Tuesday 2 June 2020

June 2, 2020

280 years ago
1740


Born on this date
Marquis de Sade
. French philosopher. Donatien Alphonse François de Sade was known for his literary works promoting sexual libertinism, emphasizing violence. The words sadism and sadist are derived from his name. The Marquis de Sade died on December 2, 1814 at the age of 74.

180 years ago
1840


Born on this date
Thomas Hardy
. U.K. poet and author. Mr. Hardy was known for novels critical of Victorian society in England, such as Far from the Madding Crowd (1874); Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891); and Jude the Obscure (1895) (panned by critics as "Jude the Obscene"). He died on January 11, 1928 at the age of 87.

140 years ago
1880


Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention opened at Exposition Hall in Chicago.

130 years ago
1890

Baseball

Ed Delahanty of the Cleveland Infants batted 6 for 6 and scored 5 runs as the Infants beat the Chicago Pirates 20-7 in a Players League game at South Side Park in Chicago.

120 years ago
1900

Baseball

The Boston Beaneaters scored 4 runs in the 9th inning and 1 in the 10th to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 17-16 at South End Grounds in Boston. Mike Donlin had 5 hits, including a home run for the Cardinals, while Herman Long had 4 hits, including a home run, for the Beaneaters.

110 years ago
1910


Born on this date
Hector Dyer
. U.S. runner. Mr. Dyer ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100-metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He died on May 19, 1990, two weeks before his 80th birthday.

Aviation
Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, became the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane, doing it in 95 minutes.

100 years ago
1920


Born on this date
Johnny Speight
. U.K. screenwriter and producer. Mr. Speight wrote for several dozen television comedy programs from the 1950s through the 1990s, and was best known for creating the series Till Death Us Do Part (1965-1975) and Curry and Chips (1969). He died of pancreatic cancer on July 5, 1998 at the age of 78.

Tex Schramm. U.S. football executive. Mr. Schramm was an executive with the Los Angeles Rams from 1947-1956, but made hs name as the first general manager of the Dallas Cowboys from 1960-1989. During his tenure the Cowboys won two Super Bowls and appeared in three more. Mr. Schramm served as the first president of the World League of American Football from 1989-1990. He died on July 15, 2003 at the age of 83.

Frank Clement. U.S. politician. Mr. Clement, a Democrat, was Governor of Tennessee (1953-1959, 1963-1967), and oversaw the economic modernization of his state, increasing spending on education and mental health. He was the first governor of a Southern state to veto a segregation bill. Mr. Clement was known for his fiery speeches; his speech at the 1956 Democratic National Convention in 1956 impressed many listeners, but repelled many others, and ended his chances for federal office. Mr. Clement was a heavy drinker, which eventually hurt his career and his life. He was killed in a car accident on November 4, 1969 at the age of 41, shortly after announcing his intention to seek a fourth term as Governor.

90 years ago
1930


Baseball
In a Central League game at Fort Wayne, the Springfield Blue Sox whipped the Fort Wayne Chiefs 38-18; their total included 10 runs in the 9th inning. Springfield center fielder Tod Dennehey batted 7 for 7 with 3 home runs, and third baseman Paddy Reagan also hit 3 home runs.

80 years ago
1940


War
German bombers destroyed Narvik, Norway.

Diplomacy
Chile withdrew from the League of Nations.

Germany warned Mexico and Panama that the U.K. had sent secret service agents to Central America for disruptive purposes.

Defense
A Gallup Poll reported that 85% of the American people believed that the U.S. military was now strong enough to thwart foreign attacks.

Politics and government
The Communist Party U.S.A., at its convention in New York City, nominated Earl Browder as its candidate for President of the United States in the November 1940 election--despite the threat of a four-year prison term.

Economics and finance
New York National City Bank's monthly report said that although the arms buildup would spur business, it would not result in permanent prosperity in the United States.

