July 2, 2019

1,600 years ago
419

Born on this date
Valentinian III. Roman Emperor in the West, 425-455. Valentinian III was a descendant of several emperors, and succeeded the usurper Joannes, but was under the regency of his mother Galla Placidia until 437, while imperial policy was under the military leadership of Flavius Aetius. The empire faced military threats from Vandals and Huns; they were thwarted, but Aetius was assassinated in 454, and Emperor Valentinian III was assassinated by Optelas and Thraustelas, two Scythian followers of Aetius, on March 16, 455 at the age of 35, with Petronius Maximus succeeding him as Emperor the following day.

530 years ago
1489

Born on this date
Thomas Cranmer. English clergyman. Dr. Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533-1555, during which period the Church of England, led by King Henry VIII, separated from the Roman Catholic Church. He wrote the first two editions of the Book of Common Prayer. Dr. Cranmer was convicted of treason after Queen Mary I, a Roman Catholic, came to the throne in 1553. He recanted his anti-Catholic writings under duress, but was sentenced to death, anyway. Dr. Cranmer recovered his courage on the last day of his life, saying, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine." He was then burned at the stake on March 21, 1556, dying at the age of 66.

525 years ago
1494

Diplomacy
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed on June 7, 1494, was ratified by Spain; it divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Crown of Castile, along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa. The treaty was ratified by Portugal on September 5, 1494.

375 years ago
1644

War
English Parliamentarians and Scottish Covenanters defeated English Royalists in the Battle of Marston Moor in North Yorkshire.

200 years ago
1819

Born on this date
Charles-Louis Hanon. French composer. Mr. Hanon was best known for his work The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises (1873). He died on March 19, 1900 at the age of 80.

180 years ago
1839

Protest
20 miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 Mende slaves originally from Sierra Leone led by Joseph Cinqué took over the slave ship La Amistad, which was transporting them from Havana to a smaller port in Cuba.

170 years ago
1849

Born on this date
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este. Queen consort of Bavaria, 1913-1918. Maria Theresa, the only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, married the future King Ludwig III of Bavaria on February 20, 1868. He succeeded his insane cousin Otto on the throne in 1913, but King Ludwig III was forced to abdicate on November 7, 1918, four days before the World War I armistice. Maria Theresa died just three months later, on February 3, 1919, at the age of 69.

100 years ago
1909

Born on this date
Gil English. U.S. baseball player. Mr. English was an infielder with the New York Giants (1931-1932); Detroit Tigers (1936-1937); Boston Bees (1937-1938); and Brooklyn Dodgers (1944), batting .245 with 8 home runs and 90 runs batted in in 240 games. He played at least 1,787 games in at least 16 seasons in the minor leagues from 1930-1946, hitting at least 127 home runs. His best season was 1939, when he batted .343 with 19 home runs in 139 games with the St. Paul Saints of the AA American Association, and was named the AA's Most Valuable Player. Mr. English died on August 31, 1996 at the age of 87.

Baseball
Harry Krause pitched a 4-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Smoky Joe Wood to improve his 1909 record to 8-1 as the Philadelphia Athletics edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 before 5,438 fans at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston. Eddie Collins' first home run of the season provided the scoring in the 6th inning.

Tom Hughes pitched a 5-hitter for his first win of the season and singled in the game's first 2 runs in the 5th inning to lead the New York Highlanders to a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals at Hilltop Park in New York. Walter Johnson allowed 6 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings to take the loss, dropping to 8-9 for 1909.

The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the top of the 12th inning to break a 2-2 tie as they defeated the Cleveland Naps 3-2 at League Park in Cleveland. George Mullin allowed 6 hits and 1 run in 5 1/3 innings of relief to get the win, improving his 1909 record to 15-1. Bob Rhoads allowed 10 hits in pitching a complete game for Cleveland, falling to 2-5.

The Chicago White Sox stole 11 bases in defeating the St. Louis Browns 15-3 at South Side Park in Chicago. The White Sox stole home plate 3 times, with one of the thefts of home coming from winning pitcher Ed Walsh. Barney Reilly played part of the game at second base for Chicago, batting 0 for 1, reaching first base when he was hit by a pitch, with a stolen base and a run. He made 4 assists and an error in his first major league game.

The Philadelphia Phillies scored a run in the bottom of the 11th inning to defeat the Boston Doves 5-4 before 4,600 fans in the first of two games at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Al Mattern pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Earl Moore, who pitched a 10-hitter, as the Doves won the second game 3-0. Al Froehlich played part of the second game at catcher for the Phillies, batting 0 for 1 with no fielding chances in his only major league game.

Three Finger Brown pitched a 6-hitter to improve his record for the season to 12-4 as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburg Pirates 8-0 before 15,417 fans in the first of two games at Forbes Field in Pittsburg. The Pirates won the second game 4-2, with Nick Maddox pitching an 8-hitter for his first win of the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Jean Craighead George. U.S. authoress. Mrs. George wrote more than 100 children's novels, often containing themes about nature and the environment. Her novels included Julie of the Wolves (1972), which won the Newbery Medal. Mrs. George died of congestive heart failure on May 15, 2012 at the age of 92.

90 years ago
1929

Died on this date
Gladys Brockwell, 34. U.S. actress. Miss Brockwell, born Gladys Lindeman, was a popular leading lady and supporting actress in movies in the 1910s and '20s. Her films included Oliver Twist (1922); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923); and Lights of New York (1928). Miss Brockwell died five days after suffering serious injuries in a car accident.

75 years ago
1944

Died on this date
Norman H. Davis, 65. U.S. bureaucrat. Mr. Davis was chairman of the American Red Cross from 1938 until his death, and represented U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as ambassador-at-large on many special missions.

War
U.S. troops in Italy captured Cecina, while three French columns closed in on Siena. Soviet troops captured Minsk and entered Polotsk, 122 miles to the north. U.S. soldiers invaded Numfor Island off the northwest coast of Dutch New Guinea, and within three hours were in control of the Kamiri airport.

Politics and government
In the Bolivian legislative election, the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement won 56 of 137 seats in the Constituent Assembly, followed by the Independent Socialist Party (16); and Liberal Party (14), with 29 independent candidates elected.

Economics and finance
25 United States Senators appealed to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to include silver as a medium of exchange in the postwar world monetary program.

70 years ago
1949

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): (I'd Like to Get You on a) Slow Boat to China--Kay Kyser and his Orchestra (6th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard) (Best Seller): Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (8th week at #1)

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)--Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra (5th week at #1)
--Burl Ives
2 Again--Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Mel Torme
--Vic Damone
--Doris Day and the Mellomen
3 Some Enchanted Evening--Perry Como
--Bing Crosby
4 Baby, it's Cold Outside--Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer
--Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark
--Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
--Don Cornell and Laura Leslie
5 Forever and Ever--Russ Morgan and his Orchestra
--Perry Como
6 "A" You're Adorable (The Alphabet Song)--Perry Como with the Fontane Sisters
--Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae
7 Careless Hands--Sammy Kaye and his "Swing and Sway" Orchestra
--Bing Crosby
--Mel Torme
8 Bali Ha'i--Perry Como
--Bing Crosby
9 I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore--The Stardusters with Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra
--Perry Como
10 A Wonderful Guy--Margaret Whiting

Singles entering the chart were You're So Understanding by Evelyn Knight (#30) and Two Little New Little Blue Little Eyes by Gordon MacRae (#32).

On the radio
Tales of Fatima, starring Basil Rathbone, on CBS
Tonight’s episode: The Dark Secret

Died on this date
Georgi Dimitrov, 67. Prime Minister of Bulgaria, 1946-1949; General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party, 1948-1949. Mr. Dimitrov had a lengthy career in socialist and Communist politics, much of which was spent in exile in Yugoslavia and then in Germany. In 1933 he was charged with complicity in the Reichstag fire in Berlin, but was acquitted after defending himself at his trial, and was elected head of the Comintern in 1934. Mr. Dimitrov returned to Bulgaria in 1946 and became he leader of the country's Communist Party. He attempted to effect a union with Yugoslavia, but was unsuccessful, and died in a sanatorium near Moscow; conspiracy theories abound.

