November 8, 2021

190 years ago
1831

Born on this date
Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton. U.K. diplomat, politician, and poet. Lord Lytton joined the Diplomatic Service in 1849 and held posts in numerous European countries before serving as Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1876-1880). He was criticized for his handling of the Great Famine (1876-1878), with his policies said to be influenced by his social Darwinism. Lord Lytton ordered an invasion that began the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878; the war was short and bloody, although the British ended up winning. Lord Lytton was elevated to the House of Lords in 1881, and returned to diplomacy in 1887, serving as British Ambassador to France until his death in Paris on November 24, 1891, 16 days after his 60th birthday. Lord Lytton wrote several volumes of poetry under the pseudonym Owen Meredith, but was accused of plagiarizing several of his works.

160 years ago
1861

World events
An international incident between the U.K. and U.S.A. was created when U.S. Navy Captain Charles Wilkes ordered the crew of U.S.S. San Jacinto to intercept the British ship R.M.S. Trent and arrest C.S.A. commissioners James Mason and John Slidell.



120 years ago
1901

Died on this date
James Agnew, 86. U.K.-born Australian physician and politician. Sir James, a native of Ireland, received his medical education in London and Glasgow before emigrating to Australia in 1839. He had a medical and surgical practice in the Tasmanian capital of Hobart (1841-1877), leaving medicine to enter politics. Sir James was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council (1877-1881, 1884-1887), serving as a cabinet minister and then as Premier of Tasmania (1886-1887). He resigned from politics after just a little more than a year in office as Premier.

Protest
Bloody clashes took place in Athens, following the publication in the newspaper Akropolis of a translation into modern spoken Greek of the Gospel of Matthew.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Al Brosch. U.S. golfer. Mr. Brosch played professionally from the early 1930s through the early '60s, primarily as a club pro. He won 25 tournaments, including the Long Island Open ten times, the Long Island PGA nine times, and the Metropolitan PGA six times. Mr. Brosch died on December 10, 1975 at the age of 64.

90 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Frankford (1-6-1) 0 @ New York (5-3) 13
Brooklyn (2-9) 0 @ Providence (2-3-2) 7
Staten Island (2-4-1) 0 @ Green Bay (9-0) 26
Chicago Cardinals (2-3) 14 @ Cleveland (2-4) 6
Portsmouth (8-2) 6 @ Chicago Bears (4-3) 9



80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Piano Concerto in B Flat--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

War
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, speaking in Munich, said that he had ordered German warships to fire on American ships only if attacked, declaring, "The German officer who does not defend himself, I will place before a court martial." The United Kingdom announced that British bombers had carried out the greatest aerial offensive of the war the previous night and today, ranging from Oslo to the Italian air base at Brandisi. 500 planes took part in raids on Germany.

Diplomacy
The Japanese government announced that it had protested to Panama against "discriminatory racial treatment" in the closing of Japanese businesses there.

Defense
U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox announced that a Navy base had been established in Iceland with Rear Admiral James L. Kauffman as commandant.

Law
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle asked the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee to impeach retired Federal Judge J. Warren Davis on charges of misconduct.

Labour
American Federation of Labor Teamsters President Daniel Tobin rejected U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's appeal that he call off the union's strike in Detroit.

Football
CRU
ERFU
Finals
Toronto Argonauts 16 @ Ottawa 8 (First game of 2-game total points series)

Annis and Bill Stukus each scored a touchdown for the Argonauts, with Annis adding 2 converts and a field goal. Jimmy Folwell punted for a single to complete the Toronto scoring. Tony Golab scored the Rough Riders' touchdown, converted by George Fraser. Arnie McWatters punted for 2 singles to complete the Ottawa scoring.

WIFU
Finals
Winnipeg 6 @ Regina 8 (Regina led best-of-three series 1-0)

Ken Charlton scored a touchdown and 2 singles for the Roughriders, while Toar Springstein converted Mr. Charlton's touchdown. Ches McCance converted his own touchdown for the Blue Bombers.

75 years ago
1946

War
Nationalist Chinese leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ordered his troops to cease hostilities on November 11, and invited the Communists to participate in a constitutional assembly meeting on November 12.

Diplomacy
Switzerland agreed to give the United Nations the 144-acre former League of Nations site in Geneva.

The U.S. State Department recalled the U.S. mission to Albania because the Albanian regime of dictator Enver Hoxha "has failed to affirm its recognition of the validity" of treaties and agreements between the two countries.

Defense
The U.S. Navy disclosed that strong fleet units would visit ports in Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Crete in late November and early December "incident to training exercises." Plans for an Antarctic expedition were also revealed, involving 5,000 Navy personnel under Admiral Richard Byrd, to study weather conditions, test equipment, and search for uranium deposits.

Politics and government
Socialists from 18 countries met in Bournemouth, England under the chairmanship of British Labour Party leader Harold Laski to discuss the possible formation of a new Socialist International.

Society
Canadian businesswoman Viola Desmond, a Negress, was arrested and fined $20 for sitting in the section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia that was reserved for white patrons; tickets sold to Negro Canadians were for the balcony.

Football
CRU
ORFU
Semi-Finals
Toronto Balmy Beach 12 @ Toronto Indians 7

Johnny Lake scored a touchdown and convert and Bob Cunningham also scored a TD as Balmy Beach upset the Indians at Oakwood Stadium. Bob Porter kicked a single for the other Balmy Beach point. Fred Kijek rushed 7 yards for the Indian touchdown in the 1st quarter; Annis Stukus converted and added a single.

70 years ago
1951

At the movies
Quo Vadis, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, and starring Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, and Peter Ustinov, opened in theatres.





Television
The first Sylvania Awards for television achievement were presented in New York City. Your Show of Shows won four awards, and Fireside Theatre won three. The "grand award" was not awarded, as the committee found no program that measured up to its concept of "truly outstanding entertainment."

Defense
Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, U.S.S.R. Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinski rejected U.S. President Harry Truman's latest arms control proposal and reiterated Soviet demands for the complete destruction of existing atomic weapons stocks.

The Canadian Defense Ministry announced that the U.S.A. planned to increase its military orders in Canada to help offset Canadian purchases in the United States.

Crime
Negro prisoner Walter Lee Irvin charged in a Eustis, Florida hospital that Sheriff Willis McCall had deliberately killed prisoner Samuel Shepherd and had then shot him (Mr. Irvin) twice while transporting them from Railford State Prison to Lake County jail in Tavares.

Economics and finance
The U.S. National Production Authority barred major changes in models of automobiles, television sets, refrigerators, and other civilian items for the next year in an order prohibiting the purchase of machine tools for such changes.

60 years ago
1961

At the movies
Susan Slade, written, produced, and directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Dorothy McGuire, and Lloyd Nolan, opened in theatres.



World events
The day after Ecuadorian President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra had been forced to resign, the Ecuadorian Air Force attacked Quito and forced army leaders to accept leftist Vice President Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy as President. Army units had favoured Supreme Court Chief Justice Camillo Gallegos Toledo as President.

Politics and government
John Robarts was sworn in as Premier of Ontario, succeeding Leslie Frost as head of the province's Progressive Conservative government.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed various issues in a press conference at the State Department Auditorium in Washington.



50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (3rd week at #1)

Montrealana
According to the 1971 Canadian census, Metropolitan Montréal had a population of 2,720,413.

Hockey
NHL
The National Hockey League approved franchises in Long Island and Atlanta, to begin play in the 1972-73 season.

Football
NFL
Los Angeles (4-3-1) 17 @ Baltimore (6-2) 24



40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Say I Love You--Renée Geyer (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Japanese Boy--Aneka (3rd week at #1)

Disasters
Aeroméxico Flight 110, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 jet en route from Acapulo to Guadalajara, crashed near Zihuatanejo, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.

