August 23, 2012

140 years ago
1872

Born on this date
Sanford Moss. U.S. aviation engineer. Dr. Moss worked at General Electric from 1903-1938, specializing in turbochargers. He was the first person to use a turbocharger on an aircraft engine. Dr. Moss died on November 10, 1946 at the age of 74.

110 years ago
1902

Born on this date
Ida Siekmann. German nurse. Mrs. Siekmann, a widow, attempted to escape from East Berlin to West Berlin, and threw a quilt and some of her belongings in the street before jumping from her fourth-floor apartment. She jumped before the firemen had properly opened the jumping-sheet, and was severely injured when she hit the pavement. Mrs. Siekmann died on the way to hospital on August 22, 1961, the day before her 59th birthday, and was regarded as the first victim of the Berlin Wall, which was under construction.

100 years ago
1912

Born on this date
Gene Kelly. U.S. dancer and actor. One of the most talented dancers in Hollywood history, Mr. Kelly appeared in the Broadway productions of The Time of Your Life (1939-1940) and Pal Joey (1940-1941) before going to Hollywood to star in For Me and My Gal (1942). His other movies included Cover Girl (1944); Anchors Aweigh (1945); On the Town (1949); Summer Stock (1950); An American in Paris (1951); Singin' in the Rain (1952); It's Always Fair Weather (1955); Invitation to the Dance (1956); Les Girls (1957); Marjorie Morningstar (1958); Inherit the Wind (1960); That's Entertainment! (1974); and That's Dancing! (1985). Mr. Kelly was given an honourary Academy Award for 1952 "in appreciation of his versatility as an actor, singer, director and dancer, and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film." He died on February 2, 1996 at the age of 83.

60 years ago
1952

Hit Parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Auf Widerseh'n Sweetheart--Vera Lynn (Best seller--7th week at #1; Disc Jockey--5th week at #1; Juke Box--3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart--Vera Lynn (5th week at #1)
--Eddy Howard
2 Half as Much--Rosemary Clooney
3 Here in My Heart--Al Martino
4 Delicado--Percy Faith and his Orchestra
5 Botch-A-Me--Rosemary Clooney
6 Kiss of Fire--Georgia Gibbs
7 Walkin' My Baby Back Home--Johnnie Ray
--Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and his Orchestra
8 I'm Yours--Don Cornell
--Eddie Fisher
9 High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)--Frankie Laine
10 You Belong to Me--Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were The Hand of Fate by Eddie Fisher (#30); Jamaican Rhumba by Percy Faith and his Orchestra (#35); Beyond the Next Hill by Acquaviva (#40); I Laughed at Love by Sunny Gale (#42); and What is this Thing Called Love by Fran Warren (#43).

Football
IRFU
Pre-season
Toronto 8 @ Hamilton 14

Bill Mackrides passed to Joe Shinn for one touchdown and Pete Neumann returned a blocked punt for another as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Argonauts before 14,056 fans at Civic Stadium. Toronto's touchdown came on a 71-yard pass from Nobby Wirkowski to Uly Curtis.

WIFU
Calgary (1-0) 12 @ Winnipeg (0-1) 8
Edmonton (0-1) 5 @ Saskatchewan (1-0) 25

Fullback Johnny Bright, playing his first game in Canada, completed a 30-yard touchdown pass to Paul Salata, and Dave West added another touchdown as the Stampeders beat the Blue Bombers before 10,000 fans in 96 F. heat at Osborne Stadium. Bud Korchak scored a touchdown for the Blue Bombers, which he converted.

Saskatchewan quarterback Doug Belden completed touchdown passes of 58 and 24 yards to Holland Aplin. Tony Hungle recovered a fumble by Edmonton's Normie Kwong in the end zone for the first Saskatchewan touchdown, and Wayne Anderson rushed 16 yards for the Roughriders' other major score. Rollin Prather scored the Eskimos’ touchdown on a pass from Claude Arnold. Edmonton tackle Gene Kiniski suffered a ruptured knee ligament and was lost for the rest of the season. The loss to the Roughriders before 12,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina was the first game for Frank Filchock as Edmonton coach.

