November 2, 2021

1,050 years ago
971

Born on this date
Mahmud of Ghazni. Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, 998-1030. Mahmud acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Sabuktigin and after winning a war of succession with his brother Ismail. Mahmud was the first independent ruler of the Turkic dynasty of Ghaznavids. He transformed his kingdom into a Persianate Sunni Islam military empire extending from northwestern Iran proper to the Punjab in the Indian subcontinent, Khwarazm in Transoxiana, and Makran. Sultan Mahmud died on April 30, 1030 at the age of 58, and was succeeded by his son Muhammad.

200 years ago
1821

Born on this date
George Bowen. U.K. colonial administrator. Sir George, a native of Ireland, held various posts in the British Empire, including Governor of Queensland (1859-1868); Governor of New Zealand (1868-1873); Governor of Victoria (1873-1879); Governor of Mauritius (1879-1880); and Governor of Hong Kong (1883-1887). After his term in Hong Kong, he headed a Royal Commission in Malta to devise a constitution for the island; all of its recommendations were adopted. Sir George was then named to Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and died on February 21, 1899 at the age of 77.

160 years ago
1861

Politics and government
Lord Monck was appointed Governor General of Canada; he served from November 28, 1861-June 30, 1867.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
David Townsend. U.S. art director. Mr. Townsend worked with several movie studios from 1919 until his death in a car accident at the age of 43 on August 5, 1935 while scouting locations in Sonora Pass in California for Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936).

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
James Dunn. U.S. actor. Mr. Dunn appeared in plays, films, and television programs in a career spanning more than 40 years. He first attracted notable attention as the male lead in the Broadway musical Sweet Adeline (1929), and became a star in the movie Bad Girl (1931). Heavy drinking and bad decisions hurt Mr. Dunn's career, but he made a comeback in a supporting role in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), winning an Academy Award for his performance. Mr. Dunn co-starred in the television comedy series It's a Great Life (1954-1956). He died on September 1, 1967 at the age of 65, from complications following stomach surgery.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Ottawa (3-1) 10 @ Toronto (3-1) 13
Hamilton (1-3) 7 @ Kingston (1-3) 5

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Odysseas Elytis. Greek poet and critic. Mr. Elytis was awarded the 1979 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness." He died on March 18, 1996 at the age of 84.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Billy Mosienko. Canadian hockey player. Mr. Mosienko played right wing with the Chicago Black Hawks for 14 seasons from 1941-55, scoring 540 points on 258 goals and 282 assists in 710 regular season games, with 10 goals and 4 assists in 22 playoff games. He won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 1944-45 as the NHL's most gentlemanly player. Mr. Mosienko is best remembered for scoring 3 goals in 21 seconds against New York Rangers' goalie Lorne Anderson on March 23, 1952, which still stands as the NHL record for the fastest 3 goals by a single player. Mr. Mosienko operated a bowling alley in downtown Winnipeg that was a local landmark. He died on July 9, 1994 at the age of 72.

Shepard Menken. U.S. actor. Mr. Menken appeared in minor roles in the 1950s and '60s, but was best known as a voice actor in cartoons and commercials. He died on January 2, 1999 at the age of 77.

Business
Leo Dandurand and partners Joseph Cattarinich and Louis Letourneau, acquired the Montreal Canadiens hockey club from the widow of George Kennedy for $11,000.

80 years ago
1941

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

War
The German command reported that German and Romanian troops had captured the Crimean capital of Simferopol. Finnish President Risto Ryti told Henry Taylor of the North American Newspaper Alliance in Helsinki that "there are no German officers or soldiers in the Finnish units" battling against the U.S.S.R.

Defense
General Sir Archibald Wavell, commander of the British Indian Army, arrived in Singapore to confer on the Far Eastern situtation.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order placing the entire Coast Guard under the orders of Navy Secretary Frank Knox.

Communist Party USA Chairman William Z. Foster declared that the United States should "scrap the Neutrality Act and enter into a full military alliance" with the U.S.S.R. and U.K.

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King issued an order-in-council imposing a ceiling on prices, effective November 17, based on maximum prices between September 15 and October 11.

U.S. Army Brigadier General Philip Fleming, wage and hour administrator, signed five orders increasing the minimum wage rates for about 320,000 workers in the shoe, furniture, jewellery, gray iron foundry, and lumber industries.

Football
NFL
Chicago Cardinals (2-4-1) 10 @ New York (5-2) 7
Green Bay (7-1) 16 @ Chicago Bears (5-1) 14
Pittsburgh (0-7) 3 @ Washington (5-1) 23
Detroit (2-4-1) 14 @ Cleveland (2-6) 0
Philadelphia (2-5) 6 @ Brooklyn (4-3) 15

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--3rd week at #1; Juke Box--2nd week at #1; Airplay--2nd week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits--1st week at #1)

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

War
India's Congress Party and Muslim League sent representatives to Calcutta for discussions on the means of ending the latest wave of Hindu-Muslim violence.