Football
CFL
Eastern Semi-Final
Montreal 16 @ Ottawa 20

Backup quarterback Kevin Starkey completed a pass to Tony Gabriel for the winning touchdown for the Rough Riders in the 4th quarter of an entertaining game at Lansdowne Park. It was the last game as Montreal's head coach for Jim Eddy, and the last game for a number of Montreal players, such as tight end Peter Dalla Riva and linebacker Wally Buono. It was the last game played by the Montreal team as the Alouettes until 1986; from 1982-1985, the Montreal team was known as the Concordes.



Western Semi-Final
British Columbia 15 @ Winnipeg 11

The Blue Bombers had beaten the Lions 46-10 and 49-22 in their two regular season games and jumped out to an 8-0 lead on a cold Sunday afternoon at Winnipeg Stadium, but the B.C. defense was able to keep Winnipeg quarterback Dieter Brock from completing long passes. Rookie B.C. defensive tackle Rick Klassen helped the cause by outplaying Winnipeg guard Larry Butler. John Henry White had a good game on the ground for the Lions, including a 54-yard run in the 4th quarter to move the Lions out of danger when they appeared to be losing the battle of field position. The Blue Bombers' only touchdown came early, on a pass from Mr. Brock to Eugene Goodlow. The Lions scored their only touchdown in the 2nd quarter on a pass from quarterback Joe Paopao to Ricky Ellis.

30 years ago
1991

Defense
Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, attending a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Rome, said that Canada would join the European Community in imposing economic sanctions on Yugoslavia in an attempt to stop the Balkan civil war; Mr. Mulroney confirmed that the NATO alliance was still needed.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Free Like a Flying Demon--E-type (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Words--Boyzone (5th week at #1)

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Bil Keane, 79. U.S. cartoonist. Mr. Keane served with the U.S. Army in World War II, drawing for Yank and Stars and Stripes. He worked with the Philadelphia Bulletin (1946-1959), which published his first comic strips, Silly Philly (1947-1961) and Channel Chuckles (1954-1977). Mr. Keane was best known for writing and drawing the comic panel The Family Circus from 1960 until his death from congestive heart failure. He won numerous awards, including the Reuben Award (1982). Mr. Keane's son Jeff took over The Family Circus after Mr. Keane's death.

Literature
Esi Edugyan won the $50,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Half-Blood Blues.

Space
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passed 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.

Sport
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inducted its latest class: hockey defenceman Ray Bourque; football kicker Lou Passaglia; Paralympic skier Lauren Woolstencrof; triathlete Peter Reid; soccer player Andre Neil; and swimmer and International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.

October 25, 2021

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Grace Padaca!

230 years ago
1791

Politics and government
U.S. President George Washington delivered his third annual State of the Union address to Congress. Subjects included the Bank of the United States.

200 years ago
1821

Born on this date
Antonio Ciseri. Swiss-born Italian artist. Mr. Ciseri moved to Florence in 1833. He was a painter of religious subjects; his works included The Transport of Christ to the Sepulcher (1864-1870) and Ecce Homo (1871). Mr. Ciseri died on March 8, 1891 at the age of 69.

160 years ago
1861

Economics and finance
Herbert Mortimer, the first President of the Toronto Stock Exchange Association, opened the TSE's first trading floor; 13 companies were listed.

140 years ago
1881

Born on this date
Pablo Picasso. Spanish artist. Mr. Picasso was one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. He co-founded the Cubist movement in painting, invented constructed sculpture, and co-invented collage. His works included Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937). Mr. Picasso died on April 8, 1973 at the age of 91.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Charles Coughlin. Canadian-born U.S. clergyman and broadcaster. Father Coughlin, a native of Hamilton, Ontario, was the priest at the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan from 1926-1966, but was best known for his radio broadcasts, which began in 1926 on the Detroit station WJR, and were picked up by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1930. Fr. Coughlin began injecting political content into his broadcasts, and initially supported U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but from 1934 on, increasingly opposed the Roosevelt administration's New Deal economic policies. Fr. Coughlin helped to found the Union Party, but its 1936 U.S. presidential candidate, William Lemke, failed to attract much support. Fr. Coughlin's broadcasts became more anti-Jewish and pro-Fascist, and the Roosevelt administration imposed regulations that had the effect of forcing Fr. Coughlin off the air in 1940. Fr. Coughlin published the weekly newsletter Social Justice from 1936-1942, but ceased its publication on orders of Roman Catholic authorities, under pressure from the Roosevelt administration. Fr. Coughlin ended his public career, and continued as priest of the Shrine of the Little Flower, retreating into obscurity. He died on October 27, 1979, two days after his 88th birthday.

Football
ORFU
Round 1
Royal Military College 17 @ Queen's College 25 (Queen's University won 2-game total points series 53-24)

100 years ago
1911

Died on this date
Feng-shan. Chinese military officer. General Feng-shan was a Qing officer who was assassinated by the Chinese Assassination Corps, as the Xinhai Revolution spread to Guangzhou.

Baseball
World Series
Philadelphia Athletics 3 @ New York Giants 4 (Philadelphia led best-of-seven series 3-2)

Rube Oldring's 3-run home run after an error by the Giants' Larry Doyle gave the Athletics 3 unearned runs in the top of the 3rd inning, but the Giants scored a run in the 7th to reduce the Athletics' lead to 3-1. With 2 out in the bottom of the 9th and Art Fletcher on third base, New York pitcher Doc Crandall, who had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 7th, doubled off Philadelphia ace Jack Coombs to drive in Mr. Fletcher, and Josh Devore singled him home with the tying run. Eddie Plank came in to pitch in the bottom of the 10th, and gave up a leadoff double to Mr. Doyle. Fred Snodgrass was safe on a fielder's choice on a bunt, with Mr. Doyle going to third. Fred Merkle then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and Mr. Doyle beat Danny Murphy's throw to home plate for the winning run, sending 33,228 fans home happy from the Polo Grounds. Umpire Bill Klem later said that Mr. Doyle had missed the plate with his slide, but nobody with the Athletics noticed, and they didn't appeal the play, so the run stood.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Michael. King of Romania, 1927-1930, 1940-1947. Michael was the son of Crown Prince Carol, who was pressured into renouncing his claim to the throne as the result of an extramarital affair. Michael acceded to the throne upon the death of his grandfather Ferdinand I, but since he was a minor, the country was ruled by a regency council composed of his uncle Prince Nicolae, Patriarch Miron Cristea and Supreme Court President Gheorghe Buzdugan. The council proved ineffective, and Carol returned from exile to rule as King Carol II, with Michael returned to the role of heir apparent. Michael again acceded to the throne upon his father's forced abdication; in 1944 he participated in a coup against pro-Nazi military dictator Ion Antonescu, appointing Constantin Sănătescu s Prime Minister and allying Romania with the Allies. King Michael was forced to appoint a pro-Communist government led by Petru Groza, who forced him to abdicate on December 30, 1947. King Michael married in 1948, and he and Queen Anne settled in Switzerland. He was thwarted in an attempt to return to Romania in 1990, after the Communist government had been overthrown. He was allowed to return for visits in 1992 and 1997, and confiscated properties were restored to his family. King Michael died on December 5, 2017 at the age of 96.

Died on this date
Bat Masterson, 67. Canadian-born U.S. gambler and lawman. Bartholomew Masterson, a native of Henryville, Canada East, moved to the United States with his family as a child, and went to the Great Plains with his brothers in the 1870s to hunt buffalo and gamble. He was a U.S. Army scout in the mid-1870s, and settled in Dodge City, Kansas, where he was elected Ford County Sheriff in November 1877, and was involved in several incidents over the next few years. Mr. Masterson was appointed city marshal in Trinidad, Colorado in 1882, moved to Denver, and finally settled in New York City in 1902. He became a sportswriter and boxing timekeeper, and wrote tales of his adventures. Mr. Masterson died of a heart attack at his newsroom desk, shortly after finishing a column for the New York Morning Telegraph.

