Today in History — Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021
By The Associated Press, UPI, Wikipedia and History Timelines
Today is Thursday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2021. There are 64 days left in the year.
Kansas City sports history, Oct. 28:
• 1954, Major league owners voted down the sale of the Philadelphia A’s to a hometown syndicate. A week later the Mack family sells a controlling interest to Arnold Johnson, who will move the team to Kansas City. The A’s played in KC from 1955-1967 and moved to Oakland before the 1968 season. The Kansas City Royals’ first season was 1969.
• 1978, Joe Delaney rushes for 299 yards (263 in the second half) and four touchdowns to lead Northwestern Louisiana to a 28-18 triumph over Nicholls State. Delaney played two seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the AFC Rookie of the Year in 1981 after rushing for 1,121 yards. Injuries and a strike-shortened 1982 season limited Delaney to 380 yards. Delaney died trying to save two children from drowning on June 29, 1983. His Chiefs’ number 37 has not been issued since.
• 1979, Dick Howser replaced Billy Martin as the New York Yankees’ manager. The former Florida State baseball head coach, who spent the previous 10 years as the team’s third base coach, compiled a 103-59 record and led the team to an American League East championship. The independent-minded Howser was fired by hands-on owner George Steinbrenner after being swept by the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 playoffs. Howser became the Royals manager on Aug. 31, 1981, and guided the club to its only World Series title in 1985. Howser was diagnosed with cancer shortly after the 1986 All-Star break. He died on June 17, 1987, at age 51 from complications resulting from a brain tumor. The Royals retired his No. 10 and inducted him into their Hall of Fame on July 3, 1987.
• 2014, Kansas City broke open the game with a seven-run second inning, battering Jake Peavy and the San Francisco Giants 10-0 to force a Game 7 in the World Series. Kansas City starting pitcher Yordano Ventura pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed three hits and five walks while striking out four to earn the victory. Ventura, who posted a 38-31 record in four seasons for the Royals, was killed in a car crash on Jan. 22, 2017, had a fastball that topped out at 102 mph. He helped the Royals win the 2015 World Series.
• 2015, Johnny Cueto pitched a two-hitter, Eric Hosmer drove in two more runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Mets 7-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
Kansas State/Nebraska sports history, Oct. 28:
• 1939, Kansas State’s homecoming contest against Nebraska is the second college football game ever televised, following the Fordham-Waynesburg contest in New York earlier this fall. The Cornhuskers spoiled Kansas State’s homecoming festivities with a 25-9 triumph in Manhattan, Kan., before a limited Nebraska ETV audience in the surrounding area.
Beatles history, Oct. 28:
• 1961 (Fab Four FAQ 2.0), Raymond Jones ordered a copy of “My Bonnie” by Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers (The Beatles). The place was NEMS, the Liverpool music store managed by Brian Epstein. Now the received anecdote has always been that Epstein claimed never to have heard of them, but — in an effort to please a regular customer — he tracked down the release and eventually discovered that it was issued in Germany and therefore slightly off his normal radar.
• 1962, The Beatles played at the Empire in Liverpool, England.
• 1964 (Fab Four FAQ 2.0), The first day of the T.A.M.I. Show was held in Santa Monica, Calif. Some — but not all — of rock and soul's top acts made it to the stage for an event filmed and shown in movie theaters across the country. Acts included a mixture of U.S. acts like The Barbarians, Jan & Dean and the Beach Boys; Motown artists like Marvin Gaye, The Miracles and The Supremes; British groups like The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Rolling Stones; and legends like Chuck Berry and James Brown.
• 1983 (Fab Four FAQ 2.0, Paul McCartney’s “Pipes of Peace” album was released. Paul’s fourth solo album has been likened to being a carbon copy of its predecessor, “Tug of War.” Likewise produced by George Martin, it too featured a pair of duet tracks recorded with a popular guest artist (Michael Jackson in place of Stevie Wonder) that yielded a U.S. chart-topper (“Say Say Say”). Also like “Tug of War,” it too included Ringo Starr, Denny Laine and 10cc’s Eric Stewart.