Politics and government
Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Federation of American Scientists issued a statement opposing the loyalty oath requirement for Atomic Energy Commission fellowship applicants.

Health
The World Health Organization ended its second annual meeting in Rome after voting to admit Israel and South Korea as new members.

Tennis
Americans Ted Schroeder and Louise Brough won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively, at Wimbledon in England.

60 years ago
1959

On television tonight
The Lawless Years, starring James Gregory, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Muddy Kasoff Story

Politics and government
West Germany's Christian Democratic Party announced plans to reshape its structure to prevent recurrence of the recent rift between Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard.

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Something in the Air--Thunderclap Newman

War
United States Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said that Vietnam combat had dropped to possibly "the lowest level" during the war. However, military spokesmen said that northern infiltration through Laos and Cambodia was continuing at about 10,000 per month, following an 8-month average.

Defense
Acting on the basis of a report by international scientists, United Nations Secretary General U Thant called upon all governments to ban the development and stockpiling of chemical and biological weapons.

Politics and government
Two weeks after the general election, the new government led by Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Jack Lynch was sworn in in Ireland. Erskine Childers was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, the highest post ever held in Ireland by a Protestant.

Academia
The University of Saskatchewan opened the first college of veterinary medicine in western Canada.

Transportation
Canadian National Railways abandoned passenger trains to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, marking the end of CN's Newfie Bullet; the trains were replaced by buses.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Hot Stuff--Donna Summer

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kimi no Asa--Satoshi Kishida (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Born to Be Alive--Patrick Hernández (4th week at #1)

Law
The United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold a ruling in Gannett Co. v. DePasquale that allowed a trial judge to close a pretrial hearing if he found that the due process rights of the accused would be jeopardized by publicity. The majority opinion went beyond pretrial hearings and suggested that judges could exclude the press and public from full-scale criminal trials. An agreement among the defendant, judge, and prosecution would have to be reached before closing the court, but as Associate Justice William Rehnquist said in a concurring opinion, "the trial court is not required by the Sixth Amendment to advance any reason whatsoever for declining to open a pretrial hearing or trial to the public." The Sixth Amendment guarantees the accused "the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury," and the Fourteenth Amendment extended the right to all states. The majority opinion held that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a right to a public trial belonged only to the defendant himself and not to members of the public, and could be waived by the defendant: "members of the public have no constitutional right under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to attend criminal trials." Justice Harry Blackmun, in a dissenting opinion, wrote that "secret hearings--though they be scrupulously fair--are suspect by nature." Allen Neuharth, chairman of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, called the ruling "another chilling demonstration that the majority of the Burger court is determined to unmake the Constitution."

The United States Supreme Court upheld sweeping desegregation orders for the school systems of Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, reaffirming a doctrine the court had established in 1973 that stated that district-wide busing of students could be ordered even if only part of the district could be proven to be intentionally segregated by a school board. The decision was also a reaffirmation of the court’s commitment to end segregation in northern school systems.

Disasters
At least 24 people were reported dead in a flash flood that hit the town of Valdepenas in south central Spain.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Pop Singer--John Cougar Mellencamp

#1 single in Switzerland: The Look--Roxette (6th week at #1)

Died on this date
Andrei Gromyko, 79. U.S.S.R. politician. Mr. Gromyko was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Soviet Union from 1957-1985 and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1987-1988. He died 16 days before his 80th birthday.

Franklin J. Schaffner, 69. Japanese-born U.S. film director. Mr. Schaffner won the Academy Award for Best Director for Patton (1970). His other movies included The Best Man (1964); Planet of the Apes (1968); Nicholas and Alexandra (1971); and Papillon (1973). Mr. Schaffner died of lung cancer.

Politics and government
In elections for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, the Liberal Democratic Party, which had led Japan since 1955, won only 43 seats, a drop of 20.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet

#1 single in Italy: Sweet Dreams--La Bouche

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Baby, I Love Your Way--Big Mountain (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Come On You Reds--Manchester United F.C. with Status Quo (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (VRT): I Like to Move It--Reel 2 Real featuring the Mad Stuntman (5th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): I Can See Clearly Now--Jimmy Cliff (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): As Dick me hullep nodig heb--Johan & de Groothandel

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Love is All Around--Wet Wet Wet (5th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 I Swear--All-4-One (7th week at #1)
2 Regulate--Warren G & Nate Dogg
3 Any Time, Any Place/And On and On--Janet Jackson
4 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base
5 Back and Forth--Aaliyah
6 I'll Remember--Madonna
7 You Mean the World to Me--Toni Braxton
8 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
9 Baby I Love Your Way--Big Mountain
10 If You Go--Jon Sedaca

Singles entering the chart were Sleeping in My Car by Roxette (#86); Old to the New by Nice & Smooth (#90); Funky Y-2-C by the Puppies (#91); Nappy Heads by the Fugees (#92); Thinkin' Problem by David Ball (#95); Warrior's Drum by King Just (#96); 90's Girl by Blackgirl (#98); Nuttin' But Love by Heavy D & the Boyz (#99); and The Right Kinda Lover by Patti LaBelle (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 I Swear--All-4-One (6th week at #1)
2 Don't Turn Around--Ace of Base
3 Any Time, Any Place/And On and On--Janet Jackson
4 You Mean the World to Me--Toni Braxton
5 If You Go--Jon Secada
6 I'll Remember--Madonna
7 Anytime You Need a Friend--Mariah Carey
8 Baby, I Love Your Way--Big Mountain
9 Stay (I Missed You)--Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
10 Back and Forth--Aaliyah

Singles entering the chart were The Way She Loves Me by Richard Marx (#73); Afternoons and Coffeespoons by Crash Test Dummies (#82); Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind by Stevie Nicks (#85); I'm Not Over You by Ce Ce Peniston (#87); Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden (#89); and It's Over Now (It’s Alright) by Cause & Effect (#90).

Died on this date
Andrés Escobar, 27. Colombian soccer player. Mr. Escobar, a defender with Atlético Nacional (1986-1989, 1990-1994) and the Colombian national team, was shot to death in the parking lot of a bar in Medellín. His murder was widely believed to be punishment for Mr. Escobar's own goal that had led to a 2-1 loss by Colombia to the U.S.A. and early elimination in the recent World Cup.

World events
Ramiz Alia, Albania's last Communist President (1982-1992), was convicted by a court in Tirana of abuse of power and the violation of citizens' rights, and sentenced to nine years in prison.

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Mario Puzo, 78. U.S. author. Mr. Puzo was best known for his novel The Godfather (1969). He won an Academy Award for his adaptation of the novel for the movie (1972), and collaborated with director Francis Ford Coppola on the screenplays of The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). Mr. Puzo died of heart failure.

Politics and government
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced that French Health Minister Bernard Kouchner would head the UN mission in the Yugoslavian province of Kosovo, re-establishing civil government as a prelude to a return to full self-government.

10 years ago
2009

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (0-1) 17 @ Edmonton (1-0) 19

Alexis Serna's 56-yard field goal attempt on the last play of regulation time was wide and went for a single point, allowing the Eskimos to win a terrible game before 30,650 fans on a miserable rainy night at Commonwealth Stadium. The score was 2-2 before Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray passed 19 yards to Andrew Nowacki with 24 seconds remaining in the 1st half, and Noel Prefontaine's convert gave the Eskimos a 9-2 halftime lead. Joe Lobendahn returned a fumble 4 yards for a touchdown and Mr. Serna converted midway through the 3rd quarter to tie the score, but Mr. Ray marched the Eskimos back downfield and rushed 1 yard for a converted touchdown. Mr. Prefontaine kicked a 19-yard field goal to give the Eskimos a 19-9 lead midway through the 4th quarter, but Fred Reid rushed 16 yards for a TD, converted by Mr. Serna, to make the score 19-16 with 6:24 remaining. Jesse Lumsden, in his first regular season game as an Eskimo, rushed twice for 5 yards and caught 3 passes for 20 yards, but suffered a season-ending shoulder separation when hit on a routine play on the last play of the 1st quarter. It was the first regular season game for both Edmonton's Richie Hall and Winnipeg's Mike Kelly as Canadian Football League head coaches, marking the first time in 10 years that two men had made their CFL head coaching debuts against each other.

