Saturday 1 August 2009

August 1, 2009

1,940 years ago
69


War
The Batavians in Germania Inferior (Netherlands), under the leadership of Gaius Julius Civilis, began a revolt against the Roman Empire.

540 years ago
1469


Franciana
King Louis XI founded the chivalric Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.

420 years ago
1589


Died on this date
Jacques Clément, 22 (?)
. French assassin. Mr. Clément, a Roman Catholic, stabbed King Henry III and was executed on the spot by bodyguards. King Henry died the following day.

250 yeas ago
1759


War
An Anglo-German army under the overall command of Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated a French army commanded by Marshal of France, Marquis de Contades in the Battle of Minden in Prussia.

230 years ago
1779


Born on this date
Francis Scott Key
. U.S, lawyer and poet. Mr. Key is best remembered for writing the words to The Star-Spangled Banner (1814). He died on January 11, 1843 at the age of 63.

190 years ago
1819


Born on this date
Herman Melville
. U.S. author. Mr. Melville was best known for his novel Moby-Dick (1851), which was based on his experiences as a sailor on a whaling ship. He died on September 28, 1891 at the age of 72.

140 years ago
1869


Born on this date
Ambrose Bury
. U.K.-born Canadian politician. Mr. Bury, a native of Ireland, practiced law in his native land before emigrating to Edmonton in 1912. He ran as a Conservative Party candidate in the 1921 Alberta provincial election and was defeated, but was elected to Edmonton City Council later in the year, serving until 1925. Mr. Bury then entered federal politics, representing Edmonton East in the House of Commons (1925-1926). Shortly after narrowly losing his seat in the 1926 federal election, he was elected Mayor of Edmonton, serving until 1929, when he declined to run for another term. Mr. Bury regained his federal seat in the 1930 federal election and sat in the House of Commons until 1935, when he decided to leave politics. He was appointed a district court judge later that year, and served until his retirement in 1944. Mr. Bury died in Ottawa on March 29, 1951 at the age of 81. The short tunnel in downtown Edmonton known as the "rathole," which was in operation from 1928-2000, was informally named in Mr. Bury's honour.

Died on this date
Richard Dry, 53
. Australian politician. Sir Richard was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1844-1855, serving as Speaker from 1851-1855. He went to Europe for health reasons, returning to Tasmania in 1860, and winning election to the Legislative Council in 1862. Sir Richard took office as Premier and Colonial Secretary in November 1866, serving until his death after a short illness. He was succeeded as Premier by James Milne Wilson.

120 years ago
1889


Died on this date
A.E.B. Davie, 41
. Canadian politician. Alexander Edmund Batson Davie represented Cariboo (1875-1878) and Lillooet (1882-1889) in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, serving as Premier of B.C. from April 1887 until his death after a long illness, He was succeeded as Premier by John Robson.

Americana
The National Monument to the Forefathers, originally known as the Pilgrim Monument, was dedicated in Plymouth, Massachusetts, one day short of the 30th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. The monument was dedicated to the pilgrims who came to Plymouth Rock from England aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

Education
The Manitoba government of Premier Thomas Greenway announced its decision to abolish the dual school system of separate schools for Roman Catholics and Protestants.

110 years ago
1899

Baseball

Pitcher Jack Powell’s inside-the-park home run off Kid Nichols in the 14th inning gave the St. Louis Perfectos an 8-7 win over the Boston Beaneaters at League Park in St. Louis.

100 years ago
1909

Baseball

Three Finger Brown (17-4) pitched a 1-hitter and Joe Tinker doubled home 2 runs to climax a 3-run 1st inning as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 in the first game of a doubleheader at West Side Park in Chicago. Jimmy Sheckard batted 3 for 5 with a double, run, and 3 runs batted in to help the Cubs win the second game 7-6 to complete the sweep.

90 years ago
1919

Law

J. Edgar Hoover began serving as director of the Radical Division (later General Intelligence Division) of the Bureau of Investigation (later the Federal Bureau of Investigation).

