Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

BTS become the 1st all-Korean pop act to top the Billboard 100 singles chart with “Dynamite”

Ex-Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux is approved as new owner of the struggling franchise; Penguins become first club in pro sports history to be owned by a former member of the team.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland Ohio.

The Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition. The wreck site is located 963 miles northeast of New York and 453 miles southeast of the Newfoundland coast.

Terry Fox abandons Marathon of Hope 135 days and over 5,000 km after it started at St. John’s, Newfoundland, on April 12; cancer has returned and spread to his lungs; hospitalized in Vancouver where he dies the following year.

Last broadcast of “Columbo” starring Peter Falk on NBC.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan revolution.

V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II.

Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow star of David.

World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, killing 142,000 people.

Saskatchewan and Alberta became the 8th and 9th provinces of Canada.

Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia.

French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal).

BTS become the 1st all-Korean pop act to top the Billboard 100 singles chart with “Dynamite”

Ex-Pittsburgh Penguins star Mario Lemieux is approved as new owner of the struggling franchise; Penguins become first club in pro sports history to be owned by a former member of the team.

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland Ohio.

The Titanic was found by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in a joint U.S. and French expedition. The wreck site is located 963 miles northeast of New York and 453 miles southeast of the Newfoundland coast.

Terry Fox abandons Marathon of Hope 135 days and over 5,000 km after it started at St. John’s, Newfoundland, on April 12; cancer has returned and spread to his lungs; hospitalized in Vancouver where he dies the following year.

Last broadcast of “Columbo” starring Peter Falk on NBC.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan revolution.

V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II.

Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow star of David.

World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan, killing 142,000 people.

Saskatchewan and Alberta became the 8th and 9th provinces of Canada.

Official opening of the Quebec Assembly building; a provincial member earns $800 per session.

Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia.

King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch.

French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal).

“A Star is Born” film remake directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premieres at the Venice Film Festival.

The Walt Disney Company announces it will acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion

Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch’s famous painting “The Scream” is recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The painting was said to be in a better-than-expected condition.

62nd Venice Film Festival: “Brokeback Mountain” directed by Ang Lee wins Golden Lion.

Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

Pentium computer beats world chess champ Garry Kasparov.

Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio on WNCX 98.5 FM.

East and West Germany signed a treaty that meant the harmonizing of political and legal systems.

Great Britain’s Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announced that they were separating. The marriage was 16 years old.

Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device which produces moving pictures.

German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon.

Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.

“A Star is Born” film remake directed by and starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga premieres at the Venice Film Festival.

The Walt Disney Company announces it will acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion

Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch’s famous painting “The Scream” is recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The painting was said to be in a better-than-expected condition.

62nd Venice Film Festival: “Brokeback Mountain” directed by Ang Lee wins Golden Lion.

Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.

Pentium computer beats world chess champ Garry Kasparov.

Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio on WNCX 98.5 FM.

East and West Germany signed a treaty that meant the harmonizing of political and legal systems.

Great Britain’s Princess Anne and Mark Phillips announced that they were separating. The marriage was 16 years old.

Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope [kinetographic camera], a device which produces moving pictures.

German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his Navigable Balloon.

Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.

150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower.

The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s, Live in New York City album.

The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.

Air France forms from five French airlines.

Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.

Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.

150,000,000 millionth visitor to Eiffel Tower.

The space shuttle Challenger blasted off with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first black American to travel in space.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono played Madison Square Gardens to raise money for the One to One charity. Stevie Wonder, Sha Na Na and Roberta Flack also appeared at the event. Several of the performances were later included on Lennon’s, Live in New York City album.

The “Hotline” between Moscow and Washington, DC, went into operation.

End of Montreal streetcar service.

Air France forms from five French airlines.

Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers.

Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruña.

Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.

Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business.

Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.

The Beatles’ last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).

George Harrison joins The Quarrymen (John Lennon-Paul McCartney-Peter Best-Stuart Sutcliffe).

During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.

South cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River collapses during construction; over 65 workers killed, 11 injured in Canada’s worst bridge disaster.

The Goodyear tire company is founded.

First Salvation Army service in Canada held at London, On.

Mohawk Indians win first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal.

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a penalty in their 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruña.

Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.

Netflix is founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hasting in Scotts Valley, California as an online DVD rental business.

Mario Lemieux announced that he would be taking a medical leave of absence due to fatigue, an aftereffect of his 1993 radiation treatments. He would sit out the National Hockey Leagues (NHL) 1994-95 season.

The Beatles’ last public concert (Candlestick Park, San Francisco).

George Harrison joins The Quarrymen (John Lennon-Paul McCartney-Peter Best-Stuart Sutcliffe).

During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.

South cantilever arm of the Quebec Bridge over the St. Lawrence River collapses during construction; over 65 workers killed, 11 injured in Canada’s worst bridge disaster.

The Goodyear tire company is founded.

First Salvation Army service in Canada held at London, On.

Mohawk Indians win first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after sailing across the Atlantic in an emissions-free voyage.

A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.

1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.

“American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”

Mgr. Bourget announces the building of a Roman Catholic Cathedral de Montréal.

Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg arrives in New York after sailing across the Atlantic in an emissions-free voyage.

A divorce decree was issued for Britain’s Charles and Princess Diana. This was the official end to the 15-year marriage.

Michel Tremblay premieres ‘Les Belles-soeurs’; one of first artistic uses of Quebecois French slang – ‘joual’.

1st Subway sandwich shop opens in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have a Dream” speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.

“American Messenger Company” was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company’s name was later changed to “United Parcel Service.”

Mgr. Bourget announces the building of a Roman Catholic Cathedral de Montréal.

Pharmacists John Lea & William Perrins manufacture Worcestershire Sauce.