Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Jennifer Korchinski!
650 years ago
1371
War
Ottoman Turks defeated a Serbian army in the Battle of Maritsa in Greece.
170 years ago
1851
Politics and government
Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine resigned as co-Premier of the Province of Canada; he was subsequently appointed Chief Justice of Lower Canada.
130 years ago
1891
Born on this date
Hans Reichenbach. German philosopher. Dr. Reichenbach was a leading figure in the philosophy of logical empiricism; he founded the Gesellschaft für empirische Philosophie (Society for Empirical Philosophy), popularly known as the "Berlin Circle," in 1928. Dr. Reichenbach became a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1938, and remained there until his death from a heart attack on April 9, 1953 at the age of 61. His most notable book was The Rise of Scientific Philosophy (1951).
Charles Munch. French musician and conductor. Mr. Munch was a violinist and concertmaster before beginning his career as a conductor at the age of 41. He led various orchestras in a career of more than 30 years, most notably the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with whom he first performed in 1946, and served as music director from 1949-1962, leading the BSO in concerts, radio broadcasts, and recordings. Mr. Munch founded the Orchestre de Paris in 1967, and died of a heart attack at his hotel in Richmond, Virginia on November 6, 1968 at the age of 77, while leading the orchestra on its first American tour.
William McKell. Governor General of Australia, 1947-1953. Mr. McKell was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (1917-1920, 1927-1947), serving as Premier of New South Wales (1941-1947), before being named Governor General. He died on January 11, 1985 at the age of 93.
125 years ago
1896
Economics and finance
The Toronto Stock Exchange listed its first mining stocks.
120 years ago
1901
Born on this date
Ted Weems. U.S. bandleader and musician. Mr. Weems, a violinist and trombonist, was popular from the 1920s through the 1940s. His hit singles included Somebody Stole My Gal (1924); Piccolo Pete (1929); and The Man from the South (1929). In 1933 his band recorded and released Heartaches, but the song didn't become a major hit until 1947, when a disc jockey began playing some old records that he'd come across, and listener demand prompted a re-release of the record. Mr. Weems died on May 6, 1963 at the age of 61.
George Raft. U.S. actor. Mr. Raft starred or co-starred in dozens of movies in a career spanning 50 years, including Souls at Sea (1937); They Drive by Night (1940); and Nocturne (1946). He associated with gangsters in real life, and often played them on screen. Mr. Raft died of emphysema on November 24, 1980 at the age of 79.
110 years ago
1911
Born on this date
Al Helfer. U.S. sportscaster. Mr. Helfer, nicknamed "Mr. Radio Baseball," broadcast games for five different major league teams, but was best known for calling the Game of the Day for the Mutual Broadcasting System in the 1950s, travelling to a different city each day. He died on May 16, 1975 at the age of 63.
Albertana
Ratepayers in Edmonton and Strathcona, Alberta voted to amalgamate the two cities.
Baseball
Frank Baker batted 4 for 5 with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 2 runs, and 4 runs batted in to lead the Philadelphia Athletics to an 11-5 win over the Detroit Tigers before 10,000 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, clinching the American League pennant for the Athletics for the second straight season. Jack Coombs (27-12) pitched an 11-hit complete game victory, batting 2 for 4 with a run and an RBI.
The Chicago White Sox scored a run in the top of the 9th inning to break a 4-4 tie as they edged the New York Highlanders 5-4 before 2,000 fans at Hilltop Park in New York. Jim Scott (12-10) pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief of Al Benz to get the win over Russ Ford (21-10), who allowed 9 hits in a complete game. Ed Wilkinson entered the game as a pinch runner for the Highlanders in the 9th inning in his 10th and last major league game.
100 years ago
1921
At the movies
Camille, directed by Ray C. Smallwood, and starring Anna Nazimova and Rudolph Valentino, opened in theatres.