Baseball
Jimmie Foxx’s 13th home run of the season, a 2-run blast into the left field screen in the 9th inning, gave the Boston Red Sox a 10-8 win over the Chicago White Sox before 33,500 fans at Fenway Park in Boston and a split of their doubleheader. The White Sox won the first game 6-0 as Ted Lyons earned his 225th career major league win.

75 years ago
1945


Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Sentimental Journey--Les Brown and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Doris Day) (Best Seller--2nd week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits--1st week at #1); My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time--Les Brown and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Doris Day) (Juke Box--7th week at #1); There! I've Said it Again--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Vaughn Monroe and the Norton Sisters) (Airplay--4th week at #1)

War
French leader General Charles de Gaulle issued a statement blaming the United Kingdom for the Middle East trouble and said that he would not negotiate directly with Syria and Lebanon, where French troops had been fighting against rebels.

Diplomacy
The Big Five--U.S.A.; U.S.S.R.; U.K.; France; and China--were reportedly divided over a Soviet demand for a veto right in the United Nations over discussion of international disputes.

Pope Pius XII defended the Vatican's 1933 concordat with the German Nazi regime as a "stronghold behind which to shield" the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to Nazism.

Politics and government
Leaders of the Communist Party U.S.A., meeting in New York, adopted a new policy that ended the period of "popular front" cooperation with other political groups.

70 years ago
1950


Space
Professor Gerard Kuiper announced that he had made the first accurate measurements of Pluto with the 200-inch Mount Palomar telescope: a diameter of 3,600 miles, and a mass about one-tenth that of Earth.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Trusteeship Council received formal notice that Israel and Jordan both rejected its draft stature for an internationalized Jerusalem.

Cuba recognized Haiti's junta.

Economics and finance
The Organization for European Economic Cooperation instructed its executive committee to study the economic outlook for Europe four or five years ahead to estimate what the situation would be after the end of Marshall Plan aid.

U.S. Economic Cooperation Administrator Paul Hoffman reported the Communist seizure of the last remaining Marshall Plan supplies in China, $4 billion worth of commodities stored in Shanghai.

Business
U.S. Federal Judge John Knox denied a government petition in New York seeking to break up Aluminum Company of America on anti-trust grounds, but ordered the abrogation of patent agreements between Alcoa and its two competitors, Reynolds Metals and Kaiser Aluminum.

Baseball
Bob Feller (3-4) gave up 5 bases on balls and 2 hits in the first inning before being pulled from the game as his Cleveland Indians allowed 6 runs and went on to lose 11-5 to the Boston Red Sox before 35,473 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Joe Dobson (6-3) allowed 13 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game victory.

The Detroit Tigers won a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics 8-2 and 16-5 before 17,449 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Detroit first baseman Vic Wertz batted 3 for 5 with a home run and 5 runs batted in. Detroit third baseman George Kell hit for the cycle in the second game, while winning pitcher Fred Hutchinson (5-3) allowed 15 hits and 5 earned runs, while batting 4 for 6 with 2 doubles, 3 runs, and 3 RBIs. Ed Klieman, the third and last Philadelphia pitcher in the second game, allowed 4 hits and 1 run--earned--in 2 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out none, batting 0 for 1 in the 222nd and last game of his 8-year major league career.

The St. Louis Browns swept a doubleheader from the Washington Nationals 10-5 and 9-3 before 11,339 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington. St. Louis first baseman Hank "Bow Wow" Arft batted 5 for 5 for in the first game, with 2 doubles,a triple, 2 runs, and 3 runs batted in. St. Louis second baseman Owen Friend was 4 for 5 in the second game, with a run and an RBI.

The Cincinnati Reds were their own worst enemy when they lost 7-6 to the New York Giants before 5,152 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Reds made 5 errors and allowed 2 passed balls, and relief pitcher Willie "The Knuck" Ramsdell walked 4 batters in the 9th inning, helping the Giants score 2 runs for the winning margin.