90 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Portsmouth (7-0) 20 @ Staten Island (1-3) 7
Providence (1-3-1) 20 @ Green Bay (7-0) 48
Brooklyn (2-6) 0 @ New York (3-3) 27
Frankford (1-4-1) 13 @ Chicago Bears (3-2) 12

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Piano Concerto in B Flat--Freddy Martin and his Orchestra (4th week at #1)

At the movies
The Tell-Tale Heart, a short film directed by Jules Dassin, and starring Joseph Schildkraut and Roman Bohnen, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Franz von Werra, 27. Swiss-born German military aviator. Hauptmann (Captain) Werra was raised by relatives in Germany, and joined the Luftwaffe in 1938. He became an air ace in World War II, scoring four combat victories in France in May 1940, and nine in Britain in August. Hauptmann Werra was shot down in England and captured in September 1940; he made several attempts to escape from prisoner of war camps, but was always recaptured and finally sent to Canada in January 1941. Hauptmann Werra was in a group of prisoners who were to be taken to a camp on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario. On January 21, 1941, he escaped from a prison train after its departure from Montreal, crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River near Smiths Falls, Ontario, and turned himself over to police in Ogdensburg, New York, at a time when the United States was still a neutral country. While the U.S.A. and Canada were discussing his extradition, Hauptmann Werra was aided by the German vice consul to cross the border into Mexico, and passed through Rio de Janeiro, Barcelona, and Rome before arriving in Germany on April 18, being greeted as a hero, reportedly the only German prisoner of war to escape Canadian custody and return to Germany. He returned to service in the Luftwaffe, and was deployed to the Russian front, scoring 13 more victories before being killed on a practice flight when his plane suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea north of the Dutch city of Vlissingen. Hauptmann Werra's story was made into the movie The One that Got Away (1957), starring Hardy Krüger.

Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art curator Henri Marceau announced that an 18 X 30-inch painting titled Crucifixion that for two centuries had been attributed to Rembrandt van Rijn was in fact spurious.

Diplomacy
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler conferred with Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano at the German headquarters in Russia.

The government of Costa Rica announced that foreigners who attacked friendly nations or democratic principles would be expelled.

Defense
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-11 in favour of permitting U.S. merchant ships to arm themselves and enter war zones.

Politics and government
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Office of Facts and Figures, with Archibald MacLeish as unpaid director.

Labour
Transportation and newspaper employees in La Paz, Bolivia ended their five-day strike after being granted a 20% wage increase.

Football
CRU
ERFU
Toronto Argonauts (4-1) 6 @ Ottawa (4-1) 24
Montreal (0-5) 0 @ Toronto Balmy Beach (2-3) 9

Murray Griffin, Johnny Fripp, and Stan O'Neil scored touchdowns for the Rough Riders in their win over the Argonauts at Lansdowne Park, while George Fraser added 3 converts and 2 field goals. Red Storey scored the Argonauts' touchdown, converted by Earl Selkirk.

Hugh Cuddie scored Balmy Beach's touchdown, while Bobby Reid converted and added a field goal.

75 years ago
1946

At the movies
The Strange Woman, directed and co-written by Edgar G. Ulmer, and starring Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, and Louis Hayward, opened in theatres.



War
23 German physicians accused of concentration camp atrocities during World War II went on trial in Nuremberg. Among the accused was Karl Brandt, Adolf Hitler's personal physician. Iva Toguri, an American citizen who had spent World War II making radio broadcasts from Japan and who was one of those known by the collective nickname "Tokyo Rose," was released from prison in Tokyo.

World events
Cuban Prime Minister Carlos Prio Socarras announced the suppression of an anti-government plot.

Defense
In response to a U.S. War Department request for a report on the morale of U.S. forces in the Pacific, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan General Douglas MacArthur blamed military-civilian clashes in the Philippines on Filipino nationalism and the "irresponsibility" of some American recruits.

Politics and government
The United States Army announced the suspension of the military government officer of Nuremberg pending investigation of an alleged anti-German demonstration in the city on September 30 by American soldiers and Jewish and Polish refugees.

John Rogge, special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, was dismissed for indicating in a speech that the German Nazi regime had favoured the election of Republican candidate Thomas Dewey as President of the United States in 1944.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman proclaimed a state of emergency in housing and ordered the lifting of import duties from lumber and lumber products.

Football
AAFC
Miami (1-6) 7 @ Brooklyn (2-4-1) 30

70 years ago
1951

War
U.S. and Communist negotiators resumed Korean truce talks in Panmunjom after a 63-day lapse.

Politics and government
The Conservative Party, led by former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, won a narrow majority in the House of Commons in the British general election, winning 321 of 625 seats, an increase of 22 from before the election. The governing Labour Party of Prime Minister Clement Attlee, who had been in power since 1945, dropped from 315 seats to 295, while the Liberals, led by Clement Davies, dropped from 9 seats to 6. Labour actually received more votes than the Conservatives, but had some lopsided wins in safe seats.





General Conrad Snow, Republican Party member of the U.S. State Department's Loyalty Review Board, said in a speech in Washington that Senator Joe McCarthy's (Republican--Wisconsin) charges against the department were "baseless accusations" made for "political advancement."

Crime
A U.S. federal grand jury in New York reindicted former U.S. government economist William Remington on perjury charges, accusing him of falsely claiming at his trial that he had never passed government secrets to a Soviet agent and never attended Communist Party meetings.

Montrealana
According to the 1951 Canadian census, Montreal was the first Canadian city to reach a population of more than one million people.

Economics and finance
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced plans to negotiate a trade agreement with the U.S.S.R.

60 years ago
1961

Space
The United States Air Force announced that it had been unable to contact by radar the package of 350 million copper wires released from the satellite MIDAS 4, launched four days earlier, and that indications were that the needles, expected to form a band 5 miles wide around the Earth, had not been dispersed as planned. The purpose of the plan, named Project West Ford, had been to test the efficiency of a metallic space belt to relay radio communications. Scientists throughout the world had condemned the experiment as one that would "befoul" space.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Ballad--Masayuki Yuhara (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Tatyana!

Died on this date
Mikhail Yangel, 59. U.S.S.R. engineer. Mr. Yangel was an associate of chief rocket designer Sergei Korolev, and was the Soviet Union's leading fighter plane and missile designer from the 1940s until his death from his fifth heart attack, 13 days before his 60th birthday. He took rocket technology in a new direction, based on the use of high-boiling propellants and an autonomous control system, which significantly increased the combat readiness of strategic missiles.

Abominations
The United Nations General Assembly voted 76-35, with 17 abstentions, to admit the People's Republic of China as a member and to expel Taiwan.

Transportation
The Christchurch–Dunedin overnight express, headed by a JA-class locomotive, ran the last scheduled steam-hauled service on New Zealand Railways (NZR), bringing to an end 108 years of regular steam rail operations in this country.

Football
NFL
Baltimore (4-2) 3 @ Minnesota (5-1) 10



40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe it or Not)--Joey Scarbury (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Japanese Boy--Aneka

Died on this date
Ariel Durant, 83. Ukrainian-born U.S. historian. Mrs. Durant, born Chaya Kaufman, emigrated to the United States with her family in 1901. She was a student of Will Durant and married him in 1913, when she was 15 and he was a few days short of 28. The Durants worked together, and were best known for the 11-volume The Story of Civilization (1935-1975). They attempted to unify the body of knowledge, which they thought had become too specialized, and to write for a general audience. The Durants were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 for The Story of Civilization X. Rousseau and Revolution (1967) and were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Will entered the hospital in the fall of 1981, and Ariel stopped eating, which led to her death. Will Durant died just 13 days later, two days after his 96th birthday.

Football
CFL
British Columbia (9-6) 34 @ Hamilton (10-4-1) 7
Saskatchewan (9-6) 24 @ Calgary (6-9) 11

The Stampeders' loss to the Roughriders at McMahon Sadium eliminated them from contention for the playoffs.