Born on this date
Clarence Maddern. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Maddern was an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs (1946, 1948-1949) and Cleveland Indians (1951), batting .248 with 5 home runs and 29 runs batted in in 104 games. He played 1,651 games in 13 seasons in the minor leagues (1940-1957), and played regularly in the Pacific Coast League from 1947-1955. The highlight of Mr. Maddern's career occurred in 1947 when he hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 0-0 tie as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the San Francisco Seals 5-0 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles in a 1-game playoff for the Pacific Coast League pennant. Mr. Maddern became an insurance agent in Bisbee, Arizona after his baseball career, and died in Tucson on August 9, 1986 at the age of 64.
George Eshelman. U.S. baseball umpire. Mr. Eshelman worked 19 games in the American League in 1979 as a replacement while the regular major league umpires were on strike. He died on April 20, 1999 at the age of 77.
Baseball
Babe Ruth hit his 57th and 58th home runs of the season and added a double and a base on balls, scoring 3 runs and driving in 4, while Carl Mays struck out Steve O'Neill with the bases loaded and 2 out in the 9th inning as the New York Yankees came from behind to edge the Cleveland Indians 8-7 before 30,000 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York to take a 2-game lead over the second-place Indians in the American League pennant race. Mr. Mays entered the game in the 8th in relief of Waite Hoyt (19-13), who in turn had relieved starter Jack Quinn in the 1st inning. Cleveland starter Stan Coveleski (22-13) took the loss.
90 years ago
1931
Football
CRU
ARU
Edmonton (0-2) 0 @ Calgary (2-0) 4
NFL
Brooklyn (0-3) 0 @ Cleveland (1-2) 6
80 years ago
1941
Diplomacy
Japanese Foreign Minister Teijiro Toyoda said that the aim of the Axis Tripartite Pact was not only to establish a "new world order," but also to prevent the spread of hostilities.
Authorities in French Indochina protested to Japan against the arrest on September 25-26 of more than 100 Annamites and supporters of the Chinese government in Chungking by Japanese troops in Hanoi and Haiphong.
Religion
Protestant Digest published a statement signed by 700 Protestant leaders criticizing aviator Charles Lindbergh's September 11 speech in Des Moines, and declaring "anti-Semitism is anti-Christianity." Colonel Lindbergh, speaking on behalf of the America First Committee, had blamed advocacy of U.S. intervention into the European War on British and Jewish interests, and the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Science
Professor Ernest Lawrence of the University of California described the creation of "man-made" cosmic rays in a cyclotron.
75 years ago
1946
Diplomacy
U.S. Information Service operations in Belgrade were halted by U.S. Ambassador Richard Patterson at the demand of the Yugoslav government.
Politics and government
Following British policy in India, Governor of Burma Sir Hubert Rance formed an executive council with representatives of all parties to prepare for independence.
Education
The Japanese Education Ministry reported that 743 teachers had been dismissed out of 80,508 screened under the purge directive of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan General Douglas MacArthur.
Scandal
The Soviet Council of Ministers ordered eight Communist Party leaders and collective famr officials in Ukraine dismissed and prosecuted for graft.
Economics and finance
Despite reports of a "meat famine" in many American cities caused by widespread withholding of livestock from the market, U.S. President Harry Truman refused to raise or lift price ceilings on meat.
70 years ago
1951
On the radio
Pete Kelly's Blues, starring Jack Webb, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Kidnapping
This was the 13th and last episode of the series.
War
Air fighting in Korea reached a new peak when 165 Communist MiGs and 101 U.S. and Australian jets clashed in three dogfights near Sinuiju.
Defense
The U.S.A., U.K., and France agreed to Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi's request for removal of treaty limitations on Italian rearmament.
U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Anna Rosenberg announced plans for a recruitment drive aimed at enrolling at least 72,000 women in the armed forces by mid-1952.
Ottawana
The Women’s Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa took possession of the Commissariat – Ottawa’s oldest stone building and Lieutenant Colonel John By’s storehouse during the Rideau Canal project; described as “encrusted with century-old dust and grime” with deteriorated plaster, a leaking roof, and an inadequate electrical system, the Commissariat, built by contractor Thomas MacKay, was described as the “perfect setting” for the Museum.
