Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

Blues guitarist and singer B.B. King’s last live performance, at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson found guilty of charges of kidnapping and armed robbery.

Final game in Montreal Expos team history is played in NYC against the Mets at Shea Stadium, an 8-1 defeat.

Gordie Howe, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL’S Detroit Vipers.

Sinead O’Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live”

Bodies of two cult members of the Order of the Solar Temple found in a burned-out condominium north of Montreal.

Ground-breaking ceremonies held for SkyDome, Toronto’s 56,000 seat stadium built on vacant railway land on Front Street.

Montreal Expos defeat the NY Mets 5-4 to win their first NL pennant.

Watergate criminal trial begins involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

“Mickey Mouse Club” premieres

Elvis Presley made his first ever-public appearance in a talent contest at the Mississippi Alabama Dairy Show singing ‘Old Shep’, Elvis was 10 years old at the time.

The motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman.

Bloomingdale’s department store in NY opens.

Abraham Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

US President Donald Trump announces that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19, President hospitalized later that day

Saudi American journalist Jamal Khashoggi enters the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, never to be seen again prompting a diplomatic crisis.

Kim Kardashian is robbed at gunpoint of $10 million worth of jewelry in her hotel in Paris.

Montreal Expos earn the last win in the franchise’s MLB history, beating New York Mets, 6 – 3 at Shea Stadium; Brad Wilkerson hits the Expos’ final home run in 9th inning, his 32nd of the year.

Alanis Morissette’s debut album ‘Jagged Little Pill’.

NHL #1 draft pick Eric Lindros rejects Quebec Nordiques’ offer of a 10 year, $50m contract.

Toronto Blue Jays clinch American League East title.

“The Bridge on the River Kwai”, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958).

“Peanuts,” the comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, was published for the first time in seven newspapers.

Mahatma (Mohandas) K Gandhi was born. He was known for his advocacy of non-violent resistance to fight tyranny.

Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 arrives at the Iroquois village of Hochelaga; names Mont Royal [Mont Réal].

New trade deal announced between United States, Canada and Mexico (USMCA), replacing NAFTA.

Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is released from Nevada’s Lovelock Prison after less than 9 years of detention of his 33 year sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.

Amid a deepening constitutional crisis, Catalonia holds an independence referendum on seceding from Spain.

Edmonton Oilers retire Wayne Gretzky’s #99 in a pre-game ceremony before a 1-1 tie v NY Rangers, the last team for which ‘The Great One’ suited up in an NHL game.

The National Hockey League (NHL) team owners began a lockout of the players that lasted 103 days.

Ottawa to privatize Petro-Canada; $6.8b assets.

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, effectively head of state of the Soviet Union.

Marvin Gaye releases his last studio album “Midnight Love” featuring single “Sexual Healing”.

The Sony CDP-101, world’s first commercially released Compact Disc player released in Japan for 168,000 yen ($730).

EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida.

Brazilian soccer great Pelé plays his final game for the New York Cosmos in an exhibition against Santos in front of 75,000 at Giants Stadium; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.

Walt Disney World opens in Bay Lake (Orlando), Florida.

Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier.

Johnny Carson hosts his 1st “The Tonight Show”, Joan Crawford guests.

The Beach Boys record their debut single “Surfin”, introducing a new musical style.

Babe Ruth makes his final pitching appearance in MLB; pitches all 9 innings in a season ending 6-5 win v Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium; hits his 34th home run of the season in 5th inning.

The first division of Canadian troops, 33,000 sail for Britain; most Canadians are volunteers, anxious to prove their loyalty to the Commonwealth.

The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.

Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps.

1st postcards are issued (Vienna, Austria).

The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa.

1st Boeing 747 rolls out

“The Flintstones” the first animated sitcom created by Hanna-Barbera premieres on ABC in the US.

Film star James Dean dies in a road accident aged 24.

The World Series was televised for the first time. The sponsors only paid $65,000 for the entire series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees.

City of NY established.