July 1, 2019

1,950 years ago
69

Politics and government
Tiberius Julius Alexander ordered his Roman legions in Alexandria to swear allegiance to Vespasian as Emperor.

910 years ago
1109

Died on this date
Alfonso VI, 68 or 69 (?). Emperor of Spain, 1077-1109. Alfonso VI, the son of King Ferdinand I of León, succeeded his father in 1065, adding the throne of Galicia in 1071, and reigning as King of León, Castile and Galicia from 1072 until his death, as well as King of Toledo from 1085 until his death, which occurred in Toledo. A dispute over King Alfonso VI's successor led to an eight-year civil war.

450 years ago
1569

Europeana
The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania confirmed the Union of Lublin; the united country was called the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, or the Republic of Both Nations.

200 years ago
1819

Died on this date
Jemima Wilkinson, 66. U.S. religious figure. Miss Wilkinson, the daughter of Quaker parents, suffered a severe illness--most likely typhus--in 1776 and afterward dropped her real name and claimed to have died and been reanimated as the genderless Public Universal Friend. Her doctrine was similar to orthodox Quakerism, believing in free will, opposing slavery, and supporting sexual abstinence. She attracted some followers--especially unmarried women--in the northeastern United States, who formed the township of Jerusalem in western New York in the 1790s. Miss Wilkinson died after suffering from dropsy for several years. The Society of Universal Friends ceased to exist by the 1860s.

Space
Johann Georg Tralles discovered the Great Comet of 1819, (C/1819 N1); it was the first comet analyzed using polarimetry, by François Arago.

180 years ago
1839

Died on this date
Mahmud II, 53. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1808-1839. Mahmud II was preceded as sultan by his brother Mustafa IV, and survived an assassination attempt by his brother. Mahmud II then seized power and had Mustafa IV executed. Sultan Mahmud's reign was characterized by military, administrative, and economic reforms. He died of tuberculosis and was succeeded on the throne by his son Abdülmecid I.

160 years ago
1859

Baseball
The first intercollegiate baseball match was played between Amherst and Williams colleges at Pittsfield‚ Massachusetts. After taking a early lead‚ the Amherst squad won the 4-hour‚ 26-round game by a score of 73-32. The game was played under the rules of the "Massachusetts Game."

140 years ago
1879

Born on this date
Léon Jouhaux. French labour leader. Mr. Jouhaux was secretary-general of the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) from 1909-1947. He opposed the German occupation of France during World War II, and was interned in the Buchenwald concentration camp. Mr. Jouhaux was awarded a share of the 1951 Nobel Peace Prize as "President of the International Committee of the European Council, vice president of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, vice president of the World Federation of Trade Unions, member of the ILO Council, delegate to the United Nations." He died on April 28, 1954 at the age of 74.

Journalism
Charles Taze Russell, founder of the Bible Student movement--later better known as Jehovah's Witnesses--published the first edition of the magazine The Watchtower.

125 years ago
1894

Died on this date
Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, 74. Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of the Netherlands, 1866-1868. Count van Zuylen van Nijevelt was a conservative politician, and was Dutch Minister Resident in Istanbul from 1855-1860, and served as Foreign Minister from 1860-1861 as well as during his term as Prime Minister.

120 years ago
1899

Born on this date
Charles Laughton. U.K.-born U.S. actor. Mr. Laughton appeared in many plays and movies, winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for 1932-1933 for The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). He was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and also turned in memorable performances in If I Had a Million (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). Mr. Laughton died of kidney cancer on December 15, 1962 at the age of 63, six months after the release of his last movie, Advise and Consent (1962).

Konstantinos Tsatsos. 2nd President of Greece, 1975-1980. Mr. Tsatsos was a member of the Liberal Party and then the National Radical Union, holding several cabinet posts in the years before the 1967-1974 military junta. Mr. Tsatsos returned to politics as a member of New Democracy, and was President by the parliament; he retired after serving his five-year term, and died on October 8, 1987 at the age of 88.

Thomas A. Dorsey. U.S. gospel singer and songwriter. Mr. Dorsey, the "father of black gospel music," wrote such songs as Take Me Home, Precious Lord and Peace in the Valley. He died on January 23, 1993 at the age of 93.

110 years ago
1909

Died on this date
Curzon Wyllie, 60. U.K. military officer and bureaucrat. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie was a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Indian Army from 1867 until the 1880s, and held various colonial offices. He returned to England in 1901 upon his appointment as political aide-de-camp to Secretary of State for India Lord George Hamilton, using his experience in matters involving India's princely states and relations with the British Crown. Sir Curzon and his wife were at the Imperial Institute in London, attending an event put on by the National Indian Association, when he was fatally shot by Indian independence activist Madan Lal Dhingra, 26. Mr. Dhingra was convicted of murder on July 23 and hanged at Pentonville Prison on August 17, 1909.

Cawas Lalcaca, 46. Indian physician. Dr. Lalcaca, a Parsi, came to the aid of Sir Curzon Wyllie and attempted to prevent his assassination, but was also fatally shot by Madan Lal Dhingra.

Canadiana
Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, a great navigator and explorer of the Arctic, unveiled a plaque at Parry Rock on Melville Island, Northwest Territories, proclaiming Canada's sovereignty over all the islands of the Arctic.

100 years ago
1919

Baseball
Rabbit Maranville drove in 5 runs with a pair of inside-the-park home runs to lead the Boston Braves to a 9-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Braves Field. Al Demaree pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitching matchup over Eppa Rixey, who allowed 7 hits and 6 runs--all earned--in 5 innings. He was relieved by Pat Murray, who allowed 4 hits and 3 runs--all earned--in 3 innings, walking 2 batters and striking out 1 in his first major league game.

The Chicago Cubs scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to tie the score and another in the 12th to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Cubs Park.

Sammy Vick drew a base on balls to lead off the game, and Duffy Lewis drove him in with the only run of the game as the New York Yankees edged the Washington Nationals 1-0 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Allen Russell pitched a 5-hit shutout to win the pitchers' duel over Harry Harper, who allowed 4 hits in 8 innings.

The Cleveland Indians scored 7 runs in the 1st inning en route to a 14-9 win over the Chicago White Sox at Dunn Field in Cleveland. Tris Speaker led the Cleveland attack, batting 4 for 5 with 2 triples, 2 runs, and a stolen base. Hi Jasper pitched a 15-hit complete game victory, allowing 8 earned runs in his first win of the season.

The St. Louis Browns scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Allen Sothoron pitched an 8-hit complete game victory, and batted 2 for 4 with a triple and 3 runs batted in.

90 years ago
1929

Died on this date
Henry Johnson, 36. U.S. soldier. Sergeant Johnson, a Negro, served with the U.S. Army's 369th Infantry Regiment during World War I. While on watch in the Argonne Forest in France on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid in hand-to-hand combat, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier while experiencing 21 wounds. Sgt. Johnson became the first American soldier to receive the Croix de guerre from France for his actions, but he wasn't honoured by his own country in his lifetime. He died after a long battle with tuberculosis, approximately two weeks before his 37th birthday. Sgt. Johnson was posthumously awarded a Silver Star in 1996 and the Medal of Honor in 2015.

75 years ago
1944

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): I'll Be Seeing You--Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (Best Seller--1st week at #1); I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)--Harry James and his Music Makers with Dick Haymes (Jukebox--3rd week at #1)

Theatre
Othello, starring Paul Robeson, Jose Ferrer, and Uta Hagen, closed at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway in New York after 296 consecutive performances, the longest Broadway run of any William Shakespeare play to date.

Died on this date
Carl Mayer, 49. Austrian-born U.K. screenwriter. Mr. Mayer, who spent his most productive years in Germany, wrote or co-wrote screenplays for such movies as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920); Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) (1924); Sunrise (1927); Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (1927); 4 Devils (1928); and Das Blaue Licht (The Blue Light) (1932). He fled for England when the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, and worked as an adviser to the British film industry. Mr. Mayer died of cancer.

Tanya Savicheva, 14. U.S.S.R. diarist. Miss Savicheva kept a notebook recording her experiences during the Nazi siege of Leningrad in late 1941 and early 1942. She died of intestinal tuberculosis.