Baseball
World Series
New York Yankees 1 @ Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Los Angeles led best-of-seven series 3-2)

The Yankees were leading 1-0 in the 7th inning, but consecutive home runs by Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager off New York ace Ron Guidry (1-1) provided the winning margin as Los Angeles starter Jerry Reuss (1-1) won the pitchers' duel before 56,115 fans at Dodger Stadium. After the game, Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner emerged with a fat lip and a broken hand, claiming to have scuffled with fans in a hotel elevator.



Nippon Series
Nippon-Ham Fighters 3 @ Yomiuri Giants 6 (Yomiuri won best-of-seven series 4-2)

30 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Bill Graham, 60. German-born U.S. concert promoter. Mr. Graham, born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca, was sent to France in 1939 and later to the United States in order to escape the Nazi regime in Germany. He was known for promoting concerts in San Francisco at the Fillmore Auditorium (1965-1968) and Fillmore West (1968-1971), and in New York at the Fillmore East (1968-1971). Mr. Graham was killed, with girlfriend Melissa Goold, and pilot Steve Kahn, in a helicopter crash west of Vallejo, California.

Margo Sylvia, 55. U.S. singer-songwriter. Mrs. Sylvia and her husband John were original members of the vocal group the Tune Weavers, and she co-wrote their only major hit, Happy, Happy Birthday Baby (1957), which reached #5 on the Billboard pop singles chart and #4 on the Rhythm and Blues chart. The group broke up in 1964, and occasionally reunited in later years. Mrs. Sylvia was performing as a solo artist, and wa just about to begin a concert tour, when she died of a heart attack and stroke.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Free Like a Flying Demon--E-type

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Words--Boyzone (3rd week at #1)

Labour
The Ontario Federation of Labour organized "Days of Action" to protest spending cuts by the provincial government of Premier Mike Harris. Protesters shut down the Toronto Transit Commission mass transit system, and many downtown businesses closed when their employees couldn't make it to work. Mr. Harris planned to cut the provincial budget by 20% in order to wipe out the deficit by 2000.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (8-9) 41 @ Montreal (11-6) 45 (OT)

Hamilton quarterback Anthony Calvillo set a team record with 542 yards passing, but surrendered 4 interceptions, and the Alouettes outscored the Tiger-Cats 7-3 in overtime before 20,231 fans at Olympic Stadium.

20 years ago
2001

Technology
Microsoft released the Windows XP operating system.

Crime
The British Crime Survey revealed that the chances of being a victim of crime were at their lowest since 1981.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Yakult Swallows 4 @ Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes 2 (Yakult won best-of-seven series 4-1)

October 13, 2021

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Irene Rich. U.S. actress. Mrs. Rich was a leading lady in movies in the 1920s and ‘30s; her forte was "women’s pictures," usually tearjerkers. Her films included Beau Brummel (1924); Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925); So This is London (1930); Manhattan Tower (1932); The Mortal Storm (1940); Fort Apache (1948); and her last picture, Joan of Arc (1948). Miss Rich achieved success on radio as star of Dear John (a.k.a. The Irene Rich Show), an anthology series that began in 1933 and lasted for more than a decade. Her leading man was Gale Gordon. Miss Rich made one television appearance, in an episode of the Chevrolet Tele-Theatre in 1949. She died on April 22, 1988 at the age of 96.

125 years ago
1896

Health
The Canadian Red Cross Society was founded in Toronto.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Ashok Kumar. Indian actor. Mr. Kumar, whose real name was Kumudlal Ganguly, was one of the biggest stars in the history of Indian cinema, appearing in more than 300 films and television programs in a career spanning more than 60 years, with his greatest popularity occurring in the 1940s. He was also a qualified homeopath, and acquired a reputation for delivering miracle cures. Mr. Kumar died of heart failure on December 10, 2001 at the age of 90.

Politics and government
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, took office as Governor General of Canada, succeeding Earl Grey, who had served in the office since 1904. The Duke was the first member of the royal family to hold the office.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Yves Montand. Italian-born French actor and singer. Mr. Montand, born Ivo Levi, moved to France with his parents in 1923. He became a popular music hall singer and recording artist, and appeared in movies such as Let's Make Love (1960); Z (1969); Jean de Florette (1986); and Manon des Sources (1986). Mr. Montand died of a heart attack on November 9, 1991, 27 days after his 70th birthday, and hours after completing the filming of IP 5 - L'île aux pachydermes (1992), a film about a man having a heart attack.

Diplomacy
The Transcaucasian Soviet republics of Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan signed the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.

Montrealana
The McCord Museum, housed in a building provided by McGill University, was inaugurated.

Journalism
The Victoria Daily Colonist used the term "cold turkey" in reference to quitting an addiction; it was the first known use of the term in print.

Baseball
World Series
New York Giants 1 @ New York Yankees 0 (Giants won best-of-nine series 5-3)

Art Nehf (1-2) pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Waite Hoyt (2-1), who allowed 6 hits, as the Giants won the last best-of-nine World Series before 25,410 fans at the Polo Grounds. Dave Bancroft scored the only run in the 1st inning when Yankees' shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh made an error on a ground ball by George Kelly. With 1 out in the bottom of the 9th, Aaron Ward reached first base on a base on balls. Frank Baker hit a sharp ground ball to Giants' second baseman Johnny Rawlings. Mr. Rawlings threw to Mr. Kelly at first base for the second out of the inning, and when Mr. Ward attempted to advance to third, Mr. Kelly threw to third baseman Frankie Frisch, who applied the tag in time for the series-ending double play.

80 years ago
1941

War
The U.S.S.R. admitted that Russian troops had retreated from Vyazma, about 130 miles west of Moscow. The Soviet government decided to evacuate many government offices from Moscow to Kuibyshev. The Chinese government admitted that their forces had evacuated Ichang after occupying the city for three days.

Defense
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that "within the past few days, large amounts of supplies have been sent to Russia." He added that "everything possible is being done to send material to Russia to help the brave defense which continues to be made." U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Secretary of War Henry Stimson testified before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee that the Neutrality Act should be amended to permit the arming of U.S. merchant ships and allow them to enter war zones.

Politics and government
The Argentine Radical Party issued a manifesto denouncing acting President Ramon Castillo's dissolution of the Buenos Aires municipal council as an unconstitutional and "dictatorial" act.

Academia
The Southern University Conference voted unanimously to drop the University of Georgia from its ranks because of the dismissal of Professor Walter Cocking. Dr. Cocking, the dean of the university's College of Education since 1937, had been fired at the insistence of Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge for allegedly supporting the admission of Negro students to previously all-white institutions.

Education
Philadelphia school superintendent Alexander Stoddard told a meeting of school officials that Americans should replace their critical attitude toward history with one of loyalty for the nation's founders. He said, "There has been too much tinkering with respect to our great leaders who gave us this country."

Football
CRU
WIFU
Winnipeg (4-1) 17 @ Vancouver (1-6) 0

Fritz Hanson and Wayne Sheley scored touchdowns for the Blue Bombers as they shut out the Grizzlies, while Ches McCance added a convert and field goal and Art Stevenson punted for 3 singles.

75 years ago
1946

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Brave Man with a Cord

This was the last of four specials broadcast in 1946 before the program became a weekly series in 1949.

War
The Paris Peace Conference approved the Hungarian peace treaty after an unsuccessful U.S. attempt to reduce Hungarian war reparations.

Politics and government
France adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic.

Rural district elections in the British occupation zone of Germany resulted in a majority of votes going to the Social Democrats, but more district council seats to the Christian Democrats.

Terrrorism
Meyer Weisgal, American director of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, charged in London that British policy and the British Army were contributing to the growth of terrorism in Palestine.

