July 28, 2020

1,570 years ago
450

Died on this date
Theodosius II, 49. Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 402-450. Theodosius II "the Younger" was proclaimed co-Augustus by his father Arcadius, and succeeded him as sole Emperor upon Arcadius' death in 408. He promulgated the Codex Theodosianus (Theodosian law code) in 438, and was on the throne during the construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople. Emperor Theodosius called councils in 431 and 449 to decide major theological disputes over the nature of Christ. He died after a riding accident, and was succeeded on the throne by Marcian.

480 years ago
1540

Died on this date
Thomas Cromwell, 55 (?). English politician and diplomat. Mr. Cromwell was King Henry VIII’s chief minister from 1532-1540, and was among the strongest supporters of making the king head of the Church of England. Mr. Cromwell supervised the suppression of monasteries, which made him very unpopular with the clergy. He negotiated King Henry’s marriage to Anne of Cleves in order to secure for Henry VIII the support of German Protestants, and when the marriage proved disastrous, Mr. Cromwell’s enemies, notably the Duke of Norfolk, used it as an opportunity to move against him. Mr. Cromwell was imprisoned in the Tower of London on June 10 and was beheaded there. His head was boiled and set upon a spike on London Bridge, facing away from the city.

Married on this date
King Henry VIII of England married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.

375 years ago
1645

Born on this date
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. French royal family member. Princess Marguerite Louise, the eldest child of Gaston, Duke of Orléans and grandaughter of King Henri IV, married Cosimo de' Medici in 1661 and became Grand Duchess of Tuscany when he acceded to the title of Grad Duke in 1670. Her behaviour contributed to an unhappy marriage, and the couple separated in 1675. Princess Marguerite Louise retired with a pension to a convent on the outskirts of Paris, and eventually settled down, spending her later years doing charitable works. She died on September 17, 1721 at the age of 76.

270 years ago
1750

Died on this date
Johann Sebastian Bach, 65. German composer and organist. Mr. Bach was the most prominent composer from the Baroque era; Brandenburg Concertos, Goldberg Variations, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, and St. Matthew Passion just scratch the surface of his compositions. In his own time he was considered a great church organist, but his sons were more popular composers. He died of complications after eye surgery. It was Felix Mendelssohn’s performance of St. Matthew Passion in 1829 that did more than anything else to revive interest in Mr. Bach as a composer.

160 years ago
1860

Born on this date
Elias Ammons. U.S. politician. Mr. Ammons, a Democrat, represented Douglas County in the Colorado House of Representatives (1890-1896), serving as Speaker (1894-1896). He sat in the Colorado Senate (1898-1902), and was Governor of Colorado (1913-1915). Mr. Ammons was a staunch advocate of state sovereignty, and opposed federal control of Colorado lands. As Governor, he was best known for ordering National Guard troops into Ludlow, Colorado during a miners' strike, resulting in the fatal shooting of unarmed miners and their family members. Mr. Ammons died on May 20, 1925 at the age of 64. His son Teller also served as Governor of Colorado (1937-1939).

130 years ago
1890

Canadiana
The first electric street lighting in Trois-Rivières, Quebec began operating.

Baseball
Mickey Welch earned his 300th career major league win as the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 4-2 in front of just 147 fans at Recreation Park in Pittsburgh.

120 years ago
1900

Baseball
Pete Dowling pitched a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers, walking 3 batters and striking out 4, as they shut out the Cleveland Lake Shores 5-0 in an American League game at Lloyd Street Grounds in Milwaukee. The AL was a minor league in 1900.

100 years ago
1920

Born on this date
Lea Padovani. Italian actress. Miss Padovani appeared in 60 movies, including Black Dossier (1955) and The Intruder (1956). She died on June 23, 1991 at the age of 70.

Andrew V. McLaglen. U.K.-born U.S. director. Mr. McLaglen, the son of actor Victor McLaglen, moved to Hollywood with his family as an infant. He was known for directing Western and adventure movies and made-for-television movies from the mid-1950s through the early '90s, including five films starring John Wayne, and four with James Stewart. Mr. McLaglen also directed numerous episodes of television programs, including 96 episodes of the Western series Gunsmoke (1956-1965). His theatrical films included McLintock! (1963); Shenandoah (1965); and The Devil's Brigade (1968). Mr. McLaglen died on August 30, 2014 at the age of 94.

