October 26, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Sveta!

680 years ago
1341

War
The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally began with the proclamation of Byzantine Emperor John VI.

160 years ago
1861

Politics and government
Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, former assistant private secretary to his father the Earl of Aberdeen when he was Prime Minister of Great Britain (1852-1855), was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

150 years ago
1871
World events
Liberian President Edward James Roye was deposed in a coup d'état, and was subsequently jailed.

130 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Louis Bastien. French cyclist and fencer. Mr. Bastien won a gold medal in the men's 25 kilometre race at the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, and competed in the individual épée event at the same games. He was world middle-distance cycling champion (over 100 kilometes) in 1900. Mr. Bastien died on August 13, 1963 at the age of 81.

Americana
Wyatt Earp, his brothers Morgan and Virgil, and Doc Holliday confronted Ike Clanton's gang in the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Three members of Mr. Clanton's gang were killed, while Mr. Earp's brothers were wounded in the fight, which lasted just 30 seconds.



120 years ago
1901

Football
CRU
ORFU
Kingston (1-2) 1 @ Toronto (2-1) 23
Hamilton (0-3) 12 @ Ottawa (3-0) 19

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Mahalia Jackson. U.S. singer. The "Queen of Gospel Song" was one of the most famous gospel singers in history, selling more than 22 million records in a career spanning more than 40 years, first achieving commercial success in 1947 with Move On Up a Little Higher. She virtually defined gospel blues and influenced several genres of music, but refused to sing anything but gospel. Miss Jackson performed internationally, and supported the Negro civil rights movement in the United States. She suffered from health problems for many years, and died on January 27, 1972 at the age of 60, while recovering from surgery to remove a bowel obstruction.

Sid Gillman. U.S. football coach. Mr. Gillman compiled a won-lost record of 81-19-2 as head coach at Miami University (1944-1947) and the University of Cincinnati (1949-1954). He was head coach of the Los Angeles Rams (1955-1959); Los Angeles and San Diego Chargers (1960-1969, 1971); and Houston Oilers (1973-1974), compiling a record of 123-104-7. He led the Chargers to the American Football League championship in 1963. Mr. Gillman was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989, becoming the only coach to be in both halls. He died on January 3, 2003 at the age of 91.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 2 @ Philadelphia Athletics 13 (Philadelphia won best-of-seven series 4-2)

Chief Bender (2-1) pitched a 4-hitter and the Athletics broke a 1-1 tie with 4 runs in the 4th inning, added 1 in the 6th, and erupted for 7 in the 7th before 20,485 fans at Shibe Park to win their second straight World Series championship. New York starting pitcher Red Ames (0-1) took the loss, giving up 5 runs--only 2 earned--in 4 innings. It was a sloppy game, with the Athletics making 5 errors and the Giants 3.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Joe Fulks. U.S. basketball player. Mr. Fulks was a forward at Murray State Teachers College (1941-43) before serving with the U.S. Marines in World War II. He played with the Philadelphia Warriors (1946-54), leading the Basketball Association of America in scoring in the BAA's first season (1946-47), while helping the Warriors win the BAA championship. Mr. Fulks was a First Team (1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49) and Second Team (1950-51) All-Star. He set the BAA/NBA's single-game scoring record four times; his 63 points on February 10, 1949 stood as the record for 10 years until broken by Elgin Baylor. Mr. Fulks was regarded as one of the pioneers of the modern jump shot, but he played at a time when shooting percentages were low; he holds the record for missed shots in a game, in both the regular season and playoffs, and had a career field goal shooting percentage of 30.2, one of the worst in NBA history. Mr. Fulks was Kentucky State Penitentiary's recreation director after his playing career; he was fatally shot by his girfriend's son on March 21, 1976 at the age of 54, in an argument over a handgun. Mr. Fulks was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.

90 years ago
1931

Died on this date
Charles Comiskey, 72. U.S. baseball player, manager, and owner. "The Old Roman" was a first baseman with the St. Louis Browns of the American Association from 1882-1889, 1891; the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League in 1880; and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League from 1892-1894, with a career batting average of .264. He was credited with being the first first baseman to play off the bag. He managed all the team he played for beginning in 1883, and led the Browns to four consecutive AA pennants from 1885-1888. Upon Mr. Comiskey's retirement as a player, he purchased the Sioux City club of the minor Western League and moved it to St. Paul, Minnesota. The team moved to Chicago and became the White Stockings in 1900, the year the Western League became the American League. In 1901 the AL began play as a major league. Mr. Comiskey's team, now known as the White Sox, won the World Series in 1906 and 1917. They won the AL pennant in 1919, but in the infamous "Black Sox" scandal, eight players were banned for throwing games in the World Series, which the White Sox lost to the Cincinnati Reds 5 games to 3. Mr. Comiskey had a reputation as a tightfisted owner, and many blamed him for provoking the scandal. Recent research has shown that Mr. Comiskey actually paid his players well, and he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. It was said that Mr. Comiskey never recovered from the Black Sox scandal, and his team didn't win another AL pennant until 1959 or another World Series until 2005. Charles Comiskey died in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