Economics and finance
Sun Life became the first Canadian company to offer group life insurance.

Baseball
The New York Giants traded pitchers Joe Oeschger, Red Causey, and Johnny Jones, catcher Mickey O'Neil, and $55,000 to the Boston Braves for pitcher Art Nehf. Mr. Oeschger, who had begun the season with the Philadelphia Phillies, was 0-1 with an earned run average of 4.50 in 5 games with New York, while Mr. Causey was 9-3 with a 3.69 ERA in 19 games, and Mr. Jones was 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 2 games with the Giants in 1919, while Mr. O'Neil had yet to play a major league game. Mr. Nehf was 8-9 with a 3.09 ERA in 22 games with the Braves in 1919.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 2 runs in each of the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings as they defeated the New York Giants 6-2 before 15,000 fans at Redland Field in Cincinnati. Cincinnati catcher Ivy Wingo batted 3 for 3 with a triple, run, and 2 runs batted in. Joe Oeschger, in his last game as a Giant, pitched the final 2 innings, allowing 2 hits but no runs.

Art Nehf, in his last game in a Boston uniform, pitched a 2-hitter to win the pitchers' duel over Earl Hamilton as the Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 before 1,500 fans at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Johnny Rawlings drove in both Boston runs.

Claude Hendrix pitched a 5-hitter, Fred Merkle and Turner Barber each drove in 3 runs, and Lee Magee hit 2 doubles and a triple, scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Brooklyn Robins 9-2 at Cubs Park.

Chick Fewster led off the bottom of the 8th inning with his first major league home run to break a 4-4 tie as the New York Yankees edged the Detroit Tigers 5-4 at the Polo Grounds in New York.

The Washington Nationals scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning as they defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-2 at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Harry Harper allowed 6 hits and 2 earned runs in 8 1/3 innings to win the pitchers' duel over Jim Bagby. Washington catcher Patsy Gharrity batted 3 for 4 with a stolen base, run, and run batted in.

The St. Louis Browns scored 4 runs in the 1st inning and coasted to a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. Carl Weilman pitched a 6-hitter to improve his 1919 record to 10-6, while Rollie Naylor pitched an 11-hit complete game, falling to 1-12.

70 years ago
1939


Journalism
The Quebec City newspaper La Nation ceased publication.

60 years ago
1949


War
Dutch and Indonesian commanders signed a new cease-fire agreement in Batavia.

Defense
General Maxwell Taylor replaced General Frank Howley as commander of U.S. forces in Berlin.

Politics and government
A cabinet consisting entirely of Republican Socialist Union members took office in Bolivia.

Massachusetts Governor Paul Dever signed a bill barring Communists from state jobs and requiring future applicants to take loyalty oaths.

Energy
U.S. President Harry Truman issued his sixth semi-annual report on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, stating that nuclear fuels and isotopes are being produced in greater quantities and at lower costs than ever before.

Opera
San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House reversed a ban on the appearance of soprano Kirsten Flagstad, recently cleared in Norway of charges of collaboration with Nazis.

Economics and finance
Argentina completed a one-year, $29-million trade pact with Czechoslovakia.

The Netherlands and East Germany concluded a one-year, $8.5-million trade agreement.

50 years ago
1959


Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Battle of New Orleans--Johnny Horton

#1 single in Italy: Arrivederci--Don Marino Barreto Jr. (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Am Tag, als der Regen kam--Dalida

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): Living Doll--Cliff Richard and the Drifters

U.S. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Lonely Boy--Paul Anka
2 The Battle of New Orleans--Johnny Horton
3 A Big Hunk o' Love--Elvis Presley
4 Waterloo--Stonewall Jackson
5 What a Diff'rence a Day Makes--Dinah Washington
6 There Goes My Baby--The Drifters
7 My Heart is an Open Book--Carl Dobkins, Jr.
8 Lipstick on Your Collar--Connie Francis
9 Personality--Lloyd Price
10 Tiger--Fabian

