn Dodgers a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 6,361 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The winning rally began when Mr. Cox singled with 2 out. Ralph Branca (5-5) pitched a 12-hit complete game victory.

Walker Cooper singled home Sid Gordon with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Boston Braves edged the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 before 21,365 fans at Braves Field. Johnny Sain (15-7) pitched a 7-hit complete game, outduelling Harry Brecheen (6-7), who pitched an 8-hit complete game.

Bubba Church (5-1) pitched a 3-hitter and batted 2 for 3 with a run batted in to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 before 8,540 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Mr. Church singled home Granny Hamner with the winning run with 2 out in the bottom of the 4th inning. Willie Ramsdell (5-9) pitched a 6-hit complete game loss.

Hal White (3-4) pitched a 2-hitter and singled home Don Kollway with the winning run in the 2nd inning to lead the Detroit Tigers over the New York Yankees 4-0 before 39,632 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. Allie Reynolds (9-9) took the loss.

Larry Doby hit 3 home runs, scored 4 runs, and drove in 5, and Bob Lemon added a 3-run homer to his 3-hit shutout pitching as the Cleveland Indians whipped the Washington Nationals 11-0 before 20,224 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. The win was the ninth in a row for Mr. Lemon (17-4).

Elmer Valo hit for the cycle, scoring 3 runs, to lead the Philadelphia Athletics to a 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox before 1,729 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Carl Scheib (3-6) pitched an 8-hit complete game victory and batted 1 for 4 with a base on balls, run, and run batted in.

In a rally that started with 2 out and none on base, Vern Stephens doubled home Dom DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky, and scored on a single by Walt Dropo as the Boston Red Sox scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning as they twice overcame 2-run deficits to defeat the St. Louis Browns 9-8 before 4,201 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): He'll Have to Go--Jim Reeves (3rd week at #1)

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (1-2) 14 @ Hamilton (1-0) 17
Ottawa (1-1) 26 @ British Columbia (2-1-1) 27

Baseball
At a meeting in a hotel in Chicago, major league owners offered to expand from 16 to 24 teams if the Continental League, founded a year earlier, would disband. Milwaukee Braves’ owner Lou Perini proposed that four of the territories slated for Continental League franchises be admitted to the majors in an orderly expansion. The Continental League owners, under the leadership of league president Branch Rickey, quickly accepted, ending the CL’s existence without playing a game. Of the 8 areas holding CL franchises--New York; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Houston; Denver; Toronto; Dallas; Denver; and Buffalo--only Buffalo would never gain a major league team. The area in New York that was to be the site of the CL franchise eventually served as the site of Shea Stadium, the home of the New York Mets from 1964-2008.

50 years ago
1970

Died on this date
Mike Cvengros, 69. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Cvengros played with the New York Giants (1922); Chicago White Sox (1923-1925); Pittsburgh Pirates (1927); and Chicago Cubs (1929), compiling a record of 25-40 with an earned run average of 4.58 in 145 games and batting .201 with no home runs and 13 runs batted in in 146 games. He played with National League pennant-winning teams in his last two seasons ini the major leagues, and appeared in relief in two games in the 1927 World Series, posting a 0-0 record with a 3.86 ERA in 2.1 innings, and surrendering a 3-run home run to Babe Ruth. Mr. Cvengros won at least 167 games and lost at least 120 in 12 seasons in the minor leagues (1921-1937), finishing his career with 6 seasons with the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League (1932-1937). He died of stomach cancer.

War
Israeli and Arab forces clashed on three fronts while the talk in world capitals concerned the possibility of an end to Middle Eastern hostilities.

Society
Mississippi’s barrier against interracial marriages was legally breached for the first time when a white male civil rights worker and a female Negro student were married in Jackson.

Terrorism
A hijacked Boeing 747 jet was personally inspected by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro after its unscheduled detour to Havana. Bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico from New York City, the plane was the largest ever hijacked.

Politics and government
In a Life magazine article, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, a former adviser to U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, said that Mr. Kennedy had chosen Mr. Johnson as his running mate in 1960 primarily because he wanted a more cooperative and trusted man than Mr. Johnson as U.S. Senate majority leader if he won the election. At the time, the position was held by Mr. Johnson.