Politics and government
Municipal and borough elections in the United Kingdom resulted in a net gain of 159 seats for the Labour Party.

Protest
Arabs in Palestine staged a one-day general strike against Jewish immigration.

Medicine
Dr. Forest Huddleson of Michigan State College announced the development of a new vaccine for undulant fever in cattle.

Labour
A 50-day United Parcel Service strike in New York ended with Teamsters union members winning a 33½¢ hourly wage increase and a 40-hour week.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (7-2-2) 9 @ Montreal (6-3-2) 8
Ottawa (5-4-2) 11 @ Hamilton (0-9-2) 1

WIFU
Finals
Calgary 0 @ Winnipeg 12 (Winnipeg won 2-game total points series 30-21)

ORFU
Toronto Indians (8-1-1) 27 @ Sarnia (4-6) 16
Toronto Balmy Beach (6-4) 17 @ Windsor (3-7) 5

The Stampeders carried a 21-18 lead from the first game of the Western Interprovincial Football Union finals into the second game before 5,600 fans at Osborne Stadium. The 1st half was scoreless, and Walt Dobler missed a field goal attempt that went for a single in the 3rd quarter to give the Blue Bombers a 1-0 lead. The combined score remained 21-19 in favour of Calgary until the last 5 minutes of regulation time and the Blue Bombers faced third down and 5 yards to go from their own 10-yard line. Mr. Dobler faked a punt and passed to end Harry Fitzgibbons for 7 yards and a first down. Mr. Dobler then marched the Blue Bombers to midfield, and on third down, threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Mr. Fitzgibbons. Mr. Dobler converted to give Winnipeg a 25-21 lead. Calgary's Billl Wusyk then threw a pass that was intercepted by Harry Hood, and on a fake field goal, Mr. Dobler connected with Doug Gauthier for a 30-yard TD pass to close the scoring and clinch the Blue Bombers' second WIFU championship in as many calendar years, and seventh straight going back to 1937, with a three-year interruption from 1942-1944 because of World War II.

Canadian university
McGill (1-4) 5 @ Queen's (1-4) 14
Western Ontario (5-0) 15 @ Toronto (3-2) 6

AAFC
Brooklyn (3-4-1) 21 @ Chicago (3-4-2) 14
Buffalo (2-7-1) 14 @ San Francisco (6-3) 27

70 years ago
1951

At the movies
The Raging Tide, directed by George Sherman, and starring Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford and Alex Nicol, received its premiere screening in San Francisco.





War
A platoon of the Royal Canadian Regiment defended a vital area against a full battalion of Chinese troops in the Battle of the Song-gok Spur. The engagement lasted into the early hours the next day. The U.S. Defense Department announced total U.S. Korean War casualties thus far at 97,514 (16,480 dead).

Defense
Up to 6,000 U.K. troops arrived at Fayid, in the Canal Zone of Egypt, to quell anti-British disturbances and guard the safety of British citizens.

U.S. President Harry Truman signed a $4.14-billion military construction bill and a $1.67-billion strategic materials stockpiling bill, calling both "tragically insufficient" for U.S. defense needs.

World events
Tunisian nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba was barred by French officials from the Tangier International Zone, where he planned to confer with Moroccan nationalists.

Communications
Television and radio industry representatives meeting at the White House tentatively approved U.S. government plans to control communications signals in case of imminent attack.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Export-Import Bank granted a $1-million to Bolivia to finance expanded production of tungsten for sale to the United States.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Take Good Care of My Baby--Bobby Vee (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro (3rd week at #1)

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Genna Brothers

Died on this date
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa I, 67. Hakim of Bahrain, 1942-1961. Sheikh Salman bin Hamad acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Sheikh Salman bin Hamad achieved educational reforms and improvements in health during his reign, which ended when he died, likely as a result of overwork. He was succeeded by his son Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

James Thurber, 66. U.S. humourist and cartoonist. Mr. Thurber was known for his short stories and cartoons, published mainly in The New Yorker magazine, from the late 1920s until his death from pneumonia. His stories were collected in books such as My World—And Welcome to It (1942) and The Thurber Carnival (1945).

Defense
U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced that the United States would make the necessary preparation to resume nuclear tests in the atmosphere "so as to be ready in case it becomes necessary to conduct them...to maintain our responsibility for free world security."

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvنllstoppen): Anna och Mej--Lalla Hansson (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops (4th week at #1)

Defense
The government of Canada mothballed the experimental hydrofoil antisubmarine naval vessel Bras d'Or for at least five years, due to high costs.

Science
National Research Council of Canada scientist Gerhard Herzberg was awarded the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals."