Boxing
Sandy Saddler (129-9-2) retained his world featherweight title when former champion Willie Pep (160-4-1) retired after the 9th round at the Polo Grounds in New York. The bout is regarded as one of the dirtiest championship fights in history; it was the last of four fights between the two, with Mr. Saddler winning three.
60 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man--Ricky Nelson (12th week at #1)
Died on this date
Vern Hughes, 68. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Hughes played with the Baltimore Terrapins (1914), posing a 0-0 record with an earned run average of 3.18 in 3 games, batting 0 for 1.
Baseball
Roger Maris hit his 60th home run of the season, a solo blast against Jack Fisher with 2 out in the bottom of the 3rd inning, to get the New York Yankees on the scoreboard after Brooks Robinson's 2-run single had given the Baltimore Orioles a 2-0 lead in the 2nd. Billy Gardner singled with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th, advanced to second base on a single by Tom Tresh, and scored when Baltimore center fielder Jackie Brandt made an error on a ball hit by Hector Lopez, providing the winning run as the Yankees won 3-2 before 19,401 fans at Yankee Stadium. Mr. Maris's homer tied the single season record set by Babe Ruth of the Yankees in 1927, but came in the team's 159th game of the season, 5 games more than the Yankees played in 1927. Boog Powell mad ehis major league debut with the Orioles, striking out as a pinch hitter to end the top of the 8th. Rollie Sheldon (10-5) pitched 3 perfect innings in relief of Bud Daley to get the win over Mr. Fisher (10-13), who allowed 8 hits and 2 earned runs in a complete game.
Roy Sievers hit a 2-run home run with 2 out in the top of the 7th inning to provide the winning margin for the Chicago White Sox as they beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 2,979 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Ray Herbert (12-12) allowed 10 hits and 5 earned runs in 6 innings to get the win over Gene Conley (11-14), and homered to lead off the 5th. Gary Peters pitched 3 scoreless innings and singled and scored the final run in the 9th as he earned his first major league save. It was the first major league game for first base umpire Al Salerno. Pinch hitter Gary Geiger tripled home Pumpsie Green and Billy Muffett with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th to break a 5-5 tie as the Red Sox won the second game 7-5. Mr. Sievers hit a solo homer with 2 out in the 3rd.
Gene Green led off the 9th inning with a home run to break a 2-2 tie as the Washington Senators edged the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 before 1,835 fans at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. Bennie Daniels (11-11) pitched a 4-hit complete game to outduel Ted Bowsfield (10-8), who allowed 5 hits and 1 earned run in a complete game.
Johnny Edwards, Frank Robinson, and pinch hitter Jerry Lynch hit home runs for the Cincinnati Reds as they came back from a 3-0 deficit after 5 innings to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 before 3,327 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago to clinch their first National League pennant in 21 years. Jim Brosnan (10-3) pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief to get the win, and singled home Mr. Robinson with the final run in the 9th inning.
Jim Gilliam's 3-run triple was the big blow of a 5-run 2nd inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader before 9,602 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Stan Williams (14-12) was the winning pitcher over Bob Friend (14-19). The Pirates scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 3rd and coasted to an 8-0 win in the second game. Pinch hitter Bob Aspromonte led off the 6th inning with a single for the only hit off winning pitcher Joe Gibbon (12-10). Don Drysdale (12-10) took the loss.
50 years ago
1971
Diplomacy
U.S. President Richard Nixon met with Japanese Emperor Hirohito in Anchorage, Alaska.
Politics and government
U.S. Representative Shirley Chisholm (New York), the only Negro woman in Congress, announced that she would enter the 1972 Democratic Party presidential primaries in Florida, California, Wisconsin, and North Carolina.