Disasters
The deaths of 20 passengers when a bus plunged into a flooded ditch near Dacca brought the number of deaths in a week’s flooding in East Pakistan to 49.

Auto racing
Jochen Rindt of Austria won the German Grand Prix, which was held at Hockenheimring instead of the usual Nürburgring because of drivers' oncerns about safety. with Jacky Ickx of Belgium finished second, and Denis Hulme of New Zealand was third. It was Mr. Rindt’s fourth straight win and fifth of the season.



Baseball
The Montreal Expos sold infielder Kevin Collins to the Detroit Tigers; he was batting .347 with 12 home runs and 41 runs batted in in 73 games with the Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips of the AAA International League in 1970.

Bob Robertson batted 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, a double, a base on balls, and 6 runs batted in, while John Jeter drove in 4 runs with a home run and a single to help the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Atlanta Braves 10-7 before 15,227 fans at Atlanta Stadium, moving into first place in the National League East Division. Hank Aaron hit a 3-run homer for the Braves in the 5th inning, and was relieved in right field in the 8th by Jimmie Hall. Mr. Hall hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the 9th, and Mike Lum followed with a home run. Mr. Hall's homer was his second and last of the season, and the 121st and last of his major league career.

Danny Coombs (9-8) and Ron Willis (2-1) were the respective winning pitchers for the San Diego Padres as they swept a doubleheader from the New York Mets 3-0 and 4-2 before 49,373 fans at Shea Stadium in New York, knocking the Mets out of first place in the NL East Division.

Tony Taylor hit a game-ending grand slam with none out in the bottom of the 9th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies came back from a 6-2 deficit to defeat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 before 10,201 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.

Tom Haller and Bill Sudakis began the 9th inning with consecutive home runs as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for 5 runs to defeat the Montreal Expos 6-3 before 20,763 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal. Montreal starting pitcher Carl Morton took a 3-1 lead into the 9th, but was relieved by John Strohmayer after the home runs to begin the inning. Mr. Strohmayer (3-1) allowed 3 hits and a base on balls, and an error by shortstop Bobby Wine contributed to the Montreal defeat.

With 2 out in the bottom of the 11th inning, Ty Cline hit an infield single, advanced to second base on a balk, and scored on a single by Bobby Tolan to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs 4-3 before 43,005 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Mr. Cline entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 9th and grounded into a force play to drive home Jimmy Stewart with the run that tied the score 2-2. Billy Williams hit a solo home run with 2 out in the top of the 10th to give the Cubs a 3-2 lead, but pinch hitter Angel Bravo singled home Tony Perez with 2 out in the bottom of the 10th to tie the score 3-3.

Bob Gibson (14-5) pitched a 4-hitter and singled home Mike Shannon with 2 out in the top of the 9th inning to score the deciding run as the St. Louis Cardinals edged the Houston Astros 3-2 before 23,965 fans at the Astrodome. The Astros scored a run in the bottom of the 9th and had the potential tying run at second base, but Doug Rader made an out to first base to end the game.

Curt Motton, making a rare start in left field, tripled home 2 runs and scored in a 5-run 1st inning and added a 3-run home run in the 4th to help the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 before 12,108 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

Rich Hand (4-9) allowed 4 hits and 1 run--earned--in 7 innings to outduel Jerry Crider (3-5) as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 9,485 fans at White Sox Park. Cleveland catcher Duke Sims batted 3 for 4, opening the scoring with a solo home run with 2 out in the 2nd inning. The Indians led 7-6 with 1 out in the 9th inning of the second game when Luis Aparicio doubled, but was thrown out at third base attempting to stretch the hit into a triple. However, Syd O'Brien singled and Bill Melton followed with a home run to give the White Sox an 8-7 win. Lou Klimchock entered the game as a pinch hitter for the Indians in the 7th inning of the second game; he was intentionally walked and scored as part of a 4-run inning in the 318th and last game of his 12-year major league career.

Ed Stroud batted 3 for 4 with a triple and 3 runs to help the Washington Senators defeat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader before 18,997 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Don Mincher hit a home run off Horacio Pina with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Athletics a 1-0 win in the second game. Mr. Pina (3-1) had relieved Joe Coleman, who allowed 4 hits in 6 innings. Rollie Fingers started on the mound for Oakland and allowed 7 hits in 8 innings before being relieved by Mudcat Grant (5-0), who pitched a perfect 9th inning.