Football
NFL
Los Angeles (1-1-1) 28 @ Chicago Bears (2-0-1) 28
Chicago Cardinals (2-2) 36 @ Detroit (0-3) 14
New York (2-1) 14 @ Washington (2-0-1) 24
Green Bay (1-2) 19 @ Philadelphia (2-1) 7
Boston (0-3) 7 @ Pittsburgh (2-1-1) 16

Baseball
World Series
Boston Red Sox 1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3)

The Cardinals scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning to provide the necessary scoring in support of Harry Brecheen's pitching as they evened the series before 35,768 fans at Sportsman's Park. Mr. Brecheen (2-0) pitched a 7-hit complete game, winning the pitchers' duel over Mickey Harris (0-2), who allowed 5 hits, a base on balls, and 3 earned runs in 2.2 innings.

70 years ago
1951

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Too Young--Nat "King" Cole; Toni Arden (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Because of You--Tony Bennett (Best Seller--6th week at #1; Disc Jockey--4th week at #1; Jukebox--3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Because of You--Tony Bennett (6th week at #1)
--Les Baxter and his Orchestra
2 I Get Ideas--Tony Martin
--Louis Armstrong
3 The World is Waiting for the Sunrise--Les Paul and Mary Ford
4 Cold, Cold Heart--Tony Bennett
5 Come On-A My House--Rosemary Clooney
--Kay Starr
6 The Loveliest Night of the Year--Mario Lanza
7 Too Young--Nat "King" Cole
8 (It's No) Sin--The Four Aces
--Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
9 Sweet Violets--Dinah Shore
10 Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle--Guy Mitchell

Singles entering the chart were Undecided (#28)/Sentimental Journey (#44) by Les Brown and his Band of Renown (vocal by the Ames Brothers on Undecided); I Wish I Wuz by Rosemary Clooney (#31); Calla Calla by Vic Damone (#33); and Blue Velvet by Tony Bennett (#41).

On the radio
Mr. Moto, starring James Monks, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Strange Elopement of Professor Sloane

Defense
The U.S.A., U.K., France, and Turkey offered to join with Egypt in a Middle Eastern defense commitment, giving Egypt charge of of Suez Canal zone despite the presence of British and other Allied troops.

Politics and government
Mexican Interior Secretary Adolfo Ruiz Cortines was named as the presidential candidate of President Miguel Aleman's Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party), the country's largest party.

William Boyle, Jr., under fire for alleged influence-peddling, announced his resignation as chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Toronto (4-4) 28 @ Ottawa (5-4) 19

WIFU
Winnipeg (7-6) 30 @ Saskatchewan (8-5) 23
Calgary (3-10) 18 @ Edmonton (8-5) 31

NCAA
Georgia Tech and Louisiana State University played with a rubber-coated ball, the first use of a non-leather football in a major collegiate game.

Baseball
Nippon Series
Nankai Hawks 1 @ Yomiuri Giants 3 (Yomiuri led best-of-seven series 3-0)

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Walkin' Back to Happiness--Helen Shapiro

On television tonight
The Twilight Zone, on CBS
Tonight's episode: A Game of Pool, starring Jonathan Winters and Jack Klugman

Died on this date
Zoltan Korda, 66. Hungarian-born film director. Mr. Korda, born Zoltán Kellner, was the younger brother of film producer Alexander Korda. The two worked together in Hungary before moving to England, making their names with London Films in the 1930s, and then moving to Hollywood in 1940. Zoltan Korda directed movies such as Sanders of the River (1935); The Four Feathers (1939); and Cry, the Beloved Country (1951). He died after a long illness.

Ludoviko Rwagasore, 29. Prime Minister of Burundi, 1961. Prince Ludoviko, a son of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, joined the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) in the 1950s and advocated for the independence under a constitutional monarchy of Ruanda-Burundi, then administered by Belgium. He was able to unite the party under his leadership, maintaining a balance between ehtnic Hutus and Tutsis. The Belgian administration placed Prince Ludoviko under house arrest in 1960, but international pressure forced his release. He led UPRONA to an overwhelming victory in the Burundian general election on September 8, 1961, and took office as Prime Minister on September 28. Just 13 days later, he was assassinated while dining with friends and cabinet ministers outdoors at the Hotel Tanganyika in Usumbura, killed by a single gunshot to the throat, fired by someone hiding in bushes 60 feet away. Greek national Ioannis Kageorgis—who had fired the shot—and Burundian accomplices Antoine Nahimana, Henri Ntakiyica, and Jean-Baptiste Ntakiyica--the latter three all members of the Parti Démocratique Chrétien (Christian Democratic party) (PDC), colonial administration-created rival to UPRONA, were arrested three days later, and implicated other PDC members. Mr. Kageorgis was executed in 1962, while his three main accomplices, originally sentenced to death, had their sentences commuted to 20 years. Prince Ludoviko remains a Burundian national hero.

Space
The United States launched the satellite Discoverer 32 into polar Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Its capsule, containing various materials for the study of radiation effects, was ejected on the 18th orbit and recovered in midair north of Hawaii the next day by a U.S. Air Force plane.

Labour
The Canadian Maritime Union was founded in Montreal to lessen control of Great Lakes shipping workers by the U.S Seafarers International Union, led by Hal Banks.

Hockey
NHL
Jean Béliveau was named captain of the Montréal Canadiens; he succeeded Doug Harvey, who had been traded to the New York Rangers.

Football
AFL
Houston (1-3-1) 31 @ Boston (2-3-1) 31

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Maggie May--Rod Stewart (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Stafford Smythe, 50. Canadian hockey executive. The son of longtime Toronto Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe, Stafford, along with John Bassett and Harold Ballard, bought controlling interest in the NHL club from the senior Smythe in 1961. Stafford Smythe established a reputation as a good hockey man, and the Maple Leafs won four Stanley Cups in the next six years. Several years later, Mr. Smythe and Mr. Ballard were investigated by police for embezzling from Maple Leaf Gardens shareholders in order to enrich themselves. Prosecutors concentrated most of their attention toward Mr. Smythe, and he almost certainly would have gone to prison. As the net tightened around him, Mr. Smythe worried and drank himself into a hospital bed. His last reported words, addressed to his father, were, "See Dad, I told you they'd never put a Smythe in jail." He died of a bleeding ulcer.

Politics and government
In the Edmonton municipal election, Ivor Dent was elected mayor with 62.2% of the vote to 27.8% for Julian Kinisky and 10.0% for Jack Holmes. It was the first Edmonton election to use a ward system for city council, and three aldermen were elected from each of four wards. They were: Ken Newman, Dudley Menzies, Ches Tanner (Ward 1); Cec Purves, Dave Ward, Alex Fallow (Ward 2); Ed Leger, Ron Hayter, William McLean (Ward 3); Una Evans, Terry Cavanagh, Buck Olsen (Ward 4). Alderman Morris Weinlos was the only incumbent to be defeated, losing in Ward 1. The losing candidates in Ward 2 included future alderman and mayor Laurence Decore and future alderman and MLA Percy Wickman.

Rod Sykes was re-elected mayor of Calgary, receiving 57.9% of the vote to 36.7% for F. Johns. Those elected to city council were: Eric Musgrave and Peter Petrasuk (Ward 1); Don Hartman and Robert Simpson (Ward 2); A.D. Berry and John Ayer (Ward 3); Barb Scott and Ed Oman (Ward 4); John Kushner and Gordon Shrake (Ward 5); Ross Alger and Tom Priddle (Ward 6).

Terrorism
British Army engineers began blowing up roads leading from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland in an attempt to prevent the smuggling of arms to Irish Republican Army terrorists in Northern Ireland.

Baseball
World Series
Baltimore Orioles 3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Milt May's pinch singled in Bob Robertson with an unearned run with 2 out in the bottom of the 7th inning to provide the winning margin as the Pirates came back from a 3-0 deficit before 51,378 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in the first World Series game ever played at night. The Orioles scored all their runs off Pittsburgh starting pitcher Luke Walker, who was pulled with 2 out in the 1st inning. Rookie Bruce Kison (1-0) relieved and allowed just 1 hit in 6.1 innings of relief, although he hit 3 batters. The Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 1st and tied the game in the 3rd. Baltimore starting pitcher Pat Dobson allowed 10 hits and 3 earned runs in 5.1 innings before being relieved by Grant Jackson. Eddie Watt (0-1) replaced Mr. Jackson to begin the 7th inning. Dave Giusti pitched 2 innings in relief of Mr. Kison to earn the save.





Nippon Series
Yomiuri Giants 6 @ Hankyu Braves 8 (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1)

40 years ago
1981

Politics and government
A week after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Vice President Hosni Mubarak was elected President, receiving the approval of 98.46% of voters in a referendum.

Baseball
The San Diego Padres, who had finished last in the National League West Division in both halves of the 1981 season, fired manager Frank Howard and his entire coaching staff.

National League Championship Series
Montreal 1 @ Los Angeles 5 (Los Angeles led best-of-five series 1-0)

The Dodgers scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning and 3 in the 8th to beat the Expos before 51,273 fans at Dodger Stadium. Pedro Guerrero and Mike Scioscia hit consecutive home runs in the 8th. Burt Hooton (1-0) was the winning pitcher over Bill Gullickson (0-1).

American League Championship Series
Oakland 1 @ New York 3 (New York led best-of-five series 1-0)

The Yankees scored all their runs in the bottom of the 1st inning on a bases-loaded double by Graig Nettles. Tommy John (1-0) won the pitchers' duel over Mike Norris (0-1).



30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): All 4 Love--Color Me Badd

#1 single in Switzerland: (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (10th week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 (Everything I Do) I Do it for You--Bryan Adams (3rd week at #1)
2 Do the Limbo Dance--David Hasselhoff
3 Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')--Kate Yanai
4 Any Dream Will Do--Jason Donovan
5 Wind of Change--Scorpions
6 Love and Understanding--Cher
7 Keep Your Love Alive--Bilgeri
8 Losing My Religion--R.E.M.
9 Bobby Brown--Frank Zappa
10 Baila me--Gipsy Kings

Singles entering the chart were Cold Cold Heart by Midge Ure (#29); and You and Me by MDC X-Static (#30).

Football
CFL
Ottawa (6-9) 24 @ Calgary (10-5) 44

Newcomer Eric Mitchel rushed 26 yards for a touchdown and scored another TD on a 75-yard pass from Steve Taylor to help the Stampeders beat the Rough Riders before 18,761 fans at McMahon Stadium.



Baseball
American League Championship Series
Minnesota 8 @ Toronto 5 (Minnesota won best-of-seven series 4-1)

Trailing 5-2, the Twins scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning and added 3 more in the 8th to win the AL pennant before 51,425 fans at SkyDome.



National League Championship Series
Pittsburgh 3 @ Atlanta 2 (10 innings) (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

Mike LaValliere's pinch-hit single with 2 out in the top of the 10th inning drove in Andy Van Slyke with the winning run before 51,109 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. The Braves scored both their runs in the bottom of the 1st inning.



25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Twisted--Keith Sweat (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Break My Stride--Unique II (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Wannabe--Spice Girls (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Scotland (OCC): Words--Boyzone

Died on this date
Beryl Reid, 77. U.K. actress. Miss Reid appeared in plays, films, and television programs in a career spanning more than 50 years from the 1930s to the '80s. She won a Tony Award for her starring performance in The Killing of Sister George (1967), an Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for Born in the Gardens (1980), and a BAFTA Award for her starring performance in the television miniseries Smiley's People (1982). Miss Reid died of pneumonia.

Religion
This blogger was in attendance as Beulah Alliance Church in Edmonton celebrated its 75th anniversary with a service at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Aviation
Bombardier's new Global Express business jet made its first test flight from Mirabel airport in Québec.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (4-12) 14 @ Winnipeg (8-7) 20

The Winnipeg defense forced turnovers on three straight Saskatchewan turnovers in the 4th quarter before quarterback Reggie Slack scored the winning touchdown in front of 26,161 fans at Winnipeg Stadium.



Baseball
National League Championship Series
Atlanta 3 @ St. Louis 4 (St. Louis led best-of-seven series 3-1)



American League Championship Series
New York 6 @ Baltimore 4 (New York won best-of-seven series 4-1)



20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Peter Doyle, 52. Australian singer. Mr. Doyle was a pop singer and guitarist who began performing as a child, and had seven singles that made the Australian top 40 in the 1960s. He achieved some commercial success with the New Seekers in the early 1970s; when their popularity declined, he resumed his solo career, but with little success. Mr. Doyle sang commercial jingles and performed in clubs until his health declined in the late 1990s. He died of throat cancer.

Football
CFL
Montreal (9-6) 24 @ Toronto (6-9) 51



CIS
Calgary 5 @ Alberta 20

Ryan Schulha caught 2 touchdown passes for the Golden Bears as they beat the Dinos before 1,000 fans at Foote Field in Edmonton.

Baseball
American League Division Series
Seattle 2 @ Cleveland 17 (Cleveland led best-of-five series 2-1)

The Indians amassed 19 hits and scored 8 runs in the first 3 innings en route to their rout of the Mariners before 45,069 fans at Jacobs Field.



New York 1 @ Oakland 0 (Oakland led best-of-five series 2-1)

With the Yankees leading 1-0 in the bottom of the 7th inning before 55,861 fans at Network Associates Coliseum, it appeared as though the Athletics would tie the score when Jason Giambi headed toward home plate on a hit by Terrence Long to right field. New York right fielder Shane Spencer missed both cutoff men with his throw, but shortstop Derek Jeter, running across the diamond, grabbed the ball and shovelled it to catcher Jorge Posada, who tagged out Mr. Giambi. Mr. Posada hit a solo home run in the 5th inning to account for all the scoring. Mike Mussina (1-0) was the winning pitcher over Barry Zito (0-1).



National League Division Series
Arizona 1 @ St. Louis 4 (Best-of-five series tied 2-2)

All the scoring took place in the first 3 innings before 52,194 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium.



10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Barbara Kent, 103. Canadian-born U.S. actress. Miss Kent, born Barbara Cloutman in Gadsby, Alberta, moved to California in her youth, and began her acting career after winning the Miss Hollywood Beauty Pageant in 1925. She appeared in movies such as Flesh and the Devil (1927); Welcome Danger (1929); and Feet First (1930), but her popularity declined in the early 1930s, and she retired from acting in 1935. Miss Kent enjoyed outdoor life, flying her own light plane until her 85th birthday and golfing into her 90s.

Baseball
American League Championship Series
Texas 5 @ Detroit 7 (Texas led best-of-seven series 3-2)



National League Championship Series
Milwaukee 4 @ St. Louis 2 (Best-of-seven series tied 2-2)

January 15, 2021

480 years ago
1541

Canadiana
King François I of France named Jean-François de la Rocque, Sieur de Roberval, Lieutenant-general of New France, and commissioned him to begin a colony in Canada and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith."

180 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby. U.K. politician. Mr. Stanley, a Conservative, held various cabinet posts before being appointed to the House of Lords, where as Lord Stanley of Preston he served as Governor General of Canada from 1888-1893 and donated the Stanley Cup for the championship of amateur hockey in Canada. He died on June 14, 1908 at the age of 67.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Ray Chapman. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Chapman was a shortstop with the Cleveland Naps and Indians from 1912-1920, batting .278 with 17 home runs and 364 runs batted in in 1,051 games. He led the American League in 1918 with 84 runs and 84 bases on balls. Mr. Chapman died on August 17, 1920 at the age of 29, the day after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and is generally recognized as the only major league player to die directly from an on-field injury (Philadelphia Athletics' catcher Mike "Doc" Powers died of post-surgery complications after running into a wall in Shibe Park in 1909, but it's uncertain if his death was directly related to his injury).