Vancouverana
The last stone was laid on the Stanley Park Seawall, midway between Prospect Point and Siwash Rock; among the dignitaries were H.H. Stevens, 92, who as Conservative Member of Parliament for Vancouver had been one of the seawall’s original promoters, and in 1920 arranged for 2,300 unemployed men to work on the project.
Football
CFL
Ottawa (3-7) 7 @ Hamilton (5-3) 19
Edmonton (1-10) 14 @ Saskatchewan (6-4) 28
George Reed rushed 2 yards for his 92nd career CFL touchdown--breaking Dick Shatto's record--in the 4th quarter to put the Roughriders ahead to stay at Taylor Field in Regina. Edmonton quarterback Bruce Lemmerman, making his first start in the CFL, completed 12 of 30 passes, including a 17-yard pass to John Embree for the Eskimos' only touchdown.
NFL
Chicago (2-0) 20 @ Minnesota (1-1) 17
Atlanta (1-0-1) 20 @ Los Angeles (0-1-1) 20
Cleveland (2-0) 14 @ Baltimore (1-1) 13
Washington (2-0) 30 @ New York Giants (1-1) 3
San Francisco (1-1) 38 @ New Orleans (1-1) 20
Kansas City (1-1) 20 @ Houston (0-2) 16
Miami (1-0-1) 29 @ Buffalo (0-2) 14
Cincinnati (1-1) 10 @ Pittsburgh (1-1) 21
Detroit (1-1) 34 @ New England (1-1) 7
Oakland (1-1) 34 @ San Diego (1-1) 0
Denver (0-1-1) 13 @ Green Bay (1-1) 34
Dallas (2-0) 42 @ Philadelphia (0-2) 7
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Baseball
Jim Palmer (20-9) pitched a 3-hitter and doubled in the second run of a 3-run 7th inning for the Baltimore Orioles as they shut out the Cleveland Indians 5-0 before 2,967 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Mr. Palmer joined teammates Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar, and Pat Dobson as the Orioles became the second major league team--after the 1920 Chicago White Sox--to have four pitchers with 20 or more wins in the same season. Alan Foster (8-12) took the loss. Gomer Hodge struck out as a pinch hitter for the Indians to lead off the 8th inning in his 80th and last major league game.
Rico Petrocelli and Reggie Smith hit home runs and Doug Griffin batted 4 for 5 with a run and a run batted in to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the Washington Senators 8-1 before 15,240 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Toby Harrah homered for the Washington run in the 3rd inning. Jim Lonborg (10-7) pitched a 4-hitter to win over Dick Bosman (12-16). Jim Mason made his major league debut at shortstop for Washington, batting 0 for 3 with a base on balls, making 2 putouts, 3 assists, and an error. He was followed in the batting order by catcher Bill Fahey, also playing his first major league game, batting 0 for 4 and making 4 putouts, 2 assists, and an error.
Rusty Torres batted 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles to help the New York Yankees defeat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 before 9,514 fans at Tiger Stadium. Mr. Torres' homer, his first in the major leagues, was a 2-run blow in the 3rd inning that tied the score. Roy White homered to lead off the 6th to provide the winning run. Fritz Peterson (15-13) pitched a 6-hit complete game to outduel Mickey Lolich (25-13), who allowed 10 hits and 3 earned runs in a complete game. Cesar Gutierrez played the 9th inning at shortstop for Detroit, making an assist for the last out in the 223rd and last game of his 4-year major league career.
Vida Blue (24-8) allowed 3 hits in 7 innings and Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, and Dave Duncan hit home runs for the Oakland Athletics as they shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 before 10,687 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Skip Lockwood (10-15) took the loss. Floyd Weaver, the last of four Milwaukee pitchers, allowed 1 hit and 1 run--earned--in 1 inning in the 85th and last game of his 4-year major league career.