40 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Non so che darei--Alan Sorrenti (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Xanadu--Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Use it Up and Wear it Out--Odyssey

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Use it Up and Wear it Out--Odyssey (2nd week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Xanadu--Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra
2 Late at Night--Maywood
3 Midnite Dynamos--Matchbox
4 Could You Be Loved--Bob Marley & the Wailers
5 Theme from New York, New York--Frank Sinatra
6 Ik Weet Niet Hoe--Benny Neyman
7 Relight My Fire--Dan Hartman
8 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
9 Emotional Rescue--The Rolling Stones
10 Et les Oiseaux Chantaient (...En de Vogels Zongen)--Sweet People

Singles entering the chart were The Winner Takes it All by ABBA (#17); More than I Can Say by Leo Sayer (#27); and Underwater by Harry Thumann (#35).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Magic--Olivia Newton-John
2 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
3 Little Jeannie--Elton John
4 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
5 Shining Star--Manhattans
6 Take Your Time (Do it Right) Part 1--The S.O.S. Band
7 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
8 Tired of Toein' the Line--Rocky Burnette
9 Emotional Rescue--The Rolling Stones
10 Sailing--Christopher Cross

Singles entering the chart were All Over the World by Electric Light Orchestra (#61); Jesse by Carly Simon (#70); Don't Ask Me Why by Billy Joel (#71); Rock It by Lipps Inc. (#83); Fool for Your Loving by Whitesnake (#84); Stranger in My Home Town by Foghat (#85); Whatever You Decide by Randy Vanwarmer (#87); Everything is Alright by Spider (#88); and Darlin' by Yipes!! (#89). All Over the World was from the movie Xanadu (1980).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Magic--Olivia Newton-John
2 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel
3 Little Jeannie--Elton John
4 The Rose--Bette Midler
5 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
6 Tired of Toein' the Line--Rocky Burnette
7 Shining Star--Manhattans
8 Take Your Time (Do it Right) Part 1--The S.O.S. Band
9 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
10 In America--The Charlie Daniels Band

Singles entering the chart were All Over the World by Electric Light Orchestra (#53); Don't Ask Me Why by Billy Joel (#62); Jesse by Carly Simon (#66); First Time Love by Livingston Taylor (#82); Darlin' by Yipes!! (#83); Stranger in My Home Town by Foghat (#84); Fool for Your Loving by Whitesnake (#85); Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (#86); Rock It by Lipps Inc. (#89); On the Beach by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes (#92); and I Hear You Now by Jon and Vangelis (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel (4th week at #1)
2 Magic--Olivia Newton-John
3 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
4 Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time--Spinners
5 Shining Star--Manhattans
6 Take Your Time (Do it Right) Part 1--The S.O.S. Band
7 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
8 The Rose--Bette Midler
9 Misunderstanding--Genesis
10 Love the World Away--Kenny Rogers

Singles entering the chart were All Over the World by Electric Light Orchestra (#47); Don't Ask Me Why by Billy Joel (#55); Jesse by Carly Simon (#77); Darlin' by Yipes!! (#82); First...Be a Woman by Lenore O'Malley (#83); Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel (#85); Rock It by Lipps Inc. (#86); Fool for Your Loving by Whitesnake (#88); Space Invaders by Uncle Vic (#97); and Cry Just a Little by Paul Davis (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 It's Still Rock and Roll to Me--Billy Joel (2nd week at #1)
2 Misunderstanding--Genesis
3 The Rose--Bette Midler
4 Funkytown--Lipps Inc.
5 Little Jeannie--Elton John
6 Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)--Paul McCartney & Wings
7 Echo Beach--Martha & the Muffins
8 Against the Wind--Bob Seger
9 We Live for Love--Pat Benatar
10 Fine State of Affairs--Burton Cummings

Singles entering the chart were Shandi by Kiss (#78); Knee Deep in Love by Klaatu (#80); Into the Night by Benny Mardones (#98); Tryin' to Keep Her 88's Straight by Downchild Blues Band (#99); and Roll Me Away by Dwayne Ford (#100).

Terrorism
An explosion in the central train station in Bologna, Italy caused a wing of the structure to collapse, killing 85 people and injuring more than 150.