Singles entering the chart were Mona Lisa by Conway Twitty (#33, charting with the version by Carl Mann); Kissin' Time by Bobby Rydell (#65); I Want to Walk You Home (#70)/I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday (#72) by Fats Domino; Caribbean by Mitchell Torok (#71); Let's Talk About Us by Jerry Lee Lewis (#83); Red River Rock by Johnny and the Hurricanes (#88); I Got Stripes by Johnny Cash (#90); I Love You, Porgy by Nina Simone (#92); Little Girl by Ritchie Valens (#93); Twice as Nice by Clyde McPhatter (#95); Makin' Love by Floyd Robinson (#97); A Girl Like You by Gary Stites (#98); Bells, Bells, Bells (The Bell Song) by Billy and Lillie (#99); and Gee by George Hamilton IV (#100).

Died on this date
Ralph Cohn, 45
. U.S. television executive. Mr. Cohn, the nephew of Columbia Pictures founder and president Harry Cohn, founded the television commercial company Pioneer TeleFilms in 1947, and served as its president after at was acquired by Columbia Pictures and renamed Screen Gems, producing television situation comedies.

Jean Behra, 38. French auto racing driver. Mr. Behra participated in 53 Formula One Championship races from 1952-1959, with seven podium finishes, and 12 victories in non-championship races. He was killed in a sports car race in West Berlin when he was thrown from his car and hit a flagpole, fracturing his skull and ribs.

Diplomacy
Addressing Soviet residents on Moscow television, U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon criticized the concept of "coexistence" as "completely inadequate and negative" in its implication that "the world must be divided into two camps with a wall of hate and fear between."

Greece rejected a Bulgarian offer of a 20-year non-aggression pact.

Protest
Israeli police arrested 49 North African Jews following unrest in the Wadi Salib section of Haifa.

Politics and government
Georges Vanier was appointed Governor General of Canada, becoming the first French-Canadian to be named to the post; he took office on September 15, 1959.

Education
The Little Rock School Board assigned six Negro students to all-white public schools.

Business
Minority stockholders charged in a U.S. federal suit filed in Washington that the Interstate Commerce Commission had yielded to "undue and improper influence" in refusing to investigate the Allegheny Corporation's acquisition of control of the New York Central Railroad in 1954.

Baseball
Bob Purkey pitched a 6-hit complete game victory and aided his cause by hitting a grand slam to climax a 7-run 3rd inning as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 12-3 before 6,622 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Ed Donnelly, the third of four Chicago pitchers, allowed 5 hits and 2 runs--1 earned--in 3 innings, walking 1 batter and striking out 2 in his major league debut. He was succeeded on the mound by Elmer Singleton, who allowed 1 hit and no runs in 1 inning, with 1 strikeout in the 152nd and last game of his 8-year major league career.

Eddie Mathews' 3-run home run climaxed a 5-run 7th inning for the Milwaukee Braves as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 before 26,812 fans at County Stadium in Milwaukee. Hank Aaron also homered for Milwaukee, while Juan Pizarro pitched a 6-hit complete game victory and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Pinch hitter Dusty Rhodes' 3-run double was the big hit of a 5-run 7th inning for the San Francisco Giants as they beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 before 21,567 fans at Seals Stadium in San Francisco.

With 1 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 9th inning, pinch hitter Norm Cash drew a base on balls and advanced to third base on a single by Earl Torgeson. Jim Landis followed with a double to score both men, giving the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 win over the Washington Senators before 12,376 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Gerry Staley pitched a perfect 9th inning and was credited with the win in relief of Ray Moore, who allowed 4 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings. Washington starting pitcher Camilo Pascual allowed just 1 hit in 7 innings before being relieved by Dick Hyde, who took the loss. Washington shortstop Zoilo Versalles, batting leadoff, was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts, making 1 putout, 5 assists, and an error in his first major league game.