Bill Melton led off the 10th inning with a base on balls and eventually scored from third base on a passed ball by Johnny Stephenson to break a 5-5 tie as the Chicago White Sox edged the California Angels 6-5 before 6,319 fans at Anaheim Stadium. Joe Horlen (8-9), the last of five Chicago pitchers, pitched 2 perfect innings of relief to get the win over Eddie Fisher (10-8).
Tom Seaver (19-10) pitched a 1-hitter, while drawing a pair of bases on balls and scoring the eventual deciding run for the New York Mets in the 5th inning as they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 before 30,519 fans at Shea Stadium in New York. Mr. Seaver walked Dave Cash to lead off the 7th and surrendered a single by Vic Davalillo, with Mr. Cash advancing to third base. Al Oliver then drove in Mr. Cash with a sacrifice fly for the only Pittsburgh run. Steve Blass (15-8) pitched a 10-hit complete game loss. Rimp Lanier pinch hit for him and popped out for the second out of the 9th inning in his sixth and last major league game.
Dick Allen led off the 2nd inning with a home run and Duke Sims homered to lead off the 3rd for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 before 18,923 fans at Atlanta Stadium. Hank Aaron led off the bottom of the 6th with his 44th homer of the season to get the Braves on the scoreboard. The Braves scored their other run in the 7th when Marty Perez singled with 1 out, advanced to third base on a double by pinch hitter Tommie Aaron, and scored on a 2-out single by Ralph Garr. For Tommie Aaron, it was the 437th and last game of his 7-year major league career. Claude Osteen (14-11) was the winning pitcher over George Stone (6-8).
Dick Dietz hit a grand slam to climax a 7-run 5th inning and Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds both hit 2-run home runs in the 6th to help the San Francisco Giants overcome a 2-0 deficit and defeat the Cincinnati Reds 12-5 before 45,072 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, enabling the Giants to maintain their 2-game lead over the Dodgers in the National League West Division with 3 games remaining for both teams. Mr. Dietz singled home Dave Kingman with the game's final run in the 9th. Juan Marichal (17-11) pitched a 9-hit complete game victory, with Gary Nolan (12-15) taking the loss. Ty Cline was retired as a pinch hitter to lead off the bottom of the 6th inning in the 892nd and last game of his 12-year major league career.
Roger Freed doubled home Denny Doyle for the first run of a 2-run 3rd inning and hit a 3-run home run with none out in the 4th to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 5-1 before 18,505 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Ken Reynolds (5-9) pitched a 10-hit complete game to win over Joe Decker (3-2). The Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st inning when Cleo James led off with a single, advanced to third base on a 2-out single by Ernie Banks, and scored on a single by Ron Santo. Bill North then drew a base on balls to load the bases, but Don Kessinger grounded into a force play to end the inning. Mr. Banks batted 1 for 3 with a base on balls, making 8 putouts and an assist at first base in the 2,528th and last game of his 19-year Hall of Fame major league career.
The St. Louis Cardinals scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to break a 1-1 tie as they beat the Montreal Expos 7-1 before 11,473 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis. The Expos made 4 errors, contributing to 4 unearned runs. Dennis Higgins (1-0), the last of three St. Louis pitchers, pitched 3.2 scoreless innings to get the win over Bill Stoneman (17-15). Dave McDonald struck out as a pinch hitter for Montreal to end the top of the 6th inning in the 33rd and last game of his 2-year major league career.
