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Suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert kills 22 and injures 59.

Ireland becomes 1st country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage by popular vote.

57th Cannes Film Festival: “Fahrenheit 9/11”, directed by Michael Moore wins the Palme d’Or. First documentary to win..

Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.

Toronto NBA franchise unveils name “Raptors” & logo.

Johnny Carson’s final appearance as host of “The Tonight Show”

Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game.

“A View to a Kill”, 14th James Bond film, last to star Roger Moore, also starring Grace Jones and Christopher Walken, premieres in San Francisco

Canadians elect conservatives, Joe Clark replaces Pierre Trudeau as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada.

Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ.

An earthquake measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, causing multiple tsunamis and killing 1,000-7,000 people. It is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.

“Bob Hope Show” last airs on NBC-TV.

First modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster by Aldie and John Mackay saw “something resembling a whale”.

The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAAs) beats the Ottawa Generals 2-1, in the first Stanley Cup Game.

Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube.

Nepalese Sherpa Kami Rita sets a new record for the number of climbs of Mt Everest – 24.

Microsoft announces the release of Xbox One.

After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.

David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” single goes #1.

The British landed in the Falkland Islands and fighting began.

Reggae musician Bob Marley receives a Jamaican state funeral

Francois Mitterrand becomes president of France.

“Star Wars Episode V – Empire Strikes Back”, produced by George Lucas opens in cinemas in UK and North America.

Robert F. Kennedy’s murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment.

Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. The trip began May 20.

Montreal Quebec, radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America.

1st horror movie (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) premieres in Chicago.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela wins a second term in an election marked by boycotts and acussations of vote rigging.

David Letterman, after 33 years, hosts the “Late Show with David Letterman” for the last time.

The reality series “America’s Next Top Model”, created by Tyra Banks, debuts on UPN.

The Hubble Space Telescope sent back its first photographs.

“Every Breath You Take” single released by The Police. (Billboard Song of the Year 1983)

In a referendum, 59.5% of Quebec voters reject separatism.

Elton John is the 1st western pop star to tour USSR.

Francis Simard sentenced to life imprisonment for the October 17, 1970 murder of Quebec Labor Minister Pierre Laporte.

The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz.

II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in Paris (last 5 months).

Levi Strauss began marketing blue jeans with copper rivets.

Greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17% worldwide in April 2020 when world was in lockdown, in study published in “Nature Climate Change”.

American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at a ceremony in Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II grants the titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

EgyptAir flight MS804 goes missing over the Mediterranean on route Paris to Cairo, killing all 56 passengers, 3 security personnel, and 7 crew members on board.

TV musical show “Glee” starring Jane Lynch, Michael Morrison, Lea Michele and an ensemble cast premieres on Fox.

“Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” was released in the U.S.

Sophia Loren jailed in Naples, Italy for tax evasion.

Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Goaltender Bernie Parent and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2, become 1st “expansion” team to win Stanley Cup; Parent named playoff MVP.

Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” for U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt set Monday, May 1, 1944 as the date for the Normandy landings (“D-Day”).

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Black Sea coast, beginning the Turkish War of Independence.

Montreal business leaders adopt articles of association for the Bank of Montreal; officially founded May 23, with a capital of £250,000; opens for business on Nov. 3.

French Order of Legion d’Honneur forms.

Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 leaves on second voyage on the Grand Hermine, Petite Hermine and Emerillon with 110 men, including two priests and many of his wife’s cousins; they will take 50 days to cross the Atlantic, and winter at Quebec.

US President Donald Trump confirms he is taking controversial drug hydroxychloroquine against Covid-19.

All of Chile’s 34 Roman Catholic bishops offer their resignation to Pope Francis in wake of child sex scandal.

DreamWorks Pictures “Shrek”, starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz in voice-over roles, debuts.

“Millennium” 3rd studio album by the Backstreet Boys is released – one of the best-selling albums of all time, over 30 million copies sold.

“Braveheart” directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau premieres at the Seattle Film Festival (Best Picture 1996).