90 years ago
1930

Died on this date
Allvar Gullstrand, 68. Swedish ophthalmologist and optician. Dr. Gullstrand was awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his work on the dioptrics of the eye." He was also noted for his research on astigmatism and for improving the ophthalmoscope and corrective lenses for use after removal of a cataract from the eye.

John DeWitt, 48. U.S. athlete. Mr. DeWitt played football at Princeton University (1901-1903) as a guard, kicker, and occasionally as a fullback, earning All-American honours in his last two seasons. He also participated in discus and hammer throw, winning a silver medal in the latter at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis. Mr. DeWitt had a successful business career, but died suddenly aboard a train while commuting from his home in Connecticut to his office in New York City. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1952; veteran college football writer Dan Jenkins named him the winner of a retroactive Heisman Trophy for 1903.

Weather
The temperature in St. Louis was recorded as 107 F. I was travelling between Dubuque, Iowa and St. Louis on July 28, 1975, and I think the temperature may have been about the same as it was 45 years earlier.

Politics and government
The Conservatives, under the leadership of R.B. Bennett, swept to power in the Canadian federal election, taking 135 of 245 seats in the House of Commons. The Conservative total was an increase of 44 from the most recent election in 1926. The governing Liberals, under Prime Minister Mackenzie King, won 89 seats, down from 116 in 1926. 21 candidates were elected from other parties or as independents.

Baseball
George Earnshaw led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a triple and scored on a bases-loaded single by Mickey Cochrane to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees before 10,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Athletics trailed 5-3 until Jimmie Foxx hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the 9th. Mr. Earnshaw (15-6) allowed 2 hits and 1 unearned run in 4 innings in relief of Rube Walberg.

Dick Porter doubled home Joe Sewell and Pete Appleton with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers before 2,000 fans at League Park in Cleveland. The Tigers led 5-2 before the Indians scored 3 runs in the 8th.

Ted Lyons doubled home Bennie Tate with the winning run to make himself the winning pitcher as the Chicago White Sox scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to defeat the St. Louis Browns 6-5 before 500 fans at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Mr. Lyons (16-9) allowed 14 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game.

Bill Terry batted 4 for 4 with 2 home runs, 3 runs, and 3 runs batted in, and hit a sacrifice fly to score Hughie Critz in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the New York Giants a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies before 4,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Tiny Chaplin (1-2) pitched an 8-hit complete game, allowing 3 earned runs, to get his first major league win. Hap Collard (5-7) allowed 11 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game.

The Chicago Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 and 5-3 before 37,000 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Charlie Root (12-10) and Guy Bush (9-5) were the respective winning pitchers over Benny Frey (9-8) and Jakie May (2-10). The Cubs scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning of the second game; one of the runs was driven in by Hack Wilson, but Charlie Grimm was mistakenly credited with the run batted in. The correction was finally made in 1999, giving Mr. Wilson a record 191 RBIs for 1930.

80 years ago
1940

War
German planes intensified their assault on Britain. British sources interpreted this as a prelude to invasion.

Diplomacy
Japanese authorities arrested 11 British subjects on espionage charges.

Politics and government
Germany announced the partition of France into five administrative divisions.

Economics and finance
The U.S.S.R. and Afghanistan completed a commercial agreement.

Labour
The U.S. National Small Businessmen's Association asserted that U.S. Labor Secretary Frances Perkins had halted the deportation of about 700 undesirable aliens.

Baseball
Charlie Keller hit 3 home runs and Joe DiMaggio hit 2 as the New York Yankees edged the Chicago White Sox 10-9 in the first game of a doubleheader before 39,537 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Messrs. Keller and DiMaggio twice hit back-to-back homers. Skeeter Webb batted 5 for 6 for the White Sox. The White Sox took the second game 8-4.

