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Bob Dylan receives his Nobel Prize for Literature at a private ceremony in Stockholm.

Google Inc. announced that it would be introducing a free e-mail service called Gmail.

The Canadian territory of Nunavut was created. It was carved from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and covered about 772,000 square miles.

New York Islander Mike Bossy became the first NHL player to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons.

New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy becomes first NHL rookie to score 50 goals in a season.

Apple Computer began operations.

Quebec legalizes civil marriages.

Nescafé introduces their flagship brand in Switzerland

The Baseball Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, NY.

“The Blue Angel” starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany.

The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.

“SOS” first adopted as a morse distress signal (· · · – – – · · ·) by German government

French painter Paul Gauguin leaves Marseille for Tahiti.

British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die.

Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.

“Boom Boom Pow” single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009).

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets

German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo.

20-year old Quebec Nordiques’ center Joe Sakic scores a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season.

CN Tower reaches 555.35 metres in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure; the giant communications mast cost $44 million, uses 145,000 tonnes of concrete and steel.

1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)

USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter.

The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) began exile by crossing the border into India where he was granted political asylum. Gyatso was the 14th Daila Lama.

Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province

“The Hound of Baskervilles” first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson is released.

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

“Boom Boom Pow” single released by The Black Eyed Peas (Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2010, Billboard Song of the Year 2009).

Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother at Westminster Abbey UK. More than a million people line the streets

German brothers Michael and Ralf Schumacher become first siblings to share front row of the grid in a Formula 1 World Championship event; qualify 1st and 2nd respectively for Brazilian GP in São Paulo.

20-year old Quebec Nordiques’ center Joe Sakic scores a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season.

CN Tower reaches 555.35 metres in height, becoming the world’s tallest free-standing structure; the giant communications mast cost $44 million, uses 145,000 tonnes of concrete and steel.

1st time Jimi Hendrix burns his guitar (London)

USSR launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter.

The Dalai Lama (Lhama Dhondrub, Tenzin Gyatso) began exile by crossing the border into India where he was granted political asylum. Gyatso was the 14th Daila Lama.

Newfoundland becomes Canada’s 10th province

“The Hound of Baskervilles” first of 14 films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson is released.

In Paris, the Eiffel Tower officially opened.

Quebec and Montreal were incorporated as cities.

International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic

At 15 years, 9 months American swimmer Michael Phelps breaks 200m butterfly world record; becomes youngest male to set a world mark

Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain.

“Chariots of Fire” directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982).

President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another 2 people are wounded at the same time.

Miles Davis’s influential double album “Bitches Brew” released.

Toronto Transit Commission opens Yonge Street subway; first line in Canada.

Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented the pencil.

Trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins in Minneapolis.

Megaship Ever Given freed after nearly a week stuck in and blocking the Suez Canal, with at least 369 vessels waiting to pass though.

Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish releases her debut studio album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”.

I. M. Pei’s pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris.

1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL.

WrestleMania III: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI (93,173): Hulk Hogan successfully defends WWF Heavyweight title against André the Giant.

Chinese farmers discover the Terracotta Army near Xi’an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of China’s 1st emperor, Qin Shi Huang.

The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.

A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to live in prison.

The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.

Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna.

Ludwig van Beethoven (24) has his debut performance as a pianist in Vienna.

Trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins in Minneapolis.

Megaship Ever Given freed after nearly a week stuck in and blocking the Suez Canal, with at least 369 vessels waiting to pass though.

Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish releases her debut studio album “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”.

I. M. Pei’s pyramidal entrance to the Louvre opens in Paris.

1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL.

WrestleMania III: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI (93,173): Hulk Hogan successfully defends WWF Heavyweight title against André the Giant.

Chinese farmers discover the Terracotta Army near Xi’an, 8,000 clay warrior statues buried to guard the tomb of China’s 1st emperor, Qin Shi Huang.

The last U.S. troops left South Vietnam.

A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. The death sentences were later commuted to live in prison.

Dow Brewery destroys 4,546,000 litres of beer after 16 people die in Quebec City area; 1 million gallons go down the drain.

Fire destroys basilica of Ste-Anne de Beaupré; shrine originally built in 1658 by sailors who escaped a shipwreck.

The British Parliament passed the North America Act to create the Dominion of Canada.

Niagara Falls stops flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam

20,000 attend Ludwig von Beethovens burial in Vienna.

Ludwig van Beethoven (24) has his debut performance as a pianist in Vienna.