War
Despite repeated German armoured attacks, British forces in France around Caen stood fast. An estimated 15,000 members of the Danish underground attacked German troops in Copenhagen as the city was paralyzed by a general strike in protest against Nazi curfew orders. Soviet troops captured Borisov--45 miles northwest of Minsk--and approached to within 4 miles of Polotsk at the northern end of the White Russian front. Allied troops gained along the Italian front, with U.S. forces reaching Cecina. On the east coast of Saipan, U.S. troops advanced to a point within 5 1/2 miles of the northern tip.

Politics and government
Guatemalan President Jorge Ubico resigned in favour of a military junta headed by Generals Eduardo Villagran, Ariza Buenaventura Pineda, and Federico Ponce.

U.S. Senator Samuel Jackson (Indiana) was named permanent chairman of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.

Economics and finance
Representatives of 44 nations attended the opening of an international monetary conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

Labour
A U.S. Circuit Court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota upheld a state law requiring labour unions to file annual financial statements.

70 years ago
1949

On television tonight
Your Show Time, hosted and narrated by Arthur Shields, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff, starring Robert Warwick

Died on this date
Isamu Takeshita, 79. Japanese military officer. Admiral Takeshita served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, and helped to negotiate an end to the war. He also used his diplomatic skills to help Japan obtain former German possessions after World War I.

Diplomacy
U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., and French representatives resumed their negotiations in London on an Austrian peace treaty.

Indianica
The merger of the princely states of Cochin and Travancore into the state of Thiru-Kochi (later re-organized as Kerala) in the Indian Union ended more than 1,000 years of princely rule by the Cochin royal family.

Politics and government
Vietnamese Chief of State Bao Dai appointed himself Prime Minister as he announced the composition of his first cabinet, including Nguyen Van Xuan as Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister.

The U.S. War Assets Administration and the Office of Defense Transportation discontinued operations.

Crime
A U.S. federal court in Washington sentenced Justice Department employee Judith Coplon to 3 1/2-10 years in prison, following her conviction on charges of stealing confidential government papers.

Economics and finance
Yugoslavia accused the U.S.S.R. and other Cominform countries of imposing an embargo on shipment of machinery and war materials.

Washington and London sources reported U.S. efforts to gain the support of Western European states for an embargo on shipment of strategic materials to Communist China.

U.S. President Harry Truman sent Congress two bills for aid to developing countries. One authorized the Import-Export Bank to guarantee private American investment abroad, the other provided funds for international exchange of technical knowledge.

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snyder reported a federal deficit of $1.8 billion for fiscal 1949, three times higher than President Truman's earlier predictions.

Labour
After four and a half months of strike action, asbestos miners and Thetford Mines miners affiliated with the Canadian Catholic Confederation of Labor (CCCT) agreed to return to work, accepting a 10c hourly wage increase. The decision followed the mediation of Bishop Maurice Roy, Archbishop of Quebec.

60 years ago
1959

At the movies
North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, and Leo G. Carroll, received its premiere screening at the United Artists Theatre in Chicago.

Died on this date
Wiliam Walter Peele, 77. U.S. clergyman. Rev. Peele was ordained a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in 1938, and was assigned to the Richmond, Virginia area after the northern and southern factions reunited in 1939 to form The Methodist Church.

Diplomacy
Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile, and ounce) were adopted after agreement among the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Union of South Africa.

Defense
General Lyman Lemnitzer took office as U.S. Army chief of staff, succeeding Gen. Maxwell Taylor.

The Israeli Knesset voted to approve the sale of arms to West Germany.

Politics and government
Agriculture Minister Heinrich Luebke was elected to succeed Theodor Heuss as President of West Germany.

British Governor R.G. Turnbull swore in a 12-member, multi-racial Tanganyikan cabinet.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower said that he would not intervene in any contest for the 1960 Republican Party presidential nomination.

Albertana
A replica of the original North-West Mounted Police Fort Macleod was declared open in Fort Macleod.

Economics and finance
The U.S. embassy in Cairo announced an agreement for the resumption of U.S. economic and technical aid to the United Arab Republic, which had been suspended since the Suez crisis in 1956.

The Quebec government of Premier Maurice Duplessis accepted the federal government's unemployment assistance plan, retroactive to July 1, 1958.

A federal-provincial hospital plan went into effect in New Brunswick.

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade): Mendocino--Sir Douglas Quintet (3rd week at #1)

On the radio
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC 2
Tonight's episode: Black Peter

Died on this date
Donald Crowhurst, 37. U.K. yachtsman. Mr. Crowhurst was believed to be leading the Golden Globe race, which involved lone sailors going around the world. His trimaran Teignmouth Electron was discovered abandoned on July 10, 11 days after Mr. Crowhurst's last radio transmission, and 9 days after his last log entry. He had apparently jumped overboard as a result of increasing mental and emotional strain, which was reflected in his log entries. For months Mr. Crowhurst had been sending false reports of his progress; in fact, the Teignmouth Electron was found in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, about 1,800 miles from England. The story was told by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall in The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (original British title: The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst), published in 1970. It's one of the most fascinating books that this blogger has ever read.

Britannica
Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Caernarvon Castle, Wales.

Terrorism
Two men died in an apparent attempt to blow up local government offices in Abergale, Wales, 30 miles from Caernarvon. Hours after the investiture of Prince Charles, a young soldier was killed by the explosion of an army truck. Detectives began rounding up known militant Welsh nationalists.

Defense
General Andrew Goodpaster replaced Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer as supreme Allied commander in Europe.

Politics and government
Gustav Heinemann took office as President of West Germany.

Boxing
George Foreman (2-0) knocked out Fred Askew (2-7-1) at 2:30 of the 1st round of a heavyweight bout at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Baby it's You--Promises (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Pop Muzik--M

Diplomacy
U.S. President Jimmy Carter and South Korean President Park Chung Hee concluded two days of talks in Seoul. The two leaders discussed human rights for South Korea’s dissidents; the proposed withdrawal of all American troops from South Korea; and reunification of North and South Korea. In addition to meeting with many religious leaders, Mr. Carter also met with New Democratic Party leader Kim Young Sam, South Korea’s most prominent dissident.

Politics and government
Bolivia held its first presidential election since the imposition of military rule in 1969. None of the candidates received the majority of popular votes necessary to be elected President, handing the election to the newly elected Congress. The Revolutionary Nationalist Movement-Alliance led with 48 of 117 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of 27 seats in the Senate. Their presidential candidate, Víctor Paz Estenssoro had 35.9% of the vote, to 36.0% for Democratic and Popular Union candidate Hernán Siles Zuazo.

The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party) (PRI) won 296 of 400 seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the Mexican legislative election. The PRI total was an increase of 101 seats from the most recent election in 1976. The Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party) (PAN) was second with 43 seats, an increase of 23. The Communist Party was third with 18 seats.

Technology
Sony introduced the Walkman portable audio player.

Oil
U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized the recent OPEC price increase, saying it would cause the loss of 800,000 jobs and would likely raise inflation 2.5% in the United States by 1980.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (FIMI): When the Night Comes--Joe Cocker (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Marina (Remix 89)--Rocco Granata & the Carnations (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Johnny, Johnny Come Home--Avalanche (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)--Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler (2nd week at #1)

Austria's Top 10 (Ö3)
1 Nur ein Lied--Thomas Forstner (5th week at #1)
2 Americanos--Holly Johnson
3 Eternal Flame--Bangles
4 Looking for Freedom--David Hasselhoff
5 Ready for Radetzky--Vienna Lusthouse
6 The Look--Roxette
7 Zimbabwe--Toni Childs
8 Lullaby--The Cure
9 Like a Prayer--Madonna
10 Slow Down--Andy Baum & the Trix

Singles entering the chart were Lullaby; Why Don't You Listen to My Music by Espresso (#13); Express Yourself by Madonna (#15); Ferry 'Cross the Mersey by the Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman (#18); When the Night Comes by Joe Cocker (#19); Love is Free by Bilgeri (#28); and Sole, Sun, Soleil by Etta Scollo (#29).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 No More Bolero's--Gerard Joling (3rd week at #1)
2 Marina--Rocco & the Carnations
3 Manchild--Neneh Cherry
4 I Want it All--Queen
5 Express Yourself--Madonna
6 Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star--Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
7 It's the First Time--Loïs Lane
8 Batdance--Prince
9 Licence to Kill--Gladys Knight
10 Amor de Mis Amores--Paco