80 years ago
1941

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Solitary Cyclist

Died on this date
Arkady Gaidar, 37. U.S.S.R. writer. Mr. Gaidar was a Communist who wrote more than a dozen novels, mainly for children. He was a war correspondent for the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, and was a machine gunner with partisans on the eastern front, when he was killed in combat near the Russian village of Lyuplyava.

War
German troops drove on Rostov, the gateway to the Caucasus. An "Aid to Russia" rally in London drew 10,000 people demanding an invasion of the European continent to help Russia.

Disasters
Two tornadoes struck the towns of Dardanelle and Hamburg in Arkansas, killing 17 people and injuring more than 200.

Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (1-4-1) 14 @ Philadelphia (2-4) 21
New York (5-1) 13 @ Brooklyn (3-3) 16
Pittsburgh (0-6) 7 @ Chicago Bears (5-0) 34
Green Bay (6-1) 24 @ Detroit (1-4-1) 7
Cleveland (2-5) 13 @ Washington (4-1) 17

75 years ago
1946

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Rumors are Flying--Frankie Carle and his Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes (Best Seller--2nd week at #1; Juke Box--1st week at #1; Airplay--1st week at #1); To Each his Own (Honor Roll of Hits--11th week at #1)

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Hungry Cat

Died on this date
Ioannis Rallis, 68. Prime Minister of Greece, 1943-1944. Mr. Rallis, the son of former Prime Minister Dimitrios Rallis, held various positions before World War II as a member of the People's Party, and was the third and last Prime Minister who led a collaborationist puppet government under Nazi occupation of Greece during World War II. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for collaboration and treason after the war, and died in prison.

War
Nationalist Chinese forces reported capturing the Manchurian port of Antung on the Korean border.

Continued violence between Hindus and Muslims in Calcutta resulted in 27 deaths. Civil strife was also reported in Bombay and eastern Bengal, with thousands of refugees fleeing to Calcutta.

Diplomacy
Egyptian Prime Minister Ismail Sidky Pasha returned to Cairo after further treaty discussions with British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin.

Economics and finance
French Prime Minister Georges Bidault warned of panic buying and inflation, and urged farmers to stop withholding food from the market in order to get higher prices.

Labour
The American Federation of Labor National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots ended it 26-day strike against East and Gulf coast ship operators with an agreement calling for a 15% pay increase.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (6-2-2) 8 @ Ottawa (4-4-2) 5

WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 18 @ Calgary 21 (First game of 2-game total points series)

ORFU
Toronto Indians (7-1-1) 11 @ Hamilton (7-1-1) 20
Ottawa (0-9) 1 @ Toronto Balmy Beach (5-4) 8
Sarnia (4-5) 6 @ Windsor (3-6) 13

Messrs. Harrison, Gilkes, and Holdsworth scored touchdowns for the Stampeders as they defeated the Blue Bombers before 4,000 fans at Mewata Stadium. Winnipeg quarterback Walt Dobler connected with Bill Ordway for touchdown passes of 16 and 55 yards, rushed for a touchdown of his own, and converted all 3 TDs.

Canadian university
Western Ontario (4-0) 12 @ McGill (1-3) 7
Queen's (0-4) 7 @ Toronto (3-1) 39
Saskatchewan (0-3) 5 @ Alberta (3-0) 14

14,500 fans at Molson Stadium in Montreal saw the Mustangs defeat the Redmen.

Ken Fraser and Eric MacDonald scored touchdowns for the Golden Bears as they beat the Huskies at Varsity Stadium in Edmonton. Jim McFayden rushed 87 yards for the Saskatchewan TD in the 2nd quarter.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Tales of Tomorrow, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Test Flight, starring Lee J. Cobb, Vinton Hayworth, Cameron Prud'Homme, and Harry Townes



Politics and government
Winston Churchill returned to office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the final results of the previous day's general election confirmed a small majority of seats in the House of Commons for his Conservative Party, unseating the Labour Party of Clement Attlee, who had been Prime Minister for six years. Mr. Churchill also assumed the office of Defense Secretary.

War
The Japanese House of Representatives voted 307-47 in favour of the Treaty of San Francisco, ending Japan's state of war with the Allies.

Defense
The Japanese House of Representatives voted 289-71 in favour of the Japanese-American defense alliance.

