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“Rolling in the Deep” single is released by Adele (Billboard Song of the Year 2011, Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year 2012).

Expos pres Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman.

Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair.

Atari announces the release of Pong, the first commercially successful video game.

Trans-Canada Airlines DC-8F with 111 passengers and 7 crew crashes in woods north of Montreal 4 minutes after takeoff from Dorval Airport; there are no survivors; no satisfactory explanation to Canada’s worst air disaster.

Great Britain & France decide to jointly build the Concorde supersonic airliner.

The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution that called for the division of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto 7-1 in the first hockey game played in the new (old) Montreal Forum.

Sir James Jay invents invisible ink.

British boxer Tyson Fury beats Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to win WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles; ends Klitschko’s 9 year reign as champion.

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” 1st of the Hobbit film series, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellen, premieres in Wellington, New Zealand.

WikiLeaks released to the public more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. About 100,000 were marked “secret” or “confidential.”

Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Britain.

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci arrived in New York after escaping her homeland through Hungary.

Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins.

Montreal Symphony Orchestra gives first performance.

NHL goalie Georges Vézina collapses in a game; dies of tuberculosis 4 months later; tended goal for the Canadiens 1910-25 without missing a game; Canadiens donated the Vézina Trophy to the NHL in his honour.

Pierre Corneille’s “Tite et Berenice” premieres in Paris.

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce their engagement.

“Frozen”, the highest-grossing animated film of all time, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, is released.

The Canadian House of Commons approves a motion tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.

The first partial human face transplant (Isabelle Dinoire) is completed in Amiens, France.

The Beatles release their album “Magical Mystery Tour”.

Gordie Howe becomes the first hockey pro to play in 1,000 NHL games.

“The Mask of Zorro” directed by Fred Niblo and starring Douglas Fairbanks is shown in New York – 1st American superhero film.

Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel’s will establishes the Nobel Prize.

First streetcars in Montreal make their debut.

The College of Pennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first legally recognized university in America.

DC superhero film “Aquaman” directed by James Wan starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard premieres in London

Supersonic airplane the Concorde makes its last ever flight, returning to Bristol, England.

Queen Elizabeth II had volunteered to start paying taxes on her personal income.

Guy Lafleur announces he will retire from hockey; after 518 goals and 14 years of service with the Montreal Canadiens.

Viola Léger puts on her first performance of Antonine Maillet’s ‘La Sagouine’ for a Moncton radio station.

Fab Four have their first recording session under name The Beatles

“The Price Is Right” debuts on NBC.

1st polaroid camera (model 95) sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store..

The motion picture “Casablanca” had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York City.

English archaeologist Howard Carter opens Tutankhamun’s virtually intact tomb in Egypt.

The National Hockey League (NHL) was officially formed in Montreal, Canada.

“Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll is published in America.

1st national Thanksgiving in America.

The New York Times names its “25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (so far)”, with Denzel Washington at No. 1.

Louis Vuitton (LVMH) buys jeweler Tiffany & Co. for over $16 billion.

Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer

Disney release “Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media 2015, 2014 Billboard Album of the Year).

The Czech parliament voted to split the country into separate Czech and Slovak republics beginning January 1, 1993.

Lech Wałęsa wins Poland’s first popular election.

René Lévesque sworn in as Premier of Quebec, replacing Robert Bourassa.

A Requiem Mass was held for John F. Kennedy at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.

Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” opened in London.

US Congress commission looks into “impeachment” of President Andrew Johnson. Three presidents have been impeached in U.S. history: Andrew Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019.

Marguerite Bourgeoys starts teaching in Montreal; the following year she will open Montreal’s first school in a converted stable.