75 years ago
1945

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe--Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra (Best Seller--1st week at #1); There! I've Said it Again--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Vaughn Monroe and the Norton Sisters) (Airplay--6th week at #1); Sentimental Journey--Les Brown and his Orchestra (vocal chorus by Doris Day) (Juke Box--7th week at #1; Honor Roll of Hits--9th week at #1)

War
U.S. planes attacked six Japanese cities that had been warned by leaflets dropped the previous night.

Diplomacy
Two days after succeeding Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee arrived in Potsdam, Germany to take his place at the Potsdam Conference.

The United States Senate, with only William Langer (Republican--North Dakota) and Henrik Shipstead (Republican--Minnesota) dissenting, voted 89-2 in favour of the United Nations Charter.

Politics and government
Dr. Jose Luis Bustamente Rivero took office as President of Peru.

The Communist Party U.S.A. formally deposed chairman and general secretary Earl Browder and named William Z. Foster as the new party leader.

World events
An Egyptian military court sentenced Mahmud Issawy to hang for the assassination of former Prime Minister Ahmed Meher Pasha.

Disasters
A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 and injuring 26 (see video).







70 years ago
1950

Married on this date
U.S. actress Bette Davis married actor Gary Merrill in Juarez, Mexico, two days after he had been divorced in Los Angeles by his previous wife Barbara.

War
The Indonesian government reported that its troops had won control of Caram and Boeroe islands from South Moluccan rebels.

Diplomacy
The U.S.A. protested to Guatemalan President Juan Jose Arevalo against press and radio attacks on the United States, claiming they were Communist-inspired.

Defense
U.S. President Harry Truman asked Congress for supplemental appropriations for $600 million for stockpiling strategic and critical materials and $18 million for repair and reactivation of reserve merchant ships.

Politics and government
General Manuel Odria began a six-year term as President of Peru.

Academia
Louisiana State University denied admission to 12 Negroes.

Journalism
Japanese newspapers and radio stations began dismissing all known Communists and sympathizers.

Baseball
Larry Doby, Al Rosen, and Luke Easter hit consecutive home runs in the 8th inning for the Cleveland Indians as they whipped the Boston Red Sox 13-1 before 50,349 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Mr. Rosen opened the scoring with a 3-run homer in the 1st, and Joe Gordon led off the bottom of the 3rd with a home run. Early Wynn (10-5) pitched a 5-hitter, and batted 1 for 4 with 2 runs and a run batted in.

Sam Chapman tripled home Elmer Valo and scored on an out by Ferris Fain as the Philadelphia Athletics scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning and held on to defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 before 37,324 fans at Briggs Stadium in Detroit. The Tigers loaded the bases with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Hoot Evers grounded into a 1-2-3 double play to end the game.

Ken Wood singled home Don Lenhardt from second base with 2 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the St. Louis Browns a 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals before 2,952 fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

60 years ago
1960

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade): Cathy's Clown--Bill and Boyd (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Please Don't Tease--Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Died on this date
Marty Kavanagh, 69. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Kavanagh was a utility infielder and outfielder with the Detroit Tigers (1914-1916, 1918); Cleveland Indians (1916-1918); and St. Louis Cardinals (1918), batting .249 with 10 home runs and 122 runs batted in in 370 games. He played 141 games in 2 seasons in the minor leagues (1913, 1918), batting .353 with 2 home runs.

Ken Landenberger, 31. U.S. baseball player and manager. Mr. Landenberger was a first baseman who batted .200 (1 for 5) with no home runs or runs batted in in 2 games with the Chicago White Sox in 1952. He played 1,389 games in 11 seasons in the minor leagues (1948-1958), batting .300 with 169 homers and at least 375 RBIs. Mr. Landenberger managed in the Cleveland Indians' minor league system from 1957-1960, and led the Selma Cloverleafs of the Class D Alabama-Florida League to a 58-57-1 record in 1960 when he was sent home to Cleveland in mid-July, and was diagnosed with acute leukemia. He died the day before his 32nd birthday, from a cerebral hemorrhage and the effects of leukemia.

Politics and government
The U.S. Republican National Convention concluded at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon delivered an address accepting the party's nomination for President in the November 1960 election, following the acceptance speech of vice presidential nominee Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr..