40 years ago
1981
Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Out Here on My Own--Nikka Costa (7th week at #1)
#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson (4th week at #1)
#1 single in Ireland: Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants (2nd week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Prince Charming--Adam and the Ants (2nd week at #1)
Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Why Tell Me, Why--Anita Meyer
2 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
3 I'm So Glad to Be a Woman--Love Unlimited
4 The Old Calahan "Live"--BZN
5 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
6 P.S.--Dolly Dots
7 Just for You--Spargo
8 Japanese Boy--Aneka
9 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
10 Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)--Ottawan
Singles entering the chart were Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#24); He's a Liar by the Bee Gees (#26); Mama Mia by Saskia & Serge (#29); Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants (#34); Heel Even by Shirley (#36); and B.B. Band by Stille Willie (#37).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (7th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
4 Urgent--Foreigner
5 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me--Ronnie Milsap
6 Who's Crying Now--Journey
7 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
8 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
9 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
10 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
Singles entering the chart were Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You) by Air Supply (#54); He's a Liar by the Bee Gees (#63); Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#66); Oh No by the Commodores (#71); More Stars by More Stars on 45 (#76); My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) by Chilliwack (#81); Take Me Now by David Gates (#82); No Reply at All by Genesis (#85); It's All I Can Do by Anne Murray (#86); Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock and Roll by Freddy Cannon and the Belmonts (#89); Still by John Schneider (#90); and I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today by the Crusaders with Joe Cocker (#98).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (7th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Arthur's Theme--Christopher Cross
4 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
5 Who's Crying Now--Journey
6 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
7 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
8 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
9 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
10 For Your Eyes Only--Sheena Easton
Singles entering the chart were Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#64); He's a Liar by the Bee Gees (#66); No Reply at All by Genesis (#81); My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) by Chilliwack (#83); A Lucky Guy by Rickie Lee Jones (#84); Aiming at Your Heart by the Temptations (#85); Fire in the Sky by the Dirt Band (#87); Leila by ZZ Top (#88); Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock and Roll by Freddy Cannon and the Belmonts (#89); She Don't Let Nobody (But Me) by Curtis Mayfield (#90); It's Over by Teddy Baker (#95); and Fancy Free by the Oak Ridge Boys (#98).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (6th week at #1)
2 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
3 Who's Crying Now--Journey
4 Urgent--Foreigner
5 The Beach Boys Medley--The Beach Boys
6 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
7 Step by Step--Eddie Rabbitt
8 Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do)--Christopher Cross
9 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
10 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
Singles entering the chart were Every Little Thing She Does is Magic by the Police (#59); Oh No by the Commodores (#61); He's a Liar by the Bee Gees (#65); More Stars by More Stars on 45 (#71); No Reply at All by Genesis (#86); She Don't Let Nobody (But Me) by Curtis Mayfield (#88); A Lucky Guy by Rickie Lee Jones (#89); and Let's Put the Fun Back in Rock and Roll by Freddy Cannon and the Belmonts (#95).
Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
2 Urgent--Foreigner
3 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
4 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
5 Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury
6 Fire and Ice--Pat Benatar
7 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
8 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
9 Who's Crying Now--Journey
10 Slow Hand--Pointer Sisters
Singles entering the chart were In Your Letter by REO Speedwagon (#45); Magic Power by Triumph (#47); Women Around the World at Work by Martha and the Muffins (#49); and Tryin' to Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger (#50).
Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 The Voice--The Moody Blues
2 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
3 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
4 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
5 The Break Up Song (They Don't Write 'em)--Greg Kihn Band
6 Endless Love--Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
7 Lady (You Bring Me Up)--Commodores
8 Sausalito Summernight--Diesel
9 Thirsty Ears--Powder Blues
10 In Your Letter--REO Speedwagon
Singles entering the chart were Arthur's Theme (Best that You Can Do) by Christopher Cross (#27); Draw of the Cards by Kim Carnes (#29); and Working in the Coal Mine by Devo (#30).
Agriculture
Canada signed a five-year agricultural agreement with the U.S.S.R. The agreement included scientific cooperation and crop data exchange, and a Canada-Soviet Commission on agricultural issues was founded.
Football
CFL
Hamilton (9-2-1) 30 @ Ottawa (4-8) 16
Montreal (1-10) 11 @ Edmonton (10-1-1) 62
The Eskimos and Alouettes were tied 3-3 late in the 1st quarter before 48,472 fans at Commonwealth Stadium when Montreal's Billy Johnson fielded a punt from Hank Ilesic at his own goal line and returned it 92 yards, with Mr. Ilesic chasing him down at the Edmonton 18-yard line. The Alouettes failed to get a first down, and botched an attempt at a fake field goal. Edmonton quarterback Warren Moon promptly completed a pass to Brian Kelly for 87 yards, setting the Eskimos up just outside the Montreal goal line as the quarter ended. The Eskimos then struck for 5 converted touchdowns and a field goal for a CFL record-38 points for a quarter, taking a 41-3 halftime lead. Montreal failed to recover a short kickoff to start the 2nd half, and veteran Tom Wilkinson replaced Mr. Moon and added to the lead. By the time former Los Angeles Rams' star Vince Ferragamo entered the game in relief of starting Montreal quarterback Gerry Dattilio, the score was 48-3. It was 55-3 before the Alouettes scored a touchdown and a 2-point convert, but Mr. Wilkinson finished the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown run. Dave Cutler converted all 8 touchdowns and added 2 field goals. It was the first game as Montreal head coach for Jim Eddy, who had replaced the fired Joe Scannella several days earlier. He commented afterward, "I saw positive signs out there..."
CIAU
Alberta (3-1) 11 @ Manitoba (1-2) 3
Jaimie Crawford completed a 9-yard pass to Peter Eshenko with 11:34 remaining in the game for the only touchdown as the Golden Bears defeated the Bisons on a cold, windy, rainy day at Pan-Am Stadium in Winnipeg. Reg Gilmour, who had earlier scored singles on 2 missed field goal attempts, converted the touchdown, and Rick Magee kicked a single on the ensuing kickoff. Dave Brown punted 68 yards for a single to close the scoring. Darrel Batt kicked a 27-yard field goal for the Bisons in the 1st half. The teams combined for 25 punts, including the missed field goals.
Baseball
Nolan Ryan (10-5) set a major league record with his fifth career no-hitter--and his first in 16 years--as he pitched the Houston Astros to a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers before 32,115 fans at the Astrodome. Mr. Ryan struck out 11 and retired the last 19 batters as he broke the record that he shared with Sandy Koufax, who pitched 4 no-hitters with the Dodgers from 1962-1965. Ted Power (1-3) took the loss.
Ron Oester drew a base on balls with 1 out in the 5th inning and Paul Householder hit a home run with 2 out to account for all the scoring as the Cincinnati Reds shut out the Atlanta Braves 2-0 before 5,117 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Bruce Berenyi (9-5) allowed 5 hits in 7 innings to outduel Phil Niekro (7-6), who allowed 3 hits and 2 earned runs in 6 innings.
Pinch hitter Bobby Murcer hit a 3-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the New York Yankees a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 31,993 fans at Yankee Stadium.
30 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Don't Cry--Guns N' Roses (2nd week at #1)
Died on this date
Billy Vaughn, 72. U.S. musician. Mr. Vaughn played numerous instruments and sang with the Hilltoppers, but was best known as a bandleader and musical director with Dot Records from 1954-1972. His orchestra performed music that virtually defines the term "easy listening," and placed 42 singles on the Billboard pop chart and 36 albums on the Billboard album chart.
Space
A European Space Agency rocket launched Canada's Anik-E1 communications satellite from Kourou, French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 44P rocket.
25 years ago
1996
Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Insomnia--Faithless (3rd week at #1)
Died on this date
Geoffrey Wilkinson, 75. U.K. chemist. Sir Geoffrey pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis, and shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Ernst Otto Fischer "for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic, so called sandwich compounds."
Nicu Ceausescu, 45. Romanian politician. Mr. Ceausescu was the youngest child of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, and was considered his heir apparent. Nicu Ceausescu was made a member of the Executive Committee of the Romanian Communist Party, but was a drunk and a playboy. After the dictatorship fell, Nicu was sentenced to 20 years in prison for misuse of government funds under his father's regime; suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, he was released from prison in November 1992, and died in a Vienna hospital.
The 1901 Royal Visit
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20 September 1901 The new Dominion of Canada, scarcely thirty-four years
old, was agog. Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York, ...
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