620 years ago
1391
Born on this date
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster. English nobleman. Sir Edmund, a great-great-grandson of King Edward III, was heir presumptive to King Richard II of England when King Richard was deposed in favour of King Henry IV. Sir Edmund unsuccessfully rebelled against Henry IV, but was loyal to Kings Henry V and Henry VI. When Henry VI acceded to the throne as an infant in 1422, Sir Edmund was appointed to the Regency Council, and in 1423 was appointed the King's lieutenant in Ireland. He remained in England while exercising his authority at first, but was sent to Ireland in the fall of 1424, and died there from the plague on January 18, 1425 at the age of 33.
350 years ago
1661
Born on this date
Carlos II. King of Spain, 1665-1700. Carlos II acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Felipe IV; since he was a minor, much of his reign was governed by a regency under his mother Queen Mariana. King Carlos suffered from many health problems for his entire life; the extent to which they were the result of inbreeding remains the subject of debate. He died on November 1, 1700, five days before his 39th birthday without fathering an heir, and was succeeded by Felipe V, grandson of King Louis XIV of France, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession.
170 years ago
1841
Born on this date
Nelson Aldrich. U.S. politician. Mr. Aldrich, a Republican, represented Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives (1879-1881) and in the Senate (1881-1911). He served as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1898-1911), earning the nickname "General Manager of the Nation." Mr. Aldrich died on April 16, 1915 at the age of 73. His grandson Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was Governor of New York (1959-1973) and Vice President of the United States (1974-1977).
Armand Fallières. Prime Minister of France, 1883; President of France, 1906-1913. Mr. Fallières, a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance, was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1876, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jules Ferry before serving as Prime Minister from January 29-February 21, 1883. He resigned in the face of opposition over the issue of pretenders to the throne, but held several cabinet posts in subsequent governments through 1892. Mr. Fallières was elected to the Senate in 1890; he was its President from 1899-1906, and was President of the Republic from 1906-1913. He died on June 22, 1931 at the age of 89.
160 years ago
1851
Born on this date
Charles Dow. U.S. journalist and economist. Mr. Dow worked at newspapers in Springfield, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island in the 1870s, specializing in regional history. He moved to New York City in 1880 and began working with the Kiernan Wall Street Financial News Bureau. Mr. Dow, Edward Davis Jones, and Charles Bergstresser founded the financial reporting firm Dow, Jones & Company in 1882 and The Wall Street Journal in 1889. Mr. Dow devised the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896, and began writing editorial columns in The Wall Street Journal in 1899, which formed the basis of the Dow theory of stock price movement. Mr. Dow began experiencing health problems in 1902, and sold his share of the company. He died of a heart attack on December 4, 1902, four weeks after his 51st birthday.
150 years ago
1861
Politics and government
Jefferson Davis, who had been elected President of the provisional government on February 9, was elected to a six-year term as President of the Confederate States of America.
125 years ago
1886
Football
ORFU
Final
Toronto Argonauts 0 @ Ottawa College 13
120 years ago
1891
Born on this date
Jeff McCleskey. U.S. baseball player. Mr. McCleskey was a third baseman with the Boston Braves (1913), batting 0 for 3 with a base on balls in 2 games. He played seven seasons in the minor leagues (1911-1917), and died on May 11, 1971 at the age of 79.
Football
ORFU
Final
Osgoode Hall 10 @ University of Toronto 10 (Replay scheduled for November 9)
110 years ago
1901
Born on this date
Juanita Hall. U.S. actress. Mrs. Hall was best known for playing Bloody Mary in the stage musical (1949) and movie (1958) South Pacific, winning both a Tony Award and a Donaldson Award for her supporting performance in the former. She played Madam Liang in the stage musical (1958) and movie (1961) Flower Drum Song. Mrs. Hall developed diabetes in later years, which resulted in blindness, and eventually caused her death on February 28, 1968 at the age of 66.
90 years ago
1921
Football
APFA
Cleveland (2-2) 6 @ Buffalo (6-0) 10
Hammond (1-2-1) 0 @ Chicago Cardinals (3-2) 7
Akron (7-0) 21 @ Columbus (0-6) 0
Detroit (1-4-1) 9 @ Chicago Staleys (4-0) 20
Evansville (2-2) 6 @ Green Bay (2-1) 43
Dayton (2-3-1) 0 @ Canton (1-1-2) 14
Minneapolis (1-3) 3 @ Rock Island (4-1-1) 14
Tonawanda (0-1) 0 @ Rochester (1-3) 45
The Jeffersons' rout of the Kardex at the Baseball Park was Tonawanda's only game in the American Professional Football Association.
