Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

The movie “X-Men” premiered in New York.

FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinadine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0.

The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

The Major League Baseball Players Association was organized in Cleveland, OH.

Canada’s first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence, starts service between Laprairie and St-Jean on the Richelieu.

James Wolfe orders cannon to start firing on Quebec from heights of Lévis.

The movie “X-Men” premiered in New York.

FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinadine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0.

1st “Family Feud” game show debuts on ABC hosted by Richard Dawson.

The Rolling Stones perform their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London, England, United Kingdom.

The Major League Baseball Players Association was organized in Cleveland, OH.

Canada’s first railway, the Champlain and St. Lawrence, starts service between Laprairie and St-Jean on the Richelieu.

James Wolfe orders cannon to start firing on Quebec from heights of Lévis.

Last models of Volkswagen’s Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years.

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from Altiplano maximum-security prison west of Mexico City via a specially constructed 1.5 km tunnel from his cell to a nearby house.

Corporal Marcel Lemay, a 31 year old constable, killed during gun battle as 100 members of La Sûreté du Québec attack Mohawk barricades, put up in March to block expansion of a golf course on land they claim was never signed away.

David Bowie releases the single “Space Oddity” 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.

Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.

Founding of the Canadian Professional Golfers Association.

Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology to scientists.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is almost completely destroyed by fire.

Last models of Volkswagen’s Beetle car are produced in Pueblo, Mexico, ending production worldwide after 80 years.

Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán escapes from Altiplano maximum-security prison west of Mexico City via a specially constructed 1.5 km tunnel from his cell to a nearby house.

David Bowie releases the single “Space Oddity” 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon.

Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.

Babe Ruth debuted in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox.

Founding of the Canadian Professional Golfers Association.

Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology to scientists.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is almost completely destroyed by fire.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2m, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time.

Drake surpasses The Beatles record of most singles in Billboard Hot One 100 with seven against their five from his album “Scorpion”.

Coldplay release their debut album “Parachutes” (Grammy Award Best Alternative Album 2002).

In Miami, Florida, the former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.

Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected President of the Russian Federation.

Playboy (and also Penthouse) publish nude pictures of Madonna.

French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand to prevent it interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed.

Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.

The Beatles release “A Hard Day’s Night”, their 3rd studio album.

Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

Sugar Ray Robinson was defeated for only the second time in 133 fights as Randy Turpin took the middleweight crown.

Canada’s first drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton.

George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.

Drake surpasses The Beatles record of most singles in Billboard Hot One 100 with seven against their five from his album “Scorpion”.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo joins Italian champions Juventus in a deal worth £99.2m, becoming one of the four most expensive players of all time.

“Orange Is the New Black” premieres on Netflix starring Taylor Schilling.

“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”, the 5th film based on the books by J. K. Rowling is released.

Coldplay release their debut album “Parachutes” (Grammy Award Best Alternative Album 2002).

In Miami, Florida, the former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is sentenced to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations.

Boris Yeltsin sworn in as 1st elected President of the Russian Federation.

French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace boat Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand to prevent it interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed.

Playboy (and also Penthouse) publish nude pictures of Madonna.

Rolling Stones score their 1st US #1 single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.

The Beatles release “A Hard Day’s Night”, their 3rd studio album.

Telstar, the world’s first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

Sugar Ray Robinson was defeated for only the second time in 133 fights as Randy Turpin took the middleweight crown.

Canada’s first drive-in movie theatre opens in Hamilton.

George Eastman first demonstrated color motion pictures.

Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.

Andy Warhol’s first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles.

Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.

Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.

World War II: Battle of Normandy, British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.

Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute, and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films.

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.

US coffee company Starbucks announces it will stop using plastic straws by 2020, reducing use of more than 1 billion straws a year.

Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.

Pierre E. Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election.

Andy Warhol’s first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles.

Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.

Bill Haley & Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” tops the billboards chart, one of the best-selling singles ever.

Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.

World War II: Battle of Normandy, British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.

Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute, and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films.

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.

US coffee company Starbucks announces it will stop using plastic straws by 2020, reducing use of more than 1 billion straws a year.

Donkey Kong, a video game created by Nintendo, is released. The game marks the debut of Nintendo’s future mascot, Mario.

Pierre E. Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canadian parliamentary election.

Andy Warhol’s first West Coast gallery exhibition in the Ferus Gallery of Los Angeles.

Dick Clark’s 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand.

Bill Haley & Comets’ “Rock Around the Clock” tops the billboards chart, one of the best-selling singles ever.

Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Royal Navy Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a member of the Greek royal family.

World War II: Battle of Normandy, British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.

Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 meters freestyle in less than a minute, and actor best known for playing Tarzan in films.

The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.