Protest
Charges were dropped against 18 Iranians who had been arrested outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on July 27. They had been charged with disorderly conduct for scuffling with police and anti-Ayatollah Khomeini protesters. U.S. immigration officials continued to detain the prisoners while attempting to identify them and determine whether they were illegal aliens. The Iranians had refused to give their names upon arrest.

Olympics
Teofilo Stevenson of Cuba became the first boxer to win the heavyweight gold medal at three consecutive Olympics, outpointing Pyotr Zaev of the U.S.S.R. in 3 rounds in the gold medal bout in Moscow.



Football
CFL
The Edmonton Eskimos put on Picture Day at Clarke Stadium for their fans. One of this blogger’s photos won third prize in the individual player category.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Put 'em Under Pressure--The Republic of Ireland Football Squad (10th week at #1)

Died on this date
Norman Maclean, 87. U.S. scholar and author. Dr. Maclean was an English professor at the University of Chicago who was best known for his books A River Runs Through It and Other Stories (1976) and Young Men and Fire (1992).

Lotta Hitschmanova, 80. Czechoslovakian-born Canadian social worker. Ms. Hitschmanova fled Czechoslovakia in 1938 after the Nazi Anschluss and came to Canada, where she founded the Unitarian Service Committee in 1945 to help European refugees. Her voice became one of the most familiar in Canada through numerous television ads for USC.

Edwin Richfield, 68. U.K. actor. Mr. Richfield played minor roles in movies and television programs in the 1950s and '60s; he co-starred in the television series Interpol Calling (1959-1960) and The Odd Man (1961-1963).

War
More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers, backed by 700 tanks, invaded Kuwait before dawn, and Iraq announced that it was responding to a call from Kuwaiti revolutionaries who had overthrown the monarchy. Despite Kuwaiti resistance, Iraqi forces quickly seized key roads and buildings, and soon claimed effective control of the country. The Emir of Kuwait escaped from his palace by helicopter. U.S. President George Bush denounced Iraq’s action as "naked aggression," and he signed executive orders banning most trade with Iraq and freezing Iraqi and Kuwaiti assets in the United States. A U.S. aircraft carrier battle group was dispatched to the Persian Gulf. The United Nations Security Council voted 14-0 to condemn the invasion and demanded the withdrawal of Iraqi troops. The U.S.S.R., Iraq’s biggest arms supplier, suspended sales of military equipment to Iraq.

Business
Major league baseball sent a questionnaire to prospective owners in Vancouver, Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, Phoenix, Sacramento, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and the Washington, D.C.-northern Virginia area, and announced that the fee for an expansion team would be $95 million. There were 26 groups bidding for teams. Two teams were slated to begin play in 1993.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (2-2) 20 @ Winnipeg (3-1) 23
Saskatchewan (2-2) 36 @ British Columbia (1-2-1) 25

Trevor Kennerd’s 37-yard field goal with 2 seconds left in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win before 24,320 (including this blogger and his brother-in-law) at Winnipeg Stadium. The Blue Bombers were behind 13-12 when Robert Mimbs, who had been held in check by the Edmonton defense all night, burst for a 32-yard touchdown rush with just 2:34 remaining. The Eskimos were penalized on the convert attempt, and the Blue Bombers decided to attempt a 2-point convert, which was successful when Tom Burgess passed 1 yard to Warren Hudson. The Eskimos struck right back, and Tracy Ham rushed 5 yards for a touchdown just 1:13 later, converted by Ray Macoritti. Winnipeg’s earlier touchdown came on a 30-yard pass from Mr. Burgess to Ken Winey in the second quarter, while the Eskimos’ first touchdown came on a 32-yard pass from Mr. Ham to Darrell Colbert in the 3rd quarter. Craig Ellis of the Eskimos led all receivers with 6 receptions for 124 yards.



Dave Ridgway kicked 7 field goals, 2 converts, and a single in the Roughriders’ win before 33,068 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Saskatchewan quarterback Kent Austin completed 27 of 42 passes for 389 yards and a touchdown to Ray Elgaard. Milson Jones scored another Roughrider touchdown on a 2-yard rush. Rickey Foggie started at quarterback for the Lions but was soon replaced by Joe Paopao, who threw 2 touchdown passes to Larry Willis and another to Chris Skinner. Lorenzo Graham of the Lions caught 14 passes for 132 yards, including one for a 2-point convert. Mr. Elgaard led the Roughriders with 9 for 143. This was the final game for Mark Gastineau, a former star defensive end with the NFL’s New York Jets, who was attempting a comeback with B.C. He wasn’t in the best of shape when he came to B.C., and it showed on the field.