Art Ditmar balked home the tying run with the bases load and Kent Hadley followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Roger Maris with the winning run as the Kansas City Athletics scored 2 runs in the 4th inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit and defeat the New York Yankees 2-1 before 31,977 fans at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City. New York shortstop Tony Kubek was ejected by first base umpire Eddie Hurley for disputing the balk call. Johnny Kucks pitched a 7-hit complete game victory against his former team.

40 years ago
1969

Hit parade

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): In the Ghetto--Elvis Presley (3rd week at #1)

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells
2 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager and Evans
3 Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town--Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
4 Put a Little Love in Your Heart--Jackie DeShannon
5 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)--Neil Diamond
6 The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe--The Beatles
7 Laughing--The Guess Who
8 Clean Up Your Own Back Yard--Elvis Presley
9 Quentin’s Theme--The Charles Randolph Greane Sounde
10 Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones

Singles entering the chart were Commotion/Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival (#22); A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash (#23); Simple Song of Freedom by Tim Hardin (#24); Reconsider Me by Johnny Adams (#28); Workin' on a Groovy Thing by the 5th Dimension (#29); and Hey, Little Man by the Happy Feeling (#30).

Edmonton's Top 10 (CJCA)
1 In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)--Zager and Evans (3rd week at #1)
2 Baby, I Love You--Andy Kim
3 Honky Tonk Women--The Rolling Stones
4 Let Me--Paul Revere and the Raiders
5 Crystal Blue Persuasion--Tommy James and the Shondells
6 Moonflight--Vik Venus alias: Your Main Moon Man
7 Listen to the Band--The Monkees
8 The Ballad of John and Yoko--The Beatles
9 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)--Neil Diamond
10 Roll with It--Southbound Freeway

Moonflight was a "break-in" record, a novelty item featuring narration interspersed with clips from various songs. Moonflight was released on the Buddah label, and the clips used were from Buddah artists such as Ohio Express, 1910 Fruitgum Co., and the Lemon Pipers.

War
2,850 American soldiers departed from Vietnam, bringing to 10,250 the number evacuated since July 8 in order to make U.S. President Nixon’s goal of 25,000 by the end of August. U.S. Defense Department officials indicated that the Nixon administration was testing the enemy’s willingness to scale down the war by tapering off large offensive operations during the current lull in enemy battlefield activity. American ground units had been less inclined recently to penetrate well-known North Vietnamese and Viet Cong strongholds such as the Ashau Valley.

World events
Increasingly concerned about growing North Vietnamese military movements in Laos, the Nixon administration was turning to the Soviet Union for help to prevent the collapse of the Laotian coalition government headed by Prince Souvanna Phouma. American officials were emphasizing that the U.S.S.R. must restrain North Vietnam’s aggressive activities.

Religion
Pope Paul VI, speaking before the Ugandan parliament, attacked racial discrimination as an "inadmissible affront to the fundamental rights of the human person." The pontiff earlier consecrated 12 new African bishops, stressing the need for greater "Africanization" of a church mainly staffed with white missionaries.

Education
The United States Justice Department filed suit against Georgia to end segregation in its schools; it was the first desegregation suit filed against an entire state. Georgia Governor Lester Maddox called the suit "criminal," and said the state would "win the war against these tyrants."

Weather
The largest hailstones ever measured in Ottawa fell, up to 2 3/4 inches in diameter.

Economics and finance
Saskatchewan Premier Ross Thatcher said that his government would accept feed grain as payment for university tuition; it was limited to 200 students, with acceptance based on financial need.

Baseball
With 1 out and nobody on base in the bottom of the 10th inning, Leo Cardenas tripled, Bob Allison and Charlie Manuel were intentionally walked, and Rod Carew singled home Mr. Cardenas to give the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 35,725 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington.

