September 27, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Mary Carmen Arriaga Rios!

750 years ago
1271

Born on this date
Wenceslaus II. King of Bohemia (1278-1305); King of Poland (1300-1305). Wenceslaus II acceded to the throne of Bohemia upon the death of his father Ottokar II, and became Duke of Kraków in 1291 when it was ceded to him by High Duke of Poland Przemysł II. Przemysł II was crowned King of Poland in 1295, and Wenceslaus succeeded him on that throne. King Wenceslaus died, likely from tuberculosis, on June 21, 1305 at the age of 33, and was succeeded on his thrones by his son Wenceslaus III.

420 years ago
1601

Born on this date
Louis XIII. King of France, 1610-1643; King of Navarre, 1610-1620. A monarch of the House of Bourbon, Louis XIII succeeded his father Henry IV at the age of 8, replacing his mother as regent in 1617. He died, apparently of intestinal tuberculosis, on May 14, 1643 at the age of 41, 33 years to the day of his succession to the throne, and was succeeded by his 4-year-old son Louis XIV.

325 years ago
1696

Born on this date
Alphonsus Liguori. Italian clergyman. Rev. Liguori was a lawyer before joining the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1726 and in 1732 founding the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, known as the Redemptorists. He was best known as a moral theologian, with his best-known book being The Moral Theology (1748). Rev. Liguori was appointed Bishop of Sant'Agata dei Goti in 1762, but serious health problems and infirmities led to his resignation in 1775. He died on August 1, 1787 at the age of 90, and was canonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839.

230 years ago
1791

Society
The National Assembly voted to award full citizenship to Jews in France.

200 years ago
1821

Mexicana
The Army of the Three Guarantees, led by Agustín de Iturbide, triumphantly entered Mexico City; the following day, Mexico was declared independent.

180 years ago
1841

Politics and government
Sir Charles Bagot was appointed Governor General of the Province of Canada; he arrived in Kingston January 10, 1842.

150 years ago
1871

Born on this date
Grazia Deledda. Italian authoress. Miss Deledda was awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general." She died on August 15, 1936 at the age of 64.

130 years ago
1891

Died on this date
Ivan Goncharov, 79. Russian author. Mr. Goncharov was known for his three novels A Common Story (1847), Oblomov (1859), and The Precipice (1869). He wrote literary and theatrical reviews in later years, and died of pneumonia. His memoir An Uncommon Story, in which he accused his rivals of plagiarizing his works, wasn't published until 1924.

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Sam Ervin. U.S. politician. Mr. Ervin, a Democrat, represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954-1974. He was best known for his role as Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities, better known as the Senate Watergate Committee, which spent most of its time investigating the June 1972 break-in at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. and the subsequent cover-up. The hearings received much television coverage, and Sen. Ervin's folksy manner made him a folk hero. He died on April 23, 1985 at the age of 88.

Labour
Canadian Pacific Railway telegraph operators and despatchers in Montreal began a 10-day strike for shorter hours and higher wages.

120 years ago
1901

Canadiana
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall--the future King George V and Queen Mary--continued their Canadian tour with a brief stop in Regina.

Baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to overcome a 4-2 deficit and defeat the Brooklyn Superbas 5-4 before 4,000 fans at Exposition Park in Pittsburgh to clinch the National League pennant. Deacon Phillippe (20-13) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory over Frank Kitson (19-13), who also allowed 10 hits in a complete game.
The Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat the Boston Beaneaters 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 1,500 fans at League Park in Cincinnati. Fred Tenney scored an unearned run in the top of the 8th for the only run of the second game as the Beaneaters won 1-0 in a game that was called after 8 innings, perhaps because of darkness. Kid Nichols (19-15) pitched a 2-hitter in the second game to win the pitchers' duel over Archie Stimmel (4-12), who allowed 3 hits.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Milton Subotsky. U.S.-born movie producer. Mr. Subotsky worked in television in the 1950s before moving to England, where he and fellow American expatriate Max Rosenberg formed Amicus Productions in 1964, producing movies such as Dr. Who & the Daleks (1965); Tales from the Crypt (1972); and Asylum (1972). Mr. Subotsky died of heart disease on June 27, 1991 at the age of 69.

Bernard Waber. U.S. author and illustrator. Mr. Waber wrote and illustrated 33 children's books, most notably The House on East 88th Street (1962) and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (1965) and its sequels. He died on May 16, 2013 at the age of 91.

Miklós Jancsó. Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Mr. Jancsó directed newsreels, documentaries, and dramatic feature films in a career spanning more than 50 years. His movies often focused on the theme of the abuse of power, and included Szegénylegények (The Round-Up) (1965); Csillagosok, katonák (The Red and the White) (1967); and Még kér a nép (Red Psalm) (1973). Mr. Jancsó died of lung cancer on January 31, 2014 at the age of 92.