American Revolution/Revolutionary War, Oct. 28:
• 1776, The Battle of White Plains, N.Y., was fought during the Revolutionary War, resulting in a limited British victory.
American Civil War. Oct. 28:
• 1864, A Union attack on the Confederate capital is repulsed.
World War I history, Oct. 28:
• 1914, Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip, whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Sophie, duch*ess of Hohenberg, sparked World War I, was sentenced in Sarajevo to 20 years imprisonment. He died in 1918.
• 1918, The Republic of Czechoslovakia proclaimed its independence. A new Polish government in western Galicia is established, triggering the Polish-Ukrainian War.
World War II, Oct. 28:
• 1922, Fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government.
• 1940, Italy invaded Greece during World War II.
U.S. presidency/cabinet/Congress/Supreme Court/U.N. history, Oct. 28:
• 1886, The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
• 1919, The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, enforcing the constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of alcoholic beverages. This rang in the era of bootleg liquor when people whispered passwords through speak-easy doors, flappers ruled the dance floor and mobsters like Al Capone made millions from a thirsty public. The ban on booze lasted more than a decade until Congress repealed the law in 1933.
• 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba. In return, the U.S. secretly agreed to remove nuclear missiles from U.S. installations in Turkey.
• 1976, former Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman entered a federal prison camp in Safford, Ariz., to begin serving his sentence for Watergate-related convictions. He was released in April 1978. Ehrlichman died on Feb. 14, 1999.
• 1980, President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan faced off in a nationally broadcast, 90-minute debate in Cleveland.
Today’s Highlights in History:
On Oct. 28, 1636, The General Court of Massachusetts passed a legislative act establishing Harvard College.
On Oct. 28, 1858, Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.
On Oct. 28, 1914, Medical researcher Jonas Salk, who developed the first successful polio vaccine, was born in New York.
On Oct. 28, 1958, The Roman Catholic patriarch of Venice, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was elected Pope. He took the name John XXIII. He died after five years of being Pope and was succeeded by Pope Paul VI.
On Oct. 28, 1965, Pope Paul VI issued a Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions which, among other things, absolved Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This reversed a 760-year-old declaration made by Pope Innocent III.
On Oct. 28, 1965, Workers installed the final piece of St. Louis' Gateway Arch, a 10-ton keystone.
On Oct. 28, 1981, Behind the solid pitching of Burt Hooton and Steve Howe and the bat of Pedro Guerrero, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a comeback from 0-2 to win the World Series in six games with a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees. Hooton pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs for the win, and second-year relief ace Steve Howe got the final 11 outs for the save. Guerrero hit a two-run triple in the fifth inning and added a two-run single in a four-run sixth inning that put the game away He hit a home run in the eighth inning to close out the scoring.
On Oct. 28, 1985, The leader of the so-called Walker family spy ring, John A. Walker Jr., pleaded guilty to giving U.S. Navy secrets to the Soviet Union. Walker died in a federal prison in August 2014.
On Oct. 28, 1986, The true centennial of the Statue of Liberty was celebrated in New York with ceremonies that were modest compared with the hoopla of “Liberty Weekend” the previous July.
On Oct. 28, 1989, The Oakland Athletics, behind the pitching and hitting of Mike Moore and the bat of Rickey Henderson, beat the San Francisco Giants 9-6 and swept the earthquake-delayed World Series 4 games to 0.
On Oct. 28, 1990, Jennifer Capriati, 14, beats Zina Garrison in three sets to capture the Puerto Rico Open and become the youngest player to qualify for the Virginia Slims Championship.
It was 30 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1991 …
• What became known as “The Perfect Storm” began forming hundreds of miles east of Nova Scotia; lost at sea during the storm were the six crew members of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat from Gloucester, Mass.
It was 29 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1992 …
• Less than a week before Election Day, President George H.W. Bush continued to emphasize that voters could not trust Democratic challenger and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton in the White House. For his part, Clinton accused Bush of abusing the powers of the presidency.