Baseball
Rookie first baseman Kevin Maas of the New York Yankees hit 2 home runs, giving him 10 career major league home runs in 77 at bats, the fastest any player had reached that figure. However, the Yankees lost 6-5 to the Detroit Tigers in 11 innings before 20,160 fans at Yankee Stadium.

25 years ago
1995

Died on this date
Punch Dickins, 96. Canadian aviator. Clennell Haggerston Dickins, a native of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, moved to Edmonton at the age of 10. He served with the U.K. Royal Flying Corps during World War I as a 2nd Lieutenant, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. He played football with the Edmonton Eskimos (1920) and served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (1924-1927), but became known as a pioneering bush pilot in western and northern Canada from the late 1920s through the '30s, travelling more than a million miles. Mr. Dickins returned to military service in World War II as head of the Atlantic Ferry Command and a major exponent of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. He was vice president of Canadian Pacific Airlines, and managed six flight training schools. Mr. Dickins left CP and joined de Havilland Aircraft Canada as a consultant after the war, and greatly influenced the design of the de Havilland short takeoff and landing aircraft that became standard bush planes throughout the world. He was de Havilland Canada's chief sales agent for many years, and flew until he was 78. Mr. Dickins died in Toronto.

Brian Smith, 54. Canadian hockey player and sportscaster. Mr. Smith, the son of former National Hockey League player Des Smith and the brother of NHL goalie Gary Smith, was a left wing who played professionally from 1960-73. He played in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings (1967-68) and Minnesota North Stars (1968-69), scoring 10 goals and 10 assists in 67 regular season games and no points in 7 playoff games. Mr. Smith finished his career with the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association in 1972-73, scoring 7 goals and 6 assists in 48 regular season games and no goals and 2 assists in 10 playoff games. He became a sportscaster with Ottawa television station CJOH from 1973 until his death, which occurred 18 hours after being shot in the station's parking lot as he was leaving the station after finishing his shift. The shooter, Jeffrey Arenburg, was a deranged man who had previously been ordered institutionalized, but had never reported; he shot Mr. Smith because he was the first person he recognized coming out of the studio.

Scandal
The United States Senate voted 52-48 not to hold public hearings into allegations of sexual harassment against Sen. Bob Packwood (Republican--Oregon).

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the index of leading economic indicators had risen 0.2% in June, ending four straight months of decline.

Football
CFL
Baltimore (5-1) 19 @ Edmonton (4-2) 12

Baltimore defensive back Charles Anthony intercepted Edmonton quarterback Kerwin Bell's ill-considered pass on the last play of the 1st half and returned it 54 yards for the game's only touchdown as the Stallions defeated the Eskimos before 30,698 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. The game marked the CFL debut for Edmonton defensive back and future coach Kavis Reed.

20 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Leonard Morrow, 74. U.S. boxer. Mr. Morrow, no relation to this blogger, was a light heavyweight and heavyweight who compiled a record of 30-8-1 in a professional career from 1946-1954. He had two fights against future world light heavyweight champion Archie Moore; he knocked out Mr. Moore in 1 round in 1948, and Mr. Moore knocked him out in 10 rounds in 1949. Mr. Morrow was knocked out by future world light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson in 1952.

Terrorism
In the Himalayan province of Kashmir, suspected Islamic guerrillas mowed down Hindu pilgrims, sparking a 24-hour wave of violence that resulted in 101 deaths.

Politics and government
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney of Wyoming was officially nominated at the Republican National Convention at First Union Center in Philadelphia as the party’s candidate for President of the United States in the November election, and drew enthusiastic applause when he addressed the convention and directly attacked President Bill Clinton and Vice President and presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate Al Gore.



Environment
Toronto decided to send its garbage by train to an abandoned mine near Kirkland Lake, setting off protests from the northern Ontario town.

10 years ago
2010

Died on this date
Raza Haider, 35. Pakistani politician. Mr. Haider, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. He was gunned down by six men in the Karachi suburb of Nazimabad; his assassination sparked widespread rioting in Karachi the next day.