Died on this date
Engelbert Humperdinck, 67. German composer. Mr. Humperdinck wrote several operas, and is best known for his opera Hänsel und Gretel (1893). He suffered a severe stroke in 1912, and died 26 days after his 67th birthday, the day after suffering a heart attack while attending a performance of Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischütz in Neustrelitz, .

90 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (1-1) 0 @ Green Bay (2-0) 7
New York (1-0) 14 @ Providence (0-1) 6

Baseball
Paul Derringer (18-8) and Syl Johnson (11-9) were the respective winning pitchers for the St. Louis Cardinals as they swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 and 5-3 before 5,000 fans at Redland Field. Cincinnati left fielder Edd Roush batted 2 for 3 with a base on balls, triple, and a run batted in in the second game, making 5 putouts in the 1,739th and last game of his 18-year Hall of Fame major league career. The season ended with Chick Hafey of the Cardinals winning the National League batting title with a percentage of .3488, while defending champion Bill Terry of the New York Giants finished at .3486, and Jim Bottomley of the Cardinals at .3481. Mr. Hafey batted 2 for 8 in the doubleheader, while Mr. Bottomley was 4 for 8.

The Brooklyn Robins, playing their final game under that name, scored 8 runs in the 3rd inning and coasted to a 12-3 win over the New York Giants before 25,000 fans at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Every man in the Brooklyn lineup had at least 1 hit, including pitcher Watty Clark (14-10), who was 2 for 4, while pitching a 7-hit complete game to win over Freddie Fitzsimmons (18-11). Mr. Terry batted 1 for 4.

Danny Taylor hit a home run in each game for the Chicago Cubs as they swept a doubleheader from the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 and 8-4 before 16,000 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Charlie Root (17-14) and Pat Malone (16-9) were the respective winning pitchers over Heinie Meine (19-13) and Glenn Spencer (11-12). Vince Barton hit a grand slam to climax a 6-run 7th inning for the Cubs in the second game as they overcame a 4-2 deficit.

Tony Lazzeri batted 4 for 4 with a base on balls, 3 doubles, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in, while Bill Dickey was 4 for 5 with 2 triples, 3 runs, and an RBI to help the New York Yankees rout the Philadelphia Athletics 13-1 before 30,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Gordon Rhodes (6-3) pitched a 7-hit complete game and batted 1 for 3 with 2 sacrifices and 2 runs batted in to win over Lefty Grove (31-4), who allowed 8 hits and 5 runs--4 earned--in 3 innings before being relieved by George Earnshaw, who allowed 9 hits and 7 runs--all earned--in 3 innings. The game was played in 1 hour 43 minutes.

The St. Louis Browns scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 7-7 tie as they beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8 in the first game of a doubleheader before 3,500 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Red Kress doubled home Fred Schulte from third base with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th to break a 1-1 tie as the Browns won the second game 2-1 to complete the sweep. George Blaeholder (11-15) pitched a 10-hitter to outduel Bob Weiland (2-7), who allowed 6 hits and 1 earned run, with both men pitching complete games.

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Blue Champagne--Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Bob Eberly)

Died on this date
Frank Burr Mallory, 78. U.S. pathologist. Dr. Mallory's achievements included discovering and isolating the scarlet fever bacillus and discovering the cause of cirrhosis of the liver.

War
The Hungarian government reported that German dive bombers had destroyed the Yugoslavian town of Uzice in a battle with Serbian guerrillas. The American-owned tanker I.C. White, flying the Panamanian flag, was torpedoed and sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Defense
The U.S. cargo ship SS Patrick Henry was launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.

Politics and government
Reinhard Heydrich was appointed by German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler as Reich Protector in Bohemia-Moravia.

The Greek National Liberation Front was established, with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.

Disasters
At least 100 people were killed in a hurricane that struck the Cabo Gracias area of Nicaragua.

Football
CRU
ERFU
Montreal (0-1) 5 @ Ottawa (1-0) 18
Toronto Balmy Beach (0-1) 6 @ Toronto Argonauts (1-0) 9

These were the first games played in the Eastern Rugby Football Union, which was taking the place of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, which had ceased operations for the duration of World War II. Toronto Balmy Beach had moved into the ERFU from the Ontario Rugby Football Union, while the other ERFU teams were holdovers from the IRFU. The Montreal team was known as the Bulldogs in 1941.

