2015 Event Commercial space company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket, which has released the Dragon cargo ship into orbit to the International Space Station; the rocket returned to Earth after releasing the Dragon but had a rough landing 2013 Event London's Metropolitan police remove belongings and sleeping bags of homeless people as part of 'a policy of reducing the impact of rough sleepers on the community' 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 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 1973 Event 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18 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 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 1948 Event 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7 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 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 1867 Event Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game