Singles entering the chart were Patience by Guns N' Roses (#26); Tell it Like it Is by Don Johnson (#29); Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul (#32); Miss You Like Crazy by Natalie Cole (#33); Like the Way I Do by Melissa Etheridge (#37); and Circle by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Baby Don't Forget My Number--Milli Vanilli
2 Good Thing--Fine Young Cannibals
3 Satisfied--Richard Marx
4 Buffalo Stance--Neneh Cherry
5 If You Don't Know Me by Now--Simply Red
6 Express Yourself--Madonna
7 This Time I Know it's for Real--Donna Summer
8 I Drove All Night--Cyndi Lauper
9 Miss You Like Crazy--Natalie Cole
10 I'll Be Loving You (Forever)--New Kids on the Block

Singles entering the chart were It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be by Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston (#73); Soul Provider by Michael Bolton (#76); Shower Me with Your Love by Surface (#87); The Prisoner by Howard Jones (#89); Come Home with Me Baby by Dead or Alive (#90); Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming by Robert Palmer (#91); and All I Want is You by U2 (#93).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Satisfied--Richard Marx (2nd week at #1)
2 Good Thing--Fine Young Cannibals
3 Buffalo Stance--Neneh Cherry
4 Baby Don't Forget My Number--Milli Vanilli
5 Every Little Step--Bobby Brown
6 This Time I Know it's for Real--Donna Summer
7 Express Yourself--Madonna
8 I'll Be Loving You (Forvever)--New Kids on the Block
9 I Drove All Night--Cyndi Lauper
10 Cry--Waterfront

Singles entering the chart were Soul Provider by Michael Bolton (#70); Comin' Down Tonight by Thirty Eight Special (#72); It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be by Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston (#79); Open Letter (To A Landlord) by Living Colour (#83); Talk it Over by Grayson Hugh (#89); Gonna Make It by Sa-Fire (#91); and Little Fighter by White Lion (#93).

Environment
The 1987 Montreal Protocol went into effect; the international treaty dealt with ozone-destroying pollutants, and sought to cut in half production of chemicals like refrigerants posing the greatest risk to the ozone layer above the Earth.

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Baby, I Love Your Way--Big Mountain (2nd week at #1)

World events
Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat returned to the Gaza Strip after 27 years in exile.

Diplomacy
The United Nations Security Council authorized a commission to investigate "acts of genocide" in Rwanda.

Economics and finance
The United States Commerce Department reported that the index of leading economic indicators had remained unchanged from April to May.

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Forrest Mars Sr., 95. U.S. businessman. Mr. Mars, a native of Minnesota who grew up in Saskatchewan, directed the Mars candy empire; he introduced the Milky Way (1923) and Mars (1932) candy bars and M&M's (1941) chocolate candy, and helped to launch Uncle Ben's Rice.

Edward Dmytryk, 90. Canadian-born U.S. movie director. Mr. Dmytryk, a native of Grand Forks, British Columbia, moved to California when he was young. He began directing movies in the 1930s, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Crossfire (1947). Mr. Dmytryk was one of the Hollywood Ten directors and screenwriters who were convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities. He was unable to work in the United States, and worked in Britain before returning to the U.S.A. and serving time in prison. Mr. Dmytryk repented of his support of Communism, and in 1951 testified before the House, naming names of associates of his who were Communist Party members. He was the only member of the Hollywood Ten who renounced Communism, and was able to resume his career in Hollywood, directing films such as The Caine Mutiny (1954) and The Young Lions (1958). Mr. Dmytryk became a film school professor in later years, and died of heart and kidney failure.

Sylvia Sidney, 88. U.S. actress. Miss Sidney, born Sophia Kosow, had a career on stage, screen, and television spanning more than 70 years. She appeared in movies such as Street Scene (1931) and Sabotage (1936) in her early years. Miss Sidney was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting performance in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973), and won a Saturn Award for her supporting performance in Beetlejuice (1988). Miss Sidney died of esophageal cancer.

Guy Mitchell, 72. U.S. singer. Mr. Mitchell, born Al Cernik, was a popular singer in the early 1950s, and was able to maintain his popularity through the end of the decade. He was one of the few artists from the pre-rock and roll 1950s who was still able to top the charts at the end of the decade. Mr. Mitchell's early hits included My Heart Cries for You (1951) and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1952). His biggest hit, Singing the Blues, was the #1 single on the Billboard best seller, disc jockey, and Top 100 charts for 9 weeks, and for 10 weeks on the juke box chart in late 1956-early 1957. It also spent 2 weeks as the #1 single in Great Britain, in competition with a version by Tommy Steele. Rock-A-Billy, the follow-up single, hit #10 in the U.S.A. and #1 in Britain in May 1957. Mr. Mitchell's last big hit was Heartaches by the Number, which spent 2 weeks as the #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1959.

Canadiana
The Canadian Museum of Immigration opened at Pier 21 in Halifax, as a museum to commemorate the building that served as an ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928-1971; it was declared a national museum in 2011, and officially reopened in June, 2015 after $30 million in renovations.

Politics and government
The Scottish Parliament was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers were officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Winnipeg (0-2) 24 @ Hamilton (2-0) 29

Baseball
The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs combined for 8 home runs as the Brewers won 19-12 before 39,561 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Mark Lewis doubled home Mike Cameron with 1 out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks before 18,394 fans at Cinergy Field in Cincinnati.

John Frascatore tied a major league record with his third win in 3 games in as many days as the Toronto Blue Jays scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 before 30,263 fans at SkyDome in Toronto.

Hideki Irabu pitched a 3-hit shutout and the New York Yankees scored 5 runs in the 5th inning as they beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 before 26,311 fans at Yankee Stadium.

Tony Phillips singled home pinch runner A.J. Hinch with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners before 11,632 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

10 years ago
2009

Died on this date
Karl Malden, 97. U.S. actor. Mr. Malden, born Mladen Sekulovich, was a character actor for more than 60 years. He won an Academy Award for his supporting performance in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951); his other notable movies included On the Waterfront (1954); Baby Doll (1956); and Fear Strikes Out (1957). Mr. Malden starred as Lieutenant Mike Stone in the television police series The Streets of San Francisco (1972-1977).

Mollie Sugden, 86. U.K. actress. Miss Sugden was best known for playing salesclerk Mrs. Slocombe in the television comedy series Are You Being Served? (1972-1985). She died of heart failure, 20 days before her 87th birthday.

Football
CFL
Toronto (1-0) 30 @ Hamilton (0-1) 17
Montreal (1-0) 40 @ Calgary (0-1) 27

June 30, 2019

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Lucia Rios!

460 years ago
1559

World events
During a jousting tournament held near Place des Vosges in Paris to celebrate the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis at the conclusion of the Eighth Italian War, King Henri II of France was mortally wounded when fragments of the splintered lance of Gabriel Montgomery pierced his eye. King Henri II died on July 10.

250 years ago
1769

Born on this date
Pierre Derbigny. French-born U.S. politician and judge. Mr. Derbigny moved to the United States after the French Revolution, eventually settling in Louisiana. He held several offices before sitting on the Louisiana Supreme Court (1814-1820). Mr. Derbigny resigned from the court to campaign unsuccessfully for Governor in 1820, but served as Louisiana's Secretary of State (1821-1828). He was successful in his gubernatorial campaign as a National Republican candidate in 1828, and served as Governor of Louisiana from December 15, 1828 until his death at the age of 60 on October 6, 1829, three days after being thrown from a carriage.

230 years ago
1789

Born on this date
Horace Vernet. French artist. Mr. Vernet, one of several renowned painters in the Vernet family and a relative of Sherlock Holmes, was known for his paintings of battles. He died on January 17, 1863 at the age of 73.

160 years ago
1859

Adventure
French acrobat Charles Blondin, aka Jean Francois Gravelet, walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope before a crowd of 25,000. He drank champagne; did a back somersault; recrossed blindfolded, on a bicycle, on stilts, and pushing a wheelbarrow while carrying his manager on his back.