Business
The German Volkswagen Act came into force, regulating the privatization of Volkswagenwerk GmbH into Volkswagen AG.

Football
CFL-ORFU
Pre-season
Saskatchewan (WIFU) (1-1) 38 @ London (ORFU) (0-1) 0

3,000 were in attendance at Labatt Park to see the last game between a club from the Canadian Football League and one from the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

Baseball
The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Cleveland Indians 4-0 and 9-2 before 39,812 fans at Yankee Stadium to move into first place in the American League, .003 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. Whitey Ford (7-6) allowed 4 hits in 5 innings to get the win in the first game, while Bobby Shantz allowed 3 hits in 4 innings to get the save. Tony Kubek, Mickey Mantle, and Clete Boyer hit home runs off losing pitcher Jim Perry (11-5). Bob Turley (7-2) allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in 7 innings to win the second game.

Haywood Sullivan hit a 2-run home run as part of a 3-run 2nd inning for the Boston Red Sox as they beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 before 11,175 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Tom Brewer (7-8) pitched a 10-hit complete game victory over Billy Pierce (9-6).

Steve Barber (6-4) pitched a 1-hitter, while Brooks Robinson and Gus Triandos hit 2-run home runs in the bottom of the 1st inning for the Baltimore Orioles as they shut out the Kansas City Athletics 5-0 before 6,073 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Hank Bauer led off the 6th inning with a single for the only Kansas City hit. Losing pitcher Bud Daley (12-8) was lifted for a pinch hitter in the top of the 2nd.

Reno Bertoia scored from third base on second baseman Frank Bolling's error on a ground ball by pinch hitter Pete Whisenant to climax a 3-run rally in the bottom of the 9th inning, giving the Washington Senators a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers before 7,749 fans at Griffith Stadium in Washington.

Bobby Del Greco led off the 3rd inning with a home run and Pancho Herrera hit a 2-run homer later in the inning for the Philadelphia Phillies as they scored 3 runs to come back from a 2-0 deficit and defeat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 before 5,442 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Dallas Green (2-4) pitched a 6-hitter, outduelling Dick Ellsworth (4-8), who allowed 7 hits in a complete game.

Felipe Alou singled home Joey Amalfitano with 1 out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Braves before 21,025 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Juan Marichal (3-0) pitched a 7-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Warren Spahn (11-7).

Frank Howard hit a grand slam in the 1st inning and singled home 2 runs in a 3-run 2nd to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnnati Reds 8-6 before 20,885 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Chuck Essegian also homered for the Dodgers, while Frank Robinson, Leo Cardenas, and Gordy Coleman homered for the Reds.

50 years ago
1970

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Kvällstoppen): In the Summertime--Mungo Jerry (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): El Cóndor Pasa--Simon & Garfunkel (6th week at #1)

Crime
The United States Army ordered pre-trial investigations for seven officers charged with complicity in the cover-up of the 1968 My Lai massacre in South Vietnam. At the same time, charges against two other officers, Colonel Robert Luper and Captain Kenneth Boatman, were dismissed.

Economics and finance
The U.S. government announced a budget deficit of $2.9 billion for the fiscal year ended June 30.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (1-0) 42 @ British Columbia (0-1) 9

This was the first CFL regular season game to be played on artificial turf, and there was a casualty. B.C. running back Charlie Brown caught his cleats in the Tartan Turf, tore up a knee, and never played again. It was also the last game for B.C. defensive end E.A. Sims, who had been a teammate of Lions’ head coach Jackie Parker when the two played for the Edmonton Eskimos in 1962.

Baseball
Bobby Grich singled home 2 runs to climax a 3-run 4th inning for the Baltimore Orioles as they beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 before 23,913 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. Mike Cuellar (14-6) pitched a 3-hitter, outduelling Joe Horlen (6-15).