WIFU
Vancouver (1-5) 2 @ Regina (3-2) 22

NFL
Brooklyn (2-0) 24 @ Philadelphia (1-2) 13
Detroit (0-2-1) 14 @ Chicago Cardinals (0-1-1) 14

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Oblitas Bustamente. Bolivian criminal. Mr. Bustamente, a former lieutenant in the Bolivian Army, was hanged by a mob in La Paz after he attempted to assassinate President Tomas Monje Gutierrez.

Geoffrey de Havilland, Jr., 36. U.K. aviator. Mr. de Havilland, the son of the founder of de Havilland Aircraft Company, was the company's chief test pilot. He was killed while carrying out high speed tests in the de Havilland DH.108 TG306, which broke up over the Thames River estuary.

War
Prosecutors at the Tokyo trial of accused Japanese war criminals introduced 170 documents to show that Germany had encouraged Japan to strike at the United Kingdom and United States in the Pacific Ocean.

Protest
Five days of renewed rioting between Hindus and Muslims in India resulted in 23 deaths and 80 injuries in Agra, Calcutta, Bombay, and Dacca.

Politics and government
The Communist Party U.S.A. revealed that it had expelled one of its founders, William Dunne, because of "factional activity."

Business
The A&P food chain was fined $175,000 in Danville, Illinois after the conviction of 16 of its executives of running a monopoly.

Boxing
Tony Zale (58-16-2) retained his world middleweight title with a knockout of Rocky Graziano (43-7-5) at 1:43 of the 6th round at Yankee Stadium.



70 years ago
1951

At the movies
The Red Badge of Courage, directed by John Huston, and starring Audie Murphy, Bill Mauldin, and Arthur Hunnicutt, opened in theatres in limited release.





War
Italy ended its state of war with Japan.

Supreme commander of United Nations forces in Korea General Matthew Ridgway proposed that truce talks be moved to Songhyen, eight miles east of Kaesong, to reduce the danger of hostile incidents at the conference site.

World events
By a unanimous standing vote, the West German Bundestag pledged restitution to Jews for the "unspeakable crimes" perpetrated by the Nazis "in the name of the German people."

Baseball
Bob Addis led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a single, went to third base on a single by Sam Jethroe, and when Earl Torgeson hit a ground ball to second baseman Jackie Robinson and Mr. Robinson threw to catcher Roy Campanella at home plate, Mr. Addis evaded the tag and scored to break a 3-3 tie as the Boston Braves edged the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 before 2,086 fans at Braves Field, reducing the Dodgers' lead to ½ game over the second-place New York Giants in the National League pennant race. The Dodgers vehemently protested umpire Frank Dascoli's ruling that Mr. Addis was safe, and Mr. Dascoli responded by ejecting Mr. Campanella and Brooklyn coach Cookie Lavagetto and clearing the Brooklyn bench, including rookie Bill Sharman, who had been called up from St. Paul of the American Association and had yet to appear in a major league game. Mr. Sharman never did appear in a major league game, and went on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. The Dodgers missed Mr. Campanella's bat, as Pee Wee Reese doubled to lead off the 9th and was stranded at third base, with pinch hitter Wayne Terwilliger, batting in Mr. Campanella's spot, grounded out to third base for the second out, with Mr. Reese staying at third base. Andy Pafko struck out to end the game. The dispute continued after the game, with several Dodgers reportedly attempting to kick in the door of the umpires' dressing room, which was between the dressing rooms of the teams. Chet Nichols (11-8) pitched a 6-hitter, allowing 2 earned runs, to outduel Preacher Roe (22-3), who allowed 10 hits and 4 earned runs, with both men pitching complete games.

60 years ago
1961

Baseball
Tony Taylor doubled home Ruben Amaro and Clay Dalrymple with 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning to conclude the scoring as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame a 1-0 deficit and edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 before 4,166 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. Jim Owens (5-10) allowed 9 hits and 1 earned run in 7 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Sandy Koufax (18-13), who allowed 3 hits and 2 unearned runs in a complete game. Mr. Koufax recorded 7 strikeouts to finish the season with 269, 2 more than the National League record set by Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants in 1903.

Dick Stuart doubled to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning and pinch runner Al Jackson advanced to third base on a ground out by Bill Virdon and scored on a single by Bob Skinner to tie the score before Bill Mazeroski hit a home run with 2 out to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants before 7,471 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Daddy Cool--Drummond (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Watashi no Jôkamachi--Rumiko Koyanagi (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Help (Get Me Some Help)--Tony Ronald (6th week at #1)

Boxing
Jack Bodell (58-10) upset Joe Bugner (33-3-1) by winning a 15-round decision at Empire Pool, Wembley, London, to capture the British, Commonwealth, and European heavyweight titles.