50 years ago
1962

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): I Remember You--Frank Ifield (5th week at #1)

Died on this date
Hoot Gibson, 70. U.S. actor. A real cowboy who ended up in movies, Mr. Gibson was one of the most popular western stars of the 1920s and early '30s. His breakthrough role was in Action (1921), directed by John Ford.

Religion
More than 300 clergy and laymen at the 21st General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, meeting in Kingston, Ontario, voted unanimously to adopt a new Book of Common Prayer. The revision had been approved unanimously at the 1959 General Synod, but the move couldn't take effect until there was unanimous approval by two consecutive general synods. The revision brought some language and ideas up to date, reorganized the layout to make the book easier to use for worshippers, and restored some liturgy from versions dating from the 16th century. Two old anthems for use at communion were revived from earlier versions in the new book, and the revised funeral service included, for the first time, a place for reference to the deceased by name.

Football
CFL
Toronto (0-3) 13 @ Winnipeg (2-1) 33

Roger Hagberg rushed for 2 touchdowns as the Blue Bombers beat the Argonauts before 16,700 fans at Winnipeg Stadium. Kenny Ploen rushed for a Winnipeg touchdown and passed to Ernie Pitts for another. Gerry McDougall rushed 1 yard for the first Toronto touchdown before leaving with an injury. Dick Shatto rushed 53 yards for the Argonauts’ other major score. The game was the last for Lou Agase as head coach of the Argonauts; he was fired the next day.

40 years ago
1972

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Anthony Calvillo!
The quarterback of the Montreal Alouettes, in his 19th season in the Canadian Football League, was born in Los Angeles.

Politics and government
The Republican National Convention, meeting in Miami Beach, Florida, nominated Vice-President Spiro Agnew as the party’s 1972 candidate for Vice President of the United States. The vote was 1,345-1, with the sole dissenting vote going to NBC television commentator David Brinkley, who wasn’t actually a candidate. In his acceptance speech, President Richard Nixon, who had been renominated the previous night, stated that the choice presented to voters was the most clear-cut of any election in the 20th century, and urged Democrats unhappy with the nomination of U.S. Senator George McGovern as their presidential nominee to “come home” to “American principles.” Mr. Nixon defended his Vietnam war policy, stating that his administration had made “great progress” toward ending the war, but would “never stain the honour of America” by “imposing a Communist government on our allies.” Delegates continued their mindless chanting of “four more years.”

Protest
More than 1,129 demonstrators were arrested outside Convention Hall in Miami Beach for trying to bar entry to delegates at the Republican National Convention. Police used pepper gas to subdue the protesters.

Football
CFL
Toronto (0-4) 19 @ Winnipeg (3-1) 21

This was the last CFL game for Greg Barton, who started at quarterback for the Argonauts, but was relieved by Jim Chasey.

Baseball
Dick Allen's 2-run home run off Lindy McDaniel in the 7th inning helped the Chicago White Sox defeat the New York Yankees 5-2. Mr. Allen became only the fourth player--after Jimmie Foxx, Hang Greenberg, and Alex Johnson--to hit a home run into the center field bleachers of White Sox Park.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Goody Two-Shoes--Adam Ant (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Stanford Moore, 68. U.S. biochemist. Dr. Moore shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1972 (with Christian Anfinsen and W.H. Stein) for work done on the structure of the enzyme ribonuclease and for contributing to the understanding of the connection between the chemical structure and catalytic activity of the ribonuclease molecule.

War
Peruvian police pursued leftist guerrillas through the Peruvian mountains. Police reported that they had arrested 314 suspected members of a Maoist group, Sendro Luminoso, in Lima.