125 years ago
1896

Born on this date
Marjorie Bennett. Australian-born U.S. actress. Miss Bennett, the sister of actresses Enid and Catherine Bennett, moved to thee United States by 1917, and appeared in several silent films, but was inactive in movies from 1918-1946. She then appeared in small, often uncredited, roles in numerous films and television programs through 1980. Miss Bennett appeared in Charlie Chaplin's films Monseiur Verdoux (1947) and Limelight (1952), and played Blossom Kenney in 10 episodes of the television comedy series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1961). She died on June 14, 1982 at the age of 86.

Died on this date
Mathew Brady, 73. U.S. photographer. Mr. Brady studied under Samuel Morse, and opened his own photographic studio in 1844, making a name for himself with portraits of famous Americans. He became famous for his photographs of the American Civil War from the perspective of the Union Army. Mr. Brady took a staff of assistants with him, and although they took many of the photos, they worked under his direction. Mr. Brady had paid his own way to the battlefields, and after the war, his business declined badly, and his eyesight deteriorated. He died in poverty from complications following a streetcar accident.

110 years ago
1911

Journalism
The Palestinian Arabic-language newspaper Falastin was founded in Jaffa by Issa El-Issa.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Frank Thornton. U.K. actor. Mr. Thornton appeared in plays, films, and television programs in a career spanning more than 60 yers. He was best known for playing Captain Peacock in the television comedy series Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour (1992-1993), and Herbert "Truly" Truelove in the comedy series Last of the Summer Wine (1997-2010). Mr. Thornton died in his sleep on March 16, 2013 at the age of 92.

80 years ago
1941

Literature
Current History and Forum named New England: Indian Summer, 1865-1915 by Van Wyck Brooks as the most important non-fiction book published in 1940.

Diplomacy
Speaking in Tokyo, Japanese Foreign Minister Kosuke Matsuoka stressed the unity in friendship of Japan and Germany.

Economics and finance
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Secretary of the Tresury Henry Morgenthau defended Lend-Lease as necessary for national defense, and urged quick congressional action. New York District Attorney Thomas Dewey said that Lend-Lease aid to the United Kingdom would end free government in the United States.

Protest
American Negro union leader A. Philip Randolph called for 10,000 Negroes to march on Washington to demand an end to discrimination in defense employment.

Labour
U.S. federal mediator James Dewey announced that the Congress of Industrial Organizations-United Auto Workers strike against Eaton Manufacturing Company had been settled.

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Karl Nabersberg, 37. Mr. Nabersberg joined the Nazi Party in 1925, and was a Hitler Youth leader in the 1930s. He died shortly after being fined RM6,000 by the Berlin Denazification Tribunal.

War
At the trial in Manila of accused Japanese war criminal General Masaharu Homma, witnesses described Japanese brutality at Camp O'Donnell, where about 30,500 inmates died. At the hearings of the United States Senate committee on the December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S. Navy Admiral Husband Kimmel, head of U.S. naval operations at Pearl Harbor at the time of the invasion, told the committee that the U.S. government had withheld information from him and had led him to believe that the Japanese would attack elsewhere.

Defense
Norman Makin of Australia, named the first chairman of the United Nations Security Council, said that the atomic bomb should be placed at the UN's disposal to maintain peace. German physicist Wilhelm Westphall said that rwo groups of German scientists had been settled by the Soviets on the Black Sea to work on military applications of electronics and atomic energy.

A U.S.-Canadian joint defense conference was held at the Chateau Frontenac in Québec.

U.S. President Harry Truman said that the United States would insist upon retention of Pacific islands considered essential for national defense, but would turn others over to the United Nations for trusteeship.

Allied Supreme Commander in Europe General Dwight Eisenhower announced that by April 30, 1946 all enlisted U.S. Army men with 45 points or 30 months service would be released.

Politics and government
Communist members of the Chinese Political Consultative Committee agreed on retaining President Chiang Kai-shek as head of the proposed all-party government.

The Argentine Labour Party elected Juan Peron as its presidential candidate.

The British government named Gordon MacDonald Governor of Newfoundland, succeeding Sir Humphrey Walwyn.

South Carolina's House of Representatives voted against a bill to abolish the poll tax.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Agriculture Department re-established wartime control over distribution of protein feed for livestock and poultry in order to correct the growing shortage in some areas and oversupply in others.

Labour
Westinghouse, General Electric, and General Motors electrical plants in 16 American states were closed as 200,000 members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers went on strike for a $2 daily wage increase.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations United Packing House Workers and American Federation of Labor Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen called a strike of 125,000 meat industry workers after negotiations broke down.

Sport
Doc Blanchard, fullback with the United States Military Academy football team, was awarded the James E. Sullivan Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States for 1945.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Lights Out, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Bottle Imp, starring Donald Buka and Glenn Langan

War
U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Republican--Ohio) rejected President Harry Truman's claim that the President could commit American troops to an international command without congressional sanction, charging that it would precipitate "a constitutional crisis affecting the whole basis of the U.S. and the liberty of the people." U.S. Sen. Styles Bridges (Republican--New Hampshire) urged that the United States sever diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and begin all-out mobilization to ensure victory in a world conflict.

Diplomacy
Syria and Jordan established full relations, ending a breach over the status of Arab Palestine.

West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer rejected an East German bid for unity talks by the two German governments.

Crime
Ilse Koch, the wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald and Majdanek concentration camps, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a West German court.

Religion
The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a New York City ordinance requiring prerachers to obtain police permits for religious services on city streets on the ground that it violated constitutional guarantees of free speech.

Society
Cuban police closed down Havana's Barrio Colon red light district in a nationwide drive against vice.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Truman submitted to Congress the largest peacetime budget in American history, calling for the expenditure of $71.6 billion in fiscal 1952. 73% of the proposed budget went for "major national security programs."

60 years ago
1961

Track and field
Bruce Kidd, 17, won a two-mile indoor race in Boston in world record time.

Disasters
A United States Air Force "Texas tower" radar station moored in the Atlantic Ocean 105 miles off the New Jersey coast sank during a storm, taking the lives of all occupants--14 USAF personnel and 14 civilian workers repairing damage to the tower caused by Hurricane Donna.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): What Have They Done to My Song Ma--The New Seekers

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): A Song of Joy--Miguel Rios (14th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): If Those Lips Could Only Speak--Dermot Henry (3rd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Look Out Here Comes Tomorrow--The Dealians
2 Looky Looky--Giorgio
3 Cracklin' Rosie--Neil Diamond
4 I Think I Love You--The Partridge Family
5 Zanzibar--Wanda Arletti
6 I Hear You Knocking--Dave Edmunds
7 San Bernadino--Christie
8 You Can Get it if You Really Want--Desmond Dekker
9 Woodstock--Matthews Southern Comfort
10 Indiana Wants Me--R. Dean Taylor

The only single entering the chart was Cry Bluebird Cry by the Rising Sons (#20).