130 years ago
1889

Born on this date
Archibald Frazer-Nash. Indian-born U.K. engineer. Mr. Frazer-Nash was responsible for many successful commercial inventions, but was best known for partnering with Henry Godfrey to produce the GN cycle car, which eventually became the Frazer Nash sports car. Mr. Frazer-Nash died on March 10, 1965 at the age of 75.

120 years ago
1899

Born on this date
Madge Bellamy. U.S. actress. Mrs. Bellamy was a leading lady in movies in the 1920s and '30s, preferring light comedy and "flapper" roles. She made bad choices that derailed her career, and she's best known today for her co-starring role in White Zombie (1932). Mrs. Bellamy lived in reduced financial circumstances until her death on January 24, 1990 at the age of 90.

Died on this date
E. D. E. N. Southworth, 79. U.S. authoress. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth wrote more than 60 novels, and was the most popular novelist in the United States in the last half of the 19th century. Her novels, which included The Hidden Hand (1859) and Ishmael (1876), featured heroines who used their wits to get out of difficult situations.

110 years ago
1909

Born on this date
Juan Bosch. 43rd President of the Dominican Republic, 1963. Mr. Bosch founded both the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1939 and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in 1973. From 1938-1961 he led, in exile, the opposition to dictator Rafael Trujillo. Mr. Bosch took office as President on February 27, 1963, and promulgated a new liberal constitution two months later. He was overthrown by a coup on September 25, 1963, and returned to exile in Puerto Rico. Mr. Bosch returned to the D.R. in 1966 and ran for President, but was unsuccessful. He embraced Marxism and founded the PLD, but failed in five more presidential campaigns from 1978-1994. Mr. Bosch died on November 1, 2001 at the age of 92, after a long battle with Alzheimer' disease.

Boxing
World heavyweight champion Jack Johnson (50-5-10-2-1) won a 6-round newspaper decision over Tony Ross (12-10-3) at Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburg in a bout that the Pittsburg Press didn't regard as a title fight. Mr. Johnson knocked the challenger down twice, and Mr. Ross landed only one good punch, a hard right in the 4th round.

Baseball
30,330 were in attendance at the first major league game at Forbes Field in Pittsburg, but most of them went home disappointed when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburg Pirates 3-2. Ed Reulbach pitched a 5-hitter to improve his 1909 record to 7-4, winning the pitchers' duel over Vic Willis, who allowed just 4 hits in dropping to 11-2. Kid Durbin entered the game as a pinch runner for the Pirates in the 9th inning; it was his only appearance in a Pittsburg uniform, and the 32nd and last game of his 3-year major league career.

Johnny Bates doubled home Beals Becker in the top of the 9th inning with the only run as the Boston Doves edged the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia. Cecil Ferguson pitched a 4-hitter to improve his record for the season to 3-10, winning the pitchers' duel over George McQuillan, who pitched a 5-hitter.

Pinch hitter Frank Roth tripled home 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning to enable the Cincinnati Reds to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis.

Eddie Plank and Jack Coombs were the respective winning pitchers as the Philadelphia Athletics swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox 8-4 and 6-2 at Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston.

100 years ago
1919

Born on this date
Ed Yost. U.S. inventor. Mr. Yost invented the modern hot air balloon, making the first successful free flight in 1960. He died on May 27, 2007 at the age of 87.

Died on this date
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, 76. U.K. physicist. Lord Rayleigh received many awards, including the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies." Lunar and Martian craters are named in his honour.

Baseball
The New York Yankees swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox at the Polo Grounds in New York, winning 7-4 and 4-2. All the Boston runs in the first game came on a grand slam by first baseman Babe Ruth in the 6th inning.

The Philadelphia Athletics scored a run in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Washington Nationals 4-3 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Tom Rogers pitched a 6-hit complete game victory to improve his 1919 record to 2-9. Dick Robertson started on the mound for Washington and allowed 3 hits and 2 runs--both earned--in 2 innings, with 1 base on balls and no strikeouts in the 23rd and last game of his 3-year major league career.

90 years ago
1929

Golf
Bobby Jones won the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, shooting a 3-under-par score of 141, 23 strokes better than runner-up Al Espinosa's 20-over-par 164 in a 36-hole playoff. The two had been tied after the regulation 72 holes with 6-over-par total scores of 294. It was Mr. Jones' third U.S. Open championship; since he was an amateur, Mr. Espinosa was awarded the first prize money of $1,000.

75 years ago
1944

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Sunday, Monday or Always--Frank Sinatra; George Trevare (2nd month at #1)

War
In France, the Battle of Cherbourg ended with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. Flight Lieutenant David Hornell scored a U-boat kill off Scotland's Shetland Islands, the fourth such kill in June 1944 by Royal Canadian Air Force 162 Squadron. Soviet troops outflanked Minsk, capital of White Russia.

Diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced that the U.S.A. was severing diplomatic relations with Finland because of Finland's partnership with Nazi Germany.

Politics and government
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a Congressional resolution granting independence to the Philippines as soon as Japanese military forces were ejected.

Herbert Brownell, Jr. was named chairman of the U.S. Republican National Committee.

Economics and finance
The Canadian Parliament passed an Act to establish a Department of Reconstruction.

The U.S. Works Progress Administration officially ended. In eight years, it gave employment to nearly 8.5 million people, spending almost $13 billion.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill extending the term of the Office of Price Administration.

70 years ago
1949

On television tonight
Volume One, written, directed, and hosted by Wyllis Cooper, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Number Three, starring Herb Sheldon, Edgar Stehli, and Alice Reinhart

At the movies
Lost Boundaries, directed by Alfred L. Werker, and starring Beatrice Pearson and Mel Ferrer, received its premiere screening in New York City.

Died on this date
Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild, 81. French banker. Baron de Rothschild, the only son of Baron Alphonse James de Rothschild, took over the operation of de Rothschild Frères bank following his father's death in 1905 and ran it until his death. He was succeeded by his son Guy.

World events
Seoul police announced the arrest of seven South Korean Assembly members, including Deputy Speaker Kim Yak Soo, who were allegedly involved in a Communist plot to overthrow the government.

Politics and government
U.S. President Harry Truman signed a bill creating an Office of General Services, as recommended by the Hoover Commission, to supervise administration of government property.

Crime
Former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss and his wife completed their testimony at his perjury trial in New York City, still denying any spy activity or involvement with Time editor and confessed ex-Communist Whittaker Chambers.

Ruth Ann Steinhagen was arraigned in a Chicago courtroom for shooting Philadelphia Phillies’ first baseman Eddie Waitkus on June 14. Mr. Waitkus, in a wheelchair, testified at the hearing. A jury found her criminally insane, and by early afternoon she was on her way to Kankakee State mental hospital, where she remained until April 17, 1952.

Academia
Harvard and Brown Universities announced their first Negro faculty appointments. Harvard Medical School named William Hinton professor of bacteriology, while Brown appointed Jay Saunders Redding visiting professor of English.

Agriculture
The International Wheat Agreement went into effect as India and Lebanon deposited their ratifications in Washington.

Business
The U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust suit in Chicago aimed at breaking up the $1.6-billion Du Pont industrial empire.

Labour
U.S. Senator Robert Taft (Republican--Ohio) led a Republican-Southern Democratic Senate coalition in passing a labour bill which preserved the main features of the Taft-Hartley Act, including prohibition of union shop elections, secondary boycotts, and mass picketing.

United Mine Workers of America President John L. Lewis ordered eastern coal miners onto a three-day work week to improve the union's bargaining position in upcoming contract talks.

Baseball
Joe DiMaggio hit his 4th home run in 3 games to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox before 25,237 fans at Fenway Park in Boston, and a sweep of their three-game series. Vic Raschi (12-2) took the win over Mel Parnell (10-4).

The Boston Braves swept a doubleheader from the New York Giants 3-0 and 6-2 before 14,536 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. Bill Voiselle pitched a 4-hit shutout in the first game, with Elbie Fletcher's 3-run home run in the 5th inning providing the scoring. In the second game, Alvin Dark and Bob Elliott hit consecutive inside-the-park home runs in the 5th inning for the Braves, while Glenn Elliott pitched a 4-hitter for his first win of the season.

