2013 Event Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders in Vatican Square; the riders were celebrating the company's 110th anniversary with a parade 1997 Event Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes 1994 Death James Aubrey, actor (Riders of the Storm), dies of heart attack at 75 1992 Event New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1991 Event Lonnie Glieberman purchased Ottawa Rough Riders from CFL 1991 Event CFL assumes ownership of Ottawa Rough Riders 1991 Event Ottawa Rough Riders Board of Directors resign 1991 Event Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 1987 Death Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79 1981 Event 69th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23 1976 Event 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20 1976 Birthday Christopher Pettiet, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Young Riders 1973 Event 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18 1973 Death Max Terhune, actor (Range Justice, Night Riders), dies at 82 1972 Death Peter Whitney, actor (Rough Riders), dies at 55 1969 Event 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11 1968 Event 56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21 1968 Birthday Josh Brolin, actor, Johnny-Private Eye, Jimmy Hickok-Young Riders 1967 Birthday Travis Fine, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Ike McSwain-Young Riders 1966 Birthday Gregg Rainwater, actor, Buck Cross-Young Riders 1964 Birthday Ty Miller, Granada Hills California, actor, The Kid-Young Riders 1963 Death Al St. John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 1961 Event Freedom Riders attacked by white mob at bus station in Miss 1961 Event 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi 1961 Event White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1961 Event Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed and burned in Alabama 1961 Event 13 Freedom riders began bus trip through South 1960 Birthday Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders 1960 Event 48th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 1951 Event 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14 1949 Birthday Woody Paul, Paul Chrisman, Nashville, singer, Riders in the Sky 1948 Event 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 1946 Birthday Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1941 Event 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16 1939 Event 27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7 1936 Event 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 1909 Event Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1909 Event Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game 1907 Event Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Foot Ball 1906 Birthday Kent Taylor, Louis Weiss, Iowa, actor, Boston Blackie, Rough Riders 1904 Event J. M. Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society 1898 Event Ottawa Football Club re-organizes into the Rough Riders 1898 Event Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill 1877 Event Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia 1876 Event Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game 1872 Birthday Zane Grey, American West novelist, Riders of the Purple Sage 1871 Birthday John Millington Synge, Ireland, dramatist/poet, Riders to the Sea 1867 Event Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game