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): You Weren't in Love with Me--Billy Field

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Gingiragin ni Sarigenaku--Masahiko Kondō (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Ma Quale Idea--Pino D'Angio (6th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ja, wenn wir alle Englein wنren--Fred Sonnenschein und seine Freunde (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Tom Doornbos, 90. Dutch-born Canadian character. Mr. Doornbos, who could have played Ebenezer Scrooge without changing costume, was one of the great legends of Yellowknife.

Wally Wood, 54. U.S. cartoonist and illustrator. Mr. Wood wrote and drew for comic books, magazines, and other media from the late 1940s through the 1970s. He was perhaps best known for his work with E.C. Comics, including Mad magazine (1952-1964). Mr. Wood smoked and drank heavily, suffered four strokes, and had kidney problems; his failing health and declining career prospects led him to commit suicide by shooting himself.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): The Fly--U2

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): The Fly--U2

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Asi Me Gusta--Chimo Bayo (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (15th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): The Fly--U2

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 James Brown is Dead--L.A. Style (2nd week at #1)
2 Let's Talk About Sex!--Salt-N-Pepa
3 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams
4 Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)--Rozalla
5 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
6 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
7 Hail Hail Rock 'n Roll--Garland Jeffreys
8 Something Got Me Started--Simply Red
9 35 Koeien--André Van Duin
10 Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)

Singles entering the chart were Change by Lisa Stansfield (#23); The Fly by U2 (#27); No Son of Mine by Genesis (#29); Is it Good to You by Heavy D and the Boyz (#36); Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Oleta Adams (#37); and Vrienden Voor Het Leven by Danny De Munk (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Romantic--Karyn White
2 Emotions--Mariah Carey
3 Cream--Prince and the New Power Generation
4 Do Anything--Natural Selection featuring Niki Haris
5 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
6 Hole Hearted--Extreme
7 Real Real Real--Jesus Jones
8 O.P.P.--Naughty by Nature
9 Don't Want to Be a Fool--Luther Vandross
10 The One and Only--Chesney Hawkes

Singles entering the chart were Keep Coming Back by Richard Marx (#47); No Son of Mine by Genesis (#53); Pop That Coochie by the 2 Live Crew (#70); Shot of Poison by Lita Ford (#78); I Wanna Be Your Girl by Icy Blu (#89); Change by Lisa Stansfield (#92); True Companion by Marc Cohn (#94); and Monsters and Angels by Voice of the Beehive (#99).

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

Singles entering the chart were No Son of Mine by Genesis (#46); Keep Coming Back by Richard Marx (#47); All 4 Love by Color Me Badd (#62); 2 Legit 2 Quit by MC Hammer (#84); Wild Side by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (#86); Home Sweet Home '91 by Motley Crue (#88); Radio Song by R.E.M. (#89); and Angel Baby by Angelica (#90).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Emotions--Mariah Carey
2 Can't Stop this Thing We Started--Bryan Adams
3 Life is a Highway--Tom Cochrane
4 Calling Elvis--Dire Straits
5 Hole Hearted--Extreme
6 What About Now--Robbie Robertson
7 Love...Thy Will Be Done--Martika
8 Get a Leg Up--John Mellencamp
9 The Real Love--Bob Seger
10 My Town--Glass Tiger

Singles entering the chart were The Fly by U2 (#50); Senza una Donna (Without a Woman) by Zucchero and Paul Young (#69); Guaranteed by Level 42 (#79); Why Must I Always Explain by Van Morrison (#90); Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by PM Dawn (#91); Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits (#92); What Time is Love? by the KLF (#93); The Road of Hope by the Kite (#96); Street of Dreams by Nia Peeples (#97); Running Back to You by Vanessa Williams (#98); and I'll Respect You by Debbie Johnson (#99).

Died on this date
Irwin Allen, 76. U.S. television and film producer and director. Mr. Allen created the television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968); Lost in Space (1965-1968); The Time Tunnel (1966-1967); and Land of the Giants (1968-1970), but became better known as the "Master of Disaster" for films such as The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Towering Inferno (1974); and The Swarm (1978). He died of a heart attack.

Mort Shuman, 54. U.S. songwriter. Mr. Shuman was best known for his partnership with Doc Pomus, which resulted in some of the biggest hit songs of the late 1950s and early '60s, such as A Teenager in Love; This Magic Moment; Save the Last Dance for Me; and Can't Get Used to Losing You. Mr. Shuman died of cancer, 10 days before his 55th birthday.

Society
Judith Reisman, author of such books as Kinsey, Sex and Fraud (1990) and Soft Porn Plays Hardball (1991), addressed a small but attentive audience--including this blogger--at Bernard Snell Auditorium at University Hospital.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (3-15) 26 @ British Columbia (11-7) 17

The Lions just needed to beat the Tiger-Cats--who hadn't won a road game all year-at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver to clinch first place in the West Division for the first time in 4 years, but Don McPherson--making his first start in the CFL--won the quarterbacking duel against Doug Flutie, the league's outstanding player. The Lions' loss before 47,823 fans opened the door for the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders to finish ahead of them.



