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The British driver Lewis Hamilton on Mercedes wins his 7th world title of formula 1 drivers, tied with Michael Schumacher.

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

Lucien Bouchard resigns his seat in the House of Commons and his Bloc québécois leadership to run for the leadership of the Parti québécois.

“Driving Miss Daisy” directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy is released (Best Picture 1990)

Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

The Beatles sign a formal agreement to be managed by Brian Epstein.

James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial.

Jean Béliveau joins the Quebec Citadelles junior hockey team; later Canadiens star.

Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol

First music store in America opens (Philadelphia).

New Zealand was discovered by Dutch navigator Abel Tasman.

British General Election won by Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority.

American Media Inc. publisher of “National Enquirer” admits paying hush money to mistresses of US President Donald Trump

Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada after resignation of Jean Chretien.

“Rainman” directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989).

DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die

Oiler Wayne Gretzky notches another NHL record, reaching his 50 goal mark in only 39 games.

“Saturday Night Fever”, a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC.

Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis.

Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada.

1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent).

Washington, DC, was established as the capital of the United States.

In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received one of his first lessons in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.

British General Election won by Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party in landslide win with 80 seat majority.

American Media Inc. publisher of “National Enquirer” admits paying hush money to mistresses of US President Donald Trump

Paul Martin becomes Prime Minister of Canada after resignation of Jean Chretien.

Jean Chrétien names Lise Thibault as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec; first woman and first handicapped person to hold the post.

“Rainman” directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premieres in New York (Best Picture 1989).

DC-8 crashes near Gander, Newfoundland; 258 die

Oiler Wayne Gretzky notches another NHL record, reaching his 50 goal mark in only 39 games.

“Saturday Night Fever”, a film starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC.

Arthur Ashe becomes 1st black to be ranked #1 in tennis.

Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio signal, from Poldhu in Cornwall to Newfoundland, Canada.

Opening of the Victoria Bridge to rail traffic, as first passenger train crosses the iron tubular structure.

1st Canadian coins circulated (1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent & 20 cent).

Washington, DC, was established as the capital of the United States.

In Vienna, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven received one of his first lessons in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

“Playboy” magazine publishes its last nude issue, features Pamela Anderson on the cover.

World’s first male sex organ transplant procedure by a team from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bernard Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

More than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earth’s “greenhouse gases.”

Muhammad Ali fought his last fight. He lost his 61st fight to Trevor Berbick.

“Magnum P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premieres on CBS.

Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. An unknown terrorist fires a mortar shell at the building during the speech..

Elvis Presley’s “Blue Hawaii” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 20 wks.

Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) announced his retirement from major league baseball. DiMaggio only played for the Yankees during his 13-year career.

“Mona Lisa” recovered 2 years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

“Playboy” magazine publishes its last nude issue, features Pamela Anderson on the cover.

World’s first male sex organ transplant procedure by a team from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bernard Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

More than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earth’s “greenhouse gases.”

Muhammad Ali fought his last fight. He lost his 61st fight to Trevor Berbick.

“Magnum P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premieres on CBS.

Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. An unknown terrorist fires a mortar shell at the building during the speech..

Elvis Presley’s “Blue Hawaii” album goes #1 & stays #1 for 20 wks.

Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) announced his retirement from major league baseball. DiMaggio only played for the Yankees during his 13-year career.

Camilien Houde (right) re-elected Mayor of Montreal after release from Camp Petawawa.

“Mona Lisa” recovered 2 years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum

France’s King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state.

Voltaire’s “Brutus” premieres in Paris.

1st fully electric commercial plane, a DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane, completes test flight in Vancouver.

Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony he does not attend in Stockholm.

Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana.

US President Barack Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

“Out of Africa”, based on the book by Isak Dinesen, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1986).

Superman: The Movie, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C..

Lucasfilm Ltd. is founded as a film and television production company by George Lucas in San Francisco, California.

In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to receive the award.

Edward VIII signs Instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

The first Nobel prizes were awarded.

“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is first published in the UK and Canada.

1st fully electric commercial plane, a DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane, completes test flight in Vancouver.

Bob Dylan is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony he does not attend in Stockholm.

Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana.

US President Barack Obama accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

“Out of Africa”, based on the book by Isak Dinesen, directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1986).

Expos trade Gary Carter to the New York Mets.

Superman: The Movie, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder premieres at the Uptown Theater in Washington, D.C..

Lucasfilm Ltd. is founded as a film and television production company by George Lucas in San Francisco, California.

In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to receive the award.

Edward VIII signs Instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

Canadian Northern Railroad finishes building tunnel under Mount Royal.

The first Nobel prizes were awarded.

“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is first published in the UK and Canada.

Canada approves the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady breaks Peyton Manning’s record for most touchdown passes in NFL history (582).

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” directed by Rian Johnson, starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Adam Driver premieres in Los Angeles.

“Brokeback Mountain” film released, directed by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, based on story by Annie Proulx.

Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation.

Lech Wałęsa wins Poland’s 1st direct presidential election in Poland.

Pope John Paul canonizes Marie-Marguérite d’Youville, founder, in 1755, of the Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général (Soeurs grises or Grey Nuns).

Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace at the New Haven Arena, Connecticut, making him the 1st rock star to be taken into custody during a performance.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US.

“Lawrence of Arabia,” by David Lean had its world premiere in London.

First post office in Canada opens in Halifax.

Canada approves the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady breaks Peyton Manning’s record for most touchdown passes in NFL history (582).

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” directed by Rian Johnson, starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Adam Driver premieres in Los Angeles.

Funeral for French rock star Johnny Hallyday draws hundreds of thousands onto Paris streets.

“Brokeback Mountain” film released, directed by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, based on story by Annie Proulx.

Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana announced their separation.

Lech Wałęsa wins Poland’s 1st direct presidential election in Poland.

Pope John Paul canonizes Marie-Marguérite d’Youville, founder, in 1755, of the Sisters of Charity of the Hôpital Général (Soeurs grises or Grey Nuns).

Montreal subway trains collide, killing one passenger and destroying 36 Metro cars.

Jim Morrison arrested on stage for disturbing the peace at the New Haven Arena, Connecticut, making him the 1st rock star to be taken into custody during a performance.

“A Charlie Brown Christmas” first Peanuts animated special premieres on CBS in the US.

“Lawrence of Arabia,” by David Lean had its world premiere in London.

First post office in Canada opens in Halifax.

The UK begins vaccinating for COVID-19 using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

With the second launch of the SpaceX Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first privately held company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft..

Mario Lemieux announced to the Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to return to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player at age 35. He would be the first modern owner-player in U.S. pro sports.

Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine declared the Soviet national government to be dead. They forged a new alliance to be known as the Commonwealth of Independent States. The act was denounced by Russian President Gorbachev as unconstitutional.

Flyers’ Ron Hextall becomes 1st goalie to actually score a goal.

John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.

“The Deer Hunter”, starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep, premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1979)

XVI Summer Olympic Games close in Melbourne, Australia; start of an Olympic tradition – amidst international tensions, athletes mingle together, parade.

US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in A, premieres in Vienna with Beethoven conducting.