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Swedish crown jewels stolen in heist from Strängnäs Cathedral, Stockholm.

Stieg Larsson’s novel “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (first of the Millennium series) is published posthumously in Sweden.

Petronas Towers officially opened in Kuala Lumpur.

George R.R. Martin publishes the epic fantasy novel “A Game of Thrones”, the first in his series “A Song of Ice and Fire”.

Mike Tyson outpoints Tony Tucker in 12 in a heavyweight boxing unification matchup in Las Vegas, first to own all 3 major belts WBA, WBC and IBF at the same time.

MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles.

XXI Summer Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Officially close.

Aretha Franklins 1st recording session

US and Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).

The first Jeep is produced.

Adolf Hitler presided over the Olympic games as they opened in Berlin.

The 1st Michelin Guide is published by the brothers Édouard and André Michelin as a hotel and restaurant reference guide to encourage more road travel and thus boost tire sales (exact date beyond Aug 1900 unknown).

London Bridge opens to traffic.

France becomes 1st country to use the metric system.

First issue of The Quebec Magazine; first in Canada.

English chemist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen.

Marie de l’Incarnation Guyart arrives in Quebec to found a convent and hospital of Ursuline nuns (Sisters of the Hôtel-Dieu) in the Lower Town of Quebec; first hospital in North America.

The first black Americans (20) arrived at Jamestown, VA.

Christopher Columbus lands on “Isla Santa” (Venezuela).

Facebook discloses and removes Russian-linked network of sites attempting to interfere in American politics.

Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the greatest number of medals won at the Olympics. As of February 2014, Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals with 22 (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze).

Fidel Castro hands over power to brother Raúl Castro.

Hurricane Allen forms in the Atlantic Ocean, will go on to become the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin with winds of 190mph (305km/h).

Men rode in a vehicle on the moon for the first time in a lunar rover vehicle (LRV).

Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and Keith Richards end 1 month jail sentence.

Opening of Quebec-Labrador iron ore project.

Enzo Ferrari retired from racing. In 1950 he launched a series of cars under his name.

NASA launches to Mars its Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter aboard a V 541 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

In Mexico, the last ‘old style’ Volkswagon Beetle rolled off an assembly line.

Heavy metal band Metallica release their single “Enter Sandman”.

The first Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line.

Soap Opera “Santa Barbara” premieres on NBC TV.

Quebec National Assembly passes Bill 22, making French the province’s official language, and setting up la Régie de la Langue Française.

US Apollo 15 (Scott & Irwin) lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon.

The Trans-Canada Highway, the largest national highway in the world, is officially opened.

X Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles, USA.

Walt Disney’s “Flowers and Trees” premiered. It was the first Academy Award winning cartoon and first cartoon short to use Technicolor.

In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

French chemist Eugène Schueller founds L’Oréal with his new range of hair dyes.

Record for longest run at the top of US singles chart made by country rap single “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X remixed with Billy Ray Cyrus, No. 1 for 17 weeks.

€103 million of diamonds is stolen from the Carton Intercontinental Hotel, Cannes, France.

Jacques Lemaire resigns as coach of the Montreal Canadiens.

England’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married.

Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings.

The Beatles second feature film ‘Help!’ had its UK premiere at The Pavilion in London.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was authorized by the U.S. Congress.

King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic Games in London.

Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

The first international boxing match was held. The 25-minute match was won when Jack Slack of Britain knocked out Jean Petit from France.

106th Tour de France: 22 year old Egan Bernal becomes first ever Colombian and Latin American winner.

First Fortnite World Cup won by US teenager Kyle Giersdorf with largest ever e-sports prize of $3 million at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York.

Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.

Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.

After a four-year legal fight, John Lennon was awarded his Green card, allowing him permanent residence in the US.

“On the Waterfront”, directed by Elia Kazan starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955).

A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City’s Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.

Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns.

“White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Béla Lugos is released in the US.

IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands

World War I officially began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.

Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

This aerial photo shows land burned by a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes. The fire forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels. Greek officials said it was the largest evacuation effort in the country’s history.

Boris Johnson is chosen the new British Prime Minister by the ruling Conservative Party to replace Theresa May.

The London 2012 Summer Olympics begin (Opening ceremony 27th).

Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a “900”.

Canada’s Donovan Bailey wins Olympic gold, running the 100 m sprint in 9.84, setting a new world record.

NHL star Maurice ‘Rocket’ Richard jumps leagues and signs with the WHA Quebec Nordiques.