25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Wannabe--Spice Girls

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Born Slippy--Underworld (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): Banger hart--Rob de Nijs (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Aïcha--Khaled (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Freed from Desire--Gala (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): I Can't Help Myself--The Kelly Family (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Say You'll Be There--Spice Girls (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio (14th 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 Twisted--Keith Sweat
6 Where Do You Go--No Mercy
7 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
8 This is for the Lover in You--Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels
9 Un-Break My Heart--Toni Braxton
10 Change the World--Eric Clapton

Singles entering the chart were Knocks Me Off My Feet by Donell Jones (#89); Just the Way (Playas Play) by Alfonzo Hunter (#90); Don't Go Away by Fun Factory (#93); I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying by Sting (#94); and Snapshot by RuPaul (#96).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 It's All Coming Back to Me Now--Celine Dion
2 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)--Los Del Rio
3 No Diggity--BLACKstreet (featuring Dr. Dre)
4 Mouth--Merril Bainbridge
5 Where Do You Go--No Mercy
6 If Your Girl Only Knew--Aaliyah
7 This is for the Lover in You--Babyface featuring LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels
8 Nobody--Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
9 Last Night--Az Yet
10 I Love You Always Forever--Donna Lewis

Singles entering the chart were Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton (#17); Dance Into the Light by Phil Collins (#45); You Can Make History (Young Again) by Elton John (#68); and Like I Do by For Real (#81).

Died on this date
John G. Crommelin, 94. U.S. military officer. Rear Admiral Crommelin served with the U.S. Navy from 1923-1950, one of five brothers in the Navy. He was an aviator in World War II, and was given command of the light aircraft carrier USS Saipan in 1946. Rear Adm. Crommelin was one of the participants in the "Revolt of the Admirals" in 1949, publicly protesting the Defense Department's reduction in naval expenses while increasing spending on the Air Force. He retired from the Navy in 1950 and operated part of his family's plantation in Alabama, while running for various political offices from 1950-1968 on racial segregationist policies, never coming close to winning. Rear Adm. Crommelin died a month after his 94th birthday.

Toni Stone, 75. U.S. baseball player. Miss Stone played second base with the San Francisco Sea Lions (1946); New Orleans Creoles (1949-1952); Indianapolis Clowns (1953); and Kansas City Monarchs (1954), becoming the first woman to play in the Negro Leagues. She batted .243 in 50 games with the Clowns, but retired after the 1954 season because of lack of playing time. Miss Stone worked as a nurse after her playing career.

Eva Cassidy, 33. U.S. musician. Miss Cassidy was a singer and guitarist who interpreted standard songs of numerous genres. She was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, D.C. area when she died of melanoma, but since then, her recordings have become popular.

Hockey
NHL
Detroit (7-5-2) 2 @ Toronto (6-6) 6

Sergei Berezin scored 2 goals for the Maple Leafs as they defeated the Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens in the national Hockey Night in Canada telecast.

Football
CFL
Toronto (15-3) 47 @ Hamilton (8-10) 14
Ottawa (3-15) 24 @ British Columbia (5-13) 35

Robert Drummond set a club record with 4 rushing touchdowns as the Argonauts routed the Tiger-Cats before 23,001 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Mr. Drummond's backfield mate Mike Clemons set another team record with 116 pass receptions for the season.

Cory Philpot rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown to lead the Lions over the Rough Riders before 18,308 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. Ottawa quarterback David Archer threw 3 touchdown passes. It was the last game ever played by the Ottawa Rough Riders, and the last game for Joe Paopao as B.C.'s head coach.

CIAU
British Columbia (5-3) 24 @ Manitoba (0-8) 20
Alberta (4-4) 20 @ Saskatchewan (7-1) 28

Sean Olson's 43-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Newton, followed by a 2-point convert, proved to be the winning score for the Thunderbirds as they held on to defeat the Bisons at University Stadium in Winnipeg and take the second and last playoff spot in the West. Mr. Newton's winning score was his second TD of the game. UBC led 15-0 in the 1st quarter, but the Bisons, aided by a strong wind, responded with 20 straight points.

Matt Kellett kicked 7 field goals for the Huskies as they defeated the Golden Bears at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon. Alberta running back Simon Baffoe rushed for over 100 yards for the seventh time in the season.

20 years ago
2001

Football
CFL
Calgary (8-10-0-1) 22 @ Winnipeg (14-4) 15

The Stampeders clinched the CFL's final playoff spot with their win over the Blue Bombers at Winnipeg Stadium.