It was 28 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1993 …
• Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, speaking at the United Nations, called for a blockade of all air and sea trade to Haiti to force out its military leaders.
• Ron Francis becomes the 38th NHL player to score 1,000 points with a goal in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 7-3 loss to the Quebec Nordiques.
It was 27 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1994 …
• President Bill Clinton visited Kuwait, where he praised U.S. ground forces sent in response to an Iraqi threat, and all but promised the troops they would be home by Christmas.
It was 26 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1995 …
• The Senate approved a Republican package of spending slashes and tax reductions, 52-47.
• The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
• The Atlanta Braves won their first World Series since moving to Atlanta with a 1-0 win over Cleveland in Game 6. Tom Glavine and Mark Wohlers combined on a one-hitter and David Justice homered in the sixth inning.
• Cigar completes an undefeated season of 10 straight wins with a rousing 2½-length victory under Jerry Bailey in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Cigar, the 3-to-5 favorite, covers the 1 1/4 miles in a time of 1:59 2/5 to beat L’Carriere and give Bailey his third consecutive Classic win.
It was 25 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1996 …
• Richard Jewell, cleared of committing the Olympic park bombing, held a news conference in Atlanta in which he thanked his mother for standing by him and lashed out at reporters and investigators who depicted him as the bomber, who turned out to be Eric Rudolph.
It was 24 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1997 …
• A day after plunging 554 points, the stock market roared back, posting a 337-point recovery with more than 1 billion shared traded.
• Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer are hired as full-time NBA referees, marking the first time in major pro sports in the United States that females will officiate regular-season games in an all-male league.
It was 23 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1998 …
• In London, the High Court ruled that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was immune from prosecution in British courts. The House of Lords later overturned the decision, saying Pinochet’s arrest could stand. Pinochet eventually was allowed to return to Chile, where a court later held that he could not face charges because of his deteriorating health and mental condition. Pinochet died in 2006.
It was 22 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 1999 …
• Five Republican presidential hopefuls debated such issues as abortion, health care and taxes in their second meeting in less than a week; once again, front-runner George W. Bush was absent from the gathering in New Hampshire.
• The House passed, 218-211, the last spending bill of the year, which President Bill Clinton said he would veto.
It was 21 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2000 …
• The party of moderate Ibrahim Rugova won Kosovo’s municipal elections.
• David Trimble, leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest Protestant party, narrowly won a crucial party battle, keeping alive the province's power-sharing government.
It was 20 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2001 …
• The families of people killed in the September 11 terrorist attack gathered in New York for a memorial service filled with prayer and song.
• Gunmen killed 16 people in a church in Behawalpur, Pakistan.
• United Airlines replaced embattled chairman and chief executive James Goodwin with board member John Creighton.
• Randy Johnson shut down the New York Yankees with a three-hitter for a 4-0 win and moved his Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
It was 19 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2002 …
• Russian President Vladimir Putin led a national day of mourning as relatives and friends grieved for the more than 100 captives who died in the siege at a Moscow theater.
• A student flunking out of the University of Arizona nursing school shot three of his professors to death, then killed himself.
It was 18 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2003 …
• Firefighters beat back flames on Los Angeles’ doorstep, saving hundreds of homes in the city’s San Fernando Valley from California's deadliest wildfires in more than a decade.
• The Senate confirmed Utah Governor Mike Leavitt as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
• A Soyuz space capsule carrying an American, a Russian and a Spaniard from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan.
• The seven astronauts who died in the Columbia shuttle disaster were honored with the unveiling of their names carved into the national Space Mirror Memorial.
It was 17 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2004 …
• Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, declaring on an Islamic militant website that Iraqi fighters would avenge “the blood” of women and children killed in U.S. strikes on the guerrilla stronghold of Fallujah.
• Boston Red Sox fans turned out by the tens of thousands near historic Fenway Park to celebrate their World Series champion team, the city’s first since 1918.
It was 16 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2005 …
• Vice President Dick Cheney's top adviser, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, resigned after he was indicted on charges of obstructing a grand jury investigation and lying about his actions that blew the CIA cover of Valerie Plame whose husband Amb. Joseph Wilson was an Iraq war critic. Libby was convicted of most of the counts brought against him. Libby’s 30-month prison sentence was commuted by President George W. Bush and he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.
• More than a million demonstrators flooded the streets of Tehran and other major cities in Iran to back President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s call for the destruction of Israel.
It was 15 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2006 …
• President George W. Bush spoke by video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as he sought to reaffirm support for the Iraqi leader.
• A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for those Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
• Oregon State capitalizes on four turnovers to upset the Trojans 33-31, snapping USC’s 27-game Pac-10 winning streak.
• Atlanta defeats Buffalo 5-4 in a shootout, ending the Sabres’ season-opening winning streak at 10.
It was 14 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2007 …
• Stacy Peterson, the 23-year-old fourth wife of police sergeant Drew Peterson, went missing in suburban Chicago. Her fate has never been determined. Drew Peterson was convicted in Sept. 2012 of murdering his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
• Fire ravaged a North Carolina beach house, killing seven college students.
• Argentina’s first lady, Cristina Fernandez, claimed victory in the country's presidential election; she became the first woman elected to the post.
• The Boston Red Sox win their second title in four years with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies in Game 4. Jon Lester pitches shutout ball into the sixth inning and Jonathan Papelbon closes with his third save of the Series. Mike Lowell wins the MVP award, leading a team that hit .333 in the Series.
It was 13 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2008 …
• Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail for his part in a sex-and-text scandal. Kilpatrick ended up serving 99 days.
It was 12 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2009 …
• Taliban militants stormed a guest house used by U.N. staff in the heart of the Afghan capital, leaving 11 dead, including five U.N. staff and three attackers.
• A car bomb exploded in a crowded market in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing at least 112.
• Angela Merkel was sworn in for a second term as German chancellor.
• Chase Utley hit two solo homers off CC Sabathia to help the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-1 in Game 1 of the World Series.
• NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
It was 11 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2010 …
• Investigators with the president’s oil spill commission said tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP’s oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, but that the company and its cementing contractor used it anyway. The cement mix’s failure to prevent oil and gas from entering the well has been cited by BP and others as one of the causes of the accident.
• China announced it had built what experts said was the world’s fastest supercomputer, capable of a sustained performance 40% greater than the previous record holder built in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
• Caroline Wozniacki wraps up the year-end No. 1 ranking after rallying to beat Francesca Schiavone 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 at the WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar. The 20-year-old from Denmark is the 10th woman to end the season on top and the youngest since Martina Hingis in 1997.
It was 10 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2011 …
• Monks and soldiers piled sandbags outside Bangkok’s most treasured temples and palaces as Thailand’s worst floods in decades sent ankle-high water rushing briefly into some of the capital’s main tourist districts.
• NBA Commissioner David Stern canceled all NBA games through November after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week.
• The St. Louis Cardinals win a remarkable World Series, beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7. The Cardinals capture their 11th World Series crown behind another key hit by hometown star David Freese and six innings from starter Chris Carpenter. Freese’s two-run double ties it in the first inning against loser Matt Harrison and Allen Craig hits a go-ahead homer in the third.
It was 9 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2012 …
• Airlines canceled more than 7,000 flights in advance of Hurricane Sandy, transit systems in New York, Philadelphia and Washington were shut down, and forecasters warned the New York area could see an 11-foot wall of water. President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney altered their campaign travel plans because of the approaching superstorm.
• Marco Scutaro singles home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 to complete a four-game sweep and win their second World Series title in three years. Pablo Sandoval, who hit three homers in Game 1, is selected Series MVP. He goes 1 for 5 in Game 4, dropping his Series average to .500 (8 for 16).
• Tom Brady leads touchdown drives on the first five possessions and New England cruises to a 45-7 win over St. Louis at London’s Wembley Stadium. New England surpasses 350 yards of total offense for the 17th straight game, breaking an NFL record set by the Rams in 1999-2000.
• Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 to win the WTA Championships for the third time and finish the year with another title. Williams ends the year with a 59-4 record. Since her first-round loss at the French Open, she is 31-1, winning Wimbledon, the Olympic gold medal and the U.S. Open.
It was 8 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2013 …
• Penn State said it would pay $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
• Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at the Tiananmen Square in China.
• Jon Lester got the better of Adam Wainwright once again and journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning as the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 to take a 3-2 edge in the World Series.
• Conrad Murray, the cardiologist convicted of involuntary manslaughter in pop star Michael Jackson's death, was released from the Los Angeles County jail after serving two years of a four-year sentence.
It was 7 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2014 …
• An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the International Space Station exploded moments after liftoff, with debris falling in flames over the launch site in Virginia.
• A video was posted online by a group called Hollaback! showing actress Shoshana Roberts being verbally accosted by men as she silently walked through Manhattan over a 10-hour period. The video “went viral,” spurring outrage and sparking discussions about the pervasiveness of street harassment that women face.
It was 6 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2015 …
• Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Chicago to evading banking laws in a hush-money scheme. A court filing later revealed allegations of sexual abuse against Hastert by at least four former students from his days as a high school wrestling coach. Hastert ended up being sentenced to 15 months in prison.
• Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio fought for control of the Republicans’ establishment wing in the third GOP debate, this one in Boulder, Colo., as insurgent outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson defended the seriousness of their White House bids.
• An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours with two fighter jets on its tail, triggering blackouts across the countryside as it dragged its tether across power lines.
It was 5 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2016 …
• The FBI dropped what amounted to a political bomb on the Clinton campaign when it announced it was investigating whether emails on a device belonging to disgraced ex-congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of one of Clinton’s closest aides, Huma Abedin, might contain classified information.
• Cody Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Cleveland Indians pitched their fifth shutout this postseason, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for a 2-1 lead as the World Series returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945.
• Russell Westbrook has 51 points and a triple-double and scores the winning points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 113-110 overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns. It’s the first 50-point triple-double since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had one in 1975. Westbrook finishes with 13 rebounds and 10 assists and took a career-high 44 shots.
It was 4 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2017 …
• During a visit to South Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned that the threat of nuclear missile attacks by North Korea was accelerating. He accused the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programs.
• Twin car bombs exploded outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing more than two dozen people.
• Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel was suspended for the first five games of the 2018 season for making a racist gesture toward Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish after hitting a home run in Game 3 of the World Series off of Darvish, who was born in Japan.
• Cody Bellinger lined a go-ahead double in the ninth inning, four Dodgers pitchers combined on a two-hitter and Los Angeles rallied past the Houston Astros 6-2 to tie the World Series at 2-all.
It was 3 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2018 …
• The Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1, with the help of two home runs from Steve Pearce, to wrap up a World Series in five games.
• A brash far-right congressman, Jair Bolsonaro, cruised to a 10-point victory in Brazil’s presidential election, becoming the latest world leader to rise to power by mixing tough, often violent talk with hard-right positions.
It was 2 years ago today — On Oct. 28, 2019 …
• A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles, destroying several large homes and forcing Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James and thousands of others to flee. A blaze in Northern California caused an explosion in wine country.
• A blaze in Northern California caused an explosion in wine country.
• The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high for the first time in months. The Nasdaq composite was also near a record.
It was 1 year ago today — On Oct. 28, 2020 …
• Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, revealed that he was the former Trump administration official who had written a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous.” The White House labeled him a “low-level, disgruntled former staffer.”
• Hurricane Zeta pounded New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast with heavy rain and howling winds before making its way through Mississippi and Alabama.
• France announced a full nationwide lockdown for the second time in 2020, and German officials imposed a partial four-week lockdown as governments across Europe sought to stop a fast-rising tide of coronavirus cases.
Notable deaths, Oct. 28:
• 1703, John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, died at 86
• 1704, John Locke, English empiricist philosopher; influential enlightenment thinker and “Father of Liberalism” (Two Treatises of Government), died at 72.
• 1818, Abigail Adams, 2nd first lady (1797-1801), died of typhoid fever at 73.
• 1939, Alice Brady, U.S. film actress who won an Oscar in 1938, died at 46.
• 1965, Earl Bostic, U.S. jazz saxophonist, died at 53.
• 1969, Constance Dowling, U.S. actress and model who appeared in the film noir “Black Angel,”died at 49.
• 1975, Oliver Nelson, U.S.jazzsaxophonist, composer and arranger, died at 43.
• 1980, Leon Janney, U.S. actor and radio personality who appeared on “The Jackie Gleason Show,”died at 63.
• 1991, Sylvia Fine Kaye, U.S. lyricist and composer and the wife of actorDanny Kaye, died at 78.
• 1996, Comedian Morey Amsterdam (The Dick Van Dyke Show) died in Los Angeles at age 87.
• 1998, Ted Hughes, British poet laureate, died at 68.
• 2002, American diplomat Laurence Foley was assassinated in front of his house in Amman, Jordan, in the first such attack on a U.S. diplomat in decades.
• 2002, Margaret Booth, U.S. film editor, died at 104.
• 2005, Tony Jackson, American professional basketball player, (ABL - Chicago Majors, 1961-63; ABA - three teams, 1967-69), died at 62.
• 2006, Former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found dead in a Jamaican church courtyard, the victim of a fatal beating. A 21-year-old nephew and another man were later convicted of killing Berbick.
• 2006, Basketball Hall of Fame coach and executive Red Auerbach, who guided the Boston Celtics to 16NBAtitles, died in Washington, D.C., at age 89.
• 2007, Porter Wagoner, U.S. country music star known as Mr.Grand Ole Opryand for his duets with Dolly Parton, died in Nashville, Tenn., at 80. Known for emotionally-raw songwriting with lyrics inspired by his own hard childhood and troubled young adulthood, Wagoner had 29 top-10 hits including “Skid Row Joe,” “Misery Loves Company,” and “The Cold Hard Facts of Life.” Wagoner was perhaps most well-known for his relationship with the singer Dolly Parton. The two partnered professionally for years. Wagoner is often credited with having kick-started Parton’s career. Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You,” was a tribute to Wagoner.
• 2010, Stage and screen actor James MacArthur, who played Det. Danny “Danno” Williams in the original version of television’s “Hawaii Five-0,” died in Jacksonville, Fla., at age 72. MacArthur was the son of the late great film and stage star Helen Hayes and late great playwright Charles MacArthur.
• 2012, Merry Anders, U.S. actress who starred on the television series “How To Marry a Millionaire” and appeared on “Bonanza” and “Dragnet,”died at 80.
• 2013, Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., represented Missouri 4th district from 1977-2011, died from pneumonia at 81.
• 2019, Al Bianchi, American basketball player, coach and general manager (Philadelphia 76ers, Virginia Squires, GM New York Knicks), died from congestive heart failure at 87.
• 2019, Zoltán Jeney, Hungarian composer and educator (Franz Liszt Academy, 1995-2019), died at 76.
• 2020, Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentine boxer (WBA, lineal light middleweight titles 1976-77), died from COVID-19 at 73.
• 2020, Billy Joe Shaver, American country singer-songwriter (When I Get My Wings), died of a stroke at 81.
Notable birthdays, Oct. 28 (passed away):
• Holy Roman Emperor Henry III in 1016 (died 1056)
• English courtier John Gage in 1479 (died 1556)
• Spanish priest and saint Francis Borgia in 1510 (died 1572)
• Polish saint Stanislaus Kostka in 1550 (died 1568)
• Dutch scholar Desiderius Erasmus in 1466 (died 1536)
• Rifle maker Eliphalet Remington in 1793 (died 1861)
• Russian writer Ivan Turgenev in 1818 (died 1883)
• Eight-time Academy Award-winning costumer Edith Head in 1897 (died 1981)
• Actor Elsa Lanchester (Bride of Frankenstein) in 1902 (died 1986)
• English novelist Evelyn Waugh in 1903 (died 1966)
• Dr. Jonas Salk (a developer of the polio vaccine) in 1914 (died 1995)
• Actor Jack Soo (Barney Miller) in 1917 (died 1979)
• Former baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn in 1926 (died 2007)
• Musician/singer/fiddler Charlie Daniels (The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Uneasy Rider, Still in Saigon, In America) in 1936 (died 2020)
• U.S. National Security Advisor Sandy Berger in 1945 (died 2015)
• Singer Wayne Fontana (The Mindbenders, The Game of Love) in 1945 (died 2020)
• Rapper/singer Natina Reed in 1979 (died 2012)
• Cartoonist/voice actor Edd Gould in 1988 (died 2012)
• French Olympic medalist swimmer Camille Muffat in 1989 (died in 2015 when two helicopters collided while filming reality show, nine were killed)
Today’s Birthdays — Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 …
Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 94. Actor Joan Plowright is 92.
Basketball Hall of Fame member Lenny Wilkens is 84. Actor Jane Alexander is 82.
Actor Dennis Franz is 77. Actor/singer Telma Hopkins is 73. TV personality Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as the 1976 Olympic men’s decathlon champion Bruce Jenner) is 72.
Actor Annie Potts is 69. Songwriter/producer Desmond Child is 68. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 66. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (former president of Iran) is 65. Rock musician Stephen Morris (New Order) is 64. Rock singer-musician William Reid (The Jesus & Mary Chain) is 63. Country/gospel singer-musician Ron Hemby (The Buffalo Club) is 63. Actor Mark Derwin is 61.
Actor Daphne Zuniga (Spaceballs) is 59. Actor Lauren Holly (NCIS) is 58. Talk show host-comedian-actor Sheryl Underwood is 58. Actor Jami Gertz (Square Pegs, The Lost Boys, Crossroads, Less Than Zero, Quicksilver, Solarbabies, Still Standing, Twister) is 56. Actor Chris Bauer (True Blood, *61) is 55. Actor-comedian Andy Richter is 55. Actor Julia Roberts is 54. Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 53. Actor Jeremy Davies is 52. Singer Ben Harper is 52.
Country singer Brad Paisley is 49. Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis is 49. Actor Joaquin Phoenix (Ring of Fire, Joker) is 47. Former MLB pitcher Braden Looper (Wichita State alum) is 47. Actor Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) is 43. Singer Justin Guarini (American Idol) is 43. Pop singer Brett Dennen is 42. Rock musician Dave Tirio (Plain White T’s) is 42. Actor Charlie Semine is 41. Former MLB player Nate McLouth is 40.
Actor Matt Smith (Doctor Who) is 39. Former MLB pitcher Jeremy Bonderman (Detroit Tigers) is 39. NBA player Jarrett Jack (played for 9 teams) is 38. Actor Finn Wittrock is 37. Actor Troian Bellisario is 36. Singer/rapper Frank Ocean is 34. MLB pitcher Casey Lawrence is 34.MLB player Corban Joseph is 33. Actor Devon Murray is 33. MLB pitcher Justin Hanco*ck is 31. MLB player Daniel Palka is 30.
Actor Lexi Ainsworth (General Hospital) is 29. MLB pitcher Jake Woodford is 25. Actor Nolan Gould is 23. MLB pitcher Spencer Strider is 23.
Thoughts for Today — Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 …
“Happiness never decreases by being shared.” — Gautama Buddha (c. 6th to 5th century BCE or c. 5th to 4th century BCE). From Mary Landers at Forallthings.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.” — American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1978).
“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future. Act now, without delay.” — Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist and social theorist. Thanks to Chuck Hurt at Forallthings.
“Don’t compare yourself with anyone in this world. If you do so, you are insulting yourself.” — American businessman Bill Gates (born on this date Oct. 28, 1965).
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell (Eric Blair), English author (1903-1950).
“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” — John W. Gardner, U.S. government official and founder of Common Cause (1912-2002).
“It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm.” — English nurse/social reformer/health reformer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910).