Dick Green singled home Danny Cater from second base to climax a 3-run 9th-inning rally as the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 before 11,781 fans at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Boston manager Dick Williams pulled star outfielder Carl Yastrzemski from the game after 1 1/2 innings and fined him $500 for "dogging it."

Frank Howard doubled home Mike Epstein and Hank Allen to climax a 3-run 9th inning for the Washington Senators as they overcame a 3-2 deficit to defeat the California Angels 5-3 before 8,826 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

The Cincinnati Reds scored 3 runs in the 1st inning and 4 in the 2nd to take a 7-0 lead, and hung on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 before 7,412 fans at Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia.

30 years ago
1979


Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Are "Friends" Electric?--Tubeway Army (4th week at #1)

Oil
The United States House of Representatives approved President Jimmy Carter’s standby gas rationing plan, but the White House feared that amendments included would dilute its effectiveness. A Senate panel cut the proposed $22 billion allocation for synthetic fuel development to $3 billion for 1980.

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticized the recent Nigerian takeover of British oil companies at the Commonwealth leaders’ conference in Lusaka, Zambia. Nigeria had accused companies of selling oil to South Africa.

Football
CFL
Montreal (2-2) 21 @ Hamilton (1-3) 8

Baseball
Rodney Scott's 2-run home run with 2 out in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Montreal Expos a 7-5 win over the Chicago Cubs before 20,922 fans at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in the regular Wednesday Expos Baseball telecast on CBC. The Expos remained in first place, 1 game ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League East Division pennant race.

Dave Parker doubled home Omar Moreno with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 3-3 tie as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 before 16,124 fans at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Dale Murphy's 3-run home run climaxed a 5-run 8th-inning rally for the Atlanta Braves as they overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat the San Diego Padres 5-4 before 5,062 fans at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the 1st inning, Thurman Munson drew a base on balls, Reggie Jackson followed with a long home run, and Lou Piniella followed with a homer to give the New York Yankees a 3-run lead as they coasted to a 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox before 21,109 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mr. Munson, starting at first base, made 2 putouts and left the game after striking out to end the top of the 3rd inning in the 1,423rd and last game of his 11-year major league career.



25 years ago
1984


Diplomacy
With Great Britain’s leases on most of Hong Kong due to expire in 1997, the British government announced that it had reached an agreement with China on the future of the colony. British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe, who had met with Chinese leaders in Beijing in late July, made the announcement in Hong Kong. He said that the draft agreement provided for "the preservation of all the rights and freedom which the people of Hong Kong now enjoy." Legal, judicial, and educational systems would be maintained for 50 years after 1997. He said that China planned to incorporate Hong Kong into a special administrative region.

Terrorism
Three Iranians hijacked a Paris-bound jet from Frankfurt, West Germany, and forced it to fly to Tehran. The hijackers demanded the release of five Iranians held in Paris in connection with an assassination attempt against an opponent of Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini.

Politics and government
U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Walter Mondale, campaigning in Mississippi, said, "What Americans want is common sense, not salesmanship," and added that the campaign "shouldn’t be a contest between advertising agencies, it should be about ideas and plans for the American people."

20 years ago
1989


Hit parade
Austria's top 10 (Ö3)
1 Americanos--Holly Johnson
2 Das Omen (Teil 1)--Mysterious Art
3 Eternal Flame--Bangles
4 Ready for Radetzky--Vienna Lusthouse
5 Lullaby--The Cure
6 Manchild--Neneh Cherry
7 Love is Free--Bilgeri
8 Nur ein Lied--Thomas Forstner
9 Express Yourself--Madonna
10 Looking for Freedom--David Hasselhoff

Singles entering the chart were A Cry in the Night by Lory "Bonnie" Bianco (#12); Requiem by London Boys (#27); and Blame it on the Rain by Milli Vanilli (#28).

Football
CFL
Ottawa (0-4) 29 @ Calgary (2-2) 35

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