70 years ago
1941
War
U.S.S.R. dictator Joseph Stalin, addressing the Supreme Soviet in Moscow, falsely stated that even though 350,000 troops were killed in German attacks so far, the Germans had lost 4.5 million soldiers and that Soviet victory was near. He said that the United States has granted the Soviet Union a $ 1 billion loan in addition to supplying tanks and aircraft, and that the Soviet Union did not aim to impose its communist regime in European countries, but only to liberate them. Mr. Stalin declared that a second front would "undoubtedly" be created on the European continent soon, and called for "the extermination to the last man of all Germans who have penetrated the territory of our native land...Death to the German invaders!" U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish (Republican--New York) introduced a resolution stating that Congress should decide a state of war between the U.S.A. and Germany should be formally declared. The move was intended to force a congressional vote on the isse.
Diplomacy
Maxim Litvinov was appointed Soviet Ambassador to the United States, succeeding Constantine Oumansky.
Haj Amin al-Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, arrived in Berlin from Rome and was hailed by a government spokesman as a "great man."
Crime
George E. Browne and Willie Bioff, leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, were convicted in New York on three counts of extorting $1.2 million from the movie industry.
Business
The Panamanian government banned Japanese commercial establishments.
Football
NFL
Aldo "Buff" Donelli resigned as assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; he was a two-way back who had taken over from Bert Bell as head coach after two games, and then in mid-season turned the duites over to Walt Kiesling, who had coached the team in 1939 and 1940. The Steelers had posted the league's worst record at 1-9-1.
60 years ago
1951
On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Moonfleet: Part 1, starring John Baragrey, Jack Diamond, and Edgar Stehli
At the movies
The Sea Hornet, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Rod Cameron, Adele Mara, Adrian Booth, and Chill Wills, opened in theatres.
Space
Harvard University astronomer Harlow Shapley reported the discovery of a clear patch in the Milky Way's dust clouds through which 100 new galaxies could be seen.
War
U.S. delegates at Panmunjom rejected a Communist proposal for an informal, unenforced cease-fire pending further Korean armistice negotiations. The U.S. Navy claimed that its planes had destroyed 603 enemy vessels and damaged 1,428 others in the Korean War.
Diplomacy
The United Kingdom accused Egypt of violating the United Nations Charter by denouncing the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty.
Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, addressing the House of Commons, outlined his government's program, calling for denationalization of the steel industry; efforts to stimulate free enterprise; high-level negotiations to ease Cold War tensions; resolute attempts to recoup British losses in Iran; and a firm stand in the Suez dispute with Egypt.
Republicans won four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in special elections, raising Republican Party strength to 200, against 233 Democrats and 1 independent.
A Gallup Poll survey of U.S. presidential candidate popularity showed General Dwight D. Eisenhower far ahead of President Harry Truman, General Douglas MacArthur, and U.S. Senator Robert Taft.
Labour
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen postponed a strike against four major railroad systems after U.S. President Truman created a three-man emergency board to investigate the wage and working contract dispute.
Disasters
The U.S. Army Engineers Corps listed total damage from July's Mississippi River floods at $870,245,000.
50 years ago
1961
Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quisiera Ser--Dúo Dinámico (7th week at #1)
#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
4 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
5 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
6 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
7 This Time--Troy Shondell
8 The Fly--Chubby Checker
9 I Love How You Love Me--The Paris Sisters
10 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
Singles entering the chart were Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night by Kenny Dino (#77); Smile by Timi Yuro (#80); Tonight by Eddie Fisher (#82); Fly by Night by Andy Williams (#88); Language of Love by John D. Loudermilk (#92); I Cried My Last Tear by Ernie K-Doe (#93); It's Too Soon to Know by Etta James (#94); The Gypsy Rover by the Highwaymen (#95); Steps 1 and 2 by Jack Scott (#98); Just Because by the McGuire Sisters (#99); and Losing Your Love by Jim Reeves (#100).
On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Last of the Sommervilles, starring Boris Karloff, Phyllis Thaxter, and Martita Hunt
Disasters
The most disastrous fire in southern California's history to date started in suburban Los Angeles, in the Bel-Air Brentwood section in the Santa Monica Mountains. Many stately homes, including those belonging to movie stars, were destroyed as the fire swept through 10 square miles of the development.
At least 43 people died in a windstorm in Athens.
58 lives were lost when the British freighter Clan Keith sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 15 miles off Tunisia, after a boiler explosion.
4 were killed an 9 injured in a fire aboard the U.S. Navy supercarrier Constellation during its maiden sea trials 60 miles southeast of New York City.
