September 21, 2013

370 years ago
1643

Died on this date
Hong Taiji, 50. Emperor of China, 1626-1643. Hong Taiji was Khan of the Later Jin dynasty from 1626-1636, and succeeded his father Nurhaci as Emperor of the Qing dynasty in 1636. He expanded the state into Manchuria and Mongolia. Hong Taiji died without naming an heir; eventually his 5-year-old son Fulin was named as Emperor, with Hong Taiji's half-brother Dorgon as prince regent.

270 years ago
1743

Died on this date
Jai Singh II, 54. King of Amber, 1699-1743. Jai Singh II acceded to the throne of Amber--later called Jaipur--upon the death of his father Maharaja Bishan Singh on December 31, 1699. He was skilled in warfare, and built five astronomical observatories, built the city of Jaipur and revived the practice of Hindu ceremonies. Jai Singh II was succeeded as King by his son Ishwari Singh.

170 years ago
1843

World events
John Williams Wilson took possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.

120 years ago
1893

Politics and government
The Honourable John Boyd of Saint John was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Law
Pierre-Amand Landry of Dorchester became the first Acadian to be appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick. He quickly gained respect for his attention to detail, and concern in treating both linguistic communities fairly.

80 years ago
1933

Died on this date
Kenji Miyazawa, 37. Japanese author and poet. Mr. Miyazawa wrote children's novels and poetry that was influenced by his conversion to Nichiren Buddhism. He suffered from poor health for years, and died of pneumonia, 25 days after his 37th birthday.

World events
The trial of Marinus van der Lubbe, Ernst Torgler, Georgi Dimitrov, Blagoi Popov, and Vasil Tanev--charged with setting the fire that had burned down the German Reichstag in Berlin on February 27, 1933, and of attempting to overthrow the government--began in Leipzig.

75 years ago
1938

Died on this date
Ormond Beach, 27. U.S.-born Canadian football player. Mr. Beach, a native of Oklahoma, played at the University of Kansas and then joined the Sarnia Imperials of the Ontario Rugby Football Union, playing flying wing and linebacker from 1934-1937. He was an ORFU All-Star in all four seasons, won the Imperial Oil Trophy as the ORFU's Most Valuable Player in 1937, and helped the Imperials win ORFU championships in all four years and Grey Cup championships in 1934 and 1936. Mr. Beach worked for Imperial Oil in Sarnia during the off-season, and was killed in an explosion shortly before the start of the football season. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963.

Disasters
The Great Hurricane of 1938 made landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll was estimated at 500-700 people.

70 years ago
1943

War
Crossing the Desna River for the first time in five days, Soviet troops pulled to within 78 miles of Kiev, thus freeing about half of the 580,000 square miles the Germans had taken since their 1941 invasion. German forces fleeing Naples set the city afire.

Abominations
The German Army began the Massacre of the Acqui Division on the Greek island of Cephalonia, executing 5,155 Italian soldiers by 26 September.

Academia
L'Université Laval's Institute of Social Research at the School of Social Sciences--the first of its kind in Québec--was founded, with Father Georges-Henri Lévesque as Dean.

Economics and finance
Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho issued a decree freezing prices of basic foodstuffs including corn, meat, sugar, beans, and milk.

60 years ago
1953

War
Lieutenant No Kum-Sok, a North Korean pilot, defected to South Korea, and was associated with Operation Moolah.

Football
IRFU
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats released quarterback Stan Heath, saying that he had a bad throwing arm that had not responded to treatment. Mr. Heath had quarterbacked the team in 1950 before joining the Calgary Stampeders. He had returned to the Tiger-Cats in 1953.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Bombora--The Atlantics

#1 single in France: Pauvre Petite Fille Riche--Claude François (8th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Se mi vuoi lasciare--Michele

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Ich will 'nen Cowboy als Mann--Gitte (8th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): She Loves You--The Beatles (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
2 My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels
3 If I Had a Hammer--Trini Lopez
4 Heat Wave--Martha and the Vandellas
5 Surfer Girl--The Beach Boys
6 Then He Kissed Me--The Crystals
7 The Monkey Time--Major Lance
8 Sally, Go 'Round the Roses--The Jaynetts
9 Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)--Allan Sherman
10 Wonderful! Wonderful!--The Tymes

Singles entering the chart were Don't Think Twice, It's All Right by Peter, Paul and Mary (#71); Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (#79); Monkey-Shine by Bill Black's Combo (#85); Red Sails in the Sunset by Fats Domino (#86); Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens (#89); Teenage Cleopatra by Tracy Dey (#91); You Lost the Sweetest Boy by Mary Wells (#93); Cross Fire! by the Orlons (#94); Maria Elena by Los Indios Tabajaras (#96); Lonely Drifter by the O'Jays (#97); and Point Panic by the Surfaris (#100).

Calgary's Top 10
1 My Boyfriend's Back--The Angels
2 Blue Velvet--Bobby Vinton
3 Lucky Lips--Cliff Richard and the Shadows
4 Martian Hop--The Ran-dells
5 Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard--Diane Ray
6 Then He Kissed Me--The Crystals
7 Make the World Go Away--Timi Yuro
8 Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)--Allan Sherman
9 I Want to Stay Here--Steve & Eydie
10 Judy, Judy, Judy--Johnny Tillotson
Pick hit of the week: I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)--Frank Ifield

Football
CFL
British Columbia (7-2) 21 @ Hamilton (4-4) 38
Edmonton (2-6) 7 @ Saskatchewan (5-4-1) 8

Bobby Kuntz rushed 16 times for 60 yards and 3 short touchdown runs as the Tiger-Cats beat the Lions at Civic Stadium. Jim Pace, playing his first CFL game, carried 18 times for 100 yards and another Hamilton TD. Garney Henley scored the other Hamilton touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Bernie Faloney. Willie Fleming of the Lions was held to 17 yards on 4 rushes, but caught 2 passes for 144 yards and touchdowns of 106 and 38 yards on passes from Joe Kapp. Mr. Kapp also completed a touchdown pass of 5 yards to Jerry Janes. B.C. running back Tom Larscheid carried once for 5 yards and caught 2 passes for 43, but suffered a career-ending knee injury when he was tackled after a 34-yard reception.

Saskatchewan quarterback Ron Lancaster drove his team 109 yards and completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to Dale West with 1:35 remaining in the game to tie the score, with Reg Whitehouse's convert providing the winning margin as the Roughriders edged the Eskimos before 15,000 fans at Taylor Field in Regina. Mr. Lancaster shared the quarterbacking with Frank Tripucka, who had rejoined the team three days earlier after more than 3 seasons with the Denver Broncos of the AFL. Bill Mitchell kicked 2 field goals and a single for the Eskimos.

Canadian university-U.S. university
Pre-season
British Columbia (0-2) 6 @ Western Washington 10

Ron Roe rushed 13 yards for a touchdown, converted, and added a field goal for the Vikings as they defeated the Thunderbirds in Bellingham.

40 years ago
1973

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Delta Dawn--Helen Reddy (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Can the Can--Suzi Quatro (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Diana Sands, 39. U.S. actress. Miss Sands was mainly known as a stage actress, best known for her appearances in the original stage (1959) and film (1961) productions of A Place in the Sun. She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The Owl and the Pussycat (1964). Miss Sands died of a rare form of cancer.

Politics and government
The military junta that had seized power in Chile 10 days earlier banned all Marxist political parties.

The United States Senate voted 78-7 to confirm Henry Kissinger as U.S. Secretary of State. The confirmation came after rigorous hearings in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee focusing on Mr. Kissinger's policy toward the Soviet Union and on his role as adviser to President Richard Nixon in the 1969-1971 tapping of the telephones of four newsmen and 13 government officials.

30 years ago
1983

Protest
500,000 people attended a rally in Manila in support of Agapito Aquino, brother of recently slain political opposition leader Benigno Aquino. Speakers demanded the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos. The rally became violent when one group, mainly composed of students, marched on the presidential residence. 11 people were killed and 200 wounded in an exchange of homemade bombs and gunfire. Mr. Marcos appeared on television in response to the fact that many business people had protested and outlined an economic program to "lighten the burden on the private sector."

Politics and government
U.S. Interior Secretary James G. Watt described a special advisory panel as consisting of "a black ... a woman, two Jews and a cripple." Mr. Watt later apologized and resigned.

Football
CFL
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers traded disgruntled quarterback Dieter Brock to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for quarterback Tom Clements. Mr. Brock, who had won the Schenley Award as the league's Most Outstanding Player in 1980 and 1981, but had walked out on the Blue Bombers in a contract dispute during training camp and again during the regular season and was currently under suspension. In 6 games in 1983 Mr. Brock had completed 115 of 223 passes for 1,892 yards and 10 touchdowns, with 9 interceptions. In 10 games with the Tiger-Cats in 1983 Mr. Clements had completed 190 of 323 passes for 2,416 yards and 19 touchdowns, with 15 interceptions. Winnipeg was in second place in the Western Division with a 6-4 record, while Hamilton was second in the Eastern Division with a 4-6 record, but had lost at home to the Toronto Argonauts 50-16 three days earlier in an embarrassing performance.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): The Only Way Is Up--Yazz and the Plastic Population

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that consumer prices had risen 0.4% in August.

20 years ago
1993

Politics and government
Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspended parliament and scrapped the then-functioning constitution and called elections for mid-December, accusing the opposition of blocking his reforms and ability to govern. The Supreme Soviet voted to depose Mr. Yeltsin and swore in Vice-President Aleksandr Rutskoi as acting President. U.S. President Bill Clinton supported Mr. Yeltsin. Mr. Yeltsin had recently suspended Mr. Rutskoi after charges of corruption had surfaced, but the parliament had refused to accept the suspension and had asked the constitutional court to overturn the decree.

The Ukrainian parliament accepted the resignations of Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma and his entire cabinet. Mr. Kuchma had offered to resign twice before, saying that conservtive forces in the government were preventing him from bringing about any economic reform.

Five provincial by-elections in Manitoba reduced Premier Gary Filmon's Progressive Conservative government to a one-seat majority.

10 years ago
2003

Space
Galileo's mission was terminated by sending the U.S. probe into Jupiter's atmosphere, where it was crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes.

Football
CFL
Saskatchewan (7-7) 23 @ Montreal (11-2) 28