Category: Éphémérides (anglais)

NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors beat defending champion Golden State Warriors, 114-110 to win franchise’s first Championship; last game at Oracle Arena, Oakland; Kawhi Leonard MVP

A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.

“Jagged Little Pill” 3rd studio album by Alanis Morissette is released (Grammy Award Album of the Year 1996).

“Licence to Kill”, 16th James Bond film, last directed by John Glen and starring Timothy Dalton premieres in London.

“The Long and Winding Road” becomes the Beatles’ last US Number 1 song.

Babe Ruth’s final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th.

Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city.

Captain Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi.

Fire wipes out much of Vancouver, destroying nearly 1,000 buildings; 50 people killed, and only 4 houses left standing.

Danish star soccer midfielder Christian Eriksen suffers an on-field cardiac arrest during Euro 2020 game with Finland in Copenhagen; revived with a defibrillator; game controversially restarts with 1-0 Finland win.

Singapore Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.

World Health Organization concludes that diesel exhaust causes cancer.

“Transformers”, directed by Michael Bay and starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox premieres in Sydney.

Jacques Parizeau sets up Common Front for the Referendum with Lucien Bouchard of the Bloc Quebecois and Mario Dumont of the Parti de l’Action Democratique.

Boris Yelstin elected President of Russian Federation.

“Mariah Carey” debut album by Mariah Carey is released.

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” (the first Indiana Jones film) directed by Stephen Spielberg, produced by George Lucas, and starring Harrison Ford premieres

“You Only Live Twice”, 5th James Bond film starring Sean Connery, screenplay by Roald Dahl, premieres in London.

Anti-apartheid activist and ANC leader Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison for sabotage in South Africa.

“Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison, and Richard Burton premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.

Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” is originally released.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum was dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.

Al Capone is indicted on 5,000 counts of prohibition and perjury.

Fire in a Montreal theatre kills 200 people.

Captain George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver, British Columbia.

The newly completed Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is unveiled in Rome.

Four young children were found alive after more than 40 days wandering the Amazon, where they survived like “children of the jungle,” according to Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics by 2021.

The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada’s First Nations in regard to a residential school abuse in which children are isolated from their homes, families and cultures for a century.

“American Idol” created by Simon Fuller with judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson premieres on Fox

Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jurassic Park” opened.

Steven Spielberg’s movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” opened.

Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig (San Francisco).

Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia when he ran aground.

Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove.

“The Sopranos” series finale on HBO (infamous “cut to black” ending).

The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.

CFL Montreal Concordes lose to Toronto in their first game; football team will later revert to former name, the Alouettes, but eventually fold.

The Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire.

John Diefenbaker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada.

Saab produces its first automobile. Defunct in 2012.

Italy declared war on France and Britain. In addition, Canada declared war on Italy.

Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by William G. Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith.

The Jardin des Plantes zoo opened in Paris. It was the first public zoo.

Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.

The LIV Golf Professional Tour begins its activities in London. Phil Mickelson and more than a dozen golfers have been suspended by the PGA Tour for participating in the series, which is supported by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund.

French Open Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1; 3rd straight French singles title; 12th overall; first to win 12 singles titles at same Grand Slam; 18th major.

Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of largest-ever protests in the city.

Edward Snowden publicly makes his identity known as the leaker of NSA documents.

Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) became the first National Hockey League (NHL) player to win three Conn Smythe Trophies. The award is given to the playoff’s Most Valuable Player.

Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to clinch their 24th Stanley Cup title in the 100th anniversary season.

Pittsburgh Penguins pick Mario Lemieux as their number one draft choice in the NHL Entry draft.

Brian Jones leaves the Rolling Stones after developing a serious drug problem

Donald Duck makes his debut in “The Wise Little Hen”.

Jacques Cartier became the first to sail into the river he named Saint Lawrence.

Lockdowns for COVID-19 in Europe saved 3 million lives according to study by Imperial College London.

World’s most powerful supercomputer, Summit, can process 200,000 trillion calculations per second, launched at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, by IBM and NVidia

Ray Bourque plays the final game in his NHL career

“Ghostbusters”, American supernatural comedy film, directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murrary and Dan Aykroyd is released.

Vietnam War: The photographer Nick Ut takes his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc running down a road after being burned by napalm.

Rolling Stones release “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”.

The United States Supreme Court rules that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.

“Lassie” debuted on ABC radio. It was a 15-minute show.

Bing Crosby records “Silent Night”.

Ives W. McGaffey received a U.S. patent for the suction vacuum cleaner.

The first patent of invention was issued by the Province of lower Canada, for a washing and fulling machine in favour of Noah Cushing of Quebec.

Lionel Messi announced his Major League Soccer (MLS) future with Inter Miami CF. The 35-year-old striker, who won the World Cup with Argentina the year before, would earn $54 million per season with the Florida club.

Mars Curiosity Rover finds organic matter, including methane, on Mars in studies published in journal “Science”.

Stanley Cup Final, Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Calgary Flames, 2-1 for 4-3 series win; Tampa Bay’s 1st-ever appearance in final.

Universal Studios Florida opens in Orlando, FL.

Wayne Gretzky wins his ninth NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years.

Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier was kept off-limits.

French Open Men’s Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins 11th and final career Grand Slam title; Open era record 6th French title; beats Ivan Lendl.

Sony Corporation unveiled its brand new consumer home videotape recorder. The black and white only unit sold for $995.

1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) & release 1st single, “Come On”.

Vatican City becomes a sovereign state.

The United Colonies changed their name to the United States.

Louis XIV crowned King of France.

The two leading professional golf circuits, PGA and LIV, announced their merger. The announcement comes a year after the launch of the LIV circuit. The pact combines the rights and commercial agreements of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) – which supports the LIV Tour – with those of the PGA and its European branches.

French man announced to have won France’s €1 million My Lottery (EuroMillions) for the second time in 2 years, with odds of 1 in 16 trillion.

LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan’s record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in Cleveland Cavaliers’ 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to Golden State Warriors.

“The Bourne Identity” directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles, California.

TV sitcom “Sex and the City” premieres in the US on HBO, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.

Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all time, is released.

David Bowie releases his breakthrough album “The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”.

U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy died in Los Angeles after being shot by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy the evening before while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Rolling Stones release single “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

The Beatles meet their producer George Martin “The Fifth Beatle.”

Roy Orbison releases “Only the Lonely”.

1st Berlin International Film Festival opens.

The Basketball Association of America was formed in New York City, NY, and rebranded as the National Basketball Association (1946–47)

The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved.

Walter Chrysler founds automobile manufacturer Chrysler Corporation.

The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins, the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, NYC.

Laying of cornerstone of Montreal General Hospital.

Miss America pageant announces an end to its swimsuit competition.

French Open Women’s Tennis: Serena Williams wins her 3rd French title and 20th Grand Slam singles event; beats Lucie Šafářová of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.

The first article based on NSA leaked documents by Edward Snowden are published by the Guardian Newspaper in the UK.

“The Truman Show”, starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris, is released.

Toronto Blue Jays Skydome stadium opens, Milwaukee Brewers win 5-3.

AIDS Epidemic officially begins when US Centers for Disease Control reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in Los Angeles.

Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. presidential candidate, is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian. Kennedy dies the next day.

The Six Day War between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan began.

The National Hockey League (NHL) awarded three new franchises. The Minnesota North Stars, the California Golden Seals and the Los Angeles Kings.

Elvis Presley introduces his new single, “Hound Dog”, on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite for the first time to demonstrate that lightning was a form of electricity.

Ariana Grande headlines benefit concert for victims of her Manchester concert bombing, also featuring Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, and Katy Perry.

Canadian singer Avril Lavigne releases debut album, “Let Go”.

Tiananmen Square Massacre: Chinese troops clear the square of student protesters, unofficial figures place death toll near 1,000

“Born in the USA” 7th studio album by Bruce Springsteen is released

Joe Clark (39) is sworn in as the youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history.

The record label Capitol Record Co opens for business (The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Bee Gees, Garth Brooks, Neil Diamond, and so on.)

British complete the “Miracle of Dunkirk” by evacuating 338,226 allied troops from France via a flotilla of over 800 vessels including Royal Navy destroyers, merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft and even lifeboats

The first shopping cart was introduced by Sylvan Goldman in Oklahoma City, OK. It was actually a folding chair that had been mounted on wheels.

1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper

1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Laura E. Richards and Maud Howe Elliott for “Julia Ward Howe”.

Henry Ford made a successful test drive of his new car in Detroit, MI. He called the vehicle was called a “Quadricycle.”

Pasteur Institute founded by French biologist Louis Pasteur in Paris.

First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada.

The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).

Prince Edward Island sighted by Jacques Cartier.

Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France.