Bombardier Inc. wins $1 billion contract to build 825 subway cars for New York; largest-ever export contract for a Canadian manufacturer.

Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.

Beatles’ last released LP, “Let It Be”, released in US.

The United Nations moved its headquarters to New York City.

Opening of the St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary in Montreal.

The Seven Years’ War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.

Michigan State University will pay $500 million in claims to 300 survivors of sexual abuse involving Larry Nassar. Largest sexual abuse case in sports history.

Gun fight between rival biker gangs and police in Waco, Texas leaves 9 dead and 18 injured. 170 later arrested for organised crime.

Video game Minecraft is first released to the public while in development.

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

Stevie Wonder releases “You are the Sunshine of my Life”.

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

First Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton.

The first Kentucky Derby was run at Louisville, KY.

The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers.

Frontenac becomes Governor of New France (Canada).

Ville Marie (Montreal) forms.

“Rocketman” film based on life of singer Elton John starring Taron Egerton premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Last episode of TV sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” starring Jim Parson, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco after 12 seasons.

“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman opens in cinemas.

Fire breaks out at Quebec’s largest tire dump (3 million tires)in St.-Amable near Montreal; rages for four days before being put out.

“Top Gun”, directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise premieres.

Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year.

“When Doves Cry” single released by Prince (Billboard Song of the Year 1984).

The first Academy Awards were held in Hollywood.

Joan of Arc was canonized in Rome.

Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds 1st automobile.

Mississippi River steamboat service begins.

Marie Antoinette, at age 14, married the future King Louis XVI of France, who was 15.

Controversial Kerch bridge linking Russia and annexed Crimea opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin. At 19km the longest bridge in Europe.

“The Artist” directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo premieres at the Cannes Film festival (Best Picture 2012).

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith directed by George Lucas, starring Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.

Montreal Expo retires their 1st #, #10 for Rusty Staub.

Sputnik III, the first space laboratory, was launched in the Soviet Union.

Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S.

Mickey Mouse makes his 1st ever appearance in silent film “Plane Crazy”.

The New York Rangers were officially granted a franchise in the NHL. The NHL also announced that Chicago and Detroit would be joining the league in November.

Las Vegas founded in Nevada.

Canadian Métis insurgent Louis Riel captured in the aftermath of the Battle of Batoche in Saskatchewan

Founding of l’Université de Montréal; a branch of Laval.

Samuel de Champlain sails from France on his first voyage to Canada.

Dan Brown’s fourth novel starring Robert Langdon (The Da Vinci Code), titled “Inferno”, is released and instantly becomes a bestseller.

The final episode of the TV series “Seinfeld” aired after nine years on NBC.

Final TV episode of “Family Ties” airs on NBC with a 36 million audience.

Netherlands Institute for War Documentation publishes Anne Frank’s complete diary.

Jeanne Sauvé sworn in as Canada’s first female Governor General after recovery from a battle with cancer.

Skylab launched, 1st Space Station.

Last Chevrolet Corvair built.

Abortion and contraception legalized in Canada.

The name Vaseline was registered by Robert A. Chesebrough.

First ship of the season arrives at the Grosse Ile quarantine station near the port of Quebec; beginning of the most terrible summer of its 105-year history, as the Irish famine reaches its peak, and over 100 000 immigrants, many infected with typhus, arrive in a single season.

Louis XIV becomes King of France aged 4.

Henry IV of France is assassinated by fanatical Catholic François Ravaillac who stabs him to death in the streets of Paris.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield departs the International Space Station to return to Earth.

The final episode of “Frasier” on NBC is watched by 33 million people.

Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times.

Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded in St. Peter’s Square by Turkish assailant Mehmet Ali Agca.

Rolling Stones record “Satisfaction”.

The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.

The first Giro d’Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first opera “Apollo et Hyacinthus”, written when he was 11 years old, premieres in Salzburg.

Jamestown, Virginia, was settled as a colony of England.