60 years ago
1959

On the radio
Thirty-Minute Theatre: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Carleton Hobbs and Norman Shelley, on BBC Light Programme
Tonight's episode: The Beryl Coronet

Died on this date
Clarence Berger, 64. U.S. baseball player. Mr. Berger was a right fielder who batted .077 (1 for 13) with no home runs or runs batted in in 6 games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1914. He batted .298 with 3 homers with the Richmond Colts of the Class C Virginia League in 1914, and .172 in 23 games with the Newport News Shipbuilders of the VL in 1915.

Space
Physicists Fred Hoyle of Cambridge University and Thomas Gold of Harvard University proposed theories that galaxies form due to the condensation of hot particles around cold pockets in space.

Diplomacy
The Indian Foreign Ministry refused to recognize the exiled Dalai Lama as head of a "separate" Tibetan government functioning in Indian territory.

Defense
General Hector Pacheco resigned as Argentina's Air Force and Army chief, amidst controversy over his role in an abortive revolt against the regime of President Arturo Frondizi.

U.S.S.R. chief delegate Semyon Tsarapkin told U.S. and U.K. test-ban treaty negotiators in Geneva that the number of annual inspections in a political question unrelated to scientific considerations.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill increasing the temporary national debt limit to $295 billion and the permanent limit to $285 billion.

The U.S.S.R. Communist Party Central Committee released a communique disclosing resolutions passed during an extraordinary six-day plenary session dealing with modernization of the Soviet industrial system.

Disasters
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashed into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students and 6 residents from the local neighbourhood.

Baseball
One of the strangest and funniest plays in baseball history occurred in a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs before 9,885 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago. On a 3-1 count in the top of the 4th inning, Bob Anderson's pitch to Stan Musial was wild and bounced back to the screen. Catcher Sammy Taylor ignored the ball‚ assuming it had ticked off Mr. Musial's bat‚ but Chicago third baseman Alvin Dark rushed in to retrieve the wild pitch/foul tip. The bat boy tossed the ball to field announcer Pat Piper‚ and Mr. Dark finally retrieved it from him. Meanwhile, home plate umpire Vic Delmore had handed a second ball to Mr. Anderson. Through all this‚ Mr. Musial reached first with what he thought was ball four‚ and then streaked for second base. Simultaneously‚ Mr. Dark and Mr. Anderson both threw to second base. Mr. Anderson's throw went into center field‚ but Mr. Dark's throw to shortstop Ernie Banks caught the sliding Mr. Musial. Stan the Man ignored the tag and rambled to third base as play was stopped. Mr. Delmore then ruled Mr. Musial out at second base‚ while umpire Al Barlick ruled Mr. Musial safe at first base. Both managers played the game under protest‚ but the Cardinals dropped theirs after beating the Cubs 4-1, with Larry Jackson pitching a 4-hitter. The National League fired Mr. Delmore after the season.

Sam Jones, who had pitched a no-hitter in 1955, came within 4 outs of another, allowing just a single by Jim Gilliam with 2 out in the 8th inning, while striking out 10 batters, in winning the pitchers' duel over Don Drysdale as the San Francisco Giants shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 before 59,312 fans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Jim Davenport led off the 3rd inning with a double and Willie Mays followed with his 13th home run of the season.

50 years ago
1969

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Minatomachi Blues--Shinichi Mori (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mama--Jean Jacques (6th week at #1)

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Good Morning Starshine--Oliver
2 In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley
3 Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet--Henry Mancini, his Orchestra and Chorus
4 Spinning Wheel--Blood, Sweat & Tears
5 Love Me Tonight--Tom Jones
6 One--Three Dog Night
7 Get Back--The Beatles with Billy Preston
8 See--The Rascals
9 Black Pearl--Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd.
10 Everyday with You Girl--Classics IV

Singles entering the chart were Canadian Pacific by George Hamilton IV (#72); Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind by Joe Simon (#75); Wait a Million Years by the Grass Roots (#77); Theme from 'A Summer Place' by the Ventures (#79); Along Came Jones by Ray Stevens (#80); Feeling Alright by Joe Cocker (#81); Choice of Colors by the Impressions (#85); Reconsider Me by Johnny Adams (#87); Abraham, Martin and John by Moms Mabley (#94); Break Away by the Beach Boys (#96); Hurt So Bad by the Lettermen (#98); It's My Thing (You Can’t Tell Me Who to Sock it To) by Marva Whitney (#99); and Nothing Can Take the Place of You by Brook Benton (#100).

On the radio
The Challenge of Space, on Springbok Radio
Tonight's episode: The Invisible Shotgun

Died on this date
Augusto Vandor, 45 or 46. Argentine labour leader. Mr. Vandor was Secretary General of the Unión Obrera Metalúrgica (UOM), the steelworkers' union within the Confederación General del Trabajo de la República Argentina (General Confederation of Labour) (CGT). He was a supporter of deposed President Juan Perón and moderately critical of the military junta governing Argentina in the 1960s. Mr. Vandor was shot five times at his UOM offices in what was codenamed Operation Judas. A far-left Perónist group claimed responsibility two years later, but the claim has been disputed by others.

World events
The Argentine government again declared a state of siege in an attempt to calm the atmosphere of violence intensified by the presence of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller's fact-finding mission and further aggravated by the assassination of Augusto Vandor.

The Nigerian government officially relieved the International Committee of the Red Cross of responsibility for coordinating relief efforts on both sides of Nigeria’s war with the breakaway state of Biafra. The official Nigerian radio denounced the Red Cross as "an intolerable nuisance and an obstacle to peace." Four million people were facing starvation as a result of the banning of night flights of relief.

40 years ago
1979

Hit parade
#1 single in Zimbabwe Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Sultans of Swing--Dire Straits

#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Tu Sei l'Unica Donna Per Me--Alan Sorrenti (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland: Do You Want Your Oul Lobby Washed Down--Brendan Shine

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Are 'Friends' Electric?--Tubeway Army

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Bright Eyes--Art Garfunkel (5th week at #1)
2 Reunited--Peaches & Herb
3 Theme from 'The Deer Hunter' (Cavatina)--The Shadows
4 Boogie Wonderland--Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
5 When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman--Dr. Hook
6 Pop Muzik--M
7 Weekend Love--Golden Earring
8 Love's What I Want--Cashmere
9 Dance Away--Roxy Music
10 Shine a Little Love--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Just When I Needed You Most by Randy Vanwarmer (#24); Surrender by Cheap Trick (#26); My Best Friend's Girl by the Cars (#33); Cheek to Cheek by Lowell George (#35); Back to Boogie by Patrick Hernandez and Hervé Tholance (#36); Roxanne by the Police (#37); and Breakfast in America by Supertramp (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Ring My Bell--Anita Ward
2 Hot Stuff--Donna Summer
3 Bad Girls--Donna Summer
4 We are Family--Sister Sledge
5 Chuck E.'s in Love--Rickie Lee Jones
6 The Logical Song--Supertramp
7 She Believes in Me--Kenny Rogers
8 Boogie Wonderland--Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
9 Just When I Needed You Most--Randy Vanwarmer
10 You Take My Breath Away--Rex Smith

Singles entering the chart were Let's Go by the Cars (#80); Last of the Singing Cowboys by the Marshall Tucker Band (#81); You're the Only One by Dolly Parton (#82); We've Got Love by Peaches & Herb (#83); Long Live Rock by the Who (#84); I Do Love You by GQ (#85); I'll Know Her When I See Her by the Cooper Brothers Band (#86); Motown Review by Philly Cream (#88); and I Know a Heartache When I See One by Jennifer Warnes (#89).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Ring My Bell--Anita Ward
2 We are Family--Sister Sledge
3 Hot Stuff--Donna Summer
4 Chuck E.'s in Love--Rickie Lee Jones
5 Bad Girls--Donna Summer
6 Boogie Wonderland--Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions
7 You Take My Breath Away--Rex Smith
8 She Believes in Me--Kenny Rogers
9 The Logical Song--Supertramp
10 Shine a Little Love--Electric Light Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were Let's Go by the Cars (#75); Turn Off the Lights by Teddy Pendergrass (#84); Energy Crisis '79 by Dickie Goodman (#85); We've Got Love by Peaches & Herb (#86); You're the Only One by Dolly Parton (#88); Different Worlds by Maureen McGovern (#90); and Anybody Wanna Party? by Gloria Gaynor (#98). Energy Crisis '79 was a "break-in" record, with an interviewer asking questions, and the "answers" consisting of clips of recent hit singles by various artists. Different Worlds was the theme from the television comedy series Angie.

Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 The Logical Song--Supertramp
2 Love You Inside Out--Bee Gees
3 Hot Stuff--Donna Summer
4 Reunited--Peaches & Herb
5 Goodnight Tonight--Wings
6 Dancer--Gino Soccio
7 Heart of Glass--Blondie
8 Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)--G.Q.
9 We are Family--Sister Sledge
10 You Take My Breath Away--Rex Smith

Singles entering the chart were Sad Eyes by Robert John (#89); Nickels and Dimes by Nana Mouskouri (#91); Take a Look But Don't Touch by Touche (#94); Since I Don't Have You by Art Garfunkel (#96); Good Times by Chic (#98); Nobody by Doucette (#99); and Brown Girl in the Ring by Boney M. (#100).

Diplomacy
United States President Jimmy Carter arrived in Seoul, and visited an American infantry base near the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.

Baseball
The New York Mets broke a 3-3 tie with 6 runs in the top of the 11th inning to take a 9-3 lead over the Chicago Cubs before 28,394 fans at Wrigley Field in Chicago, but pinch hitter Mike Vail hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 11th, and the Mets barely held on to win 9-8.

Greg Luzinski hit a solo home run and Del Unser added a 2-run homer for the Philadelphia Phillies as they scored 3 runs in the 9th inning to tie the score, and the Phillies scored 2 runs in the 10th and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 before 30,960 fans at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis.

Tom Seaver pitched a 3-hitter and the Cincinnati Reds broke a 0-0 tie with 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning as they shut out the San Francisco Giants 2-0 before 28,512 fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

The Atlanta Braves scored 3 runs in the top of the 10th inning to break a 4-4 tie as they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 before 38,760 fans at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers had tied the score with 2 runs in the 9th against relief pitcher Gene Garber, who singled home the game's last run, and was credited with the win.

J.R. Richard pitched a 3-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Bob Shirley as the Houston Astros shut out the San Diego Padres 3-0 before 20,154 fans at San Diego Stadium.

Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo home run with 1 out in the top of the 9th inning to break a 2-2 tie as the Boston Red Sox edged the New York Yankees 3-2 before 50,253 fans at Yankee Stadium. Bob Stanley pitched a 5-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Luis Tiant, who pitched an 8-hit complete game.

Roy Smalley batted 3 for 6 with a double, home run, 3 runs, and 5 runs batted in to help the Minnesota Twins rout the Chicago White Sox 16-4 before 11,919 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

Jim Sundberg beat third baseman Dave Chalk's throw to home plate on a ground ball by Al Oliver with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics before 22,439 fans at Arlington Stadium. Jim Kern, who entered the game with the Rangers trailing 3-2 after 7 innings, pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief and was credited with the win, improving his 1979 record to 10-1.

The Inter-American League, planned as a new AAA league, folded less than halfway through its first season. The Miami Amigos, with a 43-17 record, were declared league champions. IAL rosters were stocked with a number of former major league players, including former Cincinnati Reds’ center fielder Bobby Tolan and former Montreal Expos’ first baseman and pinch hitter (and this blogger’s favourite player) Hal Breeden.

30 years ago
1989

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Das Omen (Teil I)--Mysterious Art

25 years ago
1994

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Anytime You Need a Friend--Mariah Carey

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Riverdance--Bill Whelan (9th week at #1)

Politics and government
Socialist Democratic Party of Japan leader Tomiichi Murayama, who had been named the country's Prime Minister the previous day, announced his cabinet, which was dominated by members of the Liberal Democratic Party, the other partner in the governing coalition.

Disasters
During a test flight of an Airbus A330-300 at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in France, the aircraft crashed, killing all seven people on board.

Figure skating
The United States Figure Skating Association stripped Tonya Harding of her 1994 U.S. women's championship as a result of Ms. Harding's participation in a plot to assault her chief rival and defending champion, Nancy Kerrigan. Miss Kerrigan had been clubbed on the leg on January 6 after a practice in preparation for the national championships. Her injury kept her from skating in the competition, and Ms. Harding won. The USFSA concluded that Ms. Harding had "prior knowledge" of the incident. She was also banned from the USFSA'a ranks for life. Four men, including Ms. Harding's ex-husband, had admitted roles in the attack.

20 years ago
1999

Died on this date
Tyrell Dueck, 13. Canadian medical patient. Tyrell Dueck died of bone cancer after a $5,900-a-week alternative Laetrile treatment at the American Biologics hospital in Tijuana, Mexico, had failed; the Martensville, Saskatchewan boy's parents, Tim and Yvonne, refused chemotherapy and amputation to treat the cancer, opting instead to seek herbal and other alternative remedies. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Allisen Rothery had ruled on March 18, 1999 that Tyrell did not have the mental capacity to refuse chemotherapy and surgery, and handed control of his care to Saskatchewan Social Services, but Tyler refused to be treated by doctors, and his wishes were respected.

Abominations
The British Columbia Court of Appeal struck down Canada's child pornography laws; it upheld a lower court ruling that struck down a law prohibiting the possession of child pornography, stating that the law violated privacy and freedom of expression.

Scandal
Webster Hubbell, a former associate U.S. Attorney General and close friend of President Bill Clinton, pled guilty to reduced charges in the investigation being conducted by independent counsel Kenneth Starr. In his plea bargain, Mr. Hubbell acknowledged that he had concealed from investigators legal work that he and Mr. Clinton’s wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, had done in a connection with a land deal described by prosecutors as a sham. He also pled guilty to a misdemeanour count of failing to pay federal income taxes. Mr. Hubbell would serve no time in prison and would pay nominal fines. He told reporters that Mrs. Clinton had done nothing illegal.

Environment
In Washington, D.C., Canada signed a conservation agreement with the United States to protect and harvest migrating Pacific salmon.

Economics and finance
In the United States, the Federal Reserve Board announced an increase in the federal-funds rate--the rate banks charged each other on overnight loans--from 4.75% to 5%. The increase was an attempt to head off possible inflationary pressures. The discount rate--the rate at which commercial banks borrowed from the Federal Reserve--remained at 4.5%.

Politics and government
Texas Governor George W. Bush reported that his presidential campaign had raised $36.25 million, by far the most ever for a presidential candidate this early in the race.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Toronto (1-1) 23 @ Montreal (1-1) 17
Edmonton (2-0) 49 @ British Columbia (0-2) 9

The Eskimos' rout of the Lions at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver marked the first appearance in an Edmonton uniform for centre Hicham El-Mashtoub, who had been bouncing around National Football League camps after being drafted by the Eskimos in 1995.

10 years ago
2009

Died on this date
Harve Presnell, 75. U.S. actor and singer. Mr. Presnell began his career as an operatic baritone, but moved into musical theatre, starring in the Broadway (1960) and movie (1964) versions of The Unsinkable Molly Brown. He was active mainly in theatre from the 1970s through the mid-1990s, but returned to films with supporting roles in such movies as Fargo (1996) and The Whole Wide World (1996). Mr. Presnell died of pancreatic cancer.

Zainab Shafia, 19; Sahar Shafia, 17; Geeti Shafia, 13; Rona Amir Mohammed. "Canadian" crime victims. The Shafia sisters and Miss Mohammed were found dead inside a car that was discovered underwater in front of the northernmost Kingston Mills lock of the Rideau Canal in Kingston, Ontario. On July 23, 2009, the sisters' father Mohammad Shafia, wife Tooba Yahya, and son Hamed were arrested on charges of four counts of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, under the guise of honour killing. They were found guilty of all four counts on January 29, 2012 by the jury at the Frontenac County Court House, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Disasters
Schoolgirl Bahia Bakari, 14, was the sole survivor when Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-324 twin-engine jet airliner en route from Paris to Sana'a, Yemen via Marseille, crashed into the Indian Ocean, killing 152 people.