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 9th inning, Lou Piniella singled and Bob Oliver followed with his second 2-run home run of the game to enable the Kansas City Royals to defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 before 15,226 fans at Tiger Stadium. Dick McAuliffe drew a base on balls with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, but Mickey Stanley grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the game. Lerrin LaGrow, the second of three Detroit pitchers, made his major league debut in relief of Joe Niekro in the 8th, but was removed after yielding a single to Paul Schaal, the only batter he faced.

California Angels’ catcher Tom Egan was the goat in his team’s 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees before 13,170 fans at Anaheim Stadium. He allowed 5 passed balls, all with different pitchers, and dropped a throw for an error with what proved to be the deciding run in the 6th inning. Mike McCormick (1-0), recently acquired from the San Francisco Giants, allowed 5 hits and 5 runs--4 earned--in 6.2 innings to get his first win in the American League.

Jim Wynn hit a 3-run home run in the 1st inning to open the scoring for the Houston Astros and Doug Rader hit a 2-run homer as part of a 4-run 9th as they beat the Chicago Cubs 10-4 before 23,159 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Houston catcher Johnny Edwards batted 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 runs batted in. Pinch hitter Al Spangler led off the bottom of the 6th inning with his only home run of the season, and the 21st and last of his major league career, and Ron Santo hit a 3-run homer later in the inning to provide the Chicago scoring.

Donn Clendenon drove in 7 runs with a pair of 3-run home runs and a sacrifice fly to lead the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 12-2 before 50,174 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Jim McAndrew (6-8) pitched a 5-hit complete game victory.



Ron Fairly hit a 3-run home run to climax a 4-run 3rd inning and hit a solo home with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 4-4 tie as the Montreal Expos edged the San Diego Padres 5-4 before 19,500 fans at Jarry Park in Montreal.

40 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Can't Stop the Music--Village People (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Dancing All Night--Monta & Brothers (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Hey!--Julio Iglesias (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Funkytown--Lipps Inc. (5th week at #1)

Football
CFL
The Canadian Football League career of quarterback Danny Sanders came to an end when he was cut by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Mr. Sanders had led the Roughriders to their only 2 wins of 1979, but was let go when veteran John Hufnagel came off the injured list. In 9 CFL games, Mr. Sanders completed 86 of 190 passes for 1,314 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.

30 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Un' Estate Italiana--Edoardo Bennato; Gianna Nannini (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Infinity (1990's...Time for the Guru)--Guru Josh (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Still Got the Blues (For You)--Gary Moore (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Maldòn--Zouk Machine (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (CIN): Turtle Power--Partners in Kryme

Turtle Power was from the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Dirty Cash--Adventures of Stevie V (3rd week at #1)
2 U Can't Touch This--MC Hammer
3 Killer--Adamski
4 Ooops Up--Snap!
5 Hijo de la Luna--Mecano
6 Back by Dope Demand--King Bee
7 Bluesouse--B.B. Queen
8 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
9 What's a Woman?--Vaya con Dios
10 Close to You--Maxi Priest

Singles entering the chart were Hanky Panky by Madonna (#25); That's Just the Way it Is by Phil Collins (#28); Love Has the Power by Toto (#30); Amarti È L'immenso Per Me by Eros Ramazzotti (#33); Vision of Love by Mariah Carey (#34); and Mona by Craig McLachlan and Check 1-2 (#40).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 She Ain't Worth It--Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown (2nd week at #1)
2 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
3 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol
4 Rub You the Right Way--Johnny Gill
5 Hold On--En Vogue
6 Step by Step--New Kids on the Block
6 The Power--Snap!
7 Girls Nite Out--Tyler Collins
8 When I'm Back on My Feet Again--Michael Bolton
9 Enjoy the Silence--Depeche Mode
10 Hanky Panky--Madonna

Singles entering the chart were Can't Stop by After 7 (#78); Tell Me Something by Indecent Obsession (#85); Hearts in Trouble by Chicago (#90); and Can't Get Enuff by Winger (#93). Hearts in Trouble was from the movie Days of Thunder (1990).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 She Ain’t Worth It--Glenn Medeiros, featuring Bobby Brown
2 Enjoy the Silence--Depeche Mode
3 Hold On--En Vogue
4 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol
5 Rub You the Right Way--Johnny Gill
6 Vision of Love--Mariah Carey
7 Girls Nite Out--Tyler Collins
8 When I’m Back on My Feet Again--Michael Bolton
9 The Power--Snap!
10 I’ll Be Your Shelter--Taylor Dayne