Dr. William Morton performed a painless tooth extraction after administering ether to a patient.

Samuel Slocum patented the stapler.

The first performance of The Magic Flute, the last opera by Mozart to make its debut, took place at Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, Austria.

Henry Bolingbroke became the King of England as Henry IV.

Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.

“MacGyver” starring Richard Dean Anderson, debuts on ABC-TV.

1st broadcast of comedy “Cheers” on NBC-TV starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long.

“Message In A Bottle” by Police peaks at #1 in UK.

Gladys Knight & Pips releases “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”.

The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.

The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.

Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros).

Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.

Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories.

American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first billionaire.

Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual, The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.

“MacGyver” starring Richard Dean Anderson, debuts on ABC-TV.

1st broadcast of comedy “Cheers” on NBC-TV starring Ted Danson and Shelley Long.

“Message In A Bottle” by Police peaks at #1 in UK.

Gladys Knight & Pips releases “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”.

The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.

The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.

Rolling Stones 1st tour (opening act for Bo Diddley & Everly Bros).

Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.

Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories.

American oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller becomes the world’s first billionaire.

Germain Morin 1642-1702 ordained at Quebec; first Canadian born priest.

COVID-19 recorded global death toll passes 1 million with over 33 million known cases (Johns Hopkins).

SpaceX unveils spacecraft Starship, designed to travel to Mars and the solar system and land back on earth.

NASA scientists announce the discovery of flowing water on Mars.

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” starring Patrick Stewart debuts on syndicated TV.

“Physical” single released by Olivia Newton-John (Billboard Song of the Year 1982).

“Songs in the Key of Life” 18th studio album by Stevie Wonder is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1977).

Paul Henderson scores on Vladislav Tretiak with 34 seconds remaining in regulation time, giving Team Canada a 6-5 victory over the USSR hockey all-stars, and a 4-3-1 victory in the eight game Summit Series.

Beatles’ “Hey Jude” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. The trip took 175 days.

Toronto becomes capital of Ontario

COVID-19 recorded global death toll passes 1 million with over 33 million known cases (Johns Hopkins).

SpaceX unveils spacecraft Starship, designed to travel to Mars and the solar system and land back on earth.

NASA scientists announce the discovery of flowing water on Mars.

SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” starring Patrick Stewart debuts on syndicated TV.

“Physical” single released by Olivia Newton-John (Billboard Song of the Year 1982).

“Songs in the Key of Life” 18th studio album by Stevie Wonder is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1977).

Paul Henderson scores on Vladislav Tretiak with 34 seconds remaining in regulation time, giving Team Canada a 6-5 victory over the USSR hockey all-stars, and a 4-3-1 victory in the eight game Summit Series.

Beatles’ “Hey Jude” single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

The first around-the-world flight was completed by two U.S. Army planes when they landed in Seattle, WA. The trip took 175 days.

Toronto becomes capital of Ontario

Smallpox epidemic breaks out in New France.

Lorde releases her debut studio album “Pure Heroine”.

Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) set a major league baseball record when he hit his 70th home run of the season.

The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.

Gilles Villeneuve signs a 2 year contract to drive Formula One with Ferrari.

“The Way We Were” single released by Barbra Streisand (Billboard Song of the Year 1974)

NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 HRs

Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc².

Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.

Lorde releases her debut studio album “Pure Heroine”.

The Google internet search engine retrospectively claims this as its birthday.

Mark McGwire (St. Louis Cardinals) set a major league baseball record when he hit his 70th home run of the season.

Gilles Villeneuve signs a 2 year contract to drive Formula One with Ferrari.

“The Way We Were” single released by Barbra Streisand (Billboard Song of the Year 1974)

NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 HRs

Radio station CKAC starts broadcasting at Montreal.

Henry Ford’s first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan.

The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein’s paper “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?”, introducing the equation E=mc².

Two men went over the 176-foot-high Niagara Falls in a barrel. Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi were the first to ever survive the Horshoe Falls.