North Korea and the United Nations sign armistice to stop fighting and divide Korea at the 38th parallel

Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the Warner Bros. animated cartoon “A Wild Hare.”

Paul Gorgoulov, assassin of French president Doumer, sentenced to death

Canadian biochemist Frederick Banting and associates announced the discovery of the hormone insulin.

Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself in Auvers-sur-Oise, dies of injuries 2 days later.

Signature of the first marriage contract in New France; such notarized family agreements often predated Church weddings.

Over 700 immigrant children still separated from their parents in the US as court-imposed deadline to reunite them passes.

Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission – Launch of Discovery, NASA’s first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.

Mars Observer takes 1st photo of Mars, from 5 billion km.

Nolan Ryan strikes out his 100th batter for 23rd consecutive seasons.

Pete Rose of the Expos ties Ty Cobb all-time career singles mark of 3,052, with a base hit in the eighth inning in a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Apollo program: launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo “J-Mission”, and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.

Fidel Castro began his revolt against Fulgencio Batista with an unsuccessful attack on an army barracks in eastern Cuba. Castro eventually ousted Batista six years later.

Walt Disney’s 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.

Winston Churchill resigns as Britain’s Prime Minister after election defeat.

British battle fleet under general James Wolfe conquers Louisbourg (Cape Breton)

Establishment of the first mission at Three Rivers.

Liquid lake found on Mars under its South Pole by European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter reported in “Science”.

WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.

Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic passenger jet, F-BTSC, crashes just after takeoff from Paris killing all 109 aboard and 4 on the ground.

25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain.

Lucien Bouchard announces formation of Bloc Quebecois

Spokeswoman for Rock Hudson confirms he has AIDS.

Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All is released on Megaforce Records.

Louise Joy Brown, the first test-tube baby, was born in Oldham, England. She had been conceived through in-vitro fertilization.

Beatles’ album “A Hard Day’s Night” goes #1, stays #1 for 14 weeks.

At Club 500 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage their first show as a comedy team

The U.S. detonated an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific. It was the first underwater test of the device.

1st jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262).

Carousel patented by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa.

The first commercial use of an electric telegraph successfully demonstrated by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone between Euston and Camden Town in London.

Pope Francis is in Canada from July 24 to 29, 2022. This first trip to the country for the Holy Father is an opportunity to listen to and dialogue with Aboriginal peoples.

10th million Mini car produced during its 60th anniversary year in Oxford, England.

First bison born in Banff National Park, Alberta, in 140 years, after being reintroduced.

“Saving Private Ryan”, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999).

“Careless Whisper” single released by George Michael (Billboard Song of the Year 1985).

Federal party leaders Ed Broadbent, Brian Mulroney & John Turner meet in the first French-language television debate.

Single “Eye Of The Tiger” by Survivor from “Rocky III” soundtrack starts 6-week run at No. 1 on US charts (Grammy for Best Rock Performance).

Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti found Giorgio Armani S.p.A. in Milan, Italy.

The Apollo 11 astronauts splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

The Beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana,

General Charles de Gaulle shouts the separatist slogan ‘Vive le Quebec libre’ from the balcony of Montreal’s City Hall.

Bob Dylan release “Like a Rolling Stone”.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis ended their team. They ended the partnership a decade after it began on July 25, 1946.

Trial of Dutch exotic dancer Mata Hari begins in Paris for allegedly spying for Germany and thus causing the deaths of 50,000 soldiers.

American explorer Hiram Bingham discovers Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas.

English cannon balls fired from Lévis destroy the Cathedral of Quebec.

French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France.

XXXII Summer Olympic Games officially open at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan.

China launches its first mission to Mars, Tianwen-1, a combined orbiter, lander and rover.

Boris Johnson is chosen the new British Prime Minister by the ruling Conservative Party to replace Theresa May

One Direction is formed during the X Factor show as Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson join together.

Eddie Merckx of Belgium won his fourth consecutive Tour de France bicycling competition.

First successful liver transplant, on 19 month old Julie Rodriguez by Dr Starzl at the University of Colorado.

Frank Sinatra’s album “Strangers In The Night” is No. 1 on the US charts, (Grammy for Record Of The Year and Best Male Vocal Performance).

Jacques Amyot wins the first annual Traversée Internationale du Lac-St-Jean; does it in 11.5 hours.

The ice cream cone was invented by Charles E. Menches during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, MO.

William Burt patented the typographer, which was the first typewriter.

Napoleon captures Alexandria, Egypt.