Baseball
Seattle Mariners' pitcher Gaylord Perry was ejected for "doctoring" the baseball in the 7th inning of the Mariners' 4-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. It was the first time in his 20-year major league career that Mr. Perry had been caught by an umpire and ejected.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Respectable--Mel and Kim (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France: Joe le taxi--Vanessa Paradis (4th week at #1)

Football
CFL
Ottawa (2-6) 24 @ Edmonton (5-3) 45

The Eskimos had runs of 28 and 17 consecutive points as they beat the Rough Riders before 32,167 fans at Commonwealth Stadium. A 51-yard field goal by Dean Dorsey and a converted touchdown by Cedric Minter provided Ottawa with a 10-0 lead, but Edmonton quarterback Damon Allen rushed for 2 touchdowns and completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kelly, aided by 2 field goals, 2 converts, and a single by Jerry Kauric to give the Eskimos a 28-10 lead in the 3rd quarter. The Rough Riders came back on a 23-yard touchdown rush by Mr. Minter and a 7-yard touchdown pass from Todd Dillon to Jerome Erdman, both converted, to make the score 28-24 early in the 4th quarter. Mr. Allen found Mr. Kelly for a 3-yard TD pass, and defensive end Tom Tuinei put the game away with a 66-yard fumble return for an Eskimo touchdown. Rookie Tracy Ham, seeing his first regular season action at home, directed the Edmonton offense to a field goal by Mr. Kauric with 1:39 remaining in the game to finish the scoring. The Eskimos rushed for 211 yards, led by Chris Skinner’s 71 yards on 8 carries.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): You Make the Whole World Smile--Hammond Gamble

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): ABBA-esque--Erasure (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Rhythm is a Dancer--Snap! (9th week at #1)

Disasters
Hurricane Andrew struck the Bahamas with winds of 120 miles per hour. Four people were reported killed.

Baseball
The Clearwater Phillies edged the Winter Haven Red Sox 1-0 in a Florida State League (Class A) game. Winning pitcher Andy Carter and losing pitcher Scott Bakkum each pitched no-hitters in what was believed to be the first double no-hitter in the minor leagues in 40 years.

10 years ago
2002

Football
CFL
Edmonton (7-2) 30 @ Toronto (4-5) 7
Calgary (3-5-0-2) 48 @ Winnipeg (5-4) 51 (OT)

Ricky Ray completed 19 of 25 passes for 292 yards and touchdowns to Terry Vaughn and Ed Hervey as the Eskimos routed the Argonauts before 23,642 fans at SkyDome. Wendell Davis rushed 1 yard for the other Edmonton touchdown. Mookie Mitchell scored the Toronto touchdown on a 44-yard pass from Reggie Slack with 2:10 remaining in the 2nd quarter. Edmonton’s John Avery rushed 25 times for 161 yards.

Troy Westwood’s 29-yard field goal on the 2nd overtime possession provided the winning margin as the Blue Bombers came back from a 34-17 deficit in the 4th quarter to edge the Stampeders before a Winnipeg Stadium crowd of 27,876. Calgary quarterback Marcus Crandell threw 3 touchdown passes to Travis Moore and another to Kamau Peterson as the Stampeders seemed to have the game well in hand. Khari Jones’ second touchdown pass to Arland Bruce and a convert and field goal by Troy Westwood reduced the Calgary lead to 34-24 with 4 minutes remaining in regulation time, but Mr. Crandell completed another touchdown pass to Mr. Peterson, this one covering 43 yards, and the Stampeders led 41-24 with 2:13 remaining. The Blue Bombers struck back quickly, as Mr. Jones hit Charles Roberts from 30 yards with a touchdown pass at 13:16 of the 4th quarter, and after a quick change of possession, connected with Mr. Bruce for a 16-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds remaining, converted by Mr. Westwood. Mr. Bruce caught his fourth touchdown pass from Mr. Jones on the Blue Bombers’ first overtime possession, but Scott Deibert rushed 1 yard for a Calgary touchdown to prolong the game. The Stampeders then missed a field goal, and Mr. Westwood ended the game.

Baseball
In his first major league game, Cleveland Indians' catcher Josh Bard hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Indians a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners at Jacobs Field in Cleveland.