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Hier ist ein Mensch--Peter Alexander
2 Abraham (Das Lied vom Trödler)--Wolfgang
3 Ruby Tuesday--Melanie
4 Black Night--Deep Purple
5 Deine Einsamkeit--Udo Jürgens
6 Paranoid--Black Sabbath
7 Oh, wann kommst du?--Daliah Lavi
8 San Bernadino--Christie
9 Cracklin' Rosie--Neil Diamond
10 Lookin' Out My Back Door--Creedence Clearwater Revival

Singles entering the chart were Ruby Tuesday; Cracklin' Rosie; I Hear You Knocking by Dave Edmunds (#11); Walking Round by Eric [Marlyn] (#14); Woodstock by Matthews' Southern Comfort (#15); Stealer by Free (#16); Einmal um die ganze Welt by Karel Gott (#17); and Wild World by Jimmy Cliff (#20).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Knock Three Times--Dawn (2nd week at #1)
2 Lonely Days-- Bee Gees
3 My Sweet Lord/Isn't it a Pity--George Harrison
4 Stoney End--Barbra Streisand
5 Love the One You're With--Stephen Stills
6 Your Song--Elton John
7 One Man Band--Three Dog Night
8 Immigrant Song--Led Zeppelin
9 I Hear You Knocking--Dave Edmunds
10 Sing High, Sing Low--Anne Murray

Singles entering the chart were Nosiree by Craig Wood (#25); One Bad Apple by the Osmonds (#27); 1900 Yesterday by Liz Damon's Orient Express (#28); Let Your Love Go by Bread (#29); and Band Bandit by Tundra (#30).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKVN)
1 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (5th week at #1)
2 Knock Three Times--Dawn
3 Lonely Days-- Bee Gees
4 I Think it's Going to Rain Today--Tom Northcott
5 Love the One You're With--Stephen Stills
6 Pay to the Piper--The Chairmen of the Board
7 If You Could Read My Mind--Gordon Lightfoot
8 Your Song--Elton John
9 Black Magic Woman--Santana
10 Sing High, Sing Low--Anne Murray

Singles entering the chart were The Green Grass Starts to Grow by Dionne Warwick (#21); Amazing Grace by Judy Collins (#23); Somebody's Watching You by Little Sister (#24); Mother by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#27); Hang on to Your Life by the Guess Who (#28); We Gotta Get You a Woman by Runt (#29); and Band Bandit by Tundra (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 My Sweet Lord--George Harrison (4th week at #1)
2 Knock Three Times--Dawn
3 Sing High, Sing Low--Anne Murray
4 Silver Moon--Michael Nesmith & the First National Band
5 I Think I Love You--The Partridge Family
6 Rose Garden--Lynn Anderson
7 For the Good Times--Ray Price
8 He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother--Neil Diamond
9 No Matter What--Badfinger
10 Gypsy Woman--Brian Hyland

At the movies
Vanishing Point, directed by Richard C. Sarafian, and starring Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, and Dean Jagger, opened in theatres in limited release.



Died on this date
John Dall, 50. U.S. actor. John Dall Thompson achieved success on Broadway in the comedy Dear Ruth in 1944, and was nominated for an Academy Award in the supporting actor category for his first movie, The Corn is Green (1945). He was a memorable villain in one of this blogger’s favourite Alfred Hitchcock movies, Rope (1948); starred with Peggy Cummins in the great film noir Deadly is the Female (aka Gun Crazy) (1950); and had a small role in Spartacus (1960). Mr. Dall reportedly became a drunkard in later years, and died of a heart attack, several months after a serious fall.

Politics and govermnent
Following the advice of U.S. President Richard Nixon, the Republican National Committee unanimously elected U.S. Senator Bob Dole of Kansas as the party’s new chairman.

40 years ago
1981

Hit Parade
Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 (Just Like) Starting Over--John Lennon
2 Angel of Mine--Frank Duval & Orchestra
3 Super Trouper--ABBA
4 Woman in Love--Barbra Streisand
5 Some Broken Hearts Never Mend--Telly Savalas
6 The Tide is High--Blondie
7 Santa Maria--Oliver Onions
8 What You're Proposing--Status Quo
9 Another One Bites the Dust--Queen
10 Master Blaster (Jammin')--Stevie Wonder

Singles entering the chart were (Just Like) Starting Over; and My Old Piano by Diana Ross (#20).

On television tonight
Hill Street Blues, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Hill Street Station

This was the pilot for the long-running series.

War
Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called upon the Iranian people to stop criticizing President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr for his conduct of the war against Iraq. Iran accused the Soviet Union of sending military advisers and arms to Iraq.

Religion
Pope John Paul II received a delegation from the Polish trade union Solidarity, led by Lech Wałęsa.

30 years ago
1991

War
"Black Beret" troops from the interior ministry seized a police academy in Latvia.

Australiana
Queen Elizabeth II signed letters patent instituting the Victoria Cross for Australia; the country became the first Commonwealth realm with a separate Victoria Cross award in its honours system.

Politics and government
The Supreme Soviet confirmed Aleksandr Bessmertnykh as the U.S.S.R.’s new foreign minister.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Jesus to a Child--George Michael

#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): Jesus to a Child--George Michael

#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Earth Song--Michael Jackson (6th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Exhale (Shoop Shoop)--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)
2 You'll See--Madonna
3 Hand in My Pocket--Alanis Morissette
4 Breakfast at Tiffany's--Deep Blue Something
5 Name--Goo Goo Dolls
6 Your Little Secret--Melissa Etheridge
7 Blessed--Elton John
8 Good Intentions--Toad the Wet Sprocket
9 Good Mother--Jann Arden
10 I Wish You Well--Tom Cochrane

Singles entering the chart were I Want to Come Over by Melissa Etheridge (#88); Jesus to a Child by George Michael (#89); Waiting for Tonight by Tom Petty (#93); A Love So Beautiful by Michael Bolton (#96); The World I Know by Collective Soul (#97); Get Together by Big Mountain (#98); and Don't Cry by Seal (#99).

Died on this date
Les Baxter, 73. U.S. musician and composer. Mr. Baxter was a pianist who was best known as a bandleader and arranger, and a pioneer in the genre of "exotica" in the 1950s. His hit singles included Unchained Melody (1955) and The Poor People of Paris (1956), both of which reached #1 on the Billboard singles charts. Mr. Baxter was accused by fellow arranger Nelson Riddle of constantly taking credit for work done by others.

Moshoeshoe II, 57. King of Lesotho, 1966-1990, 1995-1996. Moshoeshoe II, born Constantine Bereng Seeiso, succeeded paramount chief Seeiso, and became King when Lesotho gained her independence from Britain in 1966. He was deposed in 1990 and replaced by his son Letsie III, but returned from exile in the United Kingdom to resume the throne in 1995. King Moshoeshoe II was killed in a car accident, and was once again succeeded by Letsie III.

War
Russian forces launched a three-day offensive against Chechnya.

Politics and government
Lucien Bouchard resigned his seat in the Canadian House of Commons to take the leadership of the Parti Quebecois.

Scandal
The bribery trial of former South Korean President Roh Tae Woo resumed; Mr. Roh refused to be questioned, and offered to accept his punishment. Some of the bribe money was still tucked away in a number of secret bank accounts.

Canadiana
The Palladium, home of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League, opened with a concert by Bryan Adams.

Business
David Walsh announced in Calgary that his Bre-X mining company's Busang, Indonesia, holdings contained 30 million ounces of gold; this was later proven to be a fraud.

20 years ago
2001

Literature
Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

Montrealana
14 suburban municipalities on the island of Montreal filed an injunction in Quebec Superior Court aimed at blocking the application of Bill 170, which would integrate them into a single city of Montreal.

Economics and finance
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Gulf War, Iraq signed a free trade agreement with Egypt in a bid to end its continuing isolation.

Business
Bombardier announced that it had reached an agreement with Skywest Airlines of Utah to manufacture 64 regional planes at a cost of $2 billion.

10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Susannah York, 72. U.K. actress. Miss York, born Susannah Fletcher, was best known for her performances in the 1960s in movies such as Freud (1962); Tom Jones (1963); and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), receiving an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award for her supporting performance in the latter. She died of cancer, six days after her 72nd birthday.

Football
NFL
AFC Divisional Playoff
Baltimore 24 @ Pittsburgh 31

Ben Roethlisberger completed a pass to Antonio Brown for 58 yards, setting up Rashard Mendenhall's 2-yard touchdown rush with 1:33 remaining in regulation time to break a 24-24 tie as the Steelers beat the Ravens before 64,879 fans at Heinz Field.



NFC Divisional Playoff
Green Bay 48 @ Atlanta 21

The Packers scored 4 touchdowns in the 2nd quarter to overcome a 7-0 deficit and defeat the Falcons before 69,210 fans at the Georgia Dome. Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and 3 touchdowns.