Singles entering the chart were Can't Get Enough by Winger (#56); Tic-Tac-Toe by Kyper (#60); That's Not Her Style by Billy Joel (#61); Hearts in Trouble by Chicago (#65); Banned in the U.S.A. by Luke featuring 2 Live Crew (#67); Same Old Look by Jimmy Ryser (#70); Time for Letting Go by Jude Cole (#74); All the Way by Calloway (#78); and Dirty Cash (Money Talks) by the Adventures of Stevie V (#80).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Step by Step--New Kids on the Block (2nd week at #1)
2 I’ll Be Your Shelter--Taylor Dayne
3 Do You Remember?--Phil Collins
4 It Must Have Been Love--Roxette
5 When I'm Back on My Feet Again--Michael Bolton
6 She Ain't Pretty--Northern Pikes
7 Across the River--Bruce Hornsby
8 I Think I Love You Too Much--The Jeff Healey Band
9 Cradle of Love--Billy Idol
10 Every Little Thing--Jeff Lynne

Singles entering the chart were That's Life by Sue Medley (#55); Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love by Cheap Trick (#59); Good Clean Fun by the Allman Brothers Band (#69); Brickyard Road by Johnny Van Zandt (#76); Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode (#79); I am a Wild Party by Kim Mitchell (#81); Tonight by New Kids on the Block (#82); and Time for Letting Go by Jude Cole (#84).

Died on this date
Jill Esmond, 82. U.K. actress. Miss Esmond, born Jill Esmond Moore, was primarily a stage actress who also appeared in films such as The Skin Game (1931); Thirteen Women (1932); Random Harvest (1942); and The White Cliffs of Dover (1944). She was married to actor Laurence Olivier from 1930-1940.

World events
Negotiations began to resolve the seizure of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament building in Port of Spain the previous day by Negro Muslim rebels, which had resulted in Prime Minister Arthur Robinson and other cabinet ministers and government officials being held hostage, and Mr. Robinson getting shot in the leg.

Football
CFL
Toronto (1-2) 41 @ Hamilton (1-2) 29

Don Moen returned a fumble 3 yards for one touchdown and Chris Gaines returned an interception 17 yards for another as the Argos took advantage of 9 Tiger-Cat turnovers. Toronto quarterback Matt Dunigan completed 26 of 40 passes for 381 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wally Zatylny led the Tiger-Cats with 5 punt returns for 100 yards and 4 kickoff returns for 185, including a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. This blogger and a certain lovely lady were among the 20,387 in attendance on a beautiful summer night at Ivor Wynne Stadium. We caught a midnight bus back to Toronto, and we were the only passengers on the bus--and, loving it.



Baseball
Shawon Dunston tied a major league record with 3 triples and drove in 5 runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-7 win over the Montreal Expos before 24,808 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

The Detroit Tigers, trailing 9-5, erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 17-9 before 39,727 fans at Tiger Stadium. Detroit left fielder Larry Sheets drove in 6 runs with a triple and home run. Frank Tanana started on the mound for Detroit but lasted just 1/3 inning, allowing 4 hits, a base on balls, and 5 runs--all earned.

Cal Ripken, Jr.’s record for consecutive errorless games at shortstop ended at 95 games as his Baltimore Orioles lost 10-9 to the Kansas City Royals in the first game of a doubleheader before 35,592 fans at Royals Stadium. The Orioles won the second game 3-1.

25 years ago
1995

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Shy Guy--Diana King

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Never Forget--Take That

At the movies
Waterworld, directed by Kevin Reynolds, and co-produced by and starring Kevin Costner, opened in theatres.



Crime
A circuit court jury in Union, South Carolina sentenced Susan Smith to life in prison for the November 1994 drownings of her two young sons, who were locked in her car while she allowed it to roll into a lake. The jury had convicted Mrs. Smith on July 22 of two counts of first-degree murder, which was a death penalty offense in South Carolina, but as is so often the case, women are almost never held responsible for their crimes, and she received a prison sentence instead, with eligibility for parole in 30 years.