Diplomacy
Immigration authorities barred French composer-conductor Emmanuel Rosenthal from the United States on the grounds that the woman accompanying him was not his wife.

Economics and finance
West Germany and Argentina signed $308-million trade agreement.

Boxing
Leading contender Rocky Marciano (38-0) ended the career of former world heavyweight champion Joe Louis (66-3) with a technical knockout in the 8th round of their bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Brockton Blockbuster knocked the Brown Bomber down for an eight-count in that round, and then knocked him through the ropes, prompting referee Ruby Goldstein to stop the fight without beginning another count. Mr. Louis was trailing on the cards of Mr. Goldstein and judges Joe Agnello and Harold Baines.



Football
CRU
ORFU
Toronto Balmy Beach, who had clinched second place and had a record of 7-2 with one game remaining in the regular season, fired head coach Art West and replaced him on a temporary basis with quarterback Gerry Tuttle. Mr. West referred to his firing as a "dirty deal."

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Tunnel of Horrors

Died on this date
Sadae Inoue, 74. Japanese military officer. Lieutenant General Inoue joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1908, and commanded the 69th division (1942-1943) and 14th division (1943-1945) in World War II. He commanded forces in Palau in the Battle of Anguar (1944) and the Battle of Peleliu (1944), with many casualties on both sides. Lt. Gen Inoue was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death in 1949 for negligence of command responsibility in permitting subordinates to execute three downed American airmen captured in Palau. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 1951, and he was released in 1953. Lt. Gen. Inoue died 10 days before his 75th birthday.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Nankai Hawks 4 @ Yomiuri Giants 5 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 2-1)

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvنllstoppen): Anna och Mej--Lalla Hansson (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (3rd week at #1)

Baseball
Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics, who had posted a 24-8 record while leading the American League with an earned run average of 1.82, was named the winner of the AL Cy Young Award for 1971, getting 98 votes to 85 for Mickey Lolich of the Detroit Tigers, who had posted a 25-14 record while leading the major leagues with 376 innings pitched.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kaze Tachinu--Seiko Matsuda

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ja, wenn wir alle Englein wنren--Fred Sonnenschein und seine Freunde

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Rush--Big Audio Dynamite (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Rapput (Senza Fiato)--Claudio Bisio; Rocco Tanica (11th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (14th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style

#1 single in France (SNEP): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (16th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style
2 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
3 Let's Talk About Sex!--Salt-N-Pepa
4 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
5 Something Got Me Started--Simply Red
6 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
7 Crucified--Army of Lovers
8 Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)--Rozalla
9 Set Adrift on Memory Bliss--PM Dawn
10 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)

Singles entering the chart were Kon Ik Maar Even Bij Je Zijn by Gordon (#23); Sexbox by La Toya Jackson (#28); On the Outside by Roch Voisine (#29); Hole Hearted by Extreme (#32); Night Calls by Joe Cocker (#33); Nocturne by T99 (#34); and Heart of Gold by Dennis Jones (#37).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Emotions--Mariah Carey (3rd week at #1)
2 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
3 Romantic--Karyn Whitt
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
6 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 Real Real Real--Jesus Jones
8 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
9 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
10 O.P.P.--Naughty by Nature

Singles entering the chart were Try a Little Tenderness by the Commitments (#70); Forever My Lady by Jodeci (#71); Housecall by Shabba Ranks (featuring Maxi Priest) (#73); Spending My Time by Roxette (#85); Thinking of You by Grandmaster Slice (#88); Do You Feel Like I Feel? by Belinda Carlisle (#89); Conviction of the Heart by Kenny Loggins (#95); Too Much by Tara Kemp (#96); I've Got a Lot to Learn About Love by the Storm (#97); What Time is Love? by the KLF (#98); For Your Mind by Robbie Nevil (#99); and Forever More by Stevie B (#100). Try a Little Tenderness was from the movie The Commitments (1991).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Romantic--Karyn White
2 Emotions--Mariah Carey
3 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
6 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
7 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
8 Something to Talk About--Bonnie Raitt
9 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
10 Real Real Real--Jesus Jones

Singles entering the chart were Spending My Time by Roxette (#68); O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature (#79); I've Got a Lot to Learn About Love by the Storm (#82); Love Thing by Tina Turner (#87) ; Double Good Everything by Smokey Robinson (#89); and Shot of Poison by Lita Ford (#90). Double Good Everything was Mr. Robinson's first single on the SBK label, after more than 30 years with the Motown corporation.