40 years ago
1971
Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh (9th week at #1)
#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart (5th week at #1)
Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Daddy Cool--Drummond (8th week at #1)
2 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
3 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
4 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
5 Come Back Again--Daddy Cool
6 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
7 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
8 I Woke Up in Love this Morning--The Partridge Family
9 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
10 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
Singles entering the chart were Speak to the Sky by Ricky Springfield (#27); Riders on the Storm by the Doors (#36); and He's So Fine by Jody Miller (#38).
Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road (2nd week at #1)
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes--Rod McKuen
4 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
5 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
6 Het Soldaatje (De Vier Raadsels)--De Zangeres Zonder Naam
7 The Witch Queen of New Orleans--Redbone
8 Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops
9 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
10 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
Singles entering the chart were Imagine by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#16); Tap Turns on the Water by C.C.S. (#29); Goodbye Forever by Paul Brett's Sage (#31); Everybody's Everything by Santana (#32); Alma Mia by Marty (#33); and Mary Madonna by Sandra & Andres (#35).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 Superstar/Bless the Beasts and Children--Carpenters
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
9 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
10 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
Singles entering the chart were Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#50); You are Everything by the Stylistics (#76); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#84); Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#85); Long Ago Tomorrow by B.J. Thomas (#86); Cherish by David Cassidy (#87); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#88); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#89); Friends with You by John Denver (#90); Tell Mama by Savoy Brown (#91); Behind Blue Eyes by the Who (#93); Show Me How by the Emotions (#97); White Lies, Blue Eyes by Bullet (#98); Fool Me by Joe South (#99); and I Want to Pay You Back by the Chi-Lites (#100).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
3 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
7 Superstar--Carpenters
8 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
9 Tired of Being Alone--Al Green
10 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
Singles entering the chart were Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#69); Stones by Neil Diamond (#70); An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#75); Friends with You by John Denver (#77); I'm a Greedy Man (Part 1) by James Brown (#81); 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) by 100 Proof Aged in Soul (#86); Long Promised Road by the Beach Boys (#90); Just for Me and You by Poco (#94); I'm Yours by Ike & Tina Turner (#95); If it's Good to You by Flaming Ember (#97); I've Just Begun to Care (Propinquity) by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#98); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#99); and Don't Pull Your Love by Sam & Dave (#100).
U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
6 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
7 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
8 Superstar--Carpenters
9 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
10 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
Singles entering the chart were Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#70); Cherish by David Cassidy (#78); Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#79); Scorpio by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (#81); I'm a Greedy Man - Part I by James Brown (#83); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#85); Stones by Neil Diamond (#86); Friends with You by John Denver (#88); You are Everything by the Stylistics (#89); Soledad by Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (#90); Long Promised Road by the Beach Boys (#95); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#96); I'm Yours by Ike & Tina Turner (#99); and A Child of God by Millie Jackson (#100).
Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
2 One Fine Morning--Lighthouse
3 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Superstar--Carpenters
6 Down by the River--Joey Gregorash
7 Sweet Sounds of Music--The Bells
8 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
9 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
10 Birds of a Feather--Raiders
Singles entering the chart were Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin (#61); I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Glen Campbell and Anne Murray (#65); Got to Be There by Michael Jackson (#66); Thin Line Between Love and Hate by the Persuaders (#91); One Day I Walk by Bruce Cockburn (#95); Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers (#96); Turned 21 by Fludd (#97); To a Place Near the River by Marty Butler (#98); Cherish by David Cassidy (#99); and She by Booker T. and Priscilla (#100).
Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
2 The Desiderata--Les Crane
3 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
6 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
7 New Jersey--England Dan and John Ford Coley
8 One More Mountain to Climb--Doctor Music
9 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
10 Birds of a Feather--Raiders
Pick hit of the week: Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
Defense
In the face of large worldwide protests and shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court had barred any delay, the United States detonated a 5-megaton hydrogen bomb beneath the island of Amchitka in the Aleutians, off the coast of Alaska. The blast, code-named Cannikin, was the last and most powerful of more than 20 tests for a Spartan missile warhead. It was the most powerful man-made explosion in history, registering 7.0 on the Richter scale according to measurements taken in Alaska, and 7.4 on seismographs in Sweden. Although the explosion caused a ground side roll on Amchitka and Adah, an island 190 miles away, it did not cause the earthquake, tidal wave, or emission of radiation feared by protesters.