60 years ago
1960


Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Marina--Rocco Granata and the International Quintet (12th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Cathy's Clown--The Everly Brothers (5th week at #1)

50 years ago
1970


Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): Pretty Belinda--Chris Andrews (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mademoiselle Ninette--The Soulful Dynamics (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Giuseppe Ungaretti, 82
. Italian writer. Mr. Ungaretti was a journalist and poet who was known for his support of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and as the leading representative of the movement in poetry known as Ermetismo (Hermeticism), in which the suggestive power of the sound of words is as important as their meaning. He died of bronchopneumonia.

Orhan Kemal, 55. Turkish author. Mr. Kemal, whose real name was Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü, was known for his realist novels describing the lives of ordinary working people trying to hold on to their dignity in conditions of poverty or deprivation. He was accused of Communist sympathies, and was imprisoned from 1938-1943. Mr. Kemal died of an intracranial hemorrhage.

Albert Lamorisse, 48. French film director, producer, and screenwriter. Mr. Lamorisse was known for short films such as Le ballon rouge (The Red Balloon) (1956), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also invented the board game Risk in 1957. Mr. Lamorisse was killed in a helicopter crash while in Iran filming the documentary Le Vent des amoureux (The Lovers' Wind) (1978).

Bruce McLaren, 32. N.Z. auto racing driver and owner. Mr. McLaren, one of the most successful drivers and designers in Grand Prix racing, was killed while testing a car of his own design in Greenwood, England. In 13 seasons of Grand Prix racing, Mr. McLaren won four races, the last at Spa in 1968. His last race was the Grand Prix of Monaco on May 10, 1970, where he was forced to retire after 19 laps because of suspension problems. Three weeks earlier he had finished second in the Spanish Grand Prix. Mr. McLaren’s greatest success came in the Canadian-American (Can-Am) Challenge Cup sports car series; he won the championship in 1967 and 1969, and the cars that he designed dominated the series. Mr. McLaren was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Diplomacy
Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera began a visit to the United States.

Politics and government
George Wallace won a return to the governorship of Alabama by defeating incumbent Governor Albert Brewer in a runoff election after denouncing the support given to Mr. Brewer by negro voters.

U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Robert Finch announced that Dr. Stanley F. Yolles had been fired from his post as director of the National Institute of Mental Health--the country’s chief mental health official. Dr. Yolles claimed that he had resigned and accused the government of "abandonment of the mentally ill."

Science
It was announced that a team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin had completed the first synthesis of a gene.

40 years ago
1980


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): I Got You--Split Enz (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Runaway--Chanels (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Morir de Amor--Miguel Bosé

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Der Nippel--Mike Krüger (2nd week at #1)

Diplomacy
A 10-member American group led by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark arrived in Tehran in defiance of U.S. President Jimmy Carter's ban on travel to Iran for the beginning of a conference on U.S. "intervention in Iran." The conference was also attended by 300 non-governmental delegates from what were described as "anti-imperialist" organizations in about 60 countries. Mr. Clark told reporters, "Our reason for coming here is the belief that dialogue between all people is essential for understanding and respect."

Terrorism
Israeli Jewish extremists were believed to be responsible for a coordinated attack in which the mayors of two West Bank communities were maimed by bombs, and an Israeli explosives expert was blinded by a bomb rigged to a third mayor’s garage door. Mayor Bassam al-Shaka of Nablus lost both legs above the knees; Karim Khalef, Mayor of Ramallah, lost part of his left foot and suffered injuries to his right leg.

Crime
A mob of 2,000 fans rioted at Ontario Place in Toronto, wrecking cars and fighting with police, after being locked out of a concert of the rock group Teenage Head.

Religion
Pope John Paul II concluded his first visit to France as pontiff. He addressed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, and then visited a Carmelite convent in Lisieux, Normandy before departing from Deauville.