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
2 Emotions--Mariah Carey
3 Life is a Highway--Tom Cochrane
4 Hole Hearted--Extreme
5 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
6 The Real Love--Bob Seger
7 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
8 I Adore Mi Amor--Color Me Badd
9 Love...Thy Will Be Done--Martika
10 Real Real Real--Jesus Jones

Singles entering the chart were When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton (#53); Powerdrive by Longfellow (#67); The Fire Inside by Bob Seger (#69); Into the Fire by Sarah McLachlan (#71); Love Thing by Tina Turner (#82); Waiting by Roch Voisine (#83); Top of the World by Van Halen (#89); Save Up All Your Tears by Cher (#92); No More Tears by Ozzie Osbourne (#95); and Happy Ever After by the Bee Gees (#96).

Died on this date
Sherry Hawco, 27. Canadian gymnast. Miss Hawco, from Cambridge, Ontario, won a gold medal in the women's team event and a silver medal in the women's all-around event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, and gold medals in the team and beam events at the 1979 Pan-American Games in San Juan. She retired in 1982, a year after suffering a serious knee injury. Miss Hawco got married, but was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1990; she stopped receiving chemotherapy when she found out she was pregnant, and died seven weeks after giving birth to her son Brandon Delanty.

War
Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army left the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-8) 20 @ Ottawa (7-10) 46

Angelo Snipes returned an interception 85 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter to snuff out a Winnipeg rally and help the Rough Riders defeat the Blue Bombers before 23,060 fans at Lansdowne Park.

Baseball
World Series
Atlanta Braves 3 @ Minnesota Twins 4 (11 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

Kirby Puckett's home run off Charlie Leibrandt leading off the bottom of the 11th inning before 55,155 fans at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis sent the series to a seventh game. Rick Aguilera, the fourth Minnesota pitcher of the game, was the winning pitcher.



Nippon Series
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 1 @ Seibu Lions 6 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Lions scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to break a 1-1 tie as they beat the Toyo Carp before 31,900 fans at Seibu Lions Stadium. Takehiro Ishii (1–0) pitched a 4-hit complete game victory.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Macarena--Los Del Rio (9th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Born Slippy--Underworld (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Banger hart--Rob de Nijs

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Aïcha--Khaled

#1 single in France (SNEP): Freed from Desire--Gala

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): I Can't Help Myself--The Kelly Family

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Say You'll Be There--Spice Girls

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio (13th week at #1)
2 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
3 No Diggity--BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre)
4 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis
5 Where Do You Go--No Mercy
6 Twisted--Keith Sweat
7 Change the World--Eric Clapton
8 This is for the Lover in You--Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels
9 Last Night--Az Yet
10 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge

Singles entering the chart were This is for the Lover in You; When You Love a Woman by Journey (#17); Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton (#22); Dance Into the Light by Phil Collins (#47); You Can Make History (Young Again) by Elton John (#72); and When Boy Meets Girl by Total (#82).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Cash Box): I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis (8th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (9-8) 30 @ Ottawa (3-14) 29

Troy Westwood's 21-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win before 15,095 fans at Frank Clair Stadium in the last home game ever played by the Ottawa Rough Riders.



CIAU
Manitoba (0-7) 3 @ Alberta (4-3) 44

Baseball
World Series
Atlanta Braves 2 @ New York Yankees 3 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-2)

The Yankees scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning and held on to edge the Braves before 56,375 fans at Yankee Stadium for their 23rd World Series championship, and their first in 18 years. The Braves scored a run in the 9th and had runners on first and second bases with 2 out, but Mark Lemke popped out to third baseman Charlie Hayes to end the series. Jimmy Key allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in 5.1 innings to get the win over Greg Maddux, who allowed 8 hits and 3 earned runs in 7.2 innings.



20 years ago
2001

Abominations
The USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (14-3) 7 @ Toronto (7-10-0-1) 12

The Blue Bombers' loss to the Argonauts at SkyDome ended their 12-game winning streak.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Jona Senilagakali, 81. Prime Minister of Fiji, 2006-2007. Dr. Senilagakali was a physician who worked with the Fijian health service (1954-1963) and later became an orthopedic surgeon, twice serving as president of the Fiji Medical Association. He held various diplomatic positions from 1981-1988; was the "public member" of the disciplinary committee of the Fiji Law Society (1998-2006); and served on the standing committee of the Methodist Church conference (1989-2002). When a military coup toppled the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in 2006, Dr. Senilagakali was installed as Prime Minister by President Frank Bainimarama on December 5, but he resigned on January 4, 2007, after just 30 days in office. Josefa Iloilo was restored as President the same day, and on January 5 appointed Commodore Bainimarama as Prime Minister. Dr. Senilagakali was appointed as Health Minister on January 8, serving for just under a year until he was dropped in a cabinet shuffle on January 4, 2008.

Politics and government
Bob McLeod was sworn in as Premier of the Northwest Territories, succeeding Floyd Roland.

Baseball
World Series
Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals (postponed, rain) (Texas led best-of-seven series 3-2)