Football
NFL
New York Jets (0-2) 10 @ St. Louis (1-1) 17

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Bad Habits--Billy Field (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Robert Montgomery, 77. Mr. Montgomery was a popular star in movies in the 1930s and '40s, initially in comedic roles and later, in dramatic roles. He was nominated for Academy Awards for his starring roles in Night Must Fall (1937) and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). Mr. Montgomery served with the U.S. Navy in World War II, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander, seeing action in the Battle of Normandy, and earning numerous decorations. He began directing films after returning to the United States, directing and starring in movies such as Lady in the Lake (1947) and Ride the Pink Horse (1947). Mr. Montgomery hosted the television anthology program Robert Montgomery Presents (1950-1957). He was a staunch anti-Communist, and, beginning in 1954, served as an unpaid media consultant and adviser to U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Mr. Montgomery retired from film and television activity in 1960, and died of cancer.

Football
CFL
Calgary (5-6) 26 @ Toronto (1-11) 29

Toronto quarterback Condredge Holloway directed a last-minute drive at Exhibition Stadium that ended with Cedric Minter's short touchdown run to give the Argonauts their first win of the season.



British Columbia (8-4) 10 @ Winnipeg (6-5) 46

30 years ago
1991

Law
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked 7-7 on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-6) 15 @ Edmonton (8-5) 31

Warren Jones quarterbacked the Eskimos to victory over the Blue Bombers before 30,212 fans at Commonwealth Stadium, while the Edmonton defense held league rushing leader Robert Mimbs to 14 yards on 12 carries.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Coco Jamboo--Mr. President (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): How Bizarre--OMC (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Mohammad Najibullah, 49. 7th President of Afghanistan, 1987-1992. Dr. Nabijullah, a member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (Communist), was President during the U.S.S.R.'s occupation of the country. When rebel Taliban forces captured Kabul, Dr. Najibullah and his brother Shahpur were castrated and then dragged to their deaths behind trucks.

War
Rebel Taliban forces captured the Afghan capital city of Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.

Environment
The Liberian tanker ship Julie N. spilled thousands of gallons of oil after crashing into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-10) 17 @ Calgary (10-4) 24

Kelvin Anderson rushed for 77 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown, to help the Stampeders defeat the Rough Riders before 21,607 fans at McMahon Stadium and clinch a playoff spot.



20 years ago
2001

Terrorism
A gunman named Friedrich Leibacher shot and killed 15 people and seriously wounded 9 others when he went on a rampage in the regional parliament building in Zug, Switzerland. Mr. Leibacher then turned the gun on himself.

Baseball
The New York Mets scored 10 runs in the last 4 innings--5 in the 9th--as they overcame a 6-2 deficit and defeated the Montreal Expos 12-6 before 6,968 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Desi Relaford, who entered the game at shortstop for New York in the 4th inning, batted 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in. Mike Piazza came to bat as a pinch hitter for the Mets in the 9th and doubled home 3 runs.

Randy Johnson (20-6) recorded 16 strikeouts for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13-11 before 28,359 fans at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix. Mr. Johnson allowed 7 hits and 5 runs--all earned-- in 6.2 innings with a 10-5 lead, but the bullpen almost lost the game.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Johnnie Wright, 97. U.S. musician. Mr. Wright was a country singer-songwriter who performed on his own and as half of the duo Johnnie & Jack (with Jack Anglin) in a career spanning 60 years. His biggest hit was Hello Vietnam (1965), which reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart. Mr. Wright married country singer Kitty Wells in 1937, and they remained married until his death.

David Croft, 89. U.K. television director, producer, and writer. Mr. Croft, born David Sharland, produced television comedy series, writing with partners Jimmy Perry and Jeremy Lloyd. His series included Dad's Army (1968-1977) and Are You Being Served? (1972-1985). Mr. Croft died in his sleep.

"Country" Johnny Mathis, 81. U.S. musician. Mr. Mathis was a country singer-songwriter who wrote more than 500 songs and performed on his own and as half of the duo Jimmy & Johnny (with Jimmy Lee Fautheree) in a career spanning almost 50 years. Mr. Mathis died 12 years after suffering a debilitating stroke.

Dick Rozek, 74. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Rozek played with the Cleveland Indians (1950-1952) and Philadelphia Athletics (1953-1954), posting a 1-0 record with an earned run average of 4.55 in 33 games, batting .083 (1 for 12). He was 39-61 in 149 games in 6 seasons in the minor leagues (1947-1949, 1953-1955). Mr. Rozek owned an appliance company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa after his baseball career.

Health
The government of Canada approved new labelling to cover 75% of cigarette packages, some with graphic pictures of a cancer-infected mouth, and of deceased cancer-stricken anti-smoking activist Barb Tarbox.