30 years ago
1990


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Vogue/Keep It Together--Madonna (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Vattene Amore--Amedeo Minghi; Mietta (10th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Vogue--Madonna (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): What's a Woman?--Vaya con Dios (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Sacrifice--Elton John (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Killer--Adamski featuring Seal (4th week at #1)

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Paint it Black--The Rolling Stones (2nd week at #1)
2 Kingston Town--UB40
3 Se Bastasse Una Canzone--Eros Ramazzotti
4 Black Velvet--Alannah Myles
5 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
6 What's a Woman?--Vaya con Dios
7 Pump That Body--Mr. Lee
8 Caruso-Luciano Pavarotti
9 Something Happened on the Way to Heaven--Phil Collins
10 Still Got the Blues (For You)--Gary Moore

Singles entering the chart were Saxuality by Candy Dulfer (#21); At This Moment/Emozioni by Marco Borsato (#25); Ghetto Heaven by the Family Stand (#28); Crazy 4U by Sybil (#31); Somewhere Between by Grant & Forsyth (#32); and We Zullen Ze.... by Sus-5 (#33).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Vogue--Madonna (2nd week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
3 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
4 Alright--Janet Jackson
5 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
6 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
7 Nothing Compares 2 U--Sinéad O'Connor
8 Sending All My Love--Linear
9 U Can't Touch This--M.C. Hammer
10 Ooh La La (I Can’t Get Over You)--Perfect Gentlemen

Singles entering the chart were Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) by Motley Crue (#72); Vision of Love by Mariah Carey (#73); The Blues by Tony Toni Tone (#89); Welcome to the Real World by Jane Child (#90); Make You Sweat by Keith Sweat (#91); Now You're Gone by Whitesnake (#96); and Bang Bang by Danger Danger (#98).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
2 Vogue--Madonna
3 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
4 Poison--Bell Biv DeVoe
5 Sending All My Love--Linear
6 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
7 Alright--Janet Jackson
8 U Can't Touch This--M.C. Hammer
9 Ooh La La (I Can’t Get Over You)--Perfect Gentlemen
10 Nothing Compares to U--Sinead O’Connor

Singles entering the chart were Vision of Love by Mariah Carey (#57); Welcome to the Real World by Jane Child (#64); Make You Sweat by Keith Sweat (#71); Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me) by Quincy Jones featuring Tevin Campbell (#79); Show Me by Howard Hewett (#81); and Bounce Back by Alisha (#90).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Nothing Compares to U--Sinead O’Connor (5th week at #1)
2 All I Wanna Do is Make Love to You--Heart
3 Vogue--Madonna
4 This Old Heart of Mine--Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley
5 Hold On--Wilson Phillips
6 Alright--Janet Jackson
7 Save Me--Fleetwood Mac
8 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
9 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
10 All Around the World--Lisa Stansfield

Singles entering the chart were Step by Step by New Kids on the Block (#44); Never Do That by the Pretenders (#53); Rocket to My Heart by Paul Janz (#63); Superconductor by Rush (#69); Temptation by the Box (#75); Bird on a Wire by the Neville Brothers (#76); One Day Soon by Burton Cummings (#80); All for You by David Baerwald (#83); Tie Dye on the Highway by Robert Plant (#85); and Vision of You by Belinda Carlisle (#86).

Died on this date
Jack Gilford, 82
. U.S. actor. Mr. Gilford, born Jacob Gellman, was a comedian and character actor who appeared in numerous plays, films and television programs. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting performance in Save the Tiger (1973).

Rex Harrison, 82. U.K. actor. Sir Reginald Carey Harrison was a popular leading man on stage and screen. He won the Tony Award for his starring performance in My Fair Lady (1957), and won an Academy Award for reprising his role in the movie (1964).

Diplomacy
U.S. President George Bush and U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev conducted informal talks at Camp David, Maryland.

Disasters
The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawned 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Petersburg, Indiana was the hardest-hit town in the outbreak, with six deaths.