Two followers of Hindu guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh were convicted in Portland, Oregon of a 1985 conspiracy to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.

Politics and government
The United States Senate voted 98-0 to bar Senators and members of their staffs from accepting vacation trips and other expensive gifts, other than from close friends and relatives. Under the new rules, a Senator could accept no more than $100 in gifts from a single source in a year, excepting only any gifts valued at under $10. Any gift from a close friend or family member valued at more than $250 was subject to approval by the Senate Ethics Committee.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the gross domestic product had grown at an annual rate of 0.5% in the second quarter of 1995, the lowest quarterly increase since 1991.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (4-1) 26 @ Hamilton (2-3) 18
Shreveport (1-5) 19 @ Calgary (5-0) 27

Sean Fleming kicked 4 field goals and 2 converts as the Eskimos defeated the Tiger-Cats before 20,104 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Lucius Floyd scored the first Edmonton touchdown in the 1st quarter on a 10-yard pass from holder Glenn Harper on a fake field goal attempt. Michael Soles rushed 1 yard for the other Edmonton TD. Eric Carter returned an interception 102 yards for the first Hamilton touchdown in the 1st quarter, and Steve Taylor connected with Earl Winfield for a 5-yard TD in the 3rd quarter.

Doug Flutie passed to Dave Sapunjis and Vince Danielsen for touchdowns and handed off to Tony Stewart for another TD--all in the 2nd quarter--as the Stampeders defeated the Pirates before 21,098 fans at McMahon Stadium. The Pirates' only touchdown also came in the 2nd quarter on a 50-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver to Fred Montgomery.

20 years ago
2000

Diplomacy
52 republican and 26 loyalist men convicted of terrorist offenses were released from Maze Prison in Northern Ireland as the last phase of the Good Friday peace accord.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to end restrictions on travel and limits on the sale of food and medicine to Cuba, but the measure was expected to encounter trouble getting through the Senate.

Business
Two U.S. federal appeals judges granted Napster Inc. a stay in the injunction aimed at shutting the online music site down, allowing the popular music trading service to remain online while it continued its legal battle with the music industry.

Television
Auditions for Your Big Break, a Dick Clark-produced show where people could so impressions of their favourite singers while singing along with their songs, took place at Londonderry mall in Edmonton. This blogger sang Unchained Melody and Only the Lonely. I never saw Your Big Break, and I don't know if it ever made it onto television.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (3-1-0-1) 23 @ Toronto (1-3) 17
Montreal (4-0) 33 @ Winnipeg (0-4-0-1) 31
Calgary (3-0-1) 52 @ Saskatchewan (0-3-1) 52

Ronald Williams rushed 19 times for 68 yards and a touchdown and caught 6 passes for 47 yards and another touchdown to lead the Tiger-Cats before just 15,345 at SkyDome. Earlier in the day, Jeff Fairholm quit as an assistant coach with the Argonauts the day after being demoted by head coach John Huard, and voicing his discontent to a Toronto Sun writer.



Terry Baker’s 41-yard field goal on the last play gave the Alouettes the win before 23,667 at Winnipeg Stadium. Anthony Calvillo threw 2 touchdown passes for the Alouettes, while Khari Jones, in his first start as a Blue Bomber, threw touchdown passes to Markus Howell, Robert Gordon, and Albert Johnson.

Former Stampeder quarterback Henry Burris threw 3 touchdown passes in regulation time and 2 more in the four-possession overtime to lead the Roughriders. Calgary’s Dave Dickenson, meanwhile, threw for 476 yards and 6 touchdown passes, including one from 25 yards to Kelvin Anderson, which, with Mark McLoughlin’s convert, tied the score with 20 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter. The score was tied 32-32 after regulation time. The overtime took ¾ of an hour to play, which contributed to the CFL’s decision to reduce regular season overtime to a maximum of 2 possessions after 2000.

10 years ago
2010

Disasters
Airblue Flight 202, en route from Karachi, crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It was the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321.