Football
CFL
Western Semi-Final
Winnipeg 23 @ Saskatchewan 34
Before 14,488 fans at Taylor Field in Regina on a cold Saturday afternoon, Saskatchewan fullback George Reed rushed 31 times for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns, while catching 3 passes for 36. The Roughriders totalled 203 yards rushing, as Bobby Thompson carried 10 times for 48 yards and Silas McKinnie rushed 7 times for 31. Mr. McKinnie also caught 4 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Ron Lancaster completed 15 of 19 passes for 208 passes; in addition to his touchdown pass to Mr. McKinnie, he also completed touchdown passes to Alan Ford and Nolan Bailey. Jack Abendschan converted 4 of the 5 Roughrider touchdowns. Winnipeg quarterback Don Jonas completed 15 of 30 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. Bob LaRose caught just 2 passes, but they went for touchdowns of 83 yards--on the last play of the 1st half--and 5 yards. Mr. Jonas' other touchdown pass was to Pete Ribbins, and it was the rookie receiver's first CFL major. Jim Thorpe led the Blue Bombers with 6 receptions for 89 yards. Mack Herron rushed 10 times for 49 yards as the Blue Bombers were held to 71 yards rushing.
CIAU
Sherbrooke 2 @ Bishop's 49
Western Ontario 13 @ Ottawa 0
Saskatchewan (2-6) 1 @ Manitoba (5-3) 15
British Columbia (2-6) 14 @ Calgary (5-3) 17
Henry Lodewyks rushed 4 yards for a touchdown and John Radzisewski returned a Saskatchewan fumble 15 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter as the Bisons beat the Huskies at Pan Am Stadium in Winnipeg in weather that was so cold that the teams agreed to play 20-minute quarters with the clock running continuously, with stoppages after every play in the last 3 minutes of each half.
Don Moulton made 3 interceptions for 132 yards, including a 72-yard return for a touchdown with 4 minutes left in the game, to help the Dinosaurs defeat the Thunderbirds before about 300 fans at McMahon Stadium on a cold Saturday afternoon. Jim Tarves completed a 41-yard pass to Henry Thiessen for a UBC TD with 50 seconds remaining, and UBC linebacker Ted Jung recovered a Calgary fumble at the Dinosaurs' 10-yard line with 24 seconds remaining, but the officials didn't see the recovery, and gave the ball back to Calgary.
30 years ago
1981
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Två av oss--X-Models
#1 single in France (IFOP): Mademoiselle Chang--Michel Berger
South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (4th week at #1)
2 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
3 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
4 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
5 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
6 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman
7 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
8 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
9 One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson
10 Oh No No--Bernie Paul
Singles entering the chart were Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters (#18); and Everlasting Love by Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet (#19).
At the movies
The Cineplex 12 theatre complex began showing movies at the Village Tree Mall in St. Albert; it was the first Cineplex to open in the Edmonton area. The first movies to show there were: On the Right Track; Dragonslayer; Endless Love; Escape from New York; Life of Brian; So Fine; An Eye for an Eye; The Four Seasons; An American Werewolf in London; Mommie Dearest; The Watcher in the Woods; and Superman II.
Boxing
Larry Holmes (39-0) recovered from a 7th-round knockdown to score a technical knockout of Renaldo Snipes (22-1) at 1:05 of the 11th round at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, retaining his World Boxing Council world heavyweight title. Mr. Snipes was upset that the fight had been stopped, and expressed his dissatisfation to ABC's Howard Cosell in one of Mr. Cosell's most entertaining interviews.
25 years ago
1986
On television tonight
Our World, hosted by Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Breaking Barriers: 1954
Disasters
A Chinook helicopter carrying oil rig workers plunged into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland, killing as many as 45 people.
20 years ago
1991
Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)
On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Triangle
Died on this date
Gene Tierney, 70. U.S. actress. Miss Tierney was one of the most popular leading ladies in Hollywood in the 1940s in movies such as Laura (1944); Leave Her to Heaven (1945); The Razor's Edge (1946); and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). She struggled with depression in the 1950s, was institutionalized for a time, and mostly retired from acting. Miss Tierney took up smoking in an effort to acquire a deeper voice, and habit led to her death from emphysema, 13 days before her 71st birthday.
Environment
A Canadian team in Burgan, Kuwait put out the last of 751 oil well fires started by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's troops at the close of the Gulf War; the estimated cost to Kuwaitis was close to $2 billion.
Olympics
South African officials announced that their nation would participate in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 for the first time in 32 years.
10 years ago
2001
Politics and government
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a Republican, was elected Mayor of New York in the most expensive mayoral campaign in American history. Mr. Bloomberg, a Democrat until shortly before the election, received 50.3% of the vote to 47.9% for Democratic Party candidate Mark Green.
Football
CFL
Hamilton (11-7) 12 @ British Columbia (8-10) 24
The game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver had been rescheduled from September 15 because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.A. The Lions clinched third place in the West Division, and the CFL's final playoff spot, with the win. The Tiger-Cats, with nothing to play for, used backup Cody Ledbetter at quarterback.
Hollywood North: The Amazing Crawley Film Company
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