Track and field
Suzy Favor of the University of Wisconsin completed an 800- and 1,500-meter double in the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Duke University, winning the 1,500 for the fourth straight year, and claiming an unprecedented ninth individual NCAA track title.

Baseball
Randy Johnson walked 6 and struck out 8 in pitching the first no-hitter in Seattle Mariners’ history as he beat the Detroit Tigers 2-0 before 20,014 fans at the Kingdome in Seattle.



25 years ago
1995


Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): '74-'75--The Connells

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)--Scatman John (2nd week at #1)

War
U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Scott O'Grady was shot down over Bosnia by an SA-6 mobile SAM launcher and forced to eject from his F-16C into hostile territory. Bosnian Serbs released 121 of the United Nations peacekeepers they had been holding hostage.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the index of leading economic indicators had fallen 0.6% in April, the third straight month of decline. The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate had edged downward 0.1% in May to 5.7%; payroll jobs declined by 101,000 in May, the largest monthly drop in four years.

20 years ago
2000


Died on this date
Ellis Clary, 83
. U.S. baseball player, coach, and scout. Mr. Clary was an infielder with the Washington Nationals (1942-1943) and St. Louis Browns (1943-1945), batting .263 with 1 home run and 46 runs batted in in 223 games. He helped the Browns win their only American League pennant in 1944, and batted 0 for 1 in 1 World Series game as they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in 6 games. Mr. Clary played at least 1,576 games in 16 seasons in the minor leagues (1935-1953). He was a coach with the Nationals/Senators (1955-1960), and spent 24 years as a scout with the team after they moved and became the Minnesota Twins. Mr. Clary worked as a special assignment scout with the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays before his retirement in 1993.

John Schlee, 61. U.S. golfer. Mr. Schlee played on the PGA tour from 1966-1978; his only win was the Hawaiian Open in 1973, the same year he finished second in the U.S. Open. Injuries shortened his career, and he died of Alzheimer's disease on his 61st birthday.

Baseball
Fred McGriff of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays hit his 400th career major league home run in the top of the 6th inning, but Todd Zeile hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 6th to provide the winning margin as the New York Mets beat the Devil Rays 5-3 in an interleague game before 24,123 fans at Shea Stadium in New York.



10 years ago
2010


Crime
Derrick Bird, 52, a taxi driver, carried out a shooting spree in Cumbria, England, killing 12 people--including his twin brother David--and injuring 11 others, before committing suicide.

Hockey
NHL
Stanley Cup
Finals
Chicago 3 @ Philadelphia 4 (OT) (Chicago led best-of-seven series 2-1)

Claude Giroux scored at 5:59 of the 1st overtime period to give the Flyers their win over the Blackhawks at Wachovia Center.



Baseball
Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga (2-1) lost his bid for a perfect game against Cleveland with 2 outs in the 9th inning when first base umpire Jim Joyce ruled Jason Donald safe on a ground ball. Mr. Joyce admitted afterward that he'd blown the call. The Tigers won 3-0 before 17,738 fans at Comerica Park in Detroit, as losing pitcher Fausto Carmona (4-4) pitched a 9-hit complete game, allowing 2 earned runs.



Carl Crawford's grand slam was the big blow of a 6-run 9th inning for the Tampa Bay Rays as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 before 13,517 fans at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Matt Kemp led off the bottom of the 14th inning with a single and eventually scored from third base on a 2-out single by Garret Anderson to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks before 35,355 fans at Dodger Stadium.

Adrian Gonzalez hit a grand slam with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 5-1 win over the New York Mets before 15,880 fans at PetCo Park in San Diego. The Padres trailed 1-0 going into the bottom of the 9th, but pinch hitter Tony Gwynn, Jr. led off with a single, stole second base, and scored on a 2-out single by David Eckstein to tie the score. Gary Matthews, Jr. played the last 4 innings in right field for the Mets, striking out in his only plate appearance and handling no fielding chances in the 1,281st and last game of his 12-year major league career.

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