2012
Sébastien Loeb wins the World Rally Championship for the ninth consecutive year.
2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor of California.
2001
Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 73rd home run of the season and set a new major league record.
1996
Funeral held for former Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, who died of cancer.
1982
Musical “Cats” opens at Winter Garden Theater on Broadway NYC and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
1981
The Egyptian parliament, after the assassination of Anwar Sadat, named Vice President Hosni Mubarak the next president of Egypt.
1959
Far side of Moon seen for the 1st time, courtesy of USSR’s Luna 3 space probe.
1950
The U.S.-led U.N. forces crossed the 38th parallel and entered North Korea.
1918
Epidemic of Spanish Influenza claims its first victim in Montreal; brought by returning veterans.
1825
Miramichi Fire – forest fire disaster in